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The $12 thrift store blazer debate: splurge on one nice piece or stack up on cheap basics?
Three years back I grabbed a wool blazer for $12 at a Goodwill in Columbus and wore it to a job interview. The lining was ripped and it smelled like cedar, but a tailor fixed it for $20 and it looked sharp. My buddy Jake went the other way: he bought five fast-fashion jackets for $15 each and cycled through them. Two years later his were pilling and falling apart, while mine still hangs in my closet. But here's the catch: I had to learn how to spot quality fabric and check seams, which took months of bad buys. Jake says he'd rather have options than one hero piece, and honestly some days I get bored of the same blazer. So which side are you on: save up for one solid secondhand item or build a rotation of cheap finds?
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