@denton I think you’re paying for Nike with those.
I’m trying to figure out why they used Nike versions for both comps. Are these made by the same supplier and they’re white label? They do look amazingly similar.
But all in all unless something wacky is happening, 100% agree with you here.
@denton@stinks For any name-brand product, you can find at least five Asian (not just Chinese) suppliers making a near-dead-copy (not always minus logo) plus as many as a couple of dozen places online selling something that they threw together based on photos of a product that had never been in their possession. That latter category includes some amazingly bizarre and useless stuff. Not just clothing, either. There’s been a persistent scam for a while now involving pure-crap imitations of a particularly elegant wind sculpture, by way of just one minor example. I’m told that the counterfeiting also occurs in other parts of the world with a focus on markets that don’t include us, but the Asian ripoffs are the ones that are obvious here.
@stinks@troy When selling a no-name knock off, it would be much more relevant to offer the comp price of other no-name knockoffs (even if the zipper isn’t exactly right) vs the full price name brand product they’re ripping off.
When selling a no-name knock off, it would be much more relevant to offer the comp price of other no-name knockoffs (even if the zipper isn’t exactly right)
True, but first you have to find them, and intentionally locating such ripoffs can be a lot more difficult than it seems. This is an order of magnitude harder on Amazon, where their fucked-up-beyond-belief “search engine” seems designed to show you everything EXCEPT what you asked for. (Do Not Get Me Started About This.)
@unksol Shorts for people who want to be stylishly seasonal while working out at the fitness center where they keep the AC set on 63F from May 1 to Halloween.
Thought I’d get these for my retired spouse who lives in fleece pants 80% of the time, but the “modern” sizing 2XL will barely fit me, let alone a legit 2XL like her.
@gallogj I’m a 3X or 4X in Chinese clothing sizes, but a Medium or Large in most US sizes. The other problem is that Chinese clothing assumes a height of 5’8" as the upper end of the range for “normal”. Lots of stuff on Amazon is halfway between the two, and even when they’ve corrected their cuts for the fact that we’re taller, they often still miss the mark on the width. Over on AliExpress, Wish and eBay, either you look carefully at the size charts and add a little for fudge factors, or you end up with stuff for your garden gnomes.
99 degrees + 99 percent humidity + anything made of fleece = how is that even a marginally good idea?
As others have said why on earth make shorts out of fleece? There is one guy in this building who wears shorts and flip flops year round, including outside in the winter so maybe he’d want a couple of pairs for winter but that’s about it. Although apparently there are 765 (as of this writing) people who also dress like that too.
29$ for three pairs of shorts… I pay that much for one pair of overly promoted underwear that isn’t even that out of this world. If these are zoic… its an insane deal as they retail over 100$. I hate not seeing brands. Its probably a cheap product… “performance tech fleece” what is that?
Ohhh how to make this fleece more fun?!? Lets see hmmm buy the red pair and super size it, say 3XXX then grab a ticket for July and jump in anytime for the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. Have yourself a flawless fleece fiesta oh and add some wine, no worries, no stains!!
Specs
Product: 3-Pack: Tech Fleece Shorts with Long Zippered Pockets
Model: J/MTFS-110
Condition: New
Sets
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$126-$225 (for 3 similar) at Nike
$165 (for 3 similar) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Aug 8 - Friday, Aug 12
Just in time for summer!
Anyhoo, more surgery for me today. @yakkoTDI, you have the conn.
@guybrush01 Take care! Be well, and report back on how it went. Signed, a totally unknown person who cares about you!
@guybrush01 Hope it goes well!
@guybrush01
Those comp prices are such flagrant bullshit and I’m surprised Meh would pretend they’re real.
@denton Exactly!!
@denton I think you’re paying for Nike with those.
I’m trying to figure out why they used Nike versions for both comps. Are these made by the same supplier and they’re white label? They do look amazingly similar.
But all in all unless something wacky is happening, 100% agree with you here.
@denton @stinks Yeah, these were made to look like Nike and we could not find any other shorts with a long zipper on the back.
@denton @stinks For any name-brand product, you can find at least five Asian (not just Chinese) suppliers making a near-dead-copy (not always minus logo) plus as many as a couple of dozen places online selling something that they threw together based on photos of a product that had never been in their possession. That latter category includes some amazingly bizarre and useless stuff. Not just clothing, either. There’s been a persistent scam for a while now involving pure-crap imitations of a particularly elegant wind sculpture, by way of just one minor example. I’m told that the counterfeiting also occurs in other parts of the world with a focus on markets that don’t include us, but the Asian ripoffs are the ones that are obvious here.
@stinks @troy When selling a no-name knock off, it would be much more relevant to offer the comp price of other no-name knockoffs (even if the zipper isn’t exactly right) vs the full price name brand product they’re ripping off.
@denton @stinks @troy
True, but first you have to find them, and intentionally locating such ripoffs can be a lot more difficult than it seems. This is an order of magnitude harder on Amazon, where their fucked-up-beyond-belief “search engine” seems designed to show you everything EXCEPT what you asked for. (Do Not Get Me Started About This.)
Can’t pick colors??? I’m out
@bugger u can pick colors. In sets
Meh wants the fleece us, obviously!
Fleece… Shorts? This is a thing?
I thought the standard summer joke was dads/cargo shorts. What fresh hell is this?!?!
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fleece#:~:text=Definition of fleece,fabric used chiefly for clothing
@unksol Shorts for people who want to be stylishly seasonal while working out at the fitness center where they keep the AC set on 63F from May 1 to Halloween.
Not me.
Will my butt look nice in these?
@awk IDK. Does your butt look good in general?
cd /export/home/awk
pg butt
@awk honestly I’m a little disappointed with my self
Could have at a minimum been any of
head butt
tail butt
more butt
less butt
cat butt
which butt
which does not work what is the $PATH for your butt?
Which make better jokes. But I’m a pg man by default.
Followed by cat and tail. I tail -f a lot
@awk @unksol give us command lines or give us…
no, just give us command lines, period.
@awk @unksol no “tracepath butt”? gunzip butt? touch butt?
@awk @unksol
If butt is executable, there’s also
nice butt
@awk @werehatrack have to check his butt first to know.
@awk @dharr18 gzip? It’s a butt. bzip/bunzip obviously
Wow! I saved $29 plus tax by not wanting these!
AH what the heck I’m in
The last photo in the set sold me as to how I’d look
enormous-tall-fang
@candelabra Oh sure… they look good on HER. But the rest of us aren’t so lucky to have her body type!
@aolshove @candelabra
…
@aolshove @candelabra @Lynnerizer I think she wears them that long so her boobs don’t hang out the bottom, cuz she’s a LADY!!
Hate being in the middle of size ranges
Thought I’d get these for my retired spouse who lives in fleece pants 80% of the time, but the “modern” sizing 2XL will barely fit me, let alone a legit 2XL like her.
FLeece does not bode well for us FLoridians. Of course, we are getting FLeeced by our Governor DeScamtis.
@TuxFL I escaped from Florida in 1981. Ever since, I have said that it’s an excellent place to be from. Far from.
Read the sizing chart. Obviously coming from China where sizes doing mean squat.
@gallogj I’m a 3X or 4X in Chinese clothing sizes, but a Medium or Large in most US sizes. The other problem is that Chinese clothing assumes a height of 5’8" as the upper end of the range for “normal”. Lots of stuff on Amazon is halfway between the two, and even when they’ve corrected their cuts for the fact that we’re taller, they often still miss the mark on the width. Over on AliExpress, Wish and eBay, either you look carefully at the size charts and add a little for fudge factors, or you end up with stuff for your garden gnomes.
99 degrees + 99 percent humidity + anything made of fleece = how is that even a marginally good idea?
As others have said why on earth make shorts out of fleece? There is one guy in this building who wears shorts and flip flops year round, including outside in the winter so maybe he’d want a couple of pairs for winter but that’s about it. Although apparently there are 765 (as of this writing) people who also dress like that too.
I am 5’ 5" - will these reach my Kankales?
29$ for three pairs of shorts… I pay that much for one pair of overly promoted underwear that isn’t even that out of this world. If these are zoic… its an insane deal as they retail over 100$. I hate not seeing brands. Its probably a cheap product… “performance tech fleece” what is that?
@rychemastr these are hilariously tagged @ $79.99/pair (not making that up) but they aren’t bad.
Dang! I missed these and I would have gotten some.
I miss so few and I missed one I would have liked.
@kubiak It looks like they’re still available for purchase! Click on the image to get to the sale page.
@kubiak Now is your chance
Ohhh how to make this fleece more fun?!? Lets see hmmm
buy the red pair and super size it, say 3XXX then grab a ticket for July and jump in anytime for the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. Have yourself a flawless fleece fiesta oh and add some wine, no worries, no stains!!
Got these the other day. They are actually really nice. Happy purchase
Wow…these actually exceeded my expectations!
Generally my MEHspectations aren’t super high. Adequate is usually my standard.
We haven’t quite figured out what that long zipper pocket on the backside is for? It’s in an odd spot.
@egory1 It lets you put a phone where it rubs less.
One pair the zipper literally fell out of the bottom
Nice! Soft, but well-constructed and seem durable. Sized accurately.