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Posted: 2/17/2023 4:36:39 PM EDT
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I have a Tommy Bahama all silk; it feels good, man! Croft and Barrow is also the hotness.
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Posted: 2/17/2023 4:46:11 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Used to wear the corduroy shorts. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Ocean Pacific Used to wear the corduroy shorts. |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:05:32 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: It sort of became the go to material I believe. It’s good for hot weather but doesn’t wrinkle like linen. Don’t quote me on that but my understanding is back when things mattered like quality rayon became the choice for these shirts with silk in there as well. gotcha, all my Hawaiins are for work and company provided. they're all cotton but work well enough for me. |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:11:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: just curious, why 100% rayon? Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: No. 100% Rayon. New Reyn Spooner is bad. Only the older Rayon is good. just curious, why 100% rayon? Comfort and look |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:11:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Last time I was in Hawaii, I noticed that most (all?) Reyn Spooner shirts are now made in China and Korea.  Same for some of the other old brands. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: ... Reyn Spooner Last time I was in Hawaii, I noticed that most (all?) Reyn Spooner shirts are now made in China and Korea. Same for some of the other old brands. True. Only buy their old stuff. |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:11:38 PM EDT
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Aloha shirt
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:23:03 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Why do they all seem designed for guys with a 50"+ waist |
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:24:10 PM EDT
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One brand that I saw this summer, and bought several shirts from, is a brand called Kahala.
I think it is one of the "older" brands, but went out of business for a while, but now it has been brought back. So of course they claim to be one of the old/original companies, but it's a bit like Armalite.  But I actually like them a lot. Most of my Hawaiian shirts are cotton, not rayon - so Cincinnatus and I have a slight disagreement as to whether rayon is a requirement, or just an option. I think that various cottons are perfectly fine. One thing in particular I like about Kahala is that they are very open about the fact that SOME of their shirts are made overseas, and SOME are made in Hawaii - and the Hawaiian made ones are a bit more expensive. Another brand I like (and have a number of shirts from) is Tori Richard. Also, for the record, I have a Hawaiian shirt that I made myself. Rayon, matching pocket, coconut wood buttons, all sown on my own sewing machine (so, not made in Hawaii - but in NoVA) 
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Posted: 2/17/2023 5:45:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One brand that I saw this summer, and bought several shirts from, is a brand called Kahala. I think it is one of the "older" brands, but went out of business for a while, but now it has been brought back. So of course they claim to be one of the old/original companies, but it's a bit like Armalite. But I actually like them a lot. Most of my Hawaiian shirts are cotton, not rayon - so Cincinnatus and I have a slight disagreement as to whether rayon is a requirement, or just an option. I think that various cottons are perfectly fine. One thing in particular I like about Kahala is that they are very open about the fact that SOME of their shirts are made overseas, and SOME are made in Hawaii - and the Hawaiian made ones are a bit more expensive. Another brand I like (and have a number of shirts from) is Tori Richard. Also, for the record, I have a Hawaiian shirt that I made myself. Rayon, matching pocket, coconut wood buttons, all sown on my own sewing machine (so, not made in Hawaii - but in NoVA) DaNoVawaiian shirt? 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:06:18 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Hilo Hattie makes up the bulk of my wardrobe, followed by Paradise Found, with a smattering of a couple others. Beware that the current Hilo Hattie stuff is mostly not made in Hawaii and they are not as high quality (sizes are way off too). I only buy Hawaiian made so pretty much all mine are pre-owned. I’m not spending much money during inflation but before Biden I still tended to buy used everything so I’d pop into thrift stores in Miami for $7 like new linen shirts or look for thrifts in Hawaii and places that sell used or websites that resell 80s stuff like $50 for Quicksilver surf shorts even though buttonless and seamless surf trunks are the current pro gear. Surf shorts are approaching $100 each from companies like Vissla.The Japanese are making some decent stuff although it’s pricy.http://alohashirts.com/ |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:08:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I’m not spending much money during inflation but before Biden I still tended to buy used everything so I’d pop into thrift stores in Miami for $7 like new linen shirts or look for thrifts in Hawaii and places that sell used or websites that resell 80s stuff like $50 for Quicksilver surf shorts even though buttonless and seamless surf trunks are the current pro gear. Surf shorts are approaching $100 each from companies like Vissla.The Japanese are making some decent stuff although it’s pricy.http://alohashirts.com/ Just go on O'Neil and buy some trunks for $30. Also OP, Wacko Maria. Although interesting at times. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:12:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: No one considering fabric content? Bunch of heathens up in here. At least get a cotton/linen blend Linen vs Cotton: What makes the best summer shirt? Hilo Hattie The Store of Hawaii The World's most collected Aloha shirts I have a fuck ton of linen shirts for tropical and subtropical wear like Costa Rica, Bali and Key West but none are Hawaiian. My Dad didn’t like how wrinkled linen gets but if you’re in Hong Kong when it’s hot then wrinkled linen > seersucker suits he wore in South Carolina golf club houses. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:13:07 PM EDT
[#13]
I have about 14 Hawaiian shirts, and when its 115 degrees outside, cotton is the way to go.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:13:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: If you want to be like the locals, go to Walmart. Good grief the Walmart by Honolulu is a nightmare |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:15:19 PM EDT
[#15]
Plus 2 for spooner
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:17:57 PM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryVery nice find, a lot of times I only find nice older stuff in odd sizing like XXL or XS or with suits 36R or 54R. Hard to find size large or 44R these days in any used or NOS clothing. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:27:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Just go on O'Neil and buy some trunks for $30. Also OP, Wacko Maria. Although interesting at times. Those have strings. As a surfer you don’t want anything that distracts or chaffs as you paddle buttons and strings are pressure points and seems chaff so the $80-$150 current pro board shorts are made without those features. I save my 80s gear for walking around the pier, beach, volleyball tourne and beach bonfire parties  These Are The Best Boardshorts of 2021  Attached Filehttps://wavepoolmag.com/heres-what-makes-a-good-pair-of-boardshorts/  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:32:08 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: One brand that I saw this summer, and bought several shirts from, is a brand called Kahala. I think it is one of the "older" brands, but went out of business for a while, but now it has been brought back. So of course they claim to be one of the old/original companies, but it's a bit like Armalite. But I actually like them a lot. Most of my Hawaiian shirts are cotton, not rayon - so Cincinnatus and I have a slight disagreement as to whether rayon is a requirement, or just an option. I think that various cottons are perfectly fine. One thing in particular I like about Kahala is that they are very open about the fact that SOME of their shirts are made overseas, and SOME are made in Hawaii - and the Hawaiian made ones are a bit more expensive. Another brand I like (and have a number of shirts from) is Tori Richard. Also, for the record, I have a Hawaiian shirt that I made myself. Rayon, matching pocket, coconut wood buttons, all sown on my own sewing machine (so, not made in Hawaii - but in NoVA)  |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:36:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I have about 14 Hawaiian shirts, and when its 115 degrees outside, cotton is the way to go. 115 degrees? I wear linen if the government isn’t deciding what I wear. Hawaii in summer is usually 84-89 degrees most of the time. Places like Death Valley California, Phoenix, Baghdad, Chabahar Iran or Qatar and Somalia get obnoxiously hot and 100 degree plus in summer Cotton is great for average Boston, Europe & Montreal summers  What You Need To Know About Linen | Linen Fabric Explained |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:39:13 PM EDT
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I just ordered one from Two Palms. It will be my first Hawaiian shirt. I hold the posters in this thread accountable for it's quality.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:41:53 PM EDT
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I like TB but lately have been getting my Hawaiian shirts from High Seas Trading Company.
All shirts made in USA.  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached FileMatching masks for a lot of their designs. Only wear them when working for a client that requires them. Kind of a subtle fuck you and your silly rules but you are paying me well so I will comply. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:43:08 PM EDT
[#22]
Time for a haircut.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 1:55:31 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: One brand that I saw this summer, and bought several shirts from, is a brand called Kahala. I think it is one of the "older" brands, but went out of business for a while, but now it has been brought back. So of course they claim to be one of the old/original companies, but it's a bit like Armalite. But I actually like them a lot. Most of my Hawaiian shirts are cotton, not rayon - so Cincinnatus and I have a slight disagreement as to whether rayon is a requirement, or just an option. I think that various cottons are perfectly fine. One thing in particular I like about Kahala is that they are very open about the fact that SOME of their shirts are made overseas, and SOME are made in Hawaii - and the Hawaiian made ones are a bit more expensive. Another brand I like (and have a number of shirts from) is Tori Richard. Also, for the record, I have a Hawaiian shirt that I made myself. Rayon, matching pocket, coconut wood buttons, all sown on my own sewing machine (so, not made in Hawaii - but in NoVA) https://i.imgur.com/ffKYhL2.jpg I’d say that’s more “Post-Impressionst”.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:04:23 PM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I just ordered one from Two Palms. It will be my first Hawaiian shirt. I hold the posters in this thread accountable for it's quality. Pomaika?i ia ?oe ???? |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:06:26 PM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Time for a haircut. Same I’m looking like Nick Nolte lately 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:07:56 PM EDT
[#26]
Does anyone make a size Large-long? Large alone is too short, and XL is long enough but too wide.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:15:43 PM EDT
[#27]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Those have strings. As a surfer you don’t want anything that distracts or chaffs as you paddle buttons and strings are pressure points and seems chaff so the $80-$150 current pro board shorts are made without those features. I save my 80s gear for walking around the pier, beach, volleyball tourne and beach bonfire parties  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pdxsIXf794 https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/97B2EB20-D092-422B-9886-BBD1E1D9E9B7_jpe-2715674.JPG https://wavepoolmag.com/heres-what-makes-a-good-pair-of-boardshorts/ https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/FC8EAEE8-BC2B-47EE-AA10-3E2772B2C5C7_jpe-2715677.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/459941/9D6C05EF-9774-4214-A5E6-CE87677CC1CB_jpe-2715680.JPGHeh. I'm from the North Shore of Oahu, dad is a glasser. I grew up surfing. In the water all the time when I'm here and strings have never been an issue. 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:19:09 PM EDT
[#28]
I own probably a dozen Bamboo cay embroidered shirts.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:19:57 PM EDT
[#29]
Jam’s World did some cool Motocross shirts from 50’s 60’s era events and bikes.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:36:46 PM EDT
[#30]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Heh. I'm from the North Shore of Oahu, dad is a glasser. I grew up surfing. In the water all the time when I'm here and strings have never been an issue. You recommended O’Neill right? Okay, here’s O’Neill no strings https://us.oneill.com/collections/mens-boardshorts/products/sp3106000-blk-hyperfreak-hydro-tech-19  Attached File Attached File Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:40:26 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I own probably a dozen Bamboo cay embroidered shirts. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:40:46 PM EDT
[#32]
If you would have told me before I opened this thread that I was going to buy a 120 dollar Hawaiian shirt, I would have thought you were off your rocker.
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Posted: 2/18/2023 2:46:38 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Heh. I'm from the North Shore of Oahu, dad is a glasser. I grew up surfing. In the water all the time when I'm here and strings have never been an issue. I grew up in Hawaii too - Ala Moana elementary  Attached File Attached File |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 3:12:16 PM EDT
[#35]
You guys need to stop. My discretionary spending budget for this month is gone. Now this
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Posted: 2/18/2023 3:18:55 PM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yesterday, at sunset point for probably two hours. No one said anything bad about non stringed trunks. My point is you don't need those to surf. I've never had an issue with strings and I'd venture to say the majority don't. Maybe, certainly John John Florence doesn’t have an issue but I’ll stick to no string/button & minimal seams 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 3:47:32 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Good grief the Walmart by Honolulu is a nightmare Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: If you want to be like the locals, go to Walmart. Good grief the Walmart by Honolulu is a nightmare One of my all-time favorite Aloha shirts is from the Big Island Costco in Kona-Kailua. Made in Hawaii, matching pocket, cotton, coconut wood buttons. $15.99
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:05:46 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: One of my all-time favorite Aloha shirts is from the Big Island Costco in Kona-Kailua. Made in Hawaii, matching pocket, cotton, coconut wood buttons. $15.99 Big island is way more low key in comparison. The pandemonium on Oahu Walmart is as stressful as the traffic. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:13:12 PM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Big island is way more low key in comparison. The pandemonium on Oahu Walmart is as stressful as the traffic. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: One of my all-time favorite Aloha shirts is from the Big Island Costco in Kona-Kailua. Made in Hawaii, matching pocket, cotton, coconut wood buttons. $15.99 Big island is way more low key in comparison. The pandemonium on Oahu Walmart is as stressful as the traffic. Definitely. To me, Oahu is somewhere I connect in the airport to go to where I actually WANT to be. Either Kauai, or the Big Island. Dont get me wrong. Oahu can absolutely be beautiful, but there are just too many people. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:18:27 PM EDT
[#40]
It’s been mentioned already, but Hilo Hattie.
The only Hawaiian shirts I have are ones I bought at Hilo Hattie stores, in Hawaii. Usually on Kauai, that’s my favorite island there. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:36:58 PM EDT
[#41]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Same I’m looking like Nick Nolte lately http://media.syracuse.com/entertainment/photo/10345910-large.jpg Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Time for a haircut. Same I’m looking like Nick Nolte lately http://media.syracuse.com/entertainment/photo/10345910-large.jpg Could be worse.... 
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:37:46 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Definitely. To me, Oahu is somewhere I connect in the airport to go to where I actually WANT to be. Either Kauai, or the Big Island. Dont get me wrong. Oahu can absolutely be beautiful, but there are just too many people. Oahu wasn’t that bad until the late 1990s. Everywhere I’ve enjoyed seems to somehow have an insane amount of people compared to 20 or 30 years ago like Bali and Indonesia is now crowded, even Barbados surf spots are crowded. It’s like the planet all decided to move to the same places on Earth. California I think has finally peaked out at 40 million and now dropping 700,000 since 2020. Florida seems more crowded than I remember back in 2014. I’m not the type to live in the sticks but I also don’t want to live in Manhattan either. Kauai and Maui was my step Dad and Mom’s favorite islands. I really like the big island, it’s a different vibe there. But only as a civilian. Doing Army Training at PTA on those lava rocks is no fun. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:41:00 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Oahu wasn't that bad until the late 1990s. Everywhere I've enjoyed seems to somehow have an insane amount of people compared to 20 or 30 years ago like Bali and Indonesia is now crowded, even Barbados surf spots are crowded. It's like the planet all decided to move to the same places on Earth. California I think has finally peaked out at 40 million and now dropping 700,000 since 2020. Florida seems more crowded than I remember back in 2014. I'm not the type to live in the sticks but I also don't want to live in Manhattan either. Kauai and Maui was my step Dad and Mom's favorite islands. I really like the big island, it's a different vibe there. But only as a civilian. Doing Army Training at PTA on those lava rocks is no fun. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Definitely. To me, Oahu is somewhere I connect in the airport to go to where I actually WANT to be. Either Kauai, or the Big Island. Dont get me wrong. Oahu can absolutely be beautiful, but there are just too many people. Oahu wasn't that bad until the late 1990s. Everywhere I've enjoyed seems to somehow have an insane amount of people compared to 20 or 30 years ago like Bali and Indonesia is now crowded, even Barbados surf spots are crowded. It's like the planet all decided to move to the same places on Earth. California I think has finally peaked out at 40 million and now dropping 700,000 since 2020. Florida seems more crowded than I remember back in 2014. I'm not the type to live in the sticks but I also don't want to live in Manhattan either. Kauai and Maui was my step Dad and Mom's favorite islands. I really like the big island, it's a different vibe there. But only as a civilian. Doing Army Training at PTA on those lava rocks is no fun. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 4:42:18 PM EDT
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Posted: 2/18/2023 9:25:02 PM EDT
[#45]
+1 for Retro Rifle and their sister company Warrior Co
also https://www.rsvlts.com/collections/short-sleeve-shirts |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 9:32:07 PM EDT
[#46]
Another +1 for Retro Rifle.
Also, 100% linen shirts, short or long sleeved, are great when the weather heats up. |
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Posted: 2/18/2023 11:30:24 PM EDT
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Another thing, if you're on the islands, hit up the Salvation Army/Goodwill stores. My father always loved Christmas because I could send him a dzn shirts for under a $100 and he didn't care if they lasted more than a day.
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Posted: 2/19/2023 9:16:28 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Another thing, if you're on the islands, hit up the Salvation Army/Goodwill stores. My father always loved Christmas because I could send him a dzn shirts for under a $100 and he didn't care if they lasted more than a day. Reyn Spooner Texas themed shirts |
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Posted: 2/19/2023 9:30:40 AM EDT
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Posted: 2/19/2023 9:47:57 AM EDT
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