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warrrreagl · 05-09-2003, 06:13 AM

Pet peeve rant coming on here:::::

For many, many years, the Russell Mills manufacturing plant (they make sports clothing) in Alabama featured a small shop within the plant that offered sale items. It was always, always, always stuff that had minor defects and flaws, and could be bought dirt-cheap.

Then, Russell Mills opened up several "outlet stores" around the Gulf Coast, and all of us guys were in heaven. We could browse through obscure jerseys and t-shirts at ridiculously cheap prices while our ladies went shopping. It was truly marvelous; where else could you get an official Slippery Rock baseball shirt for $3?

And then the inevitable happened; the women got involved. They started going into the Russell Store to see what all the fuss was about, and the bottom dropped out of our fun. Suddenly, MATCHING COORDINATES began to appear, and we knew it was all over at that point.

The Russell Mills Outlet Stores tried to cater to the women by offering full price crap and they phased out the defective merchandise (I guess it was unsightly). Soon, they all went out of business, and there are no more left.

Whenever I see an outlet mall, I get connotations of a place offering dirt-cheap slightly defective stuff, but it never works out that way. It's all been feminized.

05-09-2003, 06:13 AM	#3 (permalink)
warrrreagl pinche vato Location: backwater, Third World, land of cotton	Pet peeve rant coming on here::::: For many, many years, the Russell Mills manufacturing plant (they make sports clothing) in Alabama featured a small shop within the plant that offered sale items. It was always, always, always stuff that had minor defects and flaws, and could be bought dirt-cheap. Then, Russell Mills opened up several "outlet stores" around the Gulf Coast, and all of us guys were in heaven. We could browse through obscure jerseys and t-shirts at ridiculously cheap prices while our ladies went shopping. It was truly marvelous; where else could you get an official Slippery Rock baseball shirt for $3? And then the inevitable happened; the women got involved. They started going into the Russell Store to see what all the fuss was about, and the bottom dropped out of our fun. Suddenly, MATCHING COORDINATES began to appear, and we knew it was all over at that point. The Russell Mills Outlet Stores tried to cater to the women by offering full price crap and they phased out the defective merchandise (I guess it was unsightly). Soon, they all went out of business, and there are no more left. Whenever I see an outlet mall, I get connotations of a place offering dirt-cheap slightly defective stuff, but it never works out that way. It's all been feminized. __________________ Living is easy with eyes closed.