Cars and Clothing in Capitol City
I spent a wonderful week in the Washington DC area with my brother. One of the objectives was to part with my car. My brother despeartely needed another car since his current car may only have a few months to live. I decided to give him my car rather than try to sell it since I didn't want my brother to blow his small down payment fund on a lemon.
Now that I've been back in Philadelphia for a couple days after a whirlwind month of moving and traveling, it's pretty weird not having a car anymore. Living in the city, I don't miss it at all. Walking 8-10 blocks to the grocery store is not a big deal. However, I don't think the lost freedom/flexibility of a car has really sunk in yet.
Another objective for the visit was some serious shopping. I needed a new suit for work (something I can wear 1-2 times a month). My current suit was purchased back when it I was a freshman in college. While it still fit, it was starting to fall apart.
The holiday sales for clothing was amazing. Almost all of Banana Republic was 50-80% off. While I was not planning to buy a suit at BR, I can never simply walk past that store without checking it out. I found a great winter coat at BR (which I need). It was marked down from $250 to $130. Unfortunately, thy only had XL and S sizes. I like great deals, but the clothing needs to fit. Instead, I bought other stuff that I didn't need as much.
Back to the suits. My brother loves to buy his suits from Brooks Brothers, so we went there first. I figured that the suits would be more expensive than I wanted to pay, but I thought Brooks Brothers would be a good starting point to compare against. The deals at Brooks Brothers were so incredible that I ended up only shopping there (and nearly bought two suits). They had their custom made suits on sale. Originally priced at $600, they were selling for $400 (through Jan 5th in case anyone else is looking for a suit). Since I was in the store before 1PM on 12/26, I got an additional 15% off that deal. If they would have let me take an additional 15% off for opening a new Brooks Brothers credit card, I would have bought two. They were also selling dress shirts 3-for-$160 (plus an extra 15% on 12/26). I've never seen clothing so cheap at Brooks Brothers.
I'm excited for my new suit! It won't be made and ready for pickup until the end of January. I'm less excited for my credit card bill (moving cost, TV, clothing, etc).
It would be blasphemous to write about a trip to DC without mentioning my baby nephew! Baby Eli is now four months old. He's much more interactive than he was the last two times I saw him. 4 months is a great age for babies!! My brother gave me a mouse pad for Hanukkah with this picture on it.
Now that I've been back in Philadelphia for a couple days after a whirlwind month of moving and traveling, it's pretty weird not having a car anymore. Living in the city, I don't miss it at all. Walking 8-10 blocks to the grocery store is not a big deal. However, I don't think the lost freedom/flexibility of a car has really sunk in yet.
Another objective for the visit was some serious shopping. I needed a new suit for work (something I can wear 1-2 times a month). My current suit was purchased back when it I was a freshman in college. While it still fit, it was starting to fall apart.
The holiday sales for clothing was amazing. Almost all of Banana Republic was 50-80% off. While I was not planning to buy a suit at BR, I can never simply walk past that store without checking it out. I found a great winter coat at BR (which I need). It was marked down from $250 to $130. Unfortunately, thy only had XL and S sizes. I like great deals, but the clothing needs to fit. Instead, I bought other stuff that I didn't need as much.
Back to the suits. My brother loves to buy his suits from Brooks Brothers, so we went there first. I figured that the suits would be more expensive than I wanted to pay, but I thought Brooks Brothers would be a good starting point to compare against. The deals at Brooks Brothers were so incredible that I ended up only shopping there (and nearly bought two suits). They had their custom made suits on sale. Originally priced at $600, they were selling for $400 (through Jan 5th in case anyone else is looking for a suit). Since I was in the store before 1PM on 12/26, I got an additional 15% off that deal. If they would have let me take an additional 15% off for opening a new Brooks Brothers credit card, I would have bought two. They were also selling dress shirts 3-for-$160 (plus an extra 15% on 12/26). I've never seen clothing so cheap at Brooks Brothers.
I'm excited for my new suit! It won't be made and ready for pickup until the end of January. I'm less excited for my credit card bill (moving cost, TV, clothing, etc).
It would be blasphemous to write about a trip to DC without mentioning my baby nephew! Baby Eli is now four months old. He's much more interactive than he was the last two times I saw him. 4 months is a great age for babies!! My brother gave me a mouse pad for Hanukkah with this picture on it.
posted by GaryGinew at 4:43 PM
1 Comments:
Gary, you should check out Zipcar if you are desperately missing your wheels. I'm pretty sure they have them in Philly, too. I know some friends who sold their car(s) when the moved to Chicago and use this to get around when they absolutely need to drive. I've heard nothing but great things. I'm actually considering abandoning my Escape and relying only on zipcars in the next year or two.
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