Big Guys Dressing Well & Establishing Rapport With Your Clothier
July 30, 2009 by Mohamed
Filed under Clothing, Living Large, Self Image
I’ve always enjoyed dressing well – however when I was younger, it was usually jeans and t-shirt or something similar because I didn’t really know about clothes for big men. As I got older, I had to refine my clothing but always shied away from buying the latest because of cost.
However as I built rapport with the various clothiers I’ve used over the years, I’ve been given bigger and better discounts. Typically I get 10% off (as does EVERYONE) because I gave the company my e-mail address – however whenever the manager is in he’ll go one step further and see when the items I’ve purchased are set to go on sale and if it’s going to be on sale within 3 months time he’ll give me the discount then instead.
Most recently I purchased three pairs of dress pants, very good quality and priced at over $175.00 per pair. There was a 25% discount but the manager bumped that to just around 50% after adding in my 10% plus what appeared to be a “loyalty” discount – so I paid around $90.00 for $175.00 pants — and these are not end-of-season items either! It’s regular stock.
The same with shirt – I purchased 15 new shirts that would have cost me about $1,000 for around $300 – some were end-of-season and a few were meant for the cooler months but all were brand new, were heavily discounted and when they added my 10% discount — well, the deal was great.
I managed to buy pants, great dress shirts and dress shoes (the latest styles from Stacey Adams) all for under $1,000.00. This included lots of socks, plus accessories like a ties and belts.
One thing that I’ve found is that when you purchase from a clothier — whether they are independent or large national chain, they appreciate your repeat business and when you combine that with getting to know the staff that work there the shopping experience is that much better plus you get in on special deals.
When I bought the pants, there was someone in front of me that bought the same pair and he paid the sale price which was around $131.00. I managed to score an additional $25.00 discount.
I still see too many b-i-g and large-ish guys that don’t know how to dress well and the clothes that they do wear are clearly too tight…
If you are a professional – whether that means someone that sits at a cubicle all day or you’re out and about working in Sales or something similar if you are a big guy it is VERY important to dress well and look the part otherwise you will be discounted by your peers and the public.
Take care!
Mohamed
