Comments on: Spendthrift Sunday: Pants Don’t Need a Mission Statement.

By: Frugal in the Fruitlands » Link Love: I Am Not a Fashionista Edition

Frugal in the Fruitlands » Link Love: I Am Not a Fashionista Edition — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 16:00:36 +0000

[...] Sarah Jessica Parker’s Bitten line can say this, but as I’ve argued, they can’t st…. Allie really means it. She’s all about buying a few quality, classic pieces and [...]

By: Brooke

Brooke — Tue, 29 Jul 2008 15:36:44 +0000

our Steve and Barry store has everything for $8 most all of the time. and the majority of the time I walk in, try somethng on, and walk out. the cut of the fabric just isn’t good quality either.

i’d rather spend $0.50 on a gently used Express top that my future MIL found at her yuppy thrift store.

By: Frugal in the Fruitlands » When is buying cheap better than buying quality?

Frugal in the Fruitlands » When is buying cheap better than buying quality? — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 22:01:51 +0000

[...] Pants Don’t Need a Mission Statement I wrote about the dangers of buying cheap, poorly made clothes. But here are two examples of when [...]

By: Frugal in the Fruitlands » Are you really unaffected by advertising?

Frugal in the Fruitlands » Are you really unaffected by advertising? — Mon, 07 Jan 2008 20:07:45 +0000

[...] to be. The job of advertising is thus simply to sell intangibles. I’ve talked before about a particular line of clothing and its marketing; but the example that’s on my mind right now is a magazine – Real Simple. It appeals, I [...]

By: kate

kate — Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:14:15 +0000

“Inalienable right? Isn’t that going a little far? I mean, to hell with suffrage, if I can get some cheap clothes, right? Probably the person who made those clothes makes as much in a month as one pair of pants costs – what about their inalienable rights? How do they feel about being stylish and pulled-together?”

word!!!

By: Lise

Lise — Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:38:57 +0000

Hi Dawn! Welcome to XORsted. I’ve been reading Frugal for Life for a while, and I hope you’ll enjoy this blog as much as I’ve enjoyed yours (although mine is more broad in scope).

By: ~Dawn

~Dawn — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:47:18 +0000

Workmanship is a big deal to me lately, I finally had enough when a blue shirt I bought started getting holes and the bottom would roll up, within 6 months!

Cheesy manifesto to me.

By: XORsted » Blog Archive » July wrap-up

XORsted » Blog Archive » July wrap-up — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:09:29 +0000

[...] Pants don’t need a mission statement [...]

By: Lise

Lise — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 23:11:51 +0000

Rebecca, I’ve heard great things about the work environment at Patagonia (namely, the “surf’s up” philosophy), so that and your endorsement makes me want to consider them even more. I was looking at their selection of pants and wasn’t sure if they would work well for work clothes, though. Any thoughts?

*sigh* Chinese products are pretty ubiquitous, it’s true. After the pet food recall I remember trying to find a pet food company that didn’t have anything to do with Menu Foods, or specifically, its Chinese affiliate. I ended up going with Wellness, which is a human-grade food, but even they purchase meat from Menu Foods, albeit not the Chinese branch.

By: Modern Worker

Modern Worker — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 18:14:44 +0000

Kudos to you for being wise to these marketing slogans and their intended effects, Lise.