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Ghurka $500 Gift Card Giveaway

— Wed, 12th January 2011 —

In last week’s poll, most of you expressed a desire to start investing in durable classics. Well, Ghurka — maker of the most durable, classic travel goods around — heard you, and wants to help one lucky reader get started with a $500 gift card! Ghurka’s luxurious leather pieces are made to last a lifetime, and literally improve with age, so put the money towards a bag you can one day give your son, or several superb, hand-stitched wallets — It’s up to you!

To win the $500, tell Ghurka which celebrity would be best suited to represent its brand in a future ad campaign. Tweet your answer — remembering to include @GhurkaUSA and @TheChoosyBeggar in your tweet — or post it on Ghurka’s Facebook Wall, and you’ll automatically be entered into a raffle to be drawn on February 2, 2011. Good luck!

Florsheim by Duckie Brown, D&G, …

— Wed, 12th January 2011 —

Hog Mountain Goin’ Out Of Business Sale

— Tue, 11th January 2011 —

Going out of business sales are bittersweet affairs. No one likes to see businesses fail, but, when they do, it usually spells amazing deals. That, we hear, is what you’ll find at men’s general store Hog Mountain, which is closing up after about a year in Park Slope. During its brief existence, the shop specialized in Carhartt jackets, Levi’s jeans, Crumpler messengers, and Bill’s Khakis, along with all manner of manly gear. Now, “Socks are only $1 for a pack of 3!” writes an enthused FISL. “And not shitty Hanes socks, real fancy MAN socks.” Word is that remaining stock is going fast. [FISL via Racked]

Hog Mountain – 192 Fifth Ave btw Sackett/Berkeley & Union, Park Slope, Brooklyn – 347-725-4236 – Map

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