This feels like 'light news day" item. I have w number of things that are 10+ years old. I buy new pants when they too worn out to leave the house. I buy shirts when I don't have enough industry handouts without holes. I can't imagine ever needing another jacket because I have plenty. I buy lots of things but clothes seem like a necessity and I get new ones only when I need to.
People who haven't bought clothes for a decade
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#12I thought this might be about people that mostly only use clothes they got as swag. Like me. I am a walking billboard for companies of which only a few I know what they do.
During my early government grant years, I did not buy new t-shirts nor jackets. It's almost a requirement for every conference or new grant program to order shirts. I even got one heck of a winter jacket because someone in DC decided we needed winter jackets. I guess it all constituted acceptable publicity.
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#13I don't want to buy new clothes either. Where can I find clothes that will last 10 years. The article didn't help with any specifics.
L. L. Bean used to have this reputation, although I think it's been walked back a bit in recent years.
the quality of llbean is decreasing, they have a 10 year warranty, but I'm not sure whether they still hold it.
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#14Earlier quoted context omitted.
L. L. Bean used to have this reputation, although I think it's been walked back a bit in recent years.
the quality of llbean is decreasing, they have a 10 year warranty, but I'm not sure whether they still hold it.
LL Bean used to have a "lifetime" guarantee but like others (e.g. REI) have backed off considerably. I'm not sure how much of that is because quality has in fact decreased as so many of these brands have shifted manufacturing to the Far East--and how much is because people in general are probably more willing to abuse things like return policies. I suspect it's a bit of each.
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#15I don't want to buy new clothes either. Where can I find clothes that will last 10 years. The article didn't help with any specifics.
Check out the Buy It For Life subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/BuyItForLife/
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#16Something that is consistently reducing the lifetime of my t-shirts is that they tend to get small holes on the front side at the height of my trouser belt. I can't figure out what is causing this, as the both the belt as well as the trouser buttons do not have sharp edges.
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#17Something that is consistently reducing the lifetime of my t-shirts is that they tend to get small holes on the front side at the height of my trouser belt. I can't figure out what is causing this, as the both the belt as well as the trouser buttons do not have sharp edges.
Dude I get this exact same thing. Do you wear zipped hoodies? My theory is they’re getting nicked by the zip of that or jeans.
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#18Something that is consistently reducing the lifetime of my t-shirts is that they tend to get small holes on the front side at the height of my trouser belt. I can't figure out what is causing this, as the both the belt as well as the trouser buttons do not have sharp edges.
Yes this little hole is very common. I'm sure it's the pin of the belt.
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#19The biggest changes to my wardrobe and what require me to buy things most often are external factors. For instance I went from a business casual office environment to working form home, I lost a lot of weight, I took up a new sport, I have a new injury requiring different sorts of footwear.
I’m not sure how to work around some of these issues without buying more clothes. My main rule is that if I buy a piece another piece has to get donated. This keeps the size of the collection in check but wouldn’t put a brake on new purchases in and of itself.
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#20Something that is consistently reducing the lifetime of my t-shirts is that they tend to get small holes on the front side at the height of my trouser belt. I can't figure out what is causing this, as the both the belt as well as the trouser buttons do not have sharp edges.
I always assumed that was from the pressure of leaning against things like countertops or being pressed between a belt and a car’s seatbelt.