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  1. On 7/13/2023 at 6:51 AM, futurecowboy2099 said:

    don’t you just love when there’s full size runs from 2+ seasons ago but you also have people posting screenshots of their order confirmations 10min after a drop in a listing for p24a-s/j72-ds/3a-1-cr/whatever asking for $3000 or more and wont even include free shipping lol

    Can't imagine smaller retailers in this position being keen on: 1. stocking more ACR, 2. not being able to put old items on sale. 

    Idk how much of the supposed retailer cull is the axe going the other way.

  2. And the fits. And the fittings. And the finishes. And if you actually read all of this then you probably didn’t need to because yeah, you already know.

    On 4/30/2022 at 6:41 AM, kkuer99 said:

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  3. 2 hours ago, moneytalks said:

    Blazer sizing question.. AF1 size or Dunk size?

    Yes please. I also need to know.

    EDIT: Since we're already here, does anyone have any upsized p10 fits? Can it be upsized for a baggier fit? What is the deal?

  4. 5 hours ago, octose said:

    Why is the price between the all-black and the white/multi CWs so different? $180 vs $300? 

    Are you saying that the whites ones are 180$ too? Bummed, bec. that's all my last excuse.

  5. On 12/31/2021 at 7:10 AM, nathan_ said:

    I resell his weed in the suburbs 

    I balikbayan box his weed and resell it in private villages.

  6. 21 hours ago, xc-mtb said:

    That’s no surprise I guess 

    I've decoded my former boss' cryptic replies in the following manner:

    Cher = 500 EUR

    Tres Cher = 1000 EUR

    Tres Tres Cher = 1500 EUR+

    Seen zone or no reply = "not in your lifetime kiddo."

  7. Dude, maybe they don't want to scale? Maybe they prefer to sell a handful of models, float inventory, and keep it hype/aspirational? Maybe E wants to pay everyone on the small team a living EUR wage. Maybe he just wants another car.

    You wanna might wanna ask those first. It feels like you're pitching for a job/attention with unsolicited advice.

    Do you go to a taqueria and ask what their stock volume is like to calculate the exact profit to determine whether a reasonable possibility of both a pricing and stock inefficiency in their current line up?

    You talk with so much numerical pseudo-biz fluff yet lack the perspective to understand how any of it works. It's so frustrating. 

     

  8. Okay, I went from understanding your side, to not sure what exactly it is that you want, to just being outright confused. Could you distill your point, for everyone's sake? A TL;DR would be super (Problem -> Evidence -> Proposed Solution -> Execution).

    EDIT: Actually, don't. 

    At end of the day, it is his 1. brand, 2. his business, and 3. has the right to run it however which way he wants. If the low volume, high margin works best for him and his beliefs, then you can't really argue with it. 

    Again, it sounds crass, but if you want a medium volume, medium margin ACR-esque brand, then by all means, it is there for you or someone else to do. Asking ACR to do that is to ask them to change their biz model fundamentally. 

    From a marketing perspective, you just aren't who they're speaking to ATM. (I've come to terms with this, I haven't bought anything since marriage. Shit is just that way.)

    To be fair, that doesn't mean you can't like the brand or critique its prices either. But asking them to apply it as if you know better than them is a reach. To keep forcing your point is borderline selfish.

    I get you though. It's quarantine, nobody to talk to. It isn't like we've got a fantasy techwear brand speculation thread. If the intention of your railroading is to change the brand so badly, best just vote with your wallet. That's how a capitalist market works.

    I go here to mull about whether we really need 4br place or a jacket. I just wanna see fit pics.

  9. 2 hours ago, scamster said:

    would've been onboard for something like that. anyone know if custom mechanical keyboards can be ordered? maybe a small batch of superfuture flavoured ones?

    How many are we looking at? Aside from the strange markings on the corner of the keys, this isn't too difficult to do. The more I stare at that keyboard config the more I dig the flavor. Colors are what I'd imagine a pack of Evangelion x Skittles would be. 

  10. 8 hours ago, Orientalq said:

    is it considered narcissism if you put your face on your product (marketing is understandable because you're selling credentials)? Like 30 years from now you will have digital ghost Errolson staring you down

    Coming back to this thread to say, this thing with Errolson wanting to put his face on everything is what makes my wife cringe the most.

  11. Hm, I'm on the opposite end of the spectrum on this, wherein I do think there's a future in the physical retail shop format. Despite it going through a bit of a redefinition/reorientation like every other archaic medium (see: books), I see it pushing on primarily because its core tenets and strengths are unhackable.

    In contrast to books, wherein anyone can publish on Kindle or buy a spot in the NYT Bestseller list, any random joe can't exactly just open a physical store (be successful at it) and develop that tenure/value of curation with his clientele.

    There's also that word "physical", that tactile, experiential quality to shopping at a store that technology has yet been able to replicate (maybe after 90 years, post jackpot, when we're logging into each others personal hotel lobby constructs). 

    Good shops (i.e. multibrand boutiques) are statements, triggers, that should make you feel something. "We stock this with this, because of this, inside this, because fuck you." I've yet to see an online store do that. 

    _ _ _

    You can argue in favor of or against this idea varying degrees using several businesses that have both (online and physical shops).

    For against, you can look at Tres Bien for the latter, where their online presence feels so fleshed out, only to see their tiny cute store in Malmö and think.. ???

    A personal example in favor of would be Antonioli, wherein I didn't really get what they were about online (regardless of all the marketing). It took me about 5 minutes into a visit their shop in Florence to be like.. "ah, shit. It all makes sense now." 

    I suppose in the end it all boils down to what kind of shopper you are. It's like opera vs. Netflix, a tasting menu vs. a hotdog. Both are pretty damn good, but you have one or the other for different reasons.

    _ _ _

    Now, tying this back into ACRONYM for the benefit of this thread, I've always liked the question of what direction the brand should take going forward? I've never wanted to say it before, in fear of it happening and cutting me off, but offline / darknet / physical store / secret pop-up seems like the most viable way for it to go forward.

    It'd probably take just another hundred words to explain why, so I'm leaving it here to simmer.

  12. UNIQLO Airism. Don't know if they sell it outside of Asia (it's a summer only product here).

    As for the LOT talk, I do not have enough 3rd world pennies to subscribe to it, but please let us know how it goes.

    It would be 10/10 if even this first encounter is already an example of the brand tailoring itself.

    i.e. Somebody with very different demographics, seeing a LOT site that sells brightly colored basics, gardening tools, and a packet of chia seeds.

  13. @brainerd666 What's your wash method like? (Apologies, this is like my 3rd time bringing up this debate)

    I spend days in the kitchen as well and dare not wear anything I care too much about, lest they smell like tacos for days.

  14. @conqueror that's strange and interesting. Check the list above, food is ridiculous around the city. Eater has a wider 38 listing guide of where to eat here, (their lists are always good, IMO). Can't help much in terms of sites though, we just do a "tour de stores" everytime we go in lieu of it. 

  15. The wife did on the last visit over. We usually end up in Marco Polo Gateway / Tuve / Upper House (it's a short hop from Manila). Language barriers shouldn't be an issue, never experienced it in all our times over. 

    What are you guys looking to do? 

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