Now which Cigarette in SG is the cheapest?

[Lisafuller]

Back' in the late 1980's while I was living in Seletar Airbase in a black & white I had a big compound and a fairsized workshop I built in the back (it would hold two cars and assorted workshop machines). As you know now I like to restore vehicles. I bought a non-running 1966 Mini-Cooper Mk 1 that had a racing pedigree (It was originally a British factory prepared Mini-Cooper Mk 1 with a special modified racing engine and was original imported here for racing on the old Upper Bukit Timah race track. Many years, owners and rust later, time had taken it's toll but I love a good project. Picked it up for less than 1000 had it towed to my home in the camp and for the next year, in between offshore field work it was my hobby project. This wasn't a restoration job but a rebuild as a play toy, which eventually it really proved to be. I also did the painting and the pinstriping. I sold it 6 months after the COE first started. It was the last car I owned under my own name in the early 1990's.

Impressive. And now I live not too far from the track. It's changed completely.

[malcontent]

That has always been the problem with ALL consumer goods. They all can be made to last but the companies cannot last if the products don't fail or wear out. So, now everything is built with planned obsolescence. And we wonder why the earth's resources are drying up???

You're absolutely right. A smaller but more rampant example is fast fashion. Most of my clothes from way back when is still perfectly wearable and now considered vintage. Whereas some clothes my daughter bought 2 years ago has already disintegrated.

I noticed that clothes bought in the US tend to last much longer, probably because they were made to withstand being put into the clothes dryer week after week. I still get >90% of my clothes in the US and we hang clothes to dry, so my clothes can last up to 10 years or more.

The rare clothing item I do buy here, yes, it falls apart in as few as a couple of years.

[Lisafuller]

Most of my clothes are made in the US or European countries. My daughters, on the other hand, are made all over the world, mostly in Asia.

[malcontent]

Most of my clothes are made in the US or European countries. My daughters, on the other hand, are made all over the world, mostly in Asia.

The country where they are made is not a factor, I don’t even know where my clothes are made. In the US at least, the brand name usually means something in terms of quality of the material and the workmanship, regardless of where is made.

There’s some things I just won’t compromise on, like underwear - - I’m just not gonna wear the “men’s panties” sold here… sorry, and no offense to anyone who does

[MOCHS]

Aiyo what shops are you all buying from that your clothes are so friable. I’m still wearing shirts that I bought in SG from over 10 years ago.

[Lisafuller]

Aiyo what shops are you all buying from that your clothes are so friable. I’m still wearing shirts that I bought in SG from over 10 years ago.

Don't really shop here, tbh. I get most of my clothes when I go back to the US, aside from name brand stores I also shop at Burlington Coat Factory, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, and Ross, among others. The variety is huge!

[Lisafuller]

Most of my clothes are made in the US or European countries. My daughters, on the other hand, are made all over the world, mostly in Asia.

The country where they are made is not a factor, I don’t even know where my clothes are made. In the US at least, the brand name usually means something in terms of quality of the material and the workmanship, regardless of where is made.

There’s some things I just won’t compromise on, like underwear - - I’m just not gonna wear the “men’s panties” sold here… sorry, and no offense to anyone who does

My hubby is very particular as well. He likes the Fruit of the Loom men's briefs/Hanes multipacks, both of which aren't sold here. Very expensive on Amazon as they have to be shipped from the states. I have to bring some back for him.

[MOCHS]

Don't really shop here, tbh.

I was referring to the ones you all buy in SG that disintegrate in 2 years? Never encountered that phenomenon for my bought-in-SG clothes.

He likes the Fruit of the Loom men's briefs/Hanes multipacks, both of which aren't sold here.

Hubby likes fruit of the loom boxer briefs and says the closest to that in terms of the style/cut is Uniqlo Airism boxer briefs. The underwear sold in dept stores in SG is either briefs only or boxers only but no boxer briefs.

[sundaymorningstaple]

That has always been the problem with ALL consumer goods. They all can be made to last but the companies cannot last if the products don't fail or wear out. So, now everything is built with planned obsolescence. And we wonder why the earth's resources are drying up???

You're absolutely right. A smaller but more rampant example is fast fashion. Most of my clothes from way back when is still perfectly wearable and now considered vintage. Whereas some clothes my daughter bought 2 years ago has already disintegrated.

That gave me a chuckle as yesterday I went through my plastic storage bins under the bed and resurrected 8 pair of Levi's 501's with a hard to find size of 32 x 29. Various colors. Had to set aside the Wranglers & Lee's normal jeans of 34 x 30 as I've now dropped 13 kg since mid-May and things were starting to get pretty baggy. If I get rid of another 2 or 3 kg I'll need to resurrect the 31 x 29's! Levi's 501s last for ever. I've got Levi's from 30" to 38" the 30's & 31's date back to the early 1980's when I was still a very fit commercial diver.

[malcontent]

Aiyo what shops are you all buying from that your clothes are so friable. I’m still wearing shirts that I bought in SG from over 10 years ago.

Don't really shop here, tbh. I get most of my clothes when I go back to the US, aside from name brand stores I also shop at Burlington Coat Factory, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, and Ross, among others. The variety is huge!

Man, Lisa… you hit all of my favorites.

BTW, I noticed the stock at these stores this year seems way better than last year. Still not quite what it used to be, but substantially improved.

[malcontent]

That has always been the problem with ALL consumer goods. They all can be made to last but the companies cannot last if the products don't fail or wear out. So, now everything is built with planned obsolescence. And we wonder why the earth's resources are drying up???

You're absolutely right. A smaller but more rampant example is fast fashion. Most of my clothes from way back when is still perfectly wearable and now considered vintage. Whereas some clothes my daughter bought 2 years ago has already disintegrated.

That gave me a chuckle as yesterday I went through my plastic storage bins under the bed and resurrected 8 pair of Levi's 501's with a hard to find size of 32 x 29. Various colors. Had to set aside the Wranglers & Lee's normal jeans of 34 x 30 as I've now dropped 13 kg since mid-May and things were starting to get pretty baggy. If I get rid of another 2 or 3 kg I'll need to resurrect the 31 x 29's! Levi's 501s last for ever. I've got Levi's from 30" to 38" the 30's & 31's date back to the early 1980's when I was still a very fit commercial diver.

Yeah, my jeans seem to last forever here, especially because I don’t wear them often and don’t use a clothes dryer.

[Lisafuller]

Don't really shop here, tbh.

I was referring to the ones you all buy in SG that disintegrate in 2 years? Never encountered that phenomenon for my bought-in-SG clothes.

He likes the Fruit of the Loom men's briefs/Hanes multipacks, both of which aren't sold here.

Hubby likes fruit of the loom boxer briefs and says the closest to that in terms of the style/cut is Uniqlo Airism boxer briefs. The underwear sold in dept stores in SG is either briefs only or boxers only but no boxer briefs.

I don't really buy clothes here, what I was saying is that the fast fashion brands my daughter shops from produce low quality clothes that don't last. Where do you shop here?

Neither me nor my hubby has ever stepped foot into a Uniqlo. Have heard a lot about the airism series though, though a lot of it is from Singaporeans poking fun at local men for wearing the shirts as a "uniform".

[Lisafuller]

That has always been the problem with ALL consumer goods. They all can be made to last but the companies cannot last if the products don't fail or wear out. So, now everything is built with planned obsolescence. And we wonder why the earth's resources are drying up???

You're absolutely right. A smaller but more rampant example is fast fashion. Most of my clothes from way back when is still perfectly wearable and now considered vintage. Whereas some clothes my daughter bought 2 years ago has already disintegrated.

That gave me a chuckle as yesterday I went through my plastic storage bins under the bed and resurrected 8 pair of Levi's 501's with a hard to find size of 32 x 29. Various colors. Had to set aside the Wranglers & Lee's normal jeans of 34 x 30 as I've now dropped 13 kg since mid-May and things were starting to get pretty baggy. If I get rid of another 2 or 3 kg I'll need to resurrect the 31 x 29's! Levi's 501s last for ever. I've got Levi's from 30" to 38" the 30's & 31's date back to the early 1980's when I was still a very fit commercial diver.

My hubby has 501s from the 90s that unfortunately don't fit him anymore. He's passed them on to our daughter, but they're too big for her. Still, oversized seems to be the trend with the youngsters so I'm sure she'll find use for them. He can't bear to throw them away.

[Lisafuller]

Aiyo what shops are you all buying from that your clothes are so friable. I’m still wearing shirts that I bought in SG from over 10 years ago.

Don't really shop here, tbh. I get most of my clothes when I go back to the US, aside from name brand stores I also shop at Burlington Coat Factory, Marshall's, TJ Maxx, and Ross, among others. The variety is huge!

Man, Lisa… you hit all of my favorites.

BTW, I noticed the stock at these stores this year seems way better than last year. Still not quite what it used to be, but substantially improved.

Can't speak to that as I haven't been here since before Covid, but what I have noticed is that prices don't seem as good as I remember them. Do you agree?

[Lisafuller]

You're absolutely right. A smaller but more rampant example is fast fashion. Most of my clothes from way back when is still perfectly wearable and now considered vintage. Whereas some clothes my daughter bought 2 years ago has already disintegrated.

That gave me a chuckle as yesterday I went through my plastic storage bins under the bed and resurrected 8 pair of Levi's 501's with a hard to find size of 32 x 29. Various colors. Had to set aside the Wranglers & Lee's normal jeans of 34 x 30 as I've now dropped 13 kg since mid-May and things were starting to get pretty baggy. If I get rid of another 2 or 3 kg I'll need to resurrect the 31 x 29's! Levi's 501s last for ever. I've got Levi's from 30" to 38" the 30's & 31's date back to the early 1980's when I was still a very fit commercial diver.

Yeah, my jeans seem to last forever here, especially because I don’t wear them often and don’t use a clothes dryer.

What's wrong with drying them? I tend to toss them in the dryer on cool, because air drying them takes ages.