From: "Robert G Lewis" 

Well IF I'm buying a known style from a known company I will. But that's
only because I know Johnson and Murphy, Alden etc  will be the same size (
of course I usually buy the same style or VERY similar). First pair of a
different style will be regular store. .

Never tried Paul Fredrick, Dress shirts are Brooks Brothers. Last for a
long time, Don't think I've bought a new dress shirt in over 5 years ( and
have some I haven't worn in longer than that). Brooks Brothers
causal I haven't bought since I got the 4 in varied sizes all marked XXL
. Causal I usually buy right after Christmas I've spent $10 to try
a $50 shirt. if I throw away $10 or $20 before I find the right size I
don't care. Golf/Polo are usually Lacoste or Ralph Lauren Polo. Lacoste are
great but I've never found them on sale. Still worth it. Polo well, their
sizing may vary one size from the marked size.

Belts I won't buy only except from LL Bean. I like large belts ( 1 1/2 inch
wide) but after buying several online I won't try online again unless it's
a known belt.

I guess overall I will buy online if it is a known product or a real real
good price , otherwise it will be a regular store. I don't like trying new
manufacturers. Once I find what I like I'll stick with it until they change
then .....

Bob Lewis

"Mark"  wrote in message
news:41e0b99d$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>I could never understand the shoe thing online - seems ripe for huge
>percentages of returns/exchanges. As far as shirts go, I've never been
>disappointed by Paul Fredrick (for fit, selection and price). I started
>with them via a catalog they mailed me a long time ago, then switched to
>use their online ordering when it became available.
>
> "Robert G Lewis"  wrote in message
> news:41e0b23c$1{at}w3.nls.net...
>>
>> "Ellen K."
 wrote in message
>> news:t6a1u055uu0mo5p7c1r5qc8e50ofvmhesk{at}4ax.com...
>>>I have to confess that I finally caved and bought several items of
>>> clothing online.   Previously I felt strongly that clothing could not be
>>> bought other than in person, due to the need to try things on.  While
>>> some of the items I have started buying online were cases where that
>>> didn't apply (known brand of specific garment with specific known style
>>> number), I even bought a skirt and sweater outfit and it actually looks
>>> OK.
>>
>> I prefer to buy clothing locally. I will buy from a few select vendors as
>> long as it is a known style. of course to a great extent men do have it
>> easier than women. At least our styles don't usually change that much. Of
>> course quality control now sucks. I have bought 4 shorts from the same
>> vendor, same style and the difference in sizes was HUGE. Laying the
>> shirts on top of each other there was a difference of 6 INCHES in
>> width.None of the 4 was the same size except on the label. And this was
>> from a good vendor.
>>
>> LL Bean otoh seems to be consistent in what I buy.
>>
>> Bob Lewis
>>
>>
>
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