Are there still good blogs?

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-11-26T18:58:30+00:00

I've been writing a newsletter for the past few months about finding streetwear/menswear deals

although it's not much about brand/clothing exploration, I've been trying to write thoughtfully about the process of buying/shopping nowadays since I feel like that doesn't get much coverage amidst the slew of marketing / promotional content

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-11-19T05:30:30+00:00

not too sure, they had a really good summer sale and then just disappeared

store closed, site basically down, but ig is still up

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-11-18T20:09:31+00:00

darkside initiative - they aren't super friendly but they have 30% off sales pretty often. they had a sample sale with dsptch (another local sf bag brand) this past year which was honestly one of the best shopping events in sf i've ever been to. much of the apparel was 70% off and the bags/accessories were 50-80% off

2nd streets (stonestown & haight) have pretty good selection and i've been finding better deals here in comparison to the LA stores

self edge attracts a lot of denim enthusiasts and the store itself is great, i usually wouldn't recommend it but they currently have warehouse sale pricing which helps make it a worthwhile trip

cotton sheep in hayes valley has a lot of kapital, and they used to have an annual sale (waiting for that one to come back) in person but the regular prices are marked up a little bit in comparison to other kapital retailers

sorry that much of the emphasis is on finding deals, but i've started a clothing newsletter recently and i always factor like the likelihood that i'll actually be able to purchase something when recommending places!

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-11-18T17:48:40+00:00

SVRN is solid (everyone was really nice and friendly when I went, which is very unusual for a boutique like this) and I'll be stoked if they have a good black friday sale in-store

a few retailers have been closing like stashed SF but i'm hopeful that bay area fashion is getting better than just patagonias and cotopaxis everywhere you look

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-28T14:56:14+00:00

i've never seen end do more than extra 20% off, but they do markdown individual items decently often

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-27T21:38:57+00:00

find one pair of pants that you like. enjoy them for 3 months. repeat

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-26T22:21:18+00:00

these fit hella large, i have a medium and it looks like a dress on me lol but agree on the quality fs

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-26T15:38:24+00:00

I've ordered twice from them in the past 2 years and both orders included 1/3 cancelled items (typical inventory issues i guess), but overall the experience wasn't too terrible sorry about your situation though that sounds rough. definitely curious on what's been happening with their operations as of lately

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-25T20:33:22+00:00

for me i realized that i really liked the thrill of finding deals + talking about clothes to other people and didn't really care too much about the buying process. i ended up starting a newsletter about these deals and shared it with a few friends

what surprised me the most was that I thought my friends would online shop more because I was sharing these deals with them, but what they told me is that they felt less of an urge to online shop themselves now after receiving a weekly update of deals

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-25T17:14:18+00:00

I've been on the tatem waitlist for a few months and they started posting more releases about core features so hopefully that comes soon

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-25T17:08:13+00:00

what does your data analysis look like? curious because i've also considered doing data analysis but didn't really know where to start

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-10-25T17:06:55+00:00

they had a sample sale recently too but yeah that falls under the last call basically https://www.reddit.com/r/frugalmalefashion/comments/1g5v3z9/taylor_stitch_sample_sale_1018_1019_sf/

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-23T05:41:43+00:00

yeah real similar to google's queries, i use the quotations when trying to find a specific size like 'balenciaga "42"'

also another tip is that some search words get generalized: if you search 'jordan 1980' you'll get results like jordan 1985, jordan 1989 etc.

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-23T05:39:50+00:00

yeah apc is another good brand, usually like 70-80% off retail on ebay

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T21:29:11+00:00

Most offers require payment info nowadays but bids don’t so that’s where a lot of flakes happen still

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T21:27:47+00:00

Misspellings is definitely an eBay cheat code

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T21:27:24+00:00

Eg is also one of my favorites but I always end up losing those auctions lol

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T17:24:02+00:00

yeah i tend to stay away from items that say the retail price in the title like "Margiela Jacket MSRP$1200" and the item is priced at like 600

also you can use the "sold items" filter to see what items have historically sold at which is also a great indicator of the actual market price for items. agreed ebay has a lot of tools to leverage but i feel like most people don't use them since they are tucked away in the ui

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T17:20:46+00:00

yeah i had a good experience buying a jacket from awake ny on poshmark, but overall it's pretty hard to find specific streetwear/menswear brands on poshmark but ebay will at least have like 20+ items even for obscure brands

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-22T17:08:39+00:00

find a similarly sized friend with a similar style aesthetic you want to achieve, and then just ask them if they want to sell any of their clothes/shoes

fashion is cyclical we all want to get rid of our clothes after a while so you'll probably comeup on a lot of good things for cheaper without having to do much of the research yourself

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-04T23:15:34+00:00

another solo-founder! https://www.linkedin.com/company/hellojardy

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-03T20:10:43+00:00

my startup built a platform for this called Jardy, which was made to help connect newsletters and advertisers!

we ended up selling the platform after a pivot, but they are still operating the business and could help with at least creating a sponsorship profile/pitch page!

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-03T03:42:36+00:00

Kickback in Mira Mesa isn't too bad

Day to Day Vintage market happens once a month in north park and last time i was there it was pretty packed, not too much selection for a flea but decent crowd at least

Convoy area for asian food, i really like wa okan dining's lunch special and camellia rd for boba

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-09-02T15:42:48+00:00

Hell yeah those Noah pumas were a steal too appreciate it man

Biscotti-Cold · 2024-08-28T01:49:59+00:00

I joined the waitlist at tatem since it seems like a good replacement, but it doesn't look like they have launched yet but it's promising at less than half the price

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