Can anyone name any alternatives to Abercrombie and American eagle?

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mugs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: UglyCassanova
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
yeah, jeans and a fvckin t-shirt from sears.

Lol, thank you. Just go to Wal-Mart, buy a shirt and some pants or whatever it is that you want, and viola! Hell, you can take some scissors out and cut up the edges a little bit to give it that worn look that they try to sell if you like as well.

There really is a difference in comfort between a $10 polo from Walmart and a $30-$40 polo from American Eagle.

Sears polos are $30 each. I've got about 10 of them. They're great.

Is that for the Lands End ones?

And Hollister is a california-themed version of Abercrombie.

And to the OP - don't limit yourself to the trendy stores that sell their own brand of clothing. Go to department stores and look for good deals.
 

bootymac

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I hate the jeans at AE, or maybe it was just my pair :|
I picked out a pair of jeans with a dirty fade on them for $60 CDN. Wear them a few times, and the threaded design on my bum pocket all comes off. It's not like I was rubbing my ass agaisnt everything either.. Also, after washing them once or twice, the fade dissapeared!! Yes, I inside-outed them before washing, but dammit!! Where did my fade go??!?!?!

Now I always get my jeans at Club Monaco; they're much better in quality, and often cheaper too :)
 

dderidex

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IIRC, Hollister is the lower-priced sister store of Ambercrombie.

My wife works for American Eagle, not a bad store. Most of my clothes are from there (employee discount), but I tend to like the fit of Urban Outfitters better. Too bad the closest one is in Portland.

I really prefer the fit and look of certain brands, though. Sure, Sears or whatnot sells 'clothes' you can wear and they cover the basics....but trust me, if you can afford it, buy the better brands. Looks better, fits better, lasts longer.

Like graphics cards. Sure, an FX 5200 might be fine for a lot of people. But if you can afford a X800 XT....well, it's better, so go for it!
 

acemcmac

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Originally posted by: PhasmatisNox
Old Navy clearance, Walmart.

lol DUH.... the money we save goes into faster cars and faster PC's.... no wonder there are so many archaic POS'es in the rigs listings...
 

mugs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: bootymac
I hate the jeans at AE, or maybe it was just my pair :|
I picked out a pair of jeans with a dirty fade on them for $60 CDN. Wear them a few times, and the threaded design on my bum pocket all comes off. It's not like I was rubbing my ass agaisnt everything either.. Also, after washing them once or twice, the fade dissapeared!! Yes, I inside-outed them before washing, but dammit!! Where did my fade go??!?!?!

Now I always get my jeans at Club Monaco; they're much better in quality, and often cheaper too :)

Hahaha... you washed your pants and they UNfaded, that's funny. I really hate that style of pants, but to each his own I guess. They just look so unnatural with two identical oval-shaped stains.
 

NikPreviousAcct

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Originally posted by: mugs
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: UglyCassanova
Originally posted by: FFMCobalt
yeah, jeans and a fvckin t-shirt from sears.

Lol, thank you. Just go to Wal-Mart, buy a shirt and some pants or whatever it is that you want, and viola! Hell, you can take some scissors out and cut up the edges a little bit to give it that worn look that they try to sell if you like as well.

There really is a difference in comfort between a $10 polo from Walmart and a $30-$40 polo from American Eagle.

Sears polos are $30 each. I've got about 10 of them. They're great.

Is that for the Lands End ones?

And Hollister is a california-themed version of Abercrombie.

And to the OP - don't limit yourself to the trendy stores that sell their own brand of clothing. Go to department stores and look for good deals.

Yes, Lands End. :)
 

KarenMarie

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A few years ago, A&F had awesome quality at reasonable prices.

Now, their stuff is carp, and the prices are insane. And you get to deal with a bunch of snot nosed, think they are gorgeous morons, who get paid a small salary and are conned into spending most of it by buying the manditory A&F clothes they are forced to wear to work there.

Thank God for J Crew.

And I like a lot of stuff by LL Bean too.

:)
 

Amorphus

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Reebok, Nautica, Champion are my main shirts. I'm not big on logoware. I particularly enjoy the Reebok shirts, but those are some special shirts or something. Fine thread count, or whatever. So comfortable to wear, too bad I only have two. :(
 

fyleow

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I like Polo even though I don't like their "image" (have you seen the ads? They all look metrosexual). Their clothes are way too expensive for my blood though, so I only have two polos from them, a microfiber jacket and a heavy jacket.
 

slurmsmackenzie

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only homos shop at those stores. it's what 14 year old girls would wear if they were 14 year old boys. try express, guess, H&M, and anywhere else except the gap. you know what.... i got to the salvation army and find some kicka$$ designer clothing for like 2 bucks. it makes me wonder why so many bums look like sh!t. dkny, guess, perry ellis, oscar de la renta. all stuff i found second hand. it's the way to go, bro.
 

krunchykrome

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Originally posted by: slurmsmackenzie
only homos shop at those stores. it's what 14 year old girls would wear if they were 14 year old boys. try express, guess, H&M, and anywhere else except the gap. you know what.... i got to the salvation army and find some kicka$$ designer clothing for like 2 bucks. it makes me wonder why so many bums look like sh!t. dkny, guess, perry ellis, oscar de la renta. all stuff i found second hand. it's the way to go, bro.

Not everyone wants to look like a pretty boy.

Some people want to be comfortable and not worry about wrinkles and colors.
 

Emrys

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Hollister is the same as Abercrombie just targeted to a younger audience (same company owns them- just 2 different target markets). Express, H&M if you have one around you, ragstock (used clothing), department store clearence - gets much better brands than abercrombie or AE, and generally they are about the same price, cheaper if you get them on sale.
 

dderidex

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Not everyone wants to look like a pretty boy.

Some people want to be comfortable and not worry about wrinkles and colors.

SOoooo....

Wife-beaters and jeans, then? :D

*ducks*
 

krunchykrome

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Originally posted by: dderidex
Not everyone wants to look like a pretty boy.

Some people want to be comfortable and not worry about wrinkles and colors.

SOoooo....

Wife-beaters and jeans, then? :D

*ducks*

I like tshirts, jeans and flip flops....all year around. Hoodies sometimes.
 

mugs

Lifer
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Originally posted by: krunchykrome
Originally posted by: dderidex
Not everyone wants to look like a pretty boy.

Some people want to be comfortable and not worry about wrinkles and colors.

SOoooo....

Wife-beaters and jeans, then? :D

*ducks*

I like tshirts, jeans and flip flops....all year around. Hoodies sometimes.

T-shirts are great to buy at thrift stores, I've found some awesome t-shirts there. Jeans I'd just get at Old Navy. I've had quality issues with some of the clothes at Old Navy (particularly the colars on their polos), but their jeans are fine. Clearance items in other stores is also a great way to get good deals. I couldn't believe it when I found an awesome pair of $50 jeans on the clearance rack at the gap for $13, and they were my size! (32x34, not a size you'd usually find on a clearance rack).
 

rh71

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there's an obvious difference in quality for the name brand stuff... but I don't like the name brand being plastered over the front of the shirt saying "hey look at me and what I can afford to buy". The small logo ones are ok.
 

Fingolfin269

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It could be a serious mindfvck that A&F did to me, but I never found their competitors clothing to come anywhere near the same comfort level. Old Navy, Gap, American Eagle... a lot of the stuff looked similar but just didn't feel as well made.

It's like buying a polo shirt from Kohl's and then buying a Polo brand Polo shirt. There's a huge comfort difference.

I grew out of A&F before Hollister and Aeropostale' so I can't really tell ya. Have you looked into Buckle at all? They have a lot of pretty cool t-shirts and some really nice (Lucky + others) jeans.
 

murphy55d

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Polo Jeans Company is my personal favorite. Tommy Hilfiger, DKNY, Nautica among others. For just tshirts and sweatshirts I like Nike.