I had an LL Bean catalog delivered to me the other day. Almost everything I saw in it was exactly the same designs as twenty years ago - although I will admit

I had an LL Bean catalog delivered to me the other day. Almost everything I saw in it was exactly the same designs as twenty years ago - although I will admit I didn't peruse the women's apparel sections that closely. It may not be your fashion cup of tea, but the stuff tends to last forever and a day. I believe that they still honor their lifetime warranty, either repairing or replacing anything that you buy from them. To the point that it is worthwhile to buy thread-bare LL Bean clothes at yard-sales and thriftshops if you can get a deal. Do people really darn socks still? Cotton socks are so cheap that I almost don't want to bother washing them, let alone repair them.