Most of my clothes are that old, especially clothes I wear at home. Why would I buy new ones for that? The only reason is if the old ones are too broken/worn.
People who haven't bought clothes for a decade
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#22> 51% of Brits are opting to purchase expensive but longer-lasting clothes
Careful there. Lasting long doesn’t always mean it’s higher quality. Plastic clothes will last a long time... in the landfill.
I haven’t bought clothes with plastic in them for 3 years now. No polyester, no spandex, no nylon.
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#23Something 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.
This is from the metal button on your jeans rubbing against the surface through your shirt. Happens most frequently to people who do the dishes.
Re: People who haven't bought clothes for a decade
#24> 51% of Brits are opting to purchase expensive but longer-lasting clothes Careful there. Lasting long doesn’t always mean it’s higher quality. Plastic clothes will last a long time... in the landfill. I haven’t bought clothes with plastic in them for 3 years now. No polyester, no spandex, no nylon.
25 years ago I put a cotton cloth in my compost heap thinking "it'll break down".
Every 5 years or so, I discover it at the bottom of the heap and chuck it back in again hoping that next time it will for sure break down... It hasn't yet.
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#25Something 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.
Nope, no hoodies. Not sure if zippers involved. Also t-shirts worn over the jeans will get holes.
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#26The 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…
The real solution is to buy 2nd hand clothes.
Most people hate the idea of wearing someone else's clothes...
Having visited a small town in south western Ukraine, no shops even sell new clothes - everywhere is selling 2nd hand clothes, and they sell it by weight. Underwear is one price per kilo, and everything else is a higher price per kilo.
Even then, a kilo (2 lbs) of clothes (maybe 3 items) cost around $1.50, which was pretty expensive compared to other prices.
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#27Earlier 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.
My last 'wool' button-up shirt from LL Bean was 97% polyester.
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#28Something 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.
Different opinions on what is causing it. Who is first in filing a patent describing how to get rid of this nuisance, save people's money plus the environment, and becomes a multi-millionaire themselves :)
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#29Something 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.
This is from the metal button on your jeans rubbing against the surface through your shirt. Happens most frequently to people who do the dishes.
I don't know. The holes look like individual strands of cloth get cut, rather than gradually worn by friction.
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#30I stopped buying clothes because my size is never available. I guess I am physically more than a sigma away from the norm, and it sucks.