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Walking into a Jos. A. Banks store is kind of like answering a Nigerian prince email scam. If you're not savvy enough to avoid responding, they figure you're fair game to be taken advantage of. The store was actually high quality and expensive through the 1980s. Then they got sold a couple of times and became the Walmart of crappy business dress but kept charging Macy's prices. They merged with Men's Wearhouse a few years ago, which should tell you something, namely not to buy anything from them. At this point they're the Marshall's discount outlet version of menswear, but they still want to charge Walmart prices.

Macy's quality has gone to the dogs a long time ago, too. There's not much difference between Macy's and Kohl's and Target. If you want good quality at a reasonable price (and you don't want to haunt Goodwill shops like Tabs') surprisingly, the best option is probably Brooks Brothers slim fit 100% cotton non-iron shirts. If you're careful you can get them for about $40 a shirt. They are fitted to the true half inch and wear like iron. On most builds BB's slim, medium and "full" sizes fit like custom made. My custom made shirts may fit a little better, but the BB finishing is actually better. I must have a hundred of them and I'm always on the prowl for more when they show up on sale. You'll pay more than that for the crappy stuff Macy's wants to foist upon you, and Jos. A. Banks will gouge you for more and give you less.

They're currently on sale for $49 or three for $109. They'll embarass anything from Macy's or Charles Tyrwhitt for half the price. https://www.brooksbrothers.com/APPAREL/Mens_Apparel_sale,default,sc.html&prefn1=itemType&prefv1=Dress+Shirts
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