This and That About Neckties

397 national parks! That’s over one park per day if you were to check out every single one in one year!

During National Park Week, which run from April 21 through April 29, 2012, every single national park will be offering FREE ADMISSION all week long!  Check out this link to the National Park Service for a park near you.

This Six Flags Looney Tunes Sports Legends Tie features Taz playing football, Bugs Bunny playing baseball and Wile E. Coyote playing basketball. I know, I know. This isn’t a national park themed necktie, but it’s the best I can currently do for the occasion, so spot me one!

Be sure to check out our flora & fauna neckwear under the Floral Ties and Animal Ties pages, as well as our Sports Ties page, which is further filtered by sport, this including Football Ties, Baseball Ties, Basketball Ties, and Collegiate Ties.

April 15th. Most of us think of it as tax day, although since it falls on a Sunday this year, the tax deadline has been extended to Tuesday, April 17th.

Well, it seems to also be McDonald’s Day! On this day in 1955 the first franchised McDonald’s restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois. Over 50 years later this company remains the world’s  largest hamburger fast food chain.

The McDonald’s Corporation is the world’s largest distributor of toys, which it includes with its kids meals. I have never seen them offer men’s neckties, which explains my surprise in finding the one featured to the left.

This Ronald McDonald For President Tie is one of the most unusual I’ve ever encountered! This bright red tie was produced in 1983 and  features Ronald McDonald woven into the fabric throughout, holding a pennant which reads “For President”, presumably in preparation for the 1984 presidential election. Check out our other Patriotic Ties and Food & Drink Ties as well.

Guess what? On this day in 1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest golfer to win the Masters Tournament at the age of 21! He went on to win again in 2001, 2002, and 2005. Winning the Masters garners the golfer an automatic invite to play in the other three majors for the next 5 years as well as a lifetime invite to the Masters itself.

The U.S. Masters is one of four major championships in professional golf and is held every year at the Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia.  It is the first of the majors to be the played each year, followed by the U.S. Open, the British Open and the PGA Championship.

This yellow Augusta golf tie features the following printed on the underside “Hallelujah! I survived the Amen Corner”, referring the the nickname given to the extremely difficult 11th (White Dogwood), 12th (Golden Bell) and 13th (Azalea) waterholes at the Augusta National Golf Club. Make sure to check out our other Golf Ties!

As the owner of Ties2Pillows, my primary goal is to find happy homes for my neckwear, as corny as that sounds! This means I have a generous returns policy ensuring that if you aren’t happy with the tie you bought, you can return it – no questions asked!

All that I ask is that you return a tie the same shape as you received it. You see, I price my men’s neckties based on a variety of factors, including their age and condition.  Change any one factor and you change the value of the tie. So it goes to reason that if you purchase neckwear which is in excellent condition with no flaws to speak of, but return it to me with a stain, hole or fabric pull, I’m afraid that I cannot issue a refund for the same amount that you paid. It is only fair.

The same goes for new ties which come with an attached tag indicating that they are brand spanking new. If you remove the tag, the value of the neckwear instantly depreciates because now I can no longer sell the item as new.

So please, please, please if you have a return, for any reason, and within the acceptable time frame as per our returns policy, please return the tie in the same condition you received it – much appreciated! And it keeps costs down – something we can pass onto our customers.

P.S. Check out this Brand New Striped Missoni Tie! We also carry many more  New Designer Neckties.

Have you ever thought you saw a stain on your men’s tie only to have it mysteriously disappear when you are ready to attend to it? Whether you plan to clean the soiled area yourself or point it out to your local dry cleaner when you bring your neckwear in, here is a simple way to find the discolored area:

Do a light steam over your necktie!

That’s it! You can set the steam function on your iron and ever so lightly touch over the front or just let the jet of moist vapor cover the fabric. The stain will reappear before your eyes!

P.S. Check out this 3-D Sphere Necktie! If you like this and other unique ties, check out our extensive selection of Geometric Ties!

Third time’s a charm!

Yes, I check each and every men’s tie three times before I mail it out to my customers: once when I buy it, again just before I photograph it, and yet again when I prepare it for shipment.

Sometimes I even do a once over if a customer requests an additional check for good measure so that they won’t be disappointed with their purchase, which I understand considering they are placing an order over the internet without the chance to hold it in their hands. I am happy to oblige.

This not to mention that on rare occasion I have noted a flaw on a necktie which was not previously disclosed on my website. I call and email the customer to inform them of  this fact and work with them to make sure they are agreeable with their purchase. It is my pleasure to provide the best customer service I can!

P.S. Check out this interesting Geoffrey Beene Extra Long Geometric Striped Necktie as well as our selection of other Geoffrey Beene Ties. Striped Ties and Extra Long Ties!

Do we buy new and vintage ties? You bet we do!

Right now we are looking for skinny ties (this includes ties up to three inches wide, both 50’s narrow neckties and 80’s thin ties), 20’s & 30s’ era ties, 1940’s vintage ties, novelty ties and certain men’s designer neckties.

Please call us toll free at 888-740-7942 or email us at Support@Ties2Pillows.com with info about the types of ties you’d like to sell us. Oh, and make sure to send us pictures.

We are happy to purchase men’s neckties which are in excellent condition – no tears, rips, holes, stains or other flaws, please.

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You find a killer vintage necktie, purchase it online, only to be disappointed when you receive it because it is way too short. Sound familiar?

I can’t stress enough the importance of noting the length and width of any given tie, especially the length. I make sure to list this information down to the quarter inch, but if another online website doesn’t, make sure to inquire before you buy.

Why you ask?

Because the length of men’s neckwear varied greatly throughout the 20th century, as did the manner in which they were worn. For example, ties from the 20’s and 30’s normally run 45 to 49 inches,  which are considered boy’s length ties by today’s standards. Remember your favorite old movie starring Edward G. Robinson? It was quite fashionable for men to their neckwear several inches above the belt line or behind the vest of a three piece suit.

Neckwear slowly creeped down toward a man’s waste line in the 1940’s and 1950’s and it wasn’t sometime during the 60’s that the standard which is used today was established. So take the time to notice this when shopping vintage ties and you’ll always be happy with your purchase!

I had the occasion to speak with a good customer of ours, who, in the course of conversation, playfully accused me of picking off the best neckwear for myself.

Only partially true…

As the buyer for our mom ‘n pop company, while I do get first choice, I make sure to only select men’s ties which I will actually wear. This means that I stay away from wide neck ties (they make me look like a pear!), super skinny ties, blue neckwear (not my favorite color) and ties which thematically simply don’t speak to me.

Also, I wade through my collection regularly to make sure it doesn’t number more than approximately 200, a mere pittance in comparison to the thousands of ties which some serious collectors own. Those which reveal the historical development of neckties do, however, interest me immensely.

In the meantime, I am happy to offer the best selection of vintage men’s ties, from the 1920’s through the 1980’s, as well as modern pieces and some new ties as well.