Yeah, it’s sad. My grandfather was a ME dairy farmer and wore Bean’s exclusively. I feel like old Leon is rolling in his grave. That being said you can get stuff super cheap at the Goodwill warehouse if you don‘t mind digging. I got backpacks and polar fleece for next to nothing there.

this guy knows

Awesome!

Interesting, that would be great

They are absolutely fantastic boots, I've not got safety clogs but I've a pair of normal derby boot clogs going on 4 years old now, still basically mint condition (with a bit of looking after).

The clog sole takes a bit of getting used to apparently - I didn't particularly notice but I went from 7 years of no shoes straight into clogs and they felt the most natural thing in the world to me.

I'm guessing the low relative price is because unlike conventional shoes there's no challenging sole stitching as the uppers are nailed to the soles.

Looking into them! Thank you

How do the police get the bikes?

I have no idea. This one, the Ninja CP307 coffee bar I called ninja and they said that based on the error code it was a mechanical issue. But reviews all say it only lasts about a year any way.

Tools,

Example Skil vs Skilsaw

Lands End is even worse than Bean as far as how crappy it’s gotten…Bean is still decent quality but not as good as it once was. But Lands End stuff is unwearable now.

We still have a couple of their kids storm jackets that have passed through 3-4 kids and look brand new from around 2012 but everything from there feels super cheap and fits weird now, when fabric and fit used to be their specialty.

I don’t know I just got them, first leather gloves I’ve ever bought so I can’t say on quality

My favorite BIFL kids clothes company is Hanna Andersson for normal clothes. They just launched a buy back program.

Would they not breathe to the inside?

I used it on my leather winter boots and it’s been great, will probably do the gloves tonight

I would actually go against this. Typically commercial use would be the builder grade paint which is actually worse than the more premium paints.

“Lil bean” isn’t the worst of nicknames

I did some maintenance in the boot factory and was flabbergasted that they just... Made them for real, by hand. It was very cool.

A company from my state too!

Or if you lost custody and their new parents had their legal names changed.

And they did a lot of PR at the time about how they were being FORCED to drop the return policy because of customers abusing it.

Then one of the Bean family went all in for Trump.

We raised our kids in Lands End and Bean, but haven’t bought either brand in over a decade.

I'm not sure if I would consider them an air mattress, but this is probably the best option durability-wise. When I was growing up my family had some that lasted 10+ years (but not of daily use!). I think they were Thermos brand but I'm not sure. The especially nice thing about them is that if they do spring a leak, you take them to your bathtub and stick them underwater until you find the leak, then patch it up.

I just bought a North Face coat off of Facebook marketplace for my 2 year old for $10. She's the 6th name written in the coat and I couldn't be happier about it.

Don’t know about where you live, but if you report your bike stolen here, you get invited to the police bike auction and can get really nice bikes dirt cheap in a somewhat moralistic way

I haven't used many, but my impression is that there are no durable air mattresses.

Lol at least it's a cute name haha