A reader of OTBKB is now the proud owner of that Brooklyn Industries down jacket my sister and I bought for my father on final sale. Otto, pictured above, e-mailed me on Monday. Our correspondence went something like this:

OTTO; Is the Brooklyn Industries jacket still available. And what color is is.

OTBKB: Yes. It’s maroon-ish. Aubergine is what I think it’s called. It’s lovely really. Would you like to try it?

OTTO: I can stop by tonight – try it and pick it up.

 OTBKB: Sounds good.

OTTO: Good. I’ll pass by after 8:00 pm. What’s your cross avenue?

OTBKB: I can’t make it tonight, I have a meeting in Manhattan that is going to run late. How about tomorrow at my office?

OTTO: OK. that would work. I can drop by your office in the afternoon. I’ll probably go with my dog

OTBKB: Sorry for all the changes in plans. Where did you find out about the jacket? On Craig’s List or OTBKB?

OTTO: I read about the jacket on OTBKB. I forgot what color it is.

OTBKB: It’s aubergine. Otherwise known as maroon. It’s good looking (hey, I bought it for my Dad and he loved it).

OTTO: Parents love anything you give them. I still remember, last year, my mother being effusive with loving praise even as she was having trouble breathing from this 10 sizes too small. Ann Taylor sweater I’d given her. Contemporary sweaters don’t have a "mom" size. See you there. I’ll practice my photo look.

So after more than 10 emails, I met Otto, a web site designer who lives in the Gowanus with a pitbull, at my office. A lovely man, he showed up in a beautiful bright orange Ecuadorian sweater that he said he’d bought on on Seventh Avenue in front of Key Food. I worried that the jacket might not fit over the heavy sweater but Otto put it on and was happy with the fit. "I don’t think I’ll be zipping it up over this sweater. But that’s okay."

He asked if I had a mirror in my office and I took one off the wall and held it up so he could see himself in it. He decided very quickly that he wanted it and handed me $35 dollars in cash. Then he went upstairs with my husband and had his picture taken.

Thanks Otto and, as my grandmother would say: Wear it in good health.