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Think of it as a Costco for apparel, pay a yearly membership and get the best prices on high quality clothes with no weird logos or designs. The apparel is typically sold at cost+10%(to cover handling and logistics)

Site is almost finished, technically is fully operational meaning you can buy the membership right now and the orders will fulfill, but need to fix some factors(landing page, copy, favicon, etc.)

Also make sure to check the FAQ page, will answer most questions. If there are other questions you think I should answer let me know

Would love any feedback, be honest! Thanks.","time":1668719545,"title":"Show HN: I'm building the Costco for apparel","type":"story","url":"https://www.blnkfabrics.com"}],[32712496,{"by":"leobg","descendants":117,"id":32712496,"kids":[32713505,32714051,32713440,32713712,32713665,32713728,32713448,32713514,32713922,32713625,32713459,32714707,32713679,32717727,32713548,32782796,32713741,32714002,32717271,32714074,32718412,32714565,32713696,32717512,32713672,32715209,32713615,32713374,32713382,32713598,32713668,32725698,32712536,32721665,32713554,32713627,32713643,32713432,32778073,32713443,32713410,32713396,32713662,32733708,32713600,32716086,32713493,32785709,32733760,32713586,32713810,32713494,32718427,32713350,32714535,32713786,32713501,32714581,32715601,32713114,32714958,32716677,32726077,32719851,32713447,32713651,32713620,32713466,32714200,32713686,32713435,32810930,32713636,32713589,32714555,32784307,32719172,32713828,32713419,32714564,32718060,32713735,32722819,32721484,32713473,32713634,32713968],"score":54,"text":"Ideally, please also share what it's about and why you feel drawn to read it again and again.","time":1662295986,"title":"Ask HN: What book have you re-read 3x or more?","type":"story"}],[31260066,{"by":"bko","descendants":193,"id":31260066,"kids":[31260463,31261161,31260769,31260980,31260992,31260488,31260728,31260405,31261806,31260644,31260473,31261545,31260637,31262598,31261044,31261095,31261452,31260864,31261781,31260836,31260865,31260783,31261186,31261804,31261020,31264156,31262110,31261191,31260697,31260964,31261571,31262016,31260932,31263260,31267030,31260947,31261012,31262088,31261314,31262000,31261686,31260990,31261252,31261209,31261224,31260482,31260780,31260578,31262191,31261541,31261176,31260694,31260891],"score":113,"time":1651670873,"title":"Why is every consumer startup selling me what I already own for 10x the price?","type":"story","url":"https://mleverything.substack.com/p/why-is-every-consumer-startup-trying"}],[31233865,{"by":"errozero","descendants":52,"id":31233865,"kids":[31234764,31235908,31234462,31235539,31234491,31236319,31235067,31235337,31236405,31237591,31235600,31234641,31249185,31235033],"score":97,"time":1651491987,"title":"‘It was the poor man’s studio’: how Amiga computers reprogrammed modern music","type":"story","url":"https://www.theguardian.com/music/2022/may/02/poor-man-studio-amiga-computers-modern-music-jungle-calvin-harris"}],[30685182,{"by":"novateg","descendants":112,"id":30685182,"kids":[30685409,30685413,30685291,30685447,30685340,30685374,30685274,30685566,30685319,30685353,30685323,30685563,30685615,30685320,30688720,30685372,30687225,30694840,30697709,30692570,30685472,30691429,30685310,30685485,30685547,30686186,30685326,30685344,30685347,30685468,30685501,30738907,30685979,30685422,30695190,30685628,30685443,30685338,30692781,30685483,30685718,30686054,30685419,30685365,30685591,30685381,30711226],"score":36,"text":"I've started my journey as a self-taught web developer in 2008, I moved to New York City in 2012 and started working for marketing agency as a web developer with a pay of $15 per hour, which has the lowest for the position.

I managed to grow to Tech Director at the same company and my current salary is $110k per year, and yes, I'm still working from paycheck-to-paycheck.

How can I get out of the swamp?

P.S. I also need to mention that I do keep track of my budget. I have 3 kids (two of them are school-aged and one preschooler). And I have a monthly mortgage $2600.

Net Monthly Salary - $7000 \n- Mortgage $2600 \n- Electricity, gas, water $400 \n- Other bills (internet, phone, credit) $600 \n- Food $1200 \n- Child-care $1200 \n- Car expenses $600 \n- Shopping ~ $400","time":1647352008,"title":"Ask HN: How do I Stop Living Paycheck to Paycheck?","type":"story"}],[30544629,{"by":"whatrocks","descendants":132,"id":30544629,"kids":[30548123,30546628,30546288,30546075,30546611,30546818,30546645,30546003,30547274,30545891,30545811,30550033,30545828,30548558,30546266,30546469,30548183,30545854,30557165,30547879,30546192,30553355,30548379,30547287,30551822,30545684,30548799,30545984,30549748,30548769],"score":106,"time":1646331640,"title":"My New Old Macintosh SE/30 Computer","type":"story","url":"https://charlieharrington.com/my-new-old-apple-macintosh-se30-computer/"}],[30461708,{"by":"meanie","descendants":157,"id":30461708,"kids":[30467167,30468913,30467378,30467997,30467670,30470676,30468186,30469357,30473531,30467170,30467706,30469730,30467978,30466968,30468108],"score":161,"time":1645744831,"title":"The underground economy of solitary confinement","type":"story","url":"https://www.themarshallproject.org/2022/02/18/inside-the-underground-economy-of-solitary-confinement"}],[30400121,{"by":"rubicon33","descendants":120,"id":30400121,"kids":[30400367,30400345,30400641,30400275,30400705,30404338,30400485,30400413,30400623,30405454,30400536,30400409,30400250,30400746,30403932,30400570,30400325,30400735,30404241,30400787,30400726,30400385,30400400,30400639,30400519,30400334,30401263,30400584,30400283,30400806,30400423,30400568,30400841,30400896,30400515,30400766,30400320,30400332,30404036,30405120,30401885,30400616,30400478,30400490,30400545,30402377,30400480,30401987,30402994,30406953,30400548,30401538,30400314,30400702,30404746,30400438,30400507,30407483,30400414,30400386,30400669,30400408,30400436,30400502,30400622,30400370,30401547,30403436,30400461,30400425,30400783,30402024,30404985,30404263,30400375,30400458,30400636,30405635,30400557,30407283,30400637,30400851,30400242,30400541,30400225,30400236],"score":77,"text":"Have you completely cut caffeine out of your life? How did that affect your creativity, problem solving, programming skills, general mood, etc?

Asking because I’ve noticed a trend over my years of software that the best developers don’t drink coffee and don’t appear to consume caffeine in any other forms (at least not at work).

Just looking for anecdotes!","time":1645301767,"title":"Ask HN: Quit caffeine? Before and after anecdotes","type":"story"}],[29353980,{"by":"whitepoplar","descendants":972,"id":29353980,"kids":[29356720,29355155,29357831,29356403,29356681,29356610,29357936,29356620,29359479,29357173,29356687,29356230,29357796,29356566,29362922,29354384,29358565,29356160,29356343,29357567,29356077,29357403,29356389,29356805,29354523,29360261,29359544,29356670,29358950,29357128,29355473,29356883,29357232,29357096,29357888,29357278,29357997,29354088,29357364,29359758,29357516,29356915,29358953,29356184,29357343,29356215,29358084,29357618,29356315,29356544,29357595,29356607,29357675,29360540,29357590,29356353,29357518,29358781,29359877,29356385,29356416,29356295,29360533,29359501,29358067,29356985,29354415,29357841,29365679,29357251,29358100,29358255,29357088,29357196,29356096,29358265,29358797,29363838,29357246,29357958,29357661,29356452,29356678,29358580,29359857,29354403,29354034,29356136,29356423,29356886,29356474,29355018,29357377,29357385,29360223,29358288,29357139,29357069,29357637,29361213,29359571,29355072,29357189,29360994,29355450,29359129,29359900,29356646,29365912,29358694,29355328,29360457,29507828,29356061,29359098,29362405,29356618,29355327,29360626,29359213,29354759,29360104,29360218,29358881,29357224,29366210,29358022,29358394,29358297,29360494,29358065,29358893,29358951,29356251,29358922,29355610,29360751,29358046,29357208,29361301,29357053,29358634,29354818,29360840,29359113,29356374,29354619,29356299,29355174,29356719,29359388,29357325,29363007,29356921,29358125,29359783,29356679,29356966,29358292,29390115,29356612,29355000,29354913,29360076,29360232,29359020,29357309,29356176,29355222,29359725,29361235,29360142,29360408,29358270,29356657,29357611,29361974,29358467,29355254,29356823,29356630,29360636,29355510,29354817,29357164,29360125,29357438,29357070,29358279,29356571,29359551,29359153,29356330,29358831,29355561,29358034,29356113,29362062,29358162,29360060,29360776,29357183,29358771,29359657,29361585,29356304,29356281,29364733,29360745,29356614,29360110,29359665,29360049,29361613,29358468,29358900,29359523,29358969,29358122,29357838,29397661,29358851,29358143,29358778,29357412,29357965,29354138,29356683,29362114,29359237,29356310,29357073,29357036,29372517,29360305,29359291,29357159,29359041,29358526,29358347,29358996,29354985,29357362,29357449,29358756,29359441,29360121,29355087,29377615,29358385,29356854,29353992,29359547,29358001,29357397,29370341,29357862,29357777,29356935,29356621,29513994,29360278,29360274,29359173,29354393,29356241,29357856,29356844,29396987,29366256,29364992,29360946,29360895,29357401,29357349,29357136,29356930,29359940,29358019,29357899,29356574,29355273,29356280,29354680,29359228,29356271,29356581,29356502],"score":515,"text":"I'll go first. I think the Bialetti Brikka is exceptional: https://www.amazon.com/Bialetti-Stovetop-Producing-Crema-Ric...","time":1637959844,"title":"Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?","type":"story"}]]

user:	Bradlinc
created:	August 26, 2009
karma:	103