Random questions to which you seek an answer

[Giles]

@sabergirl said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

The number of repetitive questions in the recent Self Edge threads nearly drove me batty.

What drove me batty, is that I know for a fact, that lots of members just stopped following those (and similar) threads because of the repetitive questions.

[sabergirl]

Oh, absolutely. I pop my head into waaaay less threads than I used to. Ain’t nobody got time for that.

[wjw]

@Giles I appreciate the forum very much! Your reasoning makes total sense, and understand why fix what's not broken. It's more so for those limited releases, where sometimes you only see the forum for pics after it's sold out. But greatly appreciate the wealth of knowledge here!

[Ikeaparty]

I understand I am a newer member to the forum so maybe don't have as much right to share a gripe but doing it anyway.

What irks me most is when I see a thread on a product I am interested in/excited about has a new post (SE overdyed CPO for example) or one that I want to see fade progress on (295), I click it to see what new info might be available or photo has been posted and it turns out it's another question about the overdye method or some generic sizing question that could be answered by checking sizing guide. SE thread was the primo example as @sabergirl mentioned.

[Giles]

You have as much right to gripe as anybody, but actually with insights like that, I'd like to give you more

[goosehd]

I like these discussions as they address things in a constructive way and want to thank you guys for contributing as it makes my and the other mods jobs easier. There are days when I feel like this place is no longer for me...then you guys do something like this and I remember why I'm here.

[Giles]

@wjw I understand, but there really is not much we can do about that. If you are worried about how something will work for you. Buy it, and return it if it does not work, or buy 2 sizes and return the one that does not fit so well. If it's going to sell out, getting one back in stock after week or so is a non problem for us.

[wjw]

@Giles I also love IHUK great customer service and return policy! I have no problems, just thought a possible cool addition.

[Giles]

Don't stop the suggestions, we certainly do not have a monopoly on good ideas....

[NickD]

@sabergirl absolutely. A forum that I used to frequent, car based, the first post on every question was ‘have you searched’. People don’t mind sharing knowledge but giving the same answers over and over gets old pretty quick. It’s why it’s a shame Facebook killed most of the forums as it’s a terrible way of centralising knowledge

[tody]

@NickD said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

@sabergirl absolutely. A forum that I used to frequent, car based, the first post on every question was ‘have you searched’. People don’t mind sharing knowledge but giving the same answers over and over gets old pretty quick. It’s why it’s a shame Facebook killed most of the forums as it’s a terrible way of centralising knowledge

quoted for truth.

[ROman]

Kind of like 1 rotten apple spoils a whole crop.

[Cymro]

Having had the IH crew help with getting a pair of the 634 SB, it got me wondering, for future reference: If I’m between sizes (tag 31 and 32 for example) and am fussy/ awkward/ particular (delete as appropriate! ) is there a better chance of finding a larger 31 or a smaller 32?
Probably the answer is: “it depends “!

[goosehd]

@Cymro “It depends” as every run is different. I too am in between sizes on jeans…sometimes 34, sometimes 35, sometimes 33, etc…

[Tago Mago]

@Cymro what do you mean by "better"? Better than checking with the crew? Highly unlikely. It also depends on the individual measurements of an item, as well as the cut you are looking at. Overall, too many variables to give a definitive answer imo

[goosehd]

…also, it depends on the material, treatment, cut, etc. Never a given and always best to refer to the published measurement provided in the charts.

[Tago Mago]

Not a pair of trousers, but regarding jackets my A2 is an XL, my 14oz OD type is XXL, my Lefty OD is XXXL. So kind of illustrates what @goosehd mentioned above

[Giles]

For future reference, I would do exactly what you did this time....

[Cymro]

@Tago-Mago said in Random questions to which you seek an answer:

@Cymro what do you mean by "better"? Better than checking with the crew? Highly unlikely. It also depends on the individual measurements of an item, as well as the cut you are looking at. Overall, too many variables to give a definitive answer imo

Sorry, did not mean better than checking. What I meant was would it be more likely for the IH crew find ing a ‘small’ version of a size or a ‘large’ version if Iwas looking for the ‘in between’ sweet spot on the measurement.
I thought that what they did for me was really fantastic and i really appreciated it, and, even though I haven’t got many IH items, I’ve realised to check measurements and ignore the Tag Size!
I was thinking of future orders (which there undoubtedly will be some!!)

[Jett129]

@Cymro I think if for some reason the item you were looking for ended up being sewn up a little smaller than usual,then you’d have a better chance of finding a smaller version of the larger tag size for that particular garment,and conversely if it sewed up larger. Not sure you can guess the answer to this question ahead of time. To circle back see Giles’s response..