The wrong trousers

[j4]

Holy crap. From ucam.adverts.forsale:

Pair of beautiful Armani Jeans, bought in Canada 2 weeks ago for $400
(approx £180). Dark, almost shiny blue denim, with true hemp lining. Low
rise, with lowish crotch. Price in Uk about £225.

The story is that I bought them while on a random shopping trip, then got
home and realised I have too many jeans as it is... so I probably wont be
wearing them. Its a pity to see such great jeans sit the season out in my
closet, so I'll consider any offer!

Size 34 waist although I am a 32.. Basically if you are interested and you
are anywhere between 32-34, give them a try. Have actually only been worn
once... for about an hour. You are welcome to try them on if you are
interested.

Now, okay, I own far too many clothes and spend more money than I should on them, but I simply can't imagine having the kind of lifestyle where I could cheerfully spend a hundred and eighty pounds on something -- anything, let alone a pair of jeans -- and then be happy to sell it at a loss after an hour. I also can't imagine not realising that I already own enough pairs of Armani jeans, but that's another matter; for me the zero pairs I already own are quite enough.

Am I being naïve to believe this chap's story? I mean, is this actually just a complicated way of reselling off-the-back-of-a-lorry merchandise at a profit, like the way some folk on u.a.fs routinely sell duty-free cigarettes on behalf of spurious friends who only realised after buying a gazillion Gauloises that they wanted to give up?

Comments

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

Mackays are available within 15 miles of Oxford.

Yes, but they are still a Scottish company, based in Paisley. And I know that j4's readership are all posh, so wouldnlt know about the likes of Mackays.

[j4.livejournal.com]

I know that j4's readership are all posh

Er, whatever.

[hoiho.livejournal.com]

whatever

Well, at the very least, they clearly have excellent taste.

[j4.livejournal.com]

excellent taste

Never having tasted most of them, I'll have to take your word for that... ;F

[bopeepsheep.livejournal.com]

LOL @ "all posh" (although did you know my dad's heir to an Italian title? Shame that a) they got rid of the whole thing more than 60 years ago, b) the land and stuff has long-since been sold and c) "Barone" sounds very silly to anyone who ever watched Dangermouse)

But I think it's a well-kept secret that they exist outside Scotland, you know. imc's aunt gave smallclanger a very lovely duffle coat last winter but was surprised when I said "oooh, Mackays". She thought they didn't exist down here at all. And I know most Tabs don't know there's one in Haverhill, thanks to an online conversation which ended up with the mental image of lnr wearing colanders for a bra...