eum it’s not quality decrease. It’s called cost optimization sweetie
I’ve started buying my clothes through Uniqlo when they have sales. On sale, it’s like… incredibly affordable and so far the quality seems way above what’s usually in my price range.
I used to go through so much fucking Old Navy because it was the cheapest place I could get work appropriate clothes. Shit falls apart within a year.
Seconded on Uniqlo. They seem to actually put effort into making it good and I have some stuff I bought from there seven years ago that still looks great today. Even their jeans beat out levi’s and are selvedge (all for cheaper too!). What I recommend the most from them are: T-shirts, socks, underwear, jeans, chinos, chino shorts, and sweaters.
The one drawback is that they are only in major cities so if you’re a broke MF living in bumfuck nowhere, you can’t really try shit on yourself.
Seriously, props to the Uniqlo workers.
Another drawback: their stuff generally runs small, so if you’re a typical :amerikkka: citizen you might struggle to find things that fit. Great quality tho
They also have secret special jeans that feel like sweatpants on the inside! I wear pants and flannels from Uniqlo. I also got a hoodie last year that’s really nice! I need to try out their socks though, currently just have the cheapest socks I could get and they seem to form holes after like 6 months urgh.
Buy the thick woolly darn tough socks.
I spent several months a few years ago buying up enough for a weeks wear (they’re expensive), and not only are they aappropriate for any weather, my feet and legs don’t hurt after a long shift standing up.
My extremely crunchy buddy hiked the whole ass at in one pair without washes but in my experience they tend to loose that cushyness after two days.
They’ve got the lifetime warranty too.
One of the reasons I’ve been getting into wrenching is because a car is one of the only consumer products designed to be repaired. Whenever there’s a tear in one of my shirts or socks I find that the fabric is wearing thin everywhere else and if I sew this one, the next rip will open up in like a week. If my alarm clock quits working it’s probably got an epoxy blob, not a chip I can desolder and replace. Except for body panels, all the car parts I need are still being churned out by Chinese factories and the vehicle was built expecting that somebody was going to swap it out at some point. Replaced my evap solenoid today and it took literally two minutes.
Yeah I got an old cardigan from a relative and it’s soooo comfy
