What Products/Brands do you swear by?

There they are!

I'm more of a burgundy . . .

Florsheim Royal Imperial Shell Cordovan 97626 | eBay

 

BTW, pre-owned shoes is a thing. I never knew.

 

They have a local outlet showroom

 

Black Nike sneakers/indoor soccer shoes (one of the few companies who cut them wide enough ... blew out numerous other sneakers because of wide foot).
Sony audio and video components
Bose speakers (though I'd like to try out Klipsch and the like ... not against some of the high-end groups whose prices aren't absurd)
Japanese vehicles (cut many fewer corners than the Big Three ... note that Chevy recently halted an ad campaign claiming they were more dependable than Honda and Toyota)
Woolite for Dark for laundry

 

Should have said Levi's. I haven't worn anything else since some random pair of junior high bell bottoms. It used to be exclusively 501, but as I've gotten older (and fatter) I've gravitated toward the 569 relaxed fit. When my Keto plan starts really kicking in, I'll be back in the 501s.

 

They are. Vintage shoes make a lot of sense (if you know how to shop for them) when you see prices for the same thing new:

Alden Men's 975 - Long Wing Blucher - Color 8 Shell Cordovan

Same is true for suits.

 

Levi's 550 here. Some in medium indigo, most in black.

 

Wrangler jeans
Fender bass guitars
Coke Zero
Apple computers and iThings
Ampeg bass amps
Store brand copy paper
Canon SLRs

(but SunPak flashes)​

Hanes socks
Vans slip-ons
Penn fishing reels
Boss guitar tuners
Boston Whaler boats
Evinrude outboards

(the above two items are mutually exclusive thanks to corporate synergy)​

Fresca
Jupiña pineapple soda
Publix
Community Coffee, particularly the Café Special variant

 

Converse
Rocket Dog slippers and casual shoes
Annie's Mac n' Cheese
Zevia soda
Publix frozen pizza
DK for brain-dead page flipping
Abrams for art books
Taschen for art books
Winsor and Newton for water colors
Golden for acrylics
Sennelier for everything else
Brother sewing machines
Sony - portable music
Aiwa - portable music
Ouidad - hair stuff
Carol's Daughter - hair stuff
Barron's - educational tune-ups
Everlast - everything boxing, including my heavy bag
Gaiam- yoga and every gimmicky fitness thing for those times when I feel stupid and contagious
Hulu
Greater Good - the gift of hippie-wear invisibility in a city full of wannabes
Tazo - tea
Speedball- printing supplies
Putumayo Music- When I want Dan Storper to think for me
Earthbound Trader - your one-stop shop for Bolivian pullovers that make all the suburban mothers keep their kids away from you.
Ford Motors - Bite me.

 

Old Spice but the white stick. It stains the hell out of my clothes but most deodorants give me a rash so I have just invested in plenty of under shirts.

Starbucks. Just gotta get my fix.

Pace salsa

Irish Spring (always a little disappointed if my wife brings something else from the store)

Beyond that I'm realizing how unloyal I am toward brands.

 

Uniqlo is simple but well made.

 

Yamaha.
In the past I’ve owned 2 guitars. (One a beautiful 12 string), a 750 bike, a snowmobile, 2 amplifiers, a cassette deck, 2 great little stereo systems and an outboard motor. Zero problems with anything. If they made cars I probably would have bought one!
Michelin
Mobil 1
Japanese cars, any of them
Taylor guitars
Lululemon clothing
Cambridge stereo equipment
Jockey
Tommy Bahama
Glad
Columbia
Bosch