The Gap Sux

[SuzeQuze]

What the hell happened to them? I went in last night and it looks like a second hand store. Everything is sloppy looking. It all looks like its already been worn and the colors are so drab. Bring back SJP and the fabulousness they used to be! Jeez.

Oh except Gap Body, that stuff rocks.

[JazmenFlowers]

amen. I used to love The Gap, but for one they got way too damn expensive. I mean, it's The Gap, not Banana Republic, you know? second, like you said, the clothes are rank. I haven't shopped there in a long time. except for socks and dress pants.

[strandinthewind]

I used to love The Gap because the clothes were inexpensive and lasted forever - I still have t-shirts I bought in 1990 :eek:

Now, that is not the case. Having said that, their jeans fit my a$$ like a glove and they go on sale cometimes for like $15.

[JazmenFlowers]

Having said that, their jeans fit my a$$ like a glove and they go on sale cometimes for like $15.
really? I never could really wear their jeans. don't fit right in the stride as my grandmother used to say. :lol:

[ryan8472]

:distress:

I love The Gap. :o

[sara1998]

I've never been able to fit Gap jeans either. But then, I don't do designer clothing. However, my daughter is starting to get into it. That sucks in the wallet!

[strandinthewind]

^^^^

Go to overstock.com, ebay, and stores like off5th (the Sak's outlet) -- if times right - you can save like 70%. Also, Marshall's, Simm's, and T.J. Maxx are great as well!!!!

[SuzeQuze]

:distress:

I love The Gap. :o

Because they've clearly changed everything for you, it's apparently the high school/college kids they're going for and nothing more.

The jeans fit me well too but the current line is thinner than their past jeans. Yep, the denim is lighter. And ALL of them have distressed parts. I like a wash but I don't need those lines from my crotch to my hip accentuating said parts. :rolleyes:

[golden braid]

What the hell happened to them? I went in last night and it looks like a second hand store. Everything is sloppy looking. It all looks like its already been worn and the colors are so drab. Bring back SJP and the fabulousness they used to be! Jeez.

I also used to love the Gap. Someone gave me a gift card to the Gap a year and a half ago and I still haven't used it. I always go into the Gap hoping I will find something I really like only to be disappointed. Everything is just so blah there. I don't hate the clothes but nothing excites me either.

[SuzeQuze]

I also used to love the Gap. Someone gave me a gift card to the Gap a year and a half ago and I still haven't used it. I always go into the Gap hoping I will find something I really like only to be disappointed. Everything is just so blah there. I don't hate the clothes but nothing excites me either.

Do the Gaps near you have a Gap Body section? Their PJs, robes, and lingerie are great.

[ryan8472]

Because they've clearly changed everything for you, it's apparently the high school/college kids they're going for and nothing more.

The jeans fit me well too but the current line is thinner than their past jeans. Yep, the denim is lighter. And ALL of them have distressed parts. I like a wash but I don't need those lines from my crotch to my hip accentuating said parts. :rolleyes:

Sometimes I need me some crotch-accentuating pants, ok?! :lol:

[golden braid]

Do the Gaps near you have a Gap Body section? Their PJs, robes, and lingerie are great.

I think so. I did see a robe that seemed very comfy and I considered buying it.

[SuzeQuze]

I think so. I did see a robe that seemed very comfy and I considered buying it.

They have nice scents too. I love their bras. They're more comfortable and fit better than Victoria's.

[SuzeQuze]

Sometimes I need me some crotch-accentuating pants, ok?! :lol:

So sorry! :lol:

[mikeschmike]

I think the Gap is getting better. They sucked pretty bad for a year or two, but they are getting nice looking clothes in again. I agree with Strand on the jeans, too. Like a glove!

[JazmenFlowers]

Sometimes I need me some crotch-accentuating pants, ok?! :lol:
oh really? accentuating?

*crosses ryan off list*

:laugh:

[ryan8472]

oh really? accentuating?

*crosses ryan off list*

:laugh:
Well I don't want them for THAT, doofus. :laugh:

[JazmenFlowers]

Well I don't want them for THAT, doofus. :laugh:
oh I see.

well, really I don't, but ok. I'll let my imagination flourish on that one.

[Rickypt]

I used to be into the Gap, but also think their choices are crappy lately. I love Banana Republic, though.

[ryan8472]

oh I see.

well, really I don't, but ok. I'll let my imagination flourish on that one.

Do I really need to explain that if I can get pants that accentuate my crotch, AND they're cool looking, then I'll buy them? :p

[JazmenFlowers]

I used to be into the Gap, but also think their choices are crappy lately. I love Banana Republic, though.
you SO look like a BR guy. I'm a total BR guy. used to be all about Structure and then when it became Express Men it went to ****. I'm still an A&F boy too. :rolleyes: like someone said, A&F should have a cover charge just to go in.
Do I really need to explain that if I can get pants that accentuate my crotch, AND they're cool looking, then I'll buy them? :p
actually yes, yes you do. I just wanted to make you say it. lol.

[DrummerDeanna]

The Gap...I've never really been a huge fan (because I could never afford it :lol: ) But oddly whenever I see one I go in :shrug: And you're right - the clothes have really gone down hill..they're not that much higher up than Old Navy anymore...

That said, the perfume/lotion I like is from Gap - Sueded Musk...LOVE it...since I love it so much though I'm guessing they'll discontinue it any day now.

[DavidMn]

Well I don't want them for THAT, doofus. :laugh:Yeah right!:xoxo:

[ryan8472]

Yeah right!:xoxo:

Plz, as IF!

It's only that, although I'm taken, I still need to impress a hell of a lot of people. OK? :laugh:

[DavidMn]

Plz, as IF!

It's only that, although I'm taken, I still need to impress a hell of a lot of people. OK? :laugh:Ok Johnny Wad....:lol:

[strandinthewind]

Plz, as IF!

It's only that, although I'm taken, I still need to impress a hell of a lot of people. OK? :laugh:

I am calling out right here and now.

We want a picture.

[ryan8472]

Ok Johnny Wad....:lol:

Pshhhhhhhhhhh :rolleyes: :laugh:

I am calling out right here and now.

We want a picture.
I don't do nudes. ;)

[strandinthewind]

. . . I don't do nudes. ;)

I meant in the jeans :nod:

[ryan8472]

I meant in the jeans :nod:

I most certainly will not! My ass is not for all to see. ;) :laugh:

[strandinthewind]

I most certainly will not! My ass is not for all to see. ;) :laugh:

Called for and couldn't come :rolleyes:

[ontheEdgeof17]

Every once in awhile, I find something cute in the GAP to wear. I've found a few cute grandpa sweaters this season, which I will be sporting in Vegas. However, I hate that their clothes are so drab. Giving 'em a little bit of color would make a world of difference.

[Brwn_eyes0511]

Gap isn't really my personal style.. but I do love their new project red line! :)

And as a Banana Republic employee.. I DO have to stand up for Gap Inc. a little! hehe.. but yea.. Banana is just better!

[Brwn_eyes0511]

oh and i can't express my love for J.Crew enough!!!!!!!!!!!

[Janet]

I also used to love the Gap. Someone gave me a gift card to the Gap a year and a half ago and I still haven't used it. I always go into the Gap hoping I will find something I really like only to be disappointed. Everything is just so blah there. I don't hate the clothes but nothing excites me either.

Ooooh, send it to me!

Gap jeans are the only jeans that fit me. I don't know why. I love them!! They run big I think...but I have no problem with that :)
I haven't been to the Gap in a couple of months...but their fall line was disappointing except for the jeans...which I bought a pair.

I like their perfume too...Pink and Dreams are my FAVORITE.

[Janet]

oh and i can't express my love for J.Crew enough!!!!!!!!!!!


I got a red nano for my birthday and I really really really love the Red Razr!! Sooooo pretty.

[estranged4life]

Never shopped at one since I will never be considered a 'trendy' a clothes shopper (Give me jeans/t-shirts/shorts and I am a happy guy...Hell, I have only wore a suit once in my whole life!!!)

Deb & myself refer to 'em as "The Crap" :laugh: ("Fall into the Crap...and roll around with the other turds")

[Für Elise]

um doesn't gap use sweatshops?

[catinthedark]

things i love about the gap:

- i know what size i am there. their sizes are consistent. i never try things on. they always just fit.

- the jeans. they go on sale. they're massively cheap. got a pair for $20 a few weeks ago - get more compliments on them than any of my others.

- the built-in support bra type tank tops. love. them. in the summer, they're all i wear.

- the basics - you know you can get 'em anytime. black pants. white shirt. every colour tee, long sleeve or short.

that being said... i shop there less and less. though, i really think it's because i'm getting too old for it. :( i must say, i did buy THE greatest black cotton knit cardigan at a gap in london this past summer - it looks and feels like cashmere. never saw it at a canadian gap. i wear it far more often than i should. but most of my wardrobe now comes from banana republic. further proof, i may just be getting old. :o

[HejiraNYC]

I DO have to stand up for Gap Inc. a little! hehe.. but yea.. Banana is just better!

I am probably going to get flamed for this, but I have always considered Banana Republic to be the place where uninspired straight white guys go to look like they are making an effort. It's brainlessly stylish and sophisticated, yet totally conservative. I dunno... maybe living in NYC and seeing a bajillion of these metrosexual-wannabe straight guys walking around in their BR finest makes me a bit jaded. :lol: :sorry:

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I am probably going to get flamed for this, but I have always considered Banana Republic to be the place where uninspired straight white guys go to look like they are making an effort. It's brainlessly stylish and sophisticated, yet totally conservative. I dunno... maybe living in NYC and seeing a bajillion of these metrosexual-wannabe straight guys walking around in their BR finest makes me a bit jaded. :lol: :sorry:

a bit jaded.. perhaps.

what part of banana republic screams "heterosexual" to you.. cause i'm not seeing it! :lol:

i like stylish AND conservative.. it's how i dress. :shrug:

[SuzeQuze]

a bit jaded.. perhaps.

what part of banana republic screams "heterosexual" to you.. cause i'm not seeing it! :lol:

i like stylish AND conservative.. it's how i dress. :shrug:

I like the Gap's red line too. Love Banana but the one in Boston did not have anything in dressy blouses. Seriously, not a single one so I had to go to Ann Taylor Loft. I've never met a straight male employee at that Banana. :D

[ontheEdgeof17]

I've never met a straight male employee at that Banana. :D

...because they all transfered to Hollister. Now that's a store I dislike.

[carrie721]

...because they all transfered to Hollister. Now that's a store I dislike.

my brother has started shopping there. look at what the army will do to a person! :eek:

[Brwn_eyes0511]

I like the Gap's red line too. Love Banana but the one in Boston did not have anything in dressy blouses. Seriously, not a single one so I had to go to Ann Taylor Loft. I've never met a straight male employee at that Banana. :D

ahhh.. brandon loves ann taylor! :)

[Brwn_eyes0511]

...because they all transfered to Hollister. Now that's a store I dislike.

you and i both.. blah blah blah! and their sister store a&f as well.. i though i am guilty of owning a few things from a&f.. but hollister.. NEVER!

[SuzeQuze]

ahhh.. brandon loves ann taylor! :)

Suzy does too. Their jeans fit so well, I got this great outfit there.

[DrummerDeanna]

None of these places like chubby people - I don't shop at Banana, Anne Taylor etc :distress: Even when I am slimmer my body type just never looks good in that stuff :shrug:

Oh and I forgot to mention that in addition to their GapScents I do enjoy their socks :lol:

[Für Elise]

you people have ****ed up priorities

[DrummerDeanna]

you people have ****ed up priorities

Because we're discussing The Gap? I'd venture a guess that you actually know nothing of our priorities :shrug:

[foxyluva]

you people have ****ed up priorities

You know what - every post I seem to read of yours is negative and just posted to cause drama. Do us all a favour and only post something if you have something constructive to add to the thread...

[Für Elise]

no its ****ed up because you care more about their style lines than that they use sweatshops. human rights should be more important than what colour your shirt is

[Für Elise]

You know what - every post I seem to read of yours is negative and just posted to cause drama. Do us all a favour and only post something if you have something constructive to add to the thread...I did add something and nobody cared about that. I'm not bitter about being unnoticed but its ****ed up that it wouldn't matter

[DrummerDeanna]

no its ****ed up because you care more about their style lines than that they use sweatshops. human rights should be more important than what colour your shirt is

Ah...perhaps making that clear rather than a blanket "****ed up priorities" would have been more helpful.

[Für Elise]

Ah...perhaps making that clear rather than a blanket "****ed up priorities" would have been more helpful.sorry. it just made me angry

[foxyluva]

I did add something and nobody cared about that. I'm not bitter about being unnoticed but its ****ed up that it wouldn't matter

Well someone has a bee in their bonnet. Is there something you wish to get off of your chest?

[DrummerDeanna]

sorry. it just made me angry

Makes sense...

Here are some articles in relation to Gap and Sweatshops...

http://www.globalenvision.org/learn/8/639/

All articles I'm finding are really old though....

[amber]

you people have ****ed up priorities

Most Americans do, you might as well get used to it. :) Sad, but true.

[DrummerDeanna]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/panorama/archive/970385.stm

[DrummerDeanna]

The Gap's position (which is generally to make itself look as good as possible):

ttp://www.gapinc.com/public/SocialResponsibility/socialres.shtml

[Für Elise]

Well someone has a bee in their bonnet. Is there something you wish to get off of your chest?yeah I want to get off my chest that I think what I was talking about was more important than what style clothes I wear. It should be more important if deciding to shop at the store.

thanks for the link deanna. I've read about there improvements but I'm still cautious of them

[Brwn_eyes0511]

no its ****ed up because you care more about their style lines than that they use sweatshops. human rights should be more important than what colour your shirt is

obviously you haven't been here long.. the majority of the posters here are some of the most socially conscious individuals i have ever met! it would best serve you to pay closer attention, i think.

now, please don't expect much from me.. im a capitalist republican so.. ;)

[SuzeQuze]

obviously you haven't been here long.. the majority of the posters here are some of the most socially conscious individuals i have ever met! it would best serve you to pay closer attention, i think.

now, please don't expect much from me.. im a capitalist republican so.. ;)

We did already discuss this issue at length here I believe. I thought they had cleaned up their act. So it isn't that I don't care, quite the contrary, just that I am already well aware of the issue and have made my choices accordingly.

On edit: Here is one of the threads it was discussed in, http://ledge.fleetwoodmac.net/showthread.php?t=24809&highlight=Saipan

[Josh2003]

Sometimes I need me some crotch-accentuating pants, ok?! :lol:

My favorite thing to buy at the Gap! LOVE their underwear!

[Rickypt]

I am probably going to get flamed for this, but I have always considered Banana Republic to be the place where uninspired straight white guys go to look like they are making an effort. It's brainlessly stylish and sophisticated, yet totally conservative. I dunno... maybe living in NYC and seeing a bajillion of these metrosexual-wannabe straight guys walking around in their BR finest makes me a bit jaded. :lol: :sorry:

I'm very late responding to this, but BR is the place where this uninspired GAY white guy goes to look like I'm making an effort. :laugh:

[cliffdweller]

Most Americans do, you might as well get used to it. :) Sad, but true.

Most? Really? As compared to whom? Anyway, that's a bold statement, and one that might be a tad over-generalized.

[amber]

Most? Really? As compared to whom? Anyway, that's a bold statement, and one that might be a tad over-generalized.

It might be, but I don't think it is. Compared to whom? I wasn't really comparing to anyone, just looking at our qualities in themselves.
Also, I wasn't talking about you. :laugh: But seriously, say if I took "most" to mean at least 60% of people. Roughly. I think what I said would easily apply.

America does consume a huge percentage of resources, and our society is capitalist based, very much. We think buying things is important. And so I, like Fur, think that people caring more about talking about their clothes than how those clothes got to them is a "f*cked up priority". Of the type that most Americans share. I'm not necessarily talking about this thread, BTW, before everyone leaps to defend themselves.

Of course, my statement is based on what I think f*cked up priorities are. If you don't share my view of that, then my statement holds little to no truth for you. Perhaps a much smaller percentage of Americans would have what you consider to be f*cked up priorities.
So, basically, I'm not wrong or right, it just depends on your viewpoint. :woohoo: