The thrifting competition

February 27, 2010

Okay, I’m going to rant a little here. I hate ranting online but it’s therapeutic.

Anyway. I visited a business competitor’s store today. I checked out the clothes they have on sale - mind you, in person, not online. Guess what I see? The clothes are in bad condition - the color is not right anymore, I saw broken threads and tattered linings. In other words, the clothes look ratty.

To be fair, not all the clothes were like this. It’s just that there’s enough of them on the racks to irritate me.

This isn’t even about how the business is our direct competitor. This also isn’t about the fact that I don’t dig their style. I’m taken aback by the quality of the clothes, which, for the price (P500-1000+) should be a lot, lot better. I know these are just secondhand clothes but guess what? I sell secondhand clothes that are in mint condition for half the price, P500 being the highest we price.

I know that thrifting, while fun, can be really tiring and time-consuming. I just wish that stores will not do the clients a disservice by selling ratty clothes. I can live with an open seam or a missing button, but not fabric that has gone bad because of time. And IF you really MUST sell ratty clothes because the design is good anyway, have the decency to price it fairly.

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Today Is Going To Be A Good Day

February 8, 2010
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Rebirth

February 5, 2010

Singing again. With Marco Dela Torre. 

 

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My Ideal Cab

February 3, 2010

The cab should be clean and nice-smelling. Not trying to suffocate me with heat, but not too cold as to make me wish that I just rode a jeep instead. Cab doesn’t have to be new, but it should be at least well-maintained.

Cab driver should be quiet, because I like to think or listen to my iPod inside cabs. If he really must talk he should be polite and concise. He should know where to go, especially if we need to take major routes anyway. I’ve been in a lot of cabs where drivers don’t know major roads or streets.

 

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