Today was only our 8th day in business, only the 8th day since we launched Jack Franklin to the world.  The philosophy is simple---provide high-quality ties at a very reasonable price.  And that philosophy will flow through to other products as well in coming months. 

 My web guys told me not to do this. They told me I should never send someone to a competitor’s site. I think that’s true.... if your product is inferior.

We've only been live for a few days now, and the response has been amazing.  I knew there was a need, but to be honest, I'm surprised you have found me so quickly.  Please continue to spread the word to those looking for thick, quality ties with good design. I'm amazed at how many of our orders have come from referrals.  Thanks for all the emails.

Make sure you let me know what kind of a job we are doing in shipping so I can let Marcus, our head of worldwide shipping, know if we need to make any changes.

I couldn't be happier.  I just got back from a visit at my tie mill.  For this collection, I requested only the best silk, wool interlining---something most tie manufacturers skimp on to cut costs---and fabric thickness that holds a great knot.  These ties do not disappoint.

It wasn't long ago that I was standing in a tie shop in New York, looking at a beautiful tie.  It wasn't much different than the Dirty German, except that it was 5 times more expensive.  At that moment, I had an epiphany.  I knew that there had to be hundreds, if not thousands of guys like me across the world.  Guys who are sick and tired of paying too much for a tie.  Or for a bag. For anything.