Another One Bites The Bankruptcy Dust - Eddie Bauer

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I just saw last week that our local Eddie Bauer store closed but I had no idea they went bankrupt and abruptly closed all stores! I purchased a coat last month that I was planning to return! Oh well - it fits but I was not wild about how it looked.

While I wasn’t a frequent shopper, I have always really liked their coats and have several. in fact, I have one that is at least 25 yrs old but the zipper finally broke and it was starting to get a little dingy. The EB coat I just bought was an attempt to replace the beloved coat which was thin/not bulky, waterproof exterior, hood and had a thin fleece lining. It was perfect for inbetween weather, esp damp, rainy days. I appreciated its non-bulky weight as it could easily be worn while driving. I have searched high and low and haven’t been able to find anything like it. The new one I bought was fairly close, but the back of the coat was longer than the front and kind of dipped downward, rather than cut straight across. I wasn’t crazy about how it looked but I guess I’m stuck with it now!

I have at least three other EB coats, all in great condition. Hopefully they will last as long as the one I have been trying to replace. I’m sad to see their demise as their quality was always reliable.

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When we were at the outlet store today, I showed the clerk two items I was trying to find. One was a jacket that I saw on a recent trip and the other was to replace a jacket that my husband lost. She could take one look at the photographs and recognize and told me that they were from the retail store not the outlet store. I have no clue how she did that. In fact, the photograph of my husband‘s jacket, the first picture I found was a picture poorly lit and from the back. Nonetheless, she knew immediately that it was not from the outlet store. It was from the retail store. They carry different items.

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Costco has EB jeans at $5 off til the 22nd and a women’s shirt from Land’s End is on sale too.

I think these are just licensed names though - like Costco sells Tommy Bahama socks. You’d never see them in the Tommy Bahama store.

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