G: Quality, Sizing and Word of Mouth

glad it wasnt just me.

thought I finally got banned. lol

g.comm was limited to certain registered users and robots were disallowed from indexing it. I'm really surprised they killed it off, as they had it fairly well firewalled--the complaints there were like a tree falling in an unoccupied forest.

IMO, it was better for them to have people complaining in a controlled environment vs. complaining somewhere else.

oh well. say lovie.

@wils: you should consider buying the food tray workshirt: www.weargustin.com/store/1514

I was never able to access it, so thanks all for being my surrogate :-)

+1

Too bad they shut it down. You would think they could have announced it before doing it. Oh well.

I received a bottle opener and they're actually pretty cool, although I would never back one.

Hey look at it this way, the Gcomm gave birth to this forum right here. If it weren't for the Gcomm this place would never exist so imo it served a good purpose in its short life span.

I received navy, graphite and duck canvas chinos and all were within spec. All a little under but within tolerances. I ordered 2 or 3 before and all were way under. 4 months to get them right but I prefer that over 8-10 weeks and getting them wrong.

I don't know about 'more' as in the max amount of stretch, but as a general rule the lightweight stuff ought to stretch more quickly and more easily compared to a similar but heavier denim. I would imagine the max amount of stretch you'll get in a given fabric has more to do with the tightness/looseness of the weave. The weight will play into it, but I doubt it's the primary driver.

For example, my Supple 16s (16oz) were "broken in" about thirty seconds after I put them on for the first time, whereas my Raw Umbers (11.5oz) took a few days to get comfortable and I don't think they've stretched as much as they can yet.

Basically, I think weight plays a relatively small role in determining what the max stretch point is for a pair of jeans, and it plays a much bigger role in determining how fast you get there and how much you suffer along the way.

Thought I'd add an update that the new status for my cashmere order makes public what we've all been suspecting/hearing in emails and keeping mum: orders are no longer delivered in one batch but instead trickle in as they finish. This is why the promised ship dates (in the order updates section) have been more difficult to be accurate with recently.

You would think they would have the heavy Americans down pat by now. Multiple runs and still they mess up.

Fooooooooooooooood tray.