White Collar Bitching - Collar Stays

IndieMatty · #1 09-08-2005, 09:38 AM

These little white [censored] pieces of plastic are the current bane of my existence. They're impossible to find at any store near me, I lose them or they break/bend them constantly.

I swear, I spent 10 minutes emptying out my drawers looking for a one piece of plastic that costs about 1 cent.

They sell gold ones, that are pretty invincible. But I know I would end up losing those too. My boss suggested I use a paper clip instead for days I can't find any; and that just looks ridiculous in a white shirt.

All you youngins out there considering working somewhere you have to wear a suit to work...heed this warning. Stock up on collar stays, or just take a different job.

Anyway, I don't expect many responses, theres like 10 guys on here who can relate, but what can we do about this? There's a few shirts I have, that have the stays sewn in, but they come back from the cleaners and you can noticibly see the outline of the stays.

Am I just [censored] here? Do I need to go to Brooks Brothers, and just buy a 1000 stays?

sfer · #2 09-08-2005, 09:41 AM

You have to wear a suit? If not, just get button down collars.

IndieMatty · #3 09-08-2005, 09:42 AM

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You have to wear a suit? If not, just get button down collars.

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Yes, I wear a suit everyday. Button down collars are not an option.

turnipmonster · #4 09-08-2005, 09:44 AM

get a tux, much hipper. preferably powder blue with ruffles.

Freakin · #5 09-08-2005, 09:45 AM

Usually good dry cleaners will have plastic ones for sale for pretty cheap. Personally if you're always losing them I'd buy a bunch off the internet. It's gonna be a helluva lot cheaper than brooks brothers.

Good man for avoiding the button-down collar.

Or you could go higher-end with smarter products, like the StayClip

Stay Clip

Freakin

Lazymeatball · #6 09-08-2005, 09:45 AM

I've never heard of a collar stay but it took me 2 seconds to find out where to get them online.

First ad on google for Ebay collar stays

canis582 · #7 09-08-2005, 09:47 AM

Where did you buy your suit...therein lies the answer.

Let me guess, you are in sales.

IndieMatty · #8 09-08-2005, 09:49 AM

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Usually good dry cleaners will have plastic ones for sale for pretty cheap. Personally if you're always losing them I'd buy a bunch off the internet. It's gonna be a helluva lot cheaper than brooks brothers.

Good man for avoiding the button-down collar.

Or you could go higher-end with smarter products, like the StayClip

Stay Clip

Freakin

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wow. this is actually pretty perfect. I can hang it right on the inside of my wardrobe.

Thanks dude.

Shajen · #9 09-08-2005, 09:50 AM

You are referring to these, ya?

Here ya go broham:

stayclip.com

IndieMatty · #10 09-08-2005, 09:51 AM

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Where did you buy your suit...therein lies the answer.

Let me guess, you are in sales.

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I buy them in a bunch of places, the last suit I got at Macy's, 35% off..Michael Korr's, charcoal grey, orange pinstripe; pretty solid--anyway, Macys doesn't sell them. I guess online is the way to go. I never even considered purchasing them online.