Your worst buy - Topic of the day 10/20/23

We've all done it. You bought something you thought would be great, and it ended up being a dud. Or, you spent a ton of money on something and it ended up sitting in the back of your closet for good. Share your worst buys in today's spotlight!
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sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
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sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
This tee I paid like $200 for it
artvandelayimporting
I bought this fuckin ald crewneck because I was in the store and I wanted to buy something and I’m pretty sure I’ve worn it three times.
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sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
I really like it! It fits your style, why don’t you like wearing it?
artvandelayimporting
I think it’s kinda cool I’ve just never found an outfit with it that wouldn’t look better with something else
sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
I thought you were gonna say your shoes since you’re a vans influencer now
rej
rej13mo ago
Idk if I'd say it's my worst buy, but I've had a tough time finding ways to actually style this Mfpen shirt. Easy answer would be anything I bought online w/o any measurements cause it was "my size" and never wore because it didn't fit
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Elvander
Elvander13mo ago
I don't know wtf to do with this beautiful monster.
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sinbad
sinbad13mo ago
I like the crewneck @artvandelayimporting
artvandelayimporting
This is the problem with it though lmao. It’s good, but I haven’t figured out it’s best use yet which is absurd because it’s a crew neck sweatshirt. So it just sits in my closet mocking me
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
I have a couple of bad sneaker buys. Margiela triple straps. Dunno why I thought these would go well with tapered Oni secret denim https://i.imgur.com/VceqTq4.jpg Balmain sneakers (The black pair 2nd pic) and Julius boots which are actually super cool just didn't fit with my wardrobe at all https://i.imgur.com/ynGqT3Y.jpg
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rej
rej13mo ago
damn, beans in balmain would break my brain
sinbad
sinbad13mo ago
Not necessarily the worst purchase because it was a quick catch and release and I got my money back, but I was so bummed that these cmmawear trousers didn’t fit in my wardrobe
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sinbad
sinbad13mo ago
also the belt loops were annoying and the waist was slightly too big and it was just agh
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
where's the cringe channel? https://i.imgur.com/ZpVnwL8.jpg
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
I think those jeans are SLP too lol
Unknown_Character
I thought I’d wear them to ‘come out of my shell' or something? They’re Kapital, they cost a ton and I’ve never worn them. Gotta put them up for sale soon
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Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
I bought not one but two pairs of Thursday Boots because MFA told me they were great entry-level GYW boots. An unfortunate mistake. Not only did I learn within months of purchasing that Thursday is an awful company, but my personal style tastes have drifted strongly in the opposite direction of generic service boots over the past year.
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jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
You should wear these!!!
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
Great examples of why I dislike SBs so much! They're just so so boring. These fits are really nice, but could be so much better with different shoes
Unknown_Character
I just can't style them well, I've tried a ton of combinations 😭 Plus the fit is kind of weird and I have to cuff them because they're too long
sinbad
sinbad13mo ago
ye the kapital drop crotch jeans can be hard to style
Unknown_Character
I'm a musician and thought they might be fun to wear on stage if I get it together and start performing
Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
Mistakes were made 😭
Sal
Sal13mo ago
I love those margielas but tragic they didn't fit your style
sinbad
sinbad13mo ago
did you end up selling those llbeans?
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
Yeah all 3 of those are long gone
I'm Lagging
I'm Lagging13mo ago
seconding an L to Thursday 😭 got a secondhand pair of Wyatts last summer and pretty much only wear those now
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
this our legacy coat. was on deep sale (like 70% off) and whatnot and it's stunning in person, but just didn't mesh well with my every day wear. it was still expensive and ended up using it 3-4 times the year i got it and just sold it a couple of weeks ago
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yurt
yurt13mo ago
Thirding
I'm Lagging
I'm Lagging13mo ago
2018 MFA and its consequences have been disastrous
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
also, i panic bought vibergs 2030s when there was that rumour that they'd stop using stictchdown and switch to gyw. i knew the last was not a great fit from some try ons but it really wrecked my fit. i still have them, sunk cost fallacy and all that
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
Flame Panda service boots. They took 2.5 years to arrive and by the time they got here I didn’t care about service boots. 😭
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awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
What year are those from? I'm sure you could easily sell them for a decent amount on like Stitchdown or something
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
2015 maybe even 2014, although it's not the standard service boot. I got the from Blue Button and they had different laces and number of eyelets
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
Bruh that's $$$ pic? I can ask ChineseBroccolli/other gyw folks. I'm sure you could move those
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
oh shit, maybe it wasn't my worst buy lol
OxfordKarma
OxfordKarma13mo ago
I bought my first EG piece on size alone without reading the measurements
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
they are in storage, i'll look for them in a bit
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
You're not gonna like make money on them or anything idt. Heavily dependent on the model/leather/details/etc. but a mid 2010s 2030 stitchdown SB would probably be v easy to sell to the current GYW/SDP crowd
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
they are cxl 8, with same colour tongue as well
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
Idk about worst but def my most expensive purchase that I have never worn more than 1 time xd bought these because I thought they were really cool but in reality I have a hell of a time styling them at all and they always look kinda weird in outfits. My plan was to possibly dye them black... But that feels sacrilege for such a cool pair of shoes
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fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
and not looking to make money, but recoering some would be nice. i just saw vibergs going for like 200 used these days and assumed that'd be what i'd get
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
This was the stock photo when I bought them
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awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
huh, those are GYW I think
Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
This is so tragic 😢
awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
My sources tell me 3-400 probably
fauxhemian
fauxhemian13mo ago
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plyisytwy
plyisytwy13mo ago
I just lose all sense of judgement if an ebay find is under $30, keep ending up with junk as i repeat this move endlessly
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
Luckily, it was easy to move them
Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
Phew. I probably need to just rip the bandaid off and list my Thursdays on ebay. I will not come close to breaking even
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
fwiw I actually did like one pair of thursday boots and they became my go to "shitters" But they were like the rubberized leather chelseas
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
I got these when they uh reached out to me on instagram
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jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
Yeah I think the Thursdays I had and sold I got like $80 for and they’d been worn less than 10x 😭
Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
I believe the term is "shitkickers" not "shitters" xd
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
Ive had them 2-3 years? and they are holding up nice. They are mostly my motorcycle boots now because I literally dont give a shit about them but I think all their other leathers look awful and cheap I stand by shitters
Bigelow
Bigelow13mo ago
I now have blunnies as beater boots
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
Yeah these thursday boots are basically just blunnies in a slimmer shape. I wouldnt really recommend anything else tbh
rej
rej13mo ago
the blunnies come out on wet/snowy/yardwork days. they're troopers
imbadatusernames
imbadatusernames13mo ago
I bought a petrified goods Patagonia Synchilla and wore it once Also bought some sies marjan pants but I was too thick for them
kyoko
kyoko13mo ago
Damn these are so cool, that's a bummer
kyoko
kyoko13mo ago
My all-time grail is a paco rabanne dress or skirt so I bought this & other stories version secondhand and wow. It was literally unwearable. It's so heavy that it digs into your shoulders and really hurts after mere minutes, you can't sit down, can't bend over, if you try or move suddenly accidentally the discs just snap in half or the links break. I have no idea what to do with it now
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awburkey
awburkey13mo ago
huh, those are definitely SD
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
That really sucks, it’s a dope dress 😢
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
gonna keep giving them a shot I think. I am just not super used to styling "loud" footwear
sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
These are so cool
SteezeTrain
SteezeTrain13mo ago
I agree but now they have been collecting dust for awhile 😬 Sometimes things look cool on me in my head and then I try to wear them and I am just stumped
sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
Try to wear them more then!! Maybe you’ll get through the mental hurdle of thinking they’re too loud bc I think they can work for a lot of things
jawntanamo_bae
jawntanamo_bae13mo ago
Yeah, they don’t seem super loud, just kinda funky and fun
raisinpie
raisinpie13mo ago
most expensive brick gotta be my jf150s, $200 and they don't fit harold least I know my size now
Gideo
Gideo13mo ago
This jacket. Not comfortable to wear, oversized, no hood or hood attachments, unlined 3L fabric, big velcro patch to close collar. Not a brick, but not great execution with regards to the technical functions. Wore it like twice before shelving and finally selling it years later. Still love the object dye, color, and brassard, just wish other areas of the jacket were implemented better.
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Smiles
Smiles13mo ago
Vest
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Smiles
Smiles13mo ago
and I'm still struggling to sell it
Gideo
Gideo13mo ago
$45 takemymoney
sharloy
sharloy13mo ago
I love this vest saga
Smiles
Smiles13mo ago
i would if it wasn't so expensive lol
Bonnacon
Bonnacon13mo ago
I bought a naissance suit off nmwa several years ago. It was this baby blue kung fu jacket homespun knit thing that was, in practice, unwearable. It seems impossible to find pictures of online, and I certainly didn't take any - wish i had some, it was truly ill advised. It was final sale and obviously nobody wanted it so i think I got pennies on the dollar for it.
Bonnacon
Bonnacon13mo ago
thank you, waybackmachine
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imbadatusernames
imbadatusernames13mo ago
I’ll $46. I’ll get it framed like a game worn jersey
Carney
Carney13mo ago
i find a lot of social media brands fall in this category for me. also in my younger days, i spent a lot on stuff just to 'flex' - basically a ton of t shirts that just had expensive brand name labels slapped on them
punchouli
punchouli13mo ago
Raf ruby high tops, wacko maria bondage shirt my fiance asked me to stop wearing, rick owens blistered lamb bauhaus, like 20 pairs of shoes too narrow for my feet
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Smiles
Smiles13mo ago
the bondage shirt is sick but also completely unwearable lmao wacko maria does a lot of clothes like that i want the lips one they did, that one is wearable
Aaron 🍍
Aaron 🍍13mo ago
KVA multilaces
stmn
stmn13mo ago
These cream jeans from Benzak that are super well made and have very nice denim but are impossibly skinny and very hard to sell as well. When I bought them they were on the edge of being too small already but now I can't even do up all the buttons comfortably. I would love a pair in a different cut (and size harold ) but I have maybe worn these 3 times in 3 years and definitely paid too much for that
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punchouli
punchouli13mo ago
I have their ukiyo-e one from 2018 or 19 with bound pregnant women and demons on it, i bring it out for special occasions but otherwise its totally true 😭 I think I wore it to one of my art openings a few years ago otherwise its sitting in my “things I like too much to sell” 20gal bin
TheRiceKing
TheRiceKing13mo ago
Whats the size?
Tac Error
Tac Error8mo ago
mp
rej
rej8mo ago
same
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