More tomfoolery at CH Miami

Today was my last time at CH Miami. After nearly three years of visiting this store just about every week (and meeting Richard Stark there), I can no longer justify going there with the way I was treated today.

A few months ago, I was offered star patch denim by my SA (not Tito of course, I’d never pay to buy something) which as many of you know is not nearly as popular or sought after as regular cross patch denim. The first time I was offered them, it was my first time seeing chrome jeans in real life, so naturally I was enamored—but I explained that I have a few real-life responsibilities I needed to handle before I purchase $3.5k jeans. Nonetheless, I decided to go back and buy them the next day, as I realized this would probably be the only chance I’d get to ever buy something of this caliber at this store. Typing that out was embarassing as it is to read it.

I immediately regretted my decision, which was impulsive and objectively stupid. Not only could I not really afford them, but the pants were a 38, and I’ve been on a diet losing weight—they didn’t really fit, so ultimately I decided to sell them. I posted them on this forum the day after I bought them, pricing them $250 beneath the only pair I could find online at the time (my listing is still on my page). I would have loved to return them, but I was not interested in 3.5k of store credit.

After months of trying to find a buyer, I sold them to a friend for less than retail, completely unworn.

Well, today I went into CH Miami for the first time since purchasing the pants (I was traveling for the holidays, and also everything was booked to supply the art basel resellers). My SA told me that they saw my listing, and that they were “very disappointed” that I would do something like this. They continued to scold me for reselling the pants (again, I had no option) until I eventually just walked away to the t shirt rack. This is where I heard “that’s him” coming from Tito’s direction (not sure if he said it or one of the other employees). Dude was staring at me without blinking like I was supposed to be scared of him or something. That’s when I decided to walk out of the store lol. A few of the other guests had clearly noticed the painstakingly awkward and borderline hilarious public scolding that had taken place, and it was clearly time for me to leave.

I’ve been treated like shit by these guys before, but I’ve never been scolded & bullied out of a store like that. Of course, I understand the disdain towards resellers (which I am not)—or I would understand, if I didn’t know how CH Miami actually operates. Of the dozens of resellers that they knowingly supply (or even allocate product to the side for), of all the tips they take just for access to product, they decided that my attempt to recoup precious funds is what crossed the line. Not to mention how strange it is that they saw my Reddit post and looked thru my account to identify me. All extremely bizarre and honestly hilarious behavior from the folks at CH Miami. I know damn well yall don’t care about reselling lmao come the fuck on.

Being such a fan of this brand, I’ve put up with a lot of absurd behavior from these guys over the years. But enough is enough lol, I don’t think I’ll be returning there. I don’t think I’m welcome there anyway lmao

TLDR: Miami SA’s (and likely Tito) are on our subreddit and they will publicly shame you in the store in front of other guests if you try to sell something you bought there—obviously, unless you’re one of the many egregious resellers they make a living off of, in which case they will let you in without an appointment and backdoor product for you.