Another TK Maxx thread

Under_Graduate · 11-01-2016 12:46PM #1

I was at the club last Saturday, hitting on all sorts of chicks.

But I seen this guy, about the same as myself, looks wise, and we were both hitting on the same chick.

She turns around, has a good butchers at me, then a good butchers at him.
She went for him.

The only reason I can think of, is that he had on this pretty sweet looking sweater/vest, white, skin tight.
The guy obviously worked out, and it showed off his upper body pretty well (no homo).

So I'm in town yesterday and I say, "I'm gonna pick me up one of them".

I figured, seems as it's somewhat of a "specialist" item, I'd check the supposedly more upper market clothes stores.

River Island - tried a few of their things, after spending about a half an hour going from rail to rail, cause everything is divided by item, with a bunch of different sizes of the same item on a rail.
Tried them on - no good.

Fock it - I go to TK Maxx.

All I have to do, is check out one rail, cause all the sizes are gathered together.
Flicking through.
Happydays, they have what I'm looking for.
Try it on.
Perfect fit, exactly what I was after.

Some people aren't fans but, to me, this is best clothes store around.

A friend said his favorite place to shop is "Zara", which I haven't been to yet.
Next time I'm in Dublin, I'll check it out.

I have also liked Debinems and H & M, but, small town in the west - this is definitely the best this place has to offer at the moment.

mathie · 11-01-2016 12:47PM

Great.
What did you have for breakfast OP?

Ted_YNWA · 11-01-2016 12:48PM

Cool story bro.

Let us know if shirt is successful.

jimgoose · 11-01-2016 12:49PM

You are Eddie Durkan's slightly camp cousin, and I claim two packets of Rancheros.

me_irl · 11-01-2016 12:50PM

11/10

ytpe2r5bxkn0c1 · 11-01-2016 12:51PM

I've now read that twice and haven't the foggiest idea what you posted it for.

Pure nonsense. Neither substance nor logic to it.

Call back soon and enlighten please.

Menas · 11-01-2016 12:51PM

Do you even lift?

Avatar MIA · 11-01-2016 12:52PM

The thing with clothes is that they will always look better on someone that has a good frame, not necessary built, but not skinny or carrying too much weight.

I know this isn't a revelation, but it was light bulb moment for ME once upon a time.

Tilly · 11-01-2016 12:52PM

The heating has gone in my office

brevity · 11-01-2016 12:54PM

Do people still say "No homo"?

Insect Overlord · 11-01-2016 12:54PM

My cat's breath smells like cat food.

kneemos · 11-01-2016 12:55PM

Took one look at this thread and decided to ignore it.
Needs something...

Wibbs · 11-01-2016 12:56PM

Under_Graduate wrote: »

(no homo)/ I seen/chick/butchers/fock it

*idiocracy filter activated*

biko · 11-01-2016 12:56PM

Someone needs a blog

WoollyRedHat · 11-01-2016 12:56PM

Tilly wrote: »

The heating has gone in my office

Start a fire.

osarusan · 11-01-2016 12:56PM

The Cool · 11-01-2016 12:59PM

OP, please tell me you rapped that along to Thrift Shop by Macklemore

Under_Graduate · 11-01-2016 12:59PM

The only thing that throws me slightly, is the slave-labor accusations.

But, from what I understand, "upper market" clothes stores aren't innocent of that either.

SEPT 23 1989 · 11-01-2016 01:00PM

Great selection if you happen to be a dwarf or 2XL+

SteM · 11-01-2016 01:00PM

Oh, you should SO check out zara dude. C u there!

Wibbs · 11-01-2016 01:02PM

Under_Graduate wrote: »

But, from what I understand, "upper market" clothes stores aren't innocent of that either.

River island/Zara are about as upmarket as I am. And yep sweatshop labour ahoy. That's how clothes are so cheap/profits are maximised. If they're not produced in Europe or America, the "west" basically, it's nearly always two bowls of rice a day for wages.

Under_Graduate · 11-01-2016 01:03PM

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

Great selection if you happen to be a dwarf or 2XL+

I'm either medium or large.

XL is just too big for me.

It depends on the day you go there cause, their stock varies so regularly, depending on what they get in.

Under_Graduate · 11-01-2016 01:05PM

Wibbs wrote: »

River island/Zara are about as upmarket as I am. And yep sweatshop labour ahoy. That's how clothes are so cheap/profits are maximised. If they're not produced in Europe or America, the "west" basically, it's nearly always two bowls of rice a day for wages.

How do you know if they're produced in the west or not?

I heard, even American brands, or supposedly American brands, just label the clothes in the US, but the material itself is actually mass manufactured in, I dunno, focking Bangladesh or something.

jimgoose · 11-01-2016 01:07PM

Wibbs wrote: »

River island/Zara are about as upmarket as I am. And yep sweatshop labour ahoy. That's how clothes are so cheap/profits are maximised. If they're not produced in Europe or America, the "west" basically, it's nearly always two bowls of rice a day for wages.

It amuses me no end when one of the young ladies in my circle arrives back with some artifact or other from one of these trendy boutiques, something resembling a hand-towel that the mice have been at, that cost the best part of €200 and comes with a half-hour lecture at the shop explaining that under no circumstances should you wash it, iron it, fold it, or expose it to atmospheric oxygen. Name a' cheeses, like! :pac:

The_Valeyard · 11-01-2016 01:09PM

Wait, I'm confused about the movie. So the cops knew that internal affairs were setting them up?

Wibbs · 11-01-2016 01:09PM

Under_Graduate wrote: »

How do you know if they're produced in the west or not?

Read the labels, do research. Generally speaking if you're paying feck all for a shirt or whatever, chances are it's made outside western manufacturing. The markup on clothing is huge, 100% plus and snouts are in the trough from the factory onward, so… That's how TK Maxx can afford to fire out remaindered stock at big discounts and still make good profits.

jimgoose · 11-01-2016 01:11PM

Wibbs wrote: »

Read the labels, do research. Generally speaking if you're paying feck all for a shirt or whatever, chances are it's made outside western manufacturing...

Also, if the garment in question is outrageously, lip-wobblingly expensive, the chances are it's made in a galvanised shed in Burma and the profits are going to some Ermintrude in Kensington.

kfallon · 11-01-2016 01:16PM

Prefer TK Red Lemonade tbh!

traprunner · 11-01-2016 01:18PM

Under_Graduate wrote: »

But I seen this guy, about the same as myself, looks wise, and we were both hitting on the same chick.

Maybe you have a twin that you didn't know about or else you were switched at birth by mistake and he is your natural brother.

Pinch Flat · 11-01-2016 01:23PM

I buy my slacks in debinems

jimgoose · 11-01-2016 01:23PM

I remember the conversation with Mrs. Goose a couple of years ago when TK Maxx opened in Cork:

Mrs. G: Good news! TK Maxx are finally in Cork!

JG: Superb. What is a "TK Maxx"?

MG: It's, um, this really great clothes shop with discounted branded stuff for half-nothing.

JG: I see. Sort of like Penneys for pikeys who don't realise they're pikeys.

MG: ...

JG: What hallucenogens were you on when you concluded that this would be my idea of a good time? I'm going out to the Co-op to get some chlorus. Later!

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