TheDonEffect
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The thread wasn’t to praise Himel but to show the bad stitching, so balancing that out. Without posts like mine, these threads usually turn to all negative, all bashing, and all piling on. So there’s your balance.
First I acknowledged a sub par jacket. Shared a little bit about my experience and said that I do not expect perfection.
Secondly I responded to a member saying they know Himel can stitch a clean jacket so I posted my cleanly stitched Himel.
Next I acknowledged Himel isn’t the place to go for laser precise stitching.
Then I said that OP should have done things differently but despite that I see things from his perspective.
Lastly someone asked me to post more pics of my Imperial pockets, so I thought I would share my Frobisher pockets which are not 100% perfect but acceptable just like Marc’s posting of the vintage jacket.
Only thing I really posted unsolicited was the development of the leather on my Frobisher.
I’m trying to be as balanced as I can while acknowledging my own biases.
I have my biases and clearly you have yours, but sure bud, you’re right, I’m defending him.
These sort of threads escalate because of apologists who claim they're trying to be fair and balance while offering a perspective that is not pertinent or asked for with what we're talking about, such as telling the OP that he should've handled things better. OP did nothing to deserve that.
Further, Himel has a history of doing this, and his continued behavior like his recent IG post does not put him above criticism.
What balance do you feel you need to bring? You said it yourself, you don't need to defend Himel since he's clearly doing a great job at brand management.