You think you know but you have no idea. Every Tuesday I will post a helpful fact or piece of quick advice that will prevent you from looking like a jackass.

Look, I know you are trying but let me explain the difference between 346 and 1818. Your shirt, the one that says “346” on the tag, is from an outlet. Yep, Brooks Brothers has gone out of their way to help me easily identify imposters. Do you think they really want to sell discount shirts and ties? The answer is no. They put a different tag in their outlet brand rather than the “est. 1818” stitching.

This is very similar to Mercedes making the C class and Blackberry making the Pearl.

They do this so poors can say, “yeah I had to put the top up on my Benz cause my Brooks Brothers tie was flapping around while I was on my Blackberry”.

What I hear is, “I have a benz with cloth seats and my $25 dollar tie was about to get ruined while I tried to change shifts cause I was supposed to close the dining room.”

Give it up. Stick the Ed Hardy. No one at TJ Maxx will judge you.

 

And if you don’t know, now you know.