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      The 634SR owners seem to be a quiet crowd – though I know they're out there.

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        ^ I meant overall ratio of blue to black( I grouped the two versions together). My uneducated guess would be that the 634s is more popular?

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          has anyone ordered off Rakuten before? if so, do they charge a lot for shipping to the US? for example of pair of 9634s

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          • GilesG
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            Of course, I am biased and I have no idea what it costs to ship from a Rakuten store.  But if you get your size wrong, you'r e in big trouble.  Order from me of Self Edge (or most of my other retailers) and if you screw it up - no probs…G

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              Appreciate it, Giles. And I would order from you, but I found a place that has a pair 9634 with button fly. And for some reason, I'm really set on getting the button fly version.

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                @Giles:

                Of course, I am biased and I have no idea what it costs to ship from a Rakuten store.  But if you get your size wrong, you'r e in big trouble.  Order from me of Self Edge (or most of my other retailers) and if you screw it up - no probs…G

                Every pair of IH jeans is hand-made so sizes vary. As the owner of several pair of IH jeans, I can tell you that some W28s fit like W29 and so-on….you simply cannot trust tag size.  The latest W29 BootCuts Giles sent me were weirdly too small -- couldn't even button up. So, Giles is right...returns aren't accepted.  I've never tried ratuken myself, but...I know many Samurai lovers use ratuken the most because it's the only way they can get arcs and tabs. BIG doesn't do arcs & tabs.  That said, I often see people trying to sell brand new, BNWT (Brand New With Tags) Sams on SuFu because the measured size came out unexpected -- too big or too small. And it seems like the ratuken buyers can never get back even close to what they paid -- they usually have to knock off $100 at least. So, they spent $400 with Ratuken and can only get $250 for BNWT jeans. Even if you have to return something to Giles or Kiya, you end up ahead financially.

                I can certainly see the motivation for ratuken, if you love Samurais. BIG just doesn't do arcs and tabs, which sucks.

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                  @shubharamani:

                  Every pair of IH jeans is hand-made so sizes vary. As the owner of several pair of IH jeans, I can tell you that some W28s fit like W29 and so-on….you simply cannot trust tag size.  The latest W29 BootCuts Giles sent me were weirdly too small -- couldn't even button up. So, Giles is right...returns aren't accepted.  I've never tried ratuken myself, but...I know many Samurai lovers use ratuken the most because it's the only way they can get arcs and tabs. BIG doesn't do arcs & tabs.  That said, I often see people trying to sell brand new, BNWT (Brand New With Tags) Sams on SuFu because the measured size came out unexpected -- too big or too small. And it seems like the ratuken buyers can never get back even close to what they paid -- they usually have to knock off $100 at least. So, they spent $400 with Ratuken and can only get $250 for BNWT jeans. Even if you have to return something to Giles or Kiya, you end up ahead financially.

                  I can certainly see the motivation for ratuken, if you love Samurais. BIG just doesn't do arcs and tabs, which sucks.

                  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

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                    BIG just doesn't do arcs and tabs, which sucks.

                    what is BIG ?

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                      You're just a babe in the woods stewart. Here you go :
                      http://blueingreensoho.com/

                      The guy who owns it is "Gordon" ? Dunno. I've never dealt with him but he's the Kiya of Samurai. He's the sole distributor of Sams or some shit. Beatle would know more…

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                        Yes Gordon is the Owner of BIG (Blue In Green). What does any of this have to do with anything? I was responding to Shubs statement because it neither asks or responds to a "Random question which you seek the answer"…...... I continue with  ??? ??? ??? ??? ??? ???

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                        • hecticH
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                          Really Lando? There is definitely an ironic thread bloat point somewhere here….....

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                            I'm thinking of coming – with Mom. I want to meet Giles, Paula and Kiya.  Perhaps LandoCal knows ?

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                              LandoCal, that's a great picture of Haraki-San rocking the cordura in NYC (on SuFu). You should post it here ! Did you hang with him while in NYC ?

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                                @shabooba:

                                LandoCal, that's a great picture of Haraki-San rocking the cordura in NYC (on SuFu). You should post it here ! Did you hang with him while in NYC ?

                                I posted the picture already under the Cordura thread. No I did not hang out with him in NYC. That photo is from his Blog.

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                                  My question is why were you not wiping that away instantly instead of pulling out your camera/ phoe to take a picture? If you want to wash your jeans then wash them…

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                                    that looks so damn delicious, wahtever it is.

                                    and that spot is so minor nothing will ever happen. I've done work with vinyl flooring in my raws. got plenty of epoxy glue on my stacks. that shit does not come out, i try to scratch it out and i am seeing cotton fabrics come out. so i left it be.
                                    about one month later now, it looks just like any other fade. no harm done.

                                    i got 5 on it.

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                                      Blue in Green, I refer to that place a lot, can't believe penny didn't drop BIG=Blue in Green.
                                      Thanks for updating my acronym database.

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                                        @simon626:

                                        I had another food casualty on my 634-S, making it a total of two spots with food grease on my jeans…

                                        I'm kinda interested in just washing my jeans once to see what color they turn, and to have them spotless once again..

                                        Do you guys think i can just spot clean though without any visible discoloration from the rest of the jean?

                                        @LandoCal126:

                                        My question is why were you not wiping that away instantly instead of pulling out your camera/ phoe to take a picture? If you want to wash your jeans then wash them…

                                        My question isnt necessarily why didnt you wipe it off; why the hell did you stop eating???  😢 i would have finished that enchillada plate then wiped the sauce then taken an after photo. hahaha.

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                                        SExSx3s 27-01
                                        15.4oz 3sixteen Type 3
                                        25oz Samurai Type 1

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                                        • BeatleB
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                                          that´s about the order I would have picked…basically my eyes are glued to food while eating, so I wouldn´t have noticed the drop of spilled sauce anyways...

                                          We can do anything

                                          http://bybeatle.com

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                                            u just needed an excuse to wash ur jeans…I think u spilled that tiny drop on purpose LOL I am quite happy about it, as we will get to see post wash pictures !

                                            We can do anything

                                            http://bybeatle.com

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