Thread: Ballin' On a Budget

I agree with most of what you said Mav.

I actually hit second hand stores, even Ross, TJ max and Burlington caot factory regularly. And i actually buy lots of stuff from those places....(OK, Ross, TJ max and burlington has thr fucking BEST home decore department, seriously. I bought all my cute lil hawiian silverwear, and some dishes there, ext, ext, for very inexspensive. And Ross has some cute swimsuits although i dont try them on because im sure some white trash chick trys them on with no underwear...so know yoru size...becasue those dressing rooms can be utterly nasty).

Anyways nothing wrong with shopping in cheapo, semi scary places as long as you are very selective with what you buy. Those stores have alot of lame out of date shit...but if you look around you can find some name-brand crap at a fraction of the price...just like they say on teh commercials! Ross actually has lots of 'polo' crap there.

I actually have a friend at school who is a 'starving artist' so to speak so he has NO cash to spare and he buys pretty much all his clothes at Goodwill and crap and you cant tell at all. He always looks super nice, never trashy, very sharp dresser

Im not a fan of AE tho. Blah. Could you get anymore boring/trendy/im going to go claim a moutain becasue i think im an outdoor preppy wanna-be stud. Ugh. I went in for chirstmas looking for something for Dustin and i was sickened by the lack of cuteness the guy clothes had...it was like fucking COLOR BLOCK t-shirts and shit. I was so bored with those clothes i almost feel asleep while clanking through the racks.

Old Navy is a pretty good place, its actually in the same chain as Gap...so its just a cheaper version, well much cheaper version of Gap. Thing is with Old Navy you have to be picky becasue some of their stuff SCREAMS cheap. But they do have cute pants for guys...just dont get those jeans opr pants with the stupid lil loop...like those capender pants, with the hammer loop. Dear god i HATE tho and swear most of old navy boy pants has that stupid loop. Nooooooooo Looooop!

Anyways no biggie where you shop just as long as you look nice

But i noticed you stuck match your belt and sheos in the "Things to aviod" catigory What?? No you NEED to make sure your shoes and belt match. Nothing worse then a sexy guy who cant even fucking match his belt and shoes. ::shutters:: Yuck.

No...Opps
I meant Make sure you match your belt and shoes as a thing to watch

Oh you mean you're the guy that doesnt' talk to girls...

*nods head*

Makes sense

Man am I glad you guys and girls don't see how I dress. The words "train wreck" would probably come to mind to someone like Retro or BS.

I shop cheap, because I wont wear anything with a logo on it...why should I pay to advertise something I have no emotional attachment too? So I end up with alot of plain t-shirts, polos, dress shirts from K-Mart or Value City. I think I look good for the amount of effort I put in but I'm sure no one I'm around really cares anyway.

We don't have Ross, TJ Max, Kohls, burlington coat factory, or anything of that nature round here folks...

We don't even have a starbucks for 80 MILES

Yeah i shop at vintage stores, well for my own clothes. I adore vintage shops and vintage shops has the cutest guy clothes! lil 50's shirts...ohhhh...yeah....cute! I but Dustin TONS of clothes from vintage shops...he doesnt wear half of them...but all it takes is a sad face then he will wear it at least once. But guys sporting the vintage look looks GOOOOOOOD, at least i think

And Girlie, Ross and TJ max arent bad. If i can go into them then i think anyone can. I dont really shop for clothes there much....becasue, eh the clothes arent really my style BUT they have cute purses, shoes, and HOME DECORE!!! Thats the reason i love Ross, purely all about home decore.

I bought this vase at Ross that i saw at Merin and Frank for 58 bucks, but i was like "Eh, i dont want to pay 58 bucks for a stupid vase" So i didnt buy it. Then i went to Ross like a month later and the same vase was there for 12.99. I was so excited. Same brand and everything. Not a chip on it. It was in perfect condition and i didnt have to pay 58 bucks for it! Plus they have cute pictures there. I bought a picture there for my living room for like 29 bucks which wasnt bad at all...becasue the same picture was at the mall in a picture place for 60 bucks. So i was like fuck yeah! Ohhh i love decorating

Check E-bay for designer/normally expensive stuff, a lot of the manufacturers in thailand/phillipines/etc. sell the stuff for like $10-$20 with $10 shipping. This is a good deal for them since the workers only make $0.50 a day if they're lucky. Getting stuff that goes for $80-$100+ for $20 waiting a couple weeks for it to arrive is a great deal, just beware of knockoffs and try the stuff you want to get on in the store so you can figure out your size.

WTF is that supposed to mean?