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30 January 2014

I Can Smell A Bargain

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"while I have not visited too many Thrift Shops, I have never seen anything like a Barbour Coat, or real British Tweed at the ones I have visited. You are like a pig sniffing out Truffles."
-A.A.W. reader R.D., via email

Most people would't exactly cotton to being compared to a pig, but I'll take that as a huge compliment. Oddly, I'm usually dressed a lot like the gentleman in the photo when I'm out "sniffing".
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2 comments:

  1. MegJanuary 30, 2014 at 12:57 PM

    I got a long Barbour waxed coat at a thrift shop in London. It weighs a TON! I also used to have great luck at the car boot sales before steeplechase races which generally were for the benefit of the Injured Jockeys Fund.

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  2. StephenFebruary 3, 2014 at 1:39 PM

    Pricey at upscale shops, and easy to wear out, Barbour wax cotton is best bought at thrifts. Still better, in my experience, is Stormtite, a UK brand you don't see much here, just as pukka but something you needn't fuss with.

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