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[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Fuzz

LOL. Share away! I love a good PM rage. I searched the member list, and this user doesn't show up, so perhaps they aren't approved to post, but can still PM? Weird.

Banned already maybe? They’re on my last 10 visitors but when I click their name it says I don’t have permission to access that page.

If so, much love to whichever mod handled it. Appreciate you!

EDIT: looks like the CPCult account also visited Macman’s page, so maybe based on FormerPres and undercover’s comments it was possibly that poster using a new account.

EDIT EDIT: Alright, not banned, still sending me sad messages lol.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by FormerPresJamesTaylor

Macman's Lawyer has been busy recently too. He uses the same firm as flames_gimp.

I posted a DM that I got from Macman. I got an infraction for posting his DM word for word. He’s the one sending offensive attack DMs and I got the infraction.

Brutal

[peter12]

People who hate people who buy expensive clothes are miserable people. Usually quite homely too.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

This might be the most Canadian argument ever. 3 pages and 100 posts debating winter jackets and parkas.

Zero toque talk is mind bottling

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

They’re definitely not made better nor do they look nearly identical. A lot more care goes into cut and overall fit for a CG or HH jacket that a Stormtech, and the materials and finishing are better. There’s also the fact that CG is actually made in Canada, whereas stuff like Stormtech and Eddie Bauer are made in China for significantly cheaper labour.

I don’t know about this argument. Where something is manufactured shouldn’t have a huge bearing. There are people who’s jobs are to travel to and live where manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, etc to ensure that quality standards are up-to-par. Now if you have cheap labour and no QC, then sure, you’ll probably end up with very poor quality stuff, and something like your iPhone would fall apart and burst into flames after a couple of phone calls.

[PaperBagger'14]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Zero toque talk is mind bottling

Toques are horribly overrated. A hoodie underneath a heavy winter jacket is the way to go all day every day. That way if it's cold throw the hood up, if it's warm, drop it down.

No annoying toque or headband to carry around.

[Muta]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I don’t know about this argument. Where something is manufactured shouldn’t have a huge bearing. There are people who’s jobs are to travel to and live where manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, etc to ensure that quality standards are up-to-par. Now if you have cheap labour and no QC, then sure, you’ll probably end up with very poor quality stuff, and something like your iPhone would fall apart and burst into flames after a couple of phone calls.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by peter12

People who hate people who buy expensive clothes are miserable people. Usually quite homely too.

Nothing wrong with buying expensive, nice looking clothes, but conspicuous consumption is going overboard.

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Nothing wrong with buying expensive, nice looking clothes, but conspicuous consumption is going overboard.

Whatever that means. Nothing wrong with wanting to look nice. Canadians are very poorly dressed enough as it is.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Wormius

I don’t know about this argument. Where something is manufactured shouldn’t have a huge bearing. There are people who’s jobs are to travel to and live where manufacturers are in China, Vietnam, etc to ensure that quality standards are up-to-par. Now if you have cheap labour and no QC, then sure, you’ll probably end up with very poor quality stuff, and something like your iPhone would fall apart and burst into flames after a couple of phone calls.

Buying Canadian is more ethical than buying from China.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by peter12

Whatever that means. Nothing wrong with wanting to look nice. Canadians are very poorly dressed enough as it is.

Of the nicest dressed people I have seen traveling anywhere, none of them were in a CG coat.

You don’t know what conspicuous consumption is?

[peter12]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Of the nicest dressed people I have seen traveling anywhere, none of them were in a CG coat.

You don’t know what conspicuous consumption is?

Oh yeah, I’m more on the side of CG not being so great myself. It’s too conspicuous .

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

Buying Canadian is more ethical than buying from China.

Was your point to do with product quality or ethics then?

[peter12]

Honestly given the incredible investments in Asian manufacturing, there is usually better quality coming out of China or Vietnam at the mid range and above.

People scorn Chinese quality because of the low quality goods flooding out big box stores.

Most of my stuff is made in the USA, but I have bought suits from Suitsupply which are made in Vietnam and the quality is fantastic.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Wormius

Was your point to do with product quality or ethics then?

They were separate points.

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

I posted a DM that I got from Macman. I got an infraction for posting his DM word for word. He’s the one sending offensive attack DMs and I got the infraction.

Brutal

Yeah, how would that be an infraction.

[FormerPresJamesTaylor]

I look nice naturally, unlike some of the uggos in this thread.

[Sliver]

Originally Posted by undercoverbrother

Zero toque talk is mind bottling

We ever had a good ole fashioned toque vs helmet debate?

[Cecil Terwilliger]

Please tell me you wear a helmet in the winter instead of a toque.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Sliver

We ever had a good ole fashioned toque vs helmet debate?

It’s the subtlety of your act that I enjoy.