why do people insist on paying more for name brand clothes

[Shuffington]

i never got why people don't understand this shit...when it comes to alot of "high end" brand names it really is just paying for the name on the product and not the actual quality

I wouldnt throw every high end luxury brand under the bus (not saying you are)... Personally i think those Prada America's cup are wack....and secondly i think Fila is even wacker for copying it...but then again

money is king and alot of brands are losing their originality.

buying those fake Fila Prada's is just about the equivalent to buying a pair of FAKE JORDANS. Never in my life will a stoop so low as to buy the knock off version. Thats like me saying....

"nah, i cant afford that Van Gogh Painting, I'll just buy the Starry Night Knock off painting from the dude down the street !". If I cant afford it or find it on sale for a deal...it wasnt meant to be.

Back to High End Brands... Those brands who make good shyt are selling a lifestyle marketed towards a small group of jettsetters (im talking Louie/ Prada/ Gucci/Y3 ect). Seems as though alot of people force themselves not to like product like this because .... they realistically cant afford to purchase it(not all but some). Plus alot of the cost are so high is because they arent making it all in cheap ass Chinese factories. They're making it in Italy. Italy being the high end restaurant to China being the Fast Food Restaurant. See the difference.

Yes this doesn't justify the outlandish prices completely but that should help put shyt into perspective. Plus when u go to Europe.. Your American Dollars dont stretch far at all. For every 1 dollar I exchange, I get a 69¢ back in Euro's... that adds up.

 

[gnike_head6th]

I Have 5 pairs of those prada's bout to make it 6..I Love them joints

 

[blackrain]

I wouldnt throw every high end luxury brand under the bus (not saying you are)... Personally i think those Prada America's cup are wack....and secondly i think Fila is even wacker for copying it...but then again

money is king and alot of brands are losing their originality.

buying those fake Fila Prada's is just about the equivalent to buying a pair of FAKE JORDANS. Never in my life will a stoop so low as to buy the knock off version. Thats like me saying....

"nah, i cant afford that Van Gogh Painting, I'll just buy the Starry Night Knock off painting from the dude down the street !". If I cant afford it or find it on sale for a deal...it wasnt meant to be.

Back to High End Brands... Those brands who make good shyt are selling a lifestyle marketed towards a small group of jettsetters (im talking Louie/ Prada/ Gucci/Y3 ect). Seems as though alot of people force themselves not to like product like this because .... they realistically cant afford to purchase it(not all but some). Plus alot of the cost are so high is because they arent making it all in cheap ass Chinese factories. They're making it in Italy. Italy being the high end restaurant to China being the Fast Food Restaurant. See the difference.

Yes this doesn't justify the outlandish prices completely but that should help put shyt into perspective. Plus when u go to Europe.. Your American Dollars dont stretch far at all. For every 1 dollar I exchange, I get a 69¢ back in Euro's... that adds up.

nah Im not throwing every high end label under the bus...there's some high end shit I do like and think looks nice...but it's just certain shit I think is stupid...for instance I remember in high school in the late 90's/early 2000's when every nigga was wearing a white tee...the same white tee 's you could go buy 5 for $20 at FootAction or FootLocker Roc-A-Wear was selling for $10 individually...and people would go buy 5 of those and spend $50 just to say "I got a Roc-A-Wear" shirt...shit like that I think is stupid...I don't knock people for buying expensive shit but I do think it's stupid to buy something expensive adn think it's better simply cuz of the name on the product and not the actual quality being used to make it...

 

[JusDre313]

Pusan (Texas street)

been there, but copped most mine main gate Osan (i was stationed there)

 

[Shuffington]

nah Im not throwing every high end label under the bus...there's some high end shit I do like and think looks nice...but it's just certain shit I think is stupid...for instance I remember in high school in the late 90's/early 2000's when every nigga was wearing a white tee...the same white tee 's you could go buy 5 for $20 at FootAction or FootLocker Roc-A-Wear was selling for $10 individually...and people would go buy 5 of those and spend $50 just to say "I got a Roc-A-Wear" shirt...shit like that I think is stupid...I don't knock people for buying expensive shit but I do think it's stupid to buy something expensive adn think it's better simply cuz of the name on the product and not the actual quality being used to make it...

I agree with that, ......to an extent
some people just put their faith in a brand because they dont have the knowledge to really dissect every article of clothing or footwear.

For example that same white tee that you can get from footlocker doesnt have the same weight and collar thickness to it that...say... a LUX tee has. So now you wash
that tee one time and the collar gets saggy. Not saying that Sean John is aware of this, but its a certain level of comfort that comes with putting your faith/ and your MONEY into a brand.

At the end of the day, it has less to do with the Brands and more to do with the people who are insecure and feel a need to flaunt their purchases so they can feel better about themselves and or feel like
they one uppin n*ggas.

 

[babel]

The only namebrand thing I'll spend real money on these days is my jeans. I'm real picky about jeans but I'll match up some Rock & Republics or True Religions with a shirt from Target quick.

 

[KiLLeR_OGee_JuSTiN]

we insist on paying more for name brand clothes to laugh at people like you that make excuses why you can't.

get yo' india ire ass on somewhere....slouch

 

[Rated R]

wow...........