I love LL Bean and own way too much from them, but I'll try to keep it brief: They're always going to be there doing what they do and selling their cult core products and that is something I really value. So they're never going to be the most popular or talked about brand as trends and styles come and go. They're not really ever capitulating to trends (while maybe still offering a little newish/trendier looking stuff) or feeling like they have to keep up anyone- they are who they are. I think the thing I appreciate the most about LL Bean is just that they are a simple, classic, and iconic American brand for outdoor lifestyles and clothing, and home goods. I don't have any experience with their outerwear but I'm sure it's quality. The rest of their clothing IMO fits super boxy and that's not a good thing for a slimmer built guy like me. Have a personalized boat and tote too! That's basically what I own from them. And I'm also a late convert to the classic Bean boot (just don't wear them on ice). Love their chamois shirts as a layering piece in winter, as well as their Norwegian sweaters. As of 2016, its Brunswick, Maine factory employed more than 450 people who made the company's products by hand, such as the Maine Hunting Shoe, L.L.Bean Boot, Boat and Totes, dog beds, leather goods, and backpacks. L.L.Bean sources its products from the US and across the globe. The company sells a variety of hiking, weather, and other utility boots, along with other outdoor equipment such as firearms, backpacks, and tents, and produces a full line of clothing, which is now its mainstay. Defects in the initial design led to 90 percent of the original production run being returned: Bean honored his money-back guarantee, corrected the design, and continued selling them. By 1912, he was selling the Bean Boot through a four-page mail-order catalog, and the boot remains a staple of the company's outdoor image. ![]() He obtained a list of nonresident Maine hunting license holders, prepared a descriptive mail order circular, set up a shop in his brother's basement in Freeport and started a nationwide mail-order business. Bean had developed a waterproof boot, which is a combination of lightweight leather uppers and rubber bottoms, that he sold to hunters. The company began as a one-room operation selling a single product, the Maine Hunting Shoe, also known as duck boots and later as Bean Boots. L.L.Bean was founded in 1912 by its namesake, hunter and fisherman Leon Leonwood Bean, in Freeport, Maine. Maybe somebody will look back on this thread with the same question, and appreciate the answers you get! And for that matter, questions are fair game too. ![]() If you have something to add, no matter how small, add it. The thread, as a whole, will ideally coalesce into a mega-review: the reddit hive mind at its best, giving a picture of a brand no one opinion alone could capture. In general post about your experiences with and impressions of the brand. These threads are for open-ended discussion and reviews of specific brands the community has expressed an interest in - we will be running one every two weeks from today, picked from the list of brands you've requested.Įach comment can be a mini-review: talk about your favourite pieces, your less favoured pieces, your opinions on the general aesthetic, quality details, favourite runway shows, whatever you can add. ![]() This list by no means applies to all locations for a business, and there are plenty we haven't listed here, so it's always best to call ahead to find out if a particular retailer is open.Past Threads | Old "Brand Love/Hate" Threads | (Locked) Voting Thread L.L.Bean is more than 5000 square feet in size, but they are the only exception in Maine when it comes to the blue law. So, we're mostly talking about grocery stores and big box stores that are closed on Thanksgiving. That law forces retailers like these to be closed on Thanksgiving: In no event, however, may any store having more than 5,000 square feet of interior customer selling space be open on Easter Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Maine State Title 17, §3204(2)(HH) regarding religious assemblies, Holy days, and Sundays reads: ![]() One remnant of that law still remains in place today in Maine for Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Up until the late '80s, you couldn't shop at any store 5000 square feet in size or larger on a Sunday. These laws were put in place long ago to prevent activities on Sundays and holidays, typically for religious reasons.
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