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[gurdymonkey]

I just noticed an odd cool spot on my left elbow. It's a hole. This is the second Eddie Bauer shirt I've gone through the left elbow in less than a couple months' wear.  Add that to the cargo pants that had a side seam open up after the third washing.

I've been shopping at the EB on Marina Boulevard since I started working in San Leandro. It's only this year that I've had this happen. Lest you think it was the brand that lured me there, the main reasons were that it's a convenient lunchtime stop and their stuff is just the thing for the extremely casual dress code here. 

They've had their three strikes.

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Comments

[joycebre.livejournal.com]

you should try returning them. If they won't take them back, let me know - my SIL works for them and I can ask her about it.

Not sure it's worth bothering.

[gurdymonkey.livejournal.com]

The cargo pants are a nice fit, were on final clearance at a ludicrous price and it was a five minute repair. One of the shirts was definitely on final clearance. The one that sprung a leak this morning, I can't recall. Interestingly both were long sleeved Henleys. If the black one holes in the left elbow, it's definitely a sign that my body is a destructive weapon or something.