Oh Tip Top, you have clearly lost your way. Every...

Oh Tip Top, you have clearly lost your way. Every quarter century or so I go into the brave world and buy a stack of clothes. And this was the year.

Honestly, I've been going to this store since the mid 80's.

Pleasantly greeted by Manager Issa Wahhab, I said I was looking for a pair of pants. In turn, he offered a size I clearly haven't worn since my teenage years and even when corrected, provided said size for me to try on...without telling me. I had to prove to him the pants were too small by not being able to pull the zipper up.

A pair of Daniel Hechter were settled upon but at 145 $ it's a bit of a kick. A discount brought them down to 102 $ but tailoring 9 $ and "super crease" 8 $ plus tax 15.41 $, my pants come to 133.91 $.

I looked at a summer blazer I liked but the price tag was north of 300 bucks.
Not going to happen.