I’m halfway through Malcolm Gladwell’s superb book Blink and stumbled upon the Harvard’s Project Implicit (try it here). I took the race exam which determines if there is an association between White Europeans and harmless objects or Blacks and weapons and discovered something disturbing: no, not that I have a deep-seated belief that blacks are violent but in 3 out of 4 cases I categorized a cell phone as a weapon.
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How do you know it's this store's store brand?
Casual Male has always been my clothier of last resort due to their prices and odd locations but a few months back when I purchased a shirt under considerable duress they were the only game in town. Â Shortly after purchasing the shirt developed a very clear rip along the seaming of the shoulder, something very difficult to due unless you’re going Bruce Banner on the damn thing. Â I attempted to return it for a replacement today and was rebuffed when I couldn’t prove it was from Casual Male:
Me: But it’s from your store
Him: I’m sorry, sir. Â But without a receipt we’re not certain it didn’t come from another retailer
Me: Inner Harbor is a private label brand, it’s only sold by Casual Male.
Him: I don’t believe that’s the case, sir. Â Many of brands can be found in other retailers at considerably higher brands
Me: Yes, maybe Izod, Hugo Boss, Dockers are but Inner Harbor is only found in Casual Male.
Him: The only way I could verify that is if it the item says Casual Male on it.
Me: It does! It’s Inner Harbor… *sigh, leave with head down sulking in the rain*Because we all know how more of Route 66 jeans would be sold if instead of the embossed leather hind-panel instead they had a big fuckin’ plastic K stapled to the back pocket that said “For Trailer Trash, by Trailer Trash” or if Aldi’s Olympia brand instead said “Aldi’s, we’re European, biotch!”
How do you know it's this store's store brand?
Casual Male has always been my clothier of last resort due to their prices and odd locations but a few months back when I purchased a shirt under considerable duress they were the only game in town. Â Shortly after purchasing the shirt developed a very clear rip along the seaming of the shoulder, something very difficult to due unless you’re going Bruce Banner on the damn thing. Â I attempted to return it for a replacement today and was rebuffed when I couldn’t prove it was from Casual Male:
Me: But it’s from your store
Him: I’m sorry, sir. Â But without a receipt we’re not certain it didn’t come from another retailer
Me: Inner Harbor is a private label brand, it’s only sold by Casual Male.
Him: I don’t believe that’s the case, sir. Â Many of brands can be found in other retailers at considerably higher brands
Me: Yes, maybe Izod, Hugo Boss, Dockers are but Inner Harbor is only found in Casual Male.
Him: The only way I could verify that is if it the item says Casual Male on it.
Me: It does! It’s Inner Harbor… *sigh, leave with head down sulking in the rain*Because we all know how more of Route 66 jeans would be sold if instead of the embossed leather hind-panel instead they had a big fuckin’ plastic K stapled to the back pocket that said “For Trailer Trash, by Trailer Trash” or if Aldi’s Olympia brand instead said “Aldi’s, we’re European, biotch!”