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Originally Posted by Marco911
Whoa there! Of course there are going to be diminishing returns, but the high end labels are generally of superior quality to something you'd find at the Gap, Value Village or Winners. People who buy high-end fashion labels do it for the quality, the style, and the fact that they don't want people to think they shop at WalMart for their clothes.
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actually dude, up until a couple years ago when i discovered winners, all my boxers came from the bay. joe boxers were like 30bucks + tax a pair.
along came winners and you know what, they last just as long, and just as comfortable. but for like 9bucks a pair.
Now, I'm no expert on winners - I've seen some fake stuff there i know that. But i'm not sure how they get them to sell at such low prices, but even if my boxers are deemed 'fake', i really wouldnt care. why? well because they last and feel just like the real ones i got from the bay. unless the bay sells fakes too.
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To the original topic:
I would buy fakes. But I also buy authentic. I like my expensive watches, I like my suits, dress shirts, and a few of my ties. I also like my fake(?) socks my fake(?) boxers from winners. Jeans that cost me $10 in richmond because a lady didnt know what the usd-cdn conversion rate was =)
I guess the only reasoning I can think of is the following:
If what I'm buying - real or fake - is something that I will go through and ruin and have to replace time and time again, I will buy a fake or whatever. I don't think anyone here with say D&G boxers can tell me they lasted 29years. As such, I would definitely buy a fake belt, or a fake wallet. Mainly because I don't care about those items.
But the main thing is that just because you spent $2000 on a purse or wallet or pen, does not make you any better than anyone else - least of all the person who bought an identical looking bag for $20! Any notions you hold of superiority or exclusivity based on the origin of manufacture of your accessories or clothes are a direct reflection of just how easily your mind is swayed by the marketing department of those goods.
And this talk about investing in clothes -- i mean c'mon, who're you kidding. unless you're elvis, your clothes will not be worth anything like what you paid for it. just take a look at our classifieds.
I find it funny that there are so many people here talking about fake goods like it's the plague! ""never never" "fake is a fake is a fake" "who you tryin to play?" "they're losers" "they're tricksters" like how fake goods are beneath you.
A close buddy of mine... his father is in the manufacturing business. the factory makes items for a variety of brands. high middle and low end. if you want goods for cheap, all u need to do is go there after hours and you'll see worker morale at its highest ever as they turn out products that will be sold on the streets later. what is the real difference between the ones made at 8am, and the ones made at 3am? oh about 80% of the selling price.
Anyone who says that the differences are easily discernible, is full of crap!! they're made with the same materials, in the same place, by the same workers, using the same blueprints.
Obviously though, this isnt the same for many items. But it is true of a substantial amount of the so called fake products out there.
Oh, btw...with what a previous poster wrote about the man making the clothes, and the person who said about the person of a certain status being able to afford the real would be the best candidate to pull off wearing a fake: my friends dad does that. super rich. wears a $90hkd knockoff. i asked why, and he said "because i can".
Also, I've got 2 identical watches...one real, one fake. no one has ever been able to tell when i'm wearing which. And if you wonder the reason for the fake, my original plan was to take the original to a pawn shop and see if my slight of hand can switch it. i've since given up hahaha