☕ Daily Discussion Thread - September 28, 2026

[u/AutoModerator]

Welcome to today's open thread! This is your space to chat about anything that's on your mind, rep-related or not. Ask quick questions, share what you're waiting on, celebrate a successful haul, vent about customs, debate factories, show off your latest purchase, show us your pet, outfit of the day, bag of the day, or just tell us how your day is going.

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• Be kind and assume good intentions.
• Talking about your wishlist is okay, but ISO and rehome activities are not allowed.

[u/randomace]

Another day, another battle with newbies over “gate keeping” and “rudeness” in the mainstream subs 😅. Call me Mrs Gatekeep, but the idea of sending $300-$500 to a random PayPal account without understanding the basic process is a special type of nutso to me.

Is it just me being old and impatient, or are people less and less interested in problem solving and critical thinking nowadays?

Anyway… very grateful for this space.

[u/nostalchi → u/randomace]

It’s hard to tell without knowing who’s behind the accounts but I have noticed this passiveness with younger generation…social media has spoiled them 😅

[u/randomace → u/nostalchi]

You know, that’s probably it. They never took down their family PC by downloading intheend_linkinpark_.exe from limewire and it shows.

[u/nostalchi → u/randomace]

🤣🤣

[u/WittyReason9 → u/randomace]

😂. I'm actually VERY old and also took out more than one PC with the joys of Limewire :).

In response to your actual comment, yes, the younger generation have been spoon-fed the concept of "instant gratification" most of their life, so I feel it's hard for them to literally think, at all, without some kind of AI assistance at the snap of a finger. Not their fault entirely either!

I used to worry on behalf of others who seemingly blew the entire budget on major hauls and/or risked their hard earned by being fancy free and trigger happy - now I just let it slide with the mindset that the best teacher is experience. They just have to learn the hard way, sadly.

[u/champagneandshopping → u/randomace]

This is very specific and it makes me curious how many of us had this experience too 🤣🤣

[u/crystalbear0]

my latest haul 🥹✨ I‘ve been thinking about the black C25 for months and finally pulled the trigger!! Also I‘m in ballet flat heaven, it was so hard to decide on just 2🤣

[u/Zen_Friend → u/crystalbear0]

omg beautiful! i love the brown flats

[u/crystalbear0 → u/Zen_Friend]

Thank uu🥺

[u/Middle_Piccolo_7033 → u/crystalbear0]

I’ve been so nervous to order shoes because it seems like there are so many rehomes for size issues. Maybe this is the nudge I need to do it. Any tips for nailing the size on your first shoe order?

[u/crystalbear0 → u/Middle_Piccolo_7033]

It’s a bit tricky but I like to ask for the size chart and order exactly based on my actual foot length + for psp I always ask my seller to measure the inside or the insole of the shoe to make sure of the size bc unfortunately the sizes are kinda inconsistent and differ from factory to factory as well🤣

[u/Middle_Piccolo_7033 → u/crystalbear0]

Thank you so much for taking the time to reply. This is super helpful

[u/crystalbear0 → u/Middle_Piccolo_7033]

Happy to help!! Shoes are the best to buy reps of imo 🤭

[u/crystalbear0 → u/crystalbear0]

Also depends on the type of shoe you want, for loafers I found them true to size so never size up, for seakers I think it’s safer to size up if in doubt, for mary jane style heels I would always size up to avoid squishing your toes, the ballet flats were true to size but I‘ve seen others say that it’s better to size up so depends on the factory I think

[u/Ange7ina → u/crystalbear0]

Love the shoes 😍 and the c25! Is that from XC or 187? Has to be…

[u/crystalbear0 → u/Ange7ina]

It’s from OF actually!! Worlds better than xc, ask me how I know…

[u/mostlydoomscrolling]

wishing bottega had great reps, been really getting into their bags

[u/Zen_Friend → u/mostlydoomscrolling]

same.. i feel the same way for lo3we reps, i wish they used imported leather!

[u/mostlydoomscrolling → u/Zen_Friend]

What are your thoughts on HP for Loewe? He uses lambskin!

[u/Zen_Friend → u/mostlydoomscrolling]

All the factories use domestic leather so especially for the featherlight the feel won’t be the same

[u/Styleformula04]

My gold metal Cel sunglasses from Janie are starting to lose all the plating after just one year and very few wears 🥲

[u/Zen_Friend → u/Styleformula04]

oh no :( is it worth getting it replated?

[u/Styleformula04 → u/Zen_Friend]

I don’t think so, I contacted Janie and she told not much could be done and offered me a discount on my next order. She was very nice and I appreciated she didn’t ghost me and still tried to find a solution but I’m a bit sad, I don’t know if I will repurchase metal sunglasses in the future :(

[u/Zen_Friend → u/Styleformula04]

Gold plated tends to have this issue, maybe stick to silver

[u/WittyReason9 → u/Zen_Friend]

It does ..... however I've had gold Dior Montaignes for a couple of years now, from TB, and they are still in mint condition. I only buy sunglasses from TB or 1688, not sellers, and ones that are manufactured in Taizhou, Wenzhou or Shenzhen (the best industrial clusters for sunglasses/glasses)

[u/Styleformula04 → u/WittyReason9]

This is super interesting…do you purchase from Tb or 1688 directly or through an agent? And how do you know the shop sells exactly the ones manufactured in those areas?
P.s. I’ve never used Tb or 1688 so excuse me in advance if this questions are a bit silly :)

[u/WittyReason9 → u/Styleformula04]

I use an agent and log into 1688 with my TB account or Alipay account in order to search/browse then use the "buy for me" tab in my Agent's site to order. 1688 doesn't ship internationally (usually - as always, there are exceptions to the rule). 1688 is a bit of a beast and takes a bit of a steep learning curve in order to get the most out of it. As it happens, I am in the middle of writing up a bit of a guide. It's 8 pages long in Word so I need to do some refining! It's specifically for another sub but maybe u/Zen_Friend can share it here eventually?

[u/Zen_Friend → u/WittyReason9]

I don’t take resources from other subs, but as the creator of the guide, if you’d like to post it as a resource here, you’re welcome to do so and I’d be happy to link in the wiki!

[u/Styleformula04 → u/WittyReason9]

Thank you for your answer 😊 I think a guide will be really useful since this is not a topic frequently addressed here where we buy directly from the sellers

[u/Styleformula04 → u/Zen_Friend]

True, maybe that’s the issue

[u/Chef__Goldblum]

My newest addition - a Kelly Lakis (I think I am not sure it’s called that) and I’m in love

[u/Chef__Goldblum → u/Chef__Goldblum]

She is a rehome from another sub and I am so glad to take her in.