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j crew

J.Crew's New Website Does Everything Except Fulfill Orders Properly

Kimberly, a frequent J.Crew online customer, placed an order on June 30th for five items from their newly revamped website. In the past, writes Kim, "it usually takes 2 days at the latest for me to receive any shipment that is not backordered." This time it's been 2 weeks, and not only has nothing arrived, but the UPS tracking number they've assigned her order is invalid (it doesn't even follow the UPS numbering style). The unhelpful J.Crew customer service rep told Kim that they had her correct address and to wait 10 days before calling back. In the meantime, one of the items has already been returned and refunded to Kim's credit card—although about $200 worth of merchandise has still been shipped to some as yet undiscovered location. More »

Someone Think Of The Children

Brooks Brothers Thanks Three-Week Old Infant For Requesting Their Catalogue. What?

Reader Jillian thought she was keeping an eye on her three-week-old son, Benjamin, but apparently, he managed to sneak away and sign up for a Brooks Brothers catalog. As Jillian explains, "either I have a very preppie prodigy on my hands, or his name is already on a mailing list." More »

above and beyond

Spreadshirt Inc. Spares Frat From Dressing Like Girly Men

Alvin's sweatshirt order for his fraternity turned out a little too shimmery and girly. Alvin was solely responsible for the decision to order the "silver flex" font, and Spreadshirt could have easily told him that all sales were final. Instead, they reprinted the order for free. More »

gross

Why You Should Wash Your Old Navy Pants Before You Wear Them

Attention: This is gross. If you don't want to read this post, we understand. More »

made in china

Breaking News: There Are Sweatshops In China!

Economists and politicians rant about China in terms of jobs lost, currency valuation, and trade gaps. But the New York Times reports that a new metric has been discovered: every year, Chinese workers manufacturing our toys, garments and electronic junk in the Peal River Delta collectively break 40,000 fingers. More »

shopping

Dollar Parity Results In Piles Of Clothes Discarded By Canadian Shoppers

Canadians are heading to the U.S. to do their shopping—and are leaving their old clothes behind in order to avoid paying a duty when they cross back into Canada. More »

son of fancy pants

New York Dry Cleaner Sues Disgruntled Customer For $300,000

Todd Layne Cleaners on the Upper East Side filed a $300,000 defamation suit against disgruntled former customer Evan Maloney. The dry cleaner decided to "vigorously defend" itself after Maloney hung ten posters in his building decrying Todd Layne's horrible customer service. Maloney lists five grievances: More »

a new hope

Old Navy Hires Todd Oldham As Creative Director

Todd Oldham has a new job: Fixing Old Navy. According to the New York Times, Todd has been hired to attract shoppers in their 20's, a group Old Navy has identified as their target market after years of "trying to be all things to all people." More »

funny

Subway Cheese Scam Protest Tshirt Designed

For only $12.95, you can protest Subway's cheese geometry scam in this fetching tee.

A writeup on Digg says, "The Subway cheese "problem" has been bothering a good friend for quite some time, and after he saw the latest news on the Consumerist a day or so ago, he decided to make a protest t-shirt. I may have to wear one into my local subway as soon as the shirt shows up."

Tongue firmly lodged in cheek, to get every last morsel of improperly laid isosceles cheese from our Subway sandwich that we deserve, we might just buy one.

Scam Tee [Spreadshirt]
PREVIOUSLY: Subway's Incorrect Use Of Isosceles Cheese Actually A Vast Conspiracy


Basic Editions-brand Girls' Clothing Sets (entrapment), Priddy "Trucks" Shaker Teether Books (choking), Sleepi Crib Foam Mattresses (entrapment), AC Adapters sold with Network Hard Disk Drives (burn), J.C. Penney Windsor Spindle-Back Side Chairs (fall), Los Angeles Salad Company Genuine Sweet Baby Carrots (bacterial infection)

shopping

Find Jeans That Actually Fit Using The Power Of The Internet

Shopping site Zafu.com has a fun jean fit finder that you can use to (supposedly) find jeans that flatter your particular curves. We tried it and it spat out 5 pairs of jeans that we either could not afford or hated, but we did feel that the idea was sound. It told us why we should buy ugly Jessica Simpsony jeans and why they would fit us better than jeans we actually liked. More »

diy

How To: Tailor Your Shirt With The "Pinch And Pin"

We have always marveled at the needle-wizards who could make and alter their own clothing, but if this nifty video from ThreadBanger is right, altering your clothes is not as hard as it seems. Next time we find ourselves swimming in a shirt, we'll remember to "pinch and pin" our problems away. — CAREY GREENBERG-BERGER More »

retail

Shopping Online: More Revenue From Clothes And Shoes Than Computers

Consumers are buying more clothes, shoes, handbags and whatnot online than computers these days, a sign that online retailing has finally arrived. From the NYT:
In 2006, revenue from skirts, suits and shoes reached $18.3 billion, surpassing that from PCs, printers and word-processing programs, which totaled $17.2 billion, according to a report to be released today by a major trade group.
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diy

Make Your Own Vintage Jeans

Curbly has a neat idea for making your own pair of vintage jeans. Take a pair of old jeans and soak them in a tub of hot water and an old sock filled with coffee grounds. In the morning, they'll have a nice patina. For further distressing, you can use a cheese grater for small scuffs and tears, or put objects in the pocket and sandpaper over them. More »

diy

How To: Sew A Button On The Right Way

On some level, we always knew there was a "right" way to sew a button on, but we did not know, nor did we ever care to find out what that right way was. Consequently, all buttons sewn on by us look odd. They don't fall off because we use 14' of thread to attach them, but they don't exactly look great. Now, thanks to the internet, one can learn the proper way to attach a button with this helpful video. More »

tips

Deodorize Your Clothes With Vodka!

Do your clothes smell musty from being in storage all winter? Real Simple suggests deodorizing them with vodka. Yes, vodka. From Real Simple:
Solution: Spritz garments with a small amount of vodka; hang them to dry in a well-ventilated area (spot-test first). Straight vodka kills bacteria, but it doesn't leave a scent.
Great tip, because if we know you there was likely going to be some vodka on those clothes anyway. —MEGHANN MARCO More »

consumerist kit

Buy Man Wear At Department Stores, Not Boutiques

If you need to fill out that whole corporate casual section in your closet, save some bucks by shopping in a department store. Blueprint for Financial Prosperity writes: More »

brooklyn industries

Debit or Credit? The Cashier Doesn't Know Either

Don't the guys behind the counter know anything? More »