The nicest comment I ever heard

[Bingles]

I was in a local grocery store wearing my black pork pie. When I was paying at the check out line, one of the female customer service managers came over and told me "we all agree we like your hat". I blushed and thanked her.

 

[ortega76]

I was dressed down today. Beat up cargo pants, thermal, grey hoodie and a brown stingy. I had to run a few errands after doing some raking at my folks', stopping for a bite to eat at a Chili's with my wife. The waitress gave me several compliments, earning a little jealousy from the little lady.

 

[handlebar bart]

Had an early dinner at a new Italian restaurant in town and then a movie. My 5 year old son was wearing his Indy hat an me in my blue/l. grey whippet and we recieved nice hat comments from most of the restaurant staff. People respond to our fedoras so favorably I am really surprised that we don't see more being worn.[huh]

 

[funneman]

Comedian Dennis Miller did his syndicated radio show live from our station last Thursday. The studio he was using was right next to mine.

I was wearing my grey pin striped suit, white shirt and my brown Adam Executive.

He stepped out during a break, looked me up and down and said "This has to be the best dressed radio station on the planet!" and walked away. lol

 

[funneman]

But wait, there's more...

...at Monday's Manager's meeting we were doing a post-mortuem on the
Dennis Miller event.

My boss looks at me and says "Dennis was very impressed with what a well-dressed Radio Station we are....he MUST have been talking about YOU."

 

[ET]

I think they are a great way to differentiate yourself from the average person who works at the same job doing the same thing as you. Gives you a more memorable appearance and a hook to remember something about you. Now all ya got to do is be just a little better than the other guy....

 

[Belegnole]

I was in a thrift store today looking for a score, but alas the two fedoras there were either not my size and in need of help. Or, my size but very hard hit by moths. While I was looking a older gentleman walk up to me and as he approached said:

"You know some people just look right in a fedora, me I never thought I looked right. When the hat was off it looked great but when I put it on my head it never did. You on the other hand were meant for one, you remind me of Sinatra or Kelly."

And as I thanked him he continued off down the isle. I was wearing my Stetson Stingy Brim

 

[rrog]

I got a kind remark today at Office Max. I was getting an ID card lamenated and while the guy was feeding it into the machine, he looked over and said, "Love the hat." It was my vintage Stetson Royal Deluxe. I said thanks and made a comment about how I heard fedoras were making a comeback and he said, "Oh, that'd be great. We need more guys to dress like that." I was so flattered that my head hasn't been able to fit into my hat the rest of the day!

rrog

 

[HamletJSD]

At least it was more original than "Hey Indy!"

I had a customer tell me a few minutes ago ...

"You always wear the coolest hats. You look like Harry Anderson in his 'Night Court' days."

Probably the closest I've ever heard to an actual original thought

 

[funneman]

I think they are a great way to differentiate yourself from the average person who works at the same job doing the same thing as you. Gives you a more memorable appearance and a hook to remember something about you. Now all ya got to do is be just a little better than the other guy....

That is so true. For years my morning show partner wore a Panama Hat,
bright Hawaiian shirt, thick beard and sunglasses at every radio and TV appearance we made. Even on billboards.

Over the years he was recognized everywhere we went, even in the Bahamas. And there would always be two or three people that would show up at the Halloween party costume contest each year dressed like Sonny.

 

[ken100]

Little different

I went into a habadasher today to buy some grosgrain for a refurb, not my normal store, as I entered I removed my fedora and begain browsing, found some really nice royale blue and charcole for my new/old whippit, upon presenting these at the counter the owner offered his hand for shaking saying that I was the first customer to remove his hat upon entering his store, made me feel very gentlemenly .(how on earth do you spell that?)
Ken.

 

[dhermann1]

I just finished a short run in William Saroyan's "The Time of Your Life", with a community theater group here in New York. The guy who played the mean bad cop villain was having trouble connecting to his "inner Blick (the character's name) until I lent him my 50's vintage Knox, with the 2 1/2 " brim. As soon as he put it on he started getting it. He was VERY grateful to me for lending him the hat. It looked great on him, too. I think we have a definite convert to proper head gear as well. He wasn't even sure what a "fedora" actually was. Now he knows!

 

[Colby Jack]

That is so true. For years my morning show partner wore a Panama Hat,
bright Hawaiian shirt, thick beard and sunglasses at every radio and TV appearance we made. Even on billboards.

Over the years he was recognized everywhere we went, even in the Bahamas. And there would always be two or three people that would show up at the Halloween party costume contest each year dressed like Sonny.

Was that Sonny Fox?

 

[epic610]

"Sir, you don't have to stand in line."

 

[ET]

"Sir, you don't have to stand in line."

I would love to hear that one...

 

[Torpedo]

I went into a habadasher today to buy some grosgrain for a refurb, not my normal store, as I entered I removed my fedora and begain browsing, found some really nice royale blue and charcole for my new/old whippit, upon presenting these at the counter the owner offered his hand for shaking saying that I was the first customer to remove his hat upon entering his store, made me feel very gentlemenly .(how on earth do you spell that?)
Ken.

The odd thing is that, actually, you need not to remove the hat when in a shop... [huh]

...although the greater part of people are confused about this particular hat etiquette issue, even regular hat wearers. Of course, I understand that if you think it better to do so, or feel badly about not doing so, then remove your hat. No problem at all.

Regards!

 

[univibe88]

One day this week I wore to work a charcoal pin striped suit, dark grey chesterfield coat and my medium grey Art Fawcett hat - my colleague said "you look very 1920s." I'll take that as a compliment any day of the week.

 

[duggap]

At the checkout line yesterday, (I was the only one in it) the cashier was very talkative and wanted to discuss my hat. She asked how long I had been wearing THOSE type hats. I told her several years and she told me how much she liked it and how she wished all men would wear a hat like that. She wanted to know all the details, where I got it, etc. Made me feel real good. I was wearing my Trackside from Art F. She told me to tell Art he was doing a good job. So there you are Art, another compliment for you.

 

[Slim Portly]

I was in a thrift store today looking for a score, but alas the two fedoras there were either not my size and in need of help. Or, my size but very hard hit by moths. While I was looking a older gentleman walk up to me and as he approached said:

"You know some people just look right in a fedora, me I never thought I looked right. When the hat was off it looked great but when I put it on my head it never did. You on the other hand were meant for one, you remind me of Sinatra or Kelly."

And as I thanked him he continued off down the isle. I was wearing my Stetson Stingy Brim

What a wonderful thing for the gent to say to you.

The odd thing is that, actually, you need not to remove the hat when in a shop...

Of course, but I saw this more as a sign of respect specifically because he was entering a haberdasher's. Sort of like a deep bow upon entering the dojo of a master who is not your own (a clumsy metaphor, I know).

My story: a few days ago I entered a Jos. A. Bank, just to poke around for a bit, with no intention of making any purchases. I was wearing my brown 3-piece suit with a brown derby.

I didn't see much of interest, but there was a display of house branded black fedoras. I doffed the derby and pulled the first fedora off of the display. It being the wrong size, I placed it on top of my derby in my left hand and reached for another. Again, wrong size, placed on to of the other, reached for a third, wrong size, added it to the stack in my other hand, and finally one in my size. A quick glance in a mirror across the way and I replaced it on the display.

As I was transferring the stack of hats from my left hand back to their proper place one at a time, I was approached by a sales lady who had not seen me come in. As I settled the last black fedora back in its place, I donned the remaining hat in my hand, my brown derby, back upon my head.

The sales lady lit up like a light and said, "Oh that looks perfect on you! Let me get you a mirror!" It took me a moment to realize what she had said, and I called after her, "No, ma'am this is my hat! And I have a pretty good idea how good it looks!"

Not my most clever retort ever, but it was a funny situation and we each had a laugh.

 

[Ordinary Guy]

It was a Wintry snowy day today. I was leaving a store and wearing my Baily Briar Safari Fedora and I spotted someone walking towards the entrance with a nice looking Fedora ,,, we nodded and I said nice lid, he replied "Baseball caps just don't make it anymore" and I noticed all the people around us were smiling and nodding......

Warmed up the weather a bit it did....