Frankly I am a person who would buy Hanes briefs in costco vs Dior briefs even if I can afford them or not. So convince me if these or in any other case a fancy 2 to 10 times more expensive brand is worth it? A Toyota vs a Maserati or a basic Nike vs a Jimmy Choo.
There’s many levels in between…
There’s a difference between buying luxury (paying for the brand) and buying quality.
i think even a nike is expensive given it costs them next to nothing to create it. all your "basic quality" products, many have 40% margin if not more. Apple eg. in many cases these luxury products exist not because they serve a purpose, but because they're a product of immense craftsmanship, to an order higher than the commodity products one uses. if i know that a lot more effort and time has gone into something than the run of the mill substitute, and i can notice the difference, it's worth it. the form is a higher value proposition than the function is. it will only make sense if there is something you've spent time on learning about, researching, to know what makes the difference. a toyota and bugatti both run and drive, but the engineering effort gone into creating a bugatti is far higher than the average toyota. i care, because i like cars. i couldn't care less about belts, i just wear whatever. pretty much anything outside of cars and tech i don't know the difference, and i don't really care.
It makes sense that time, material and craftsmanship effort drives the cost high and makes them fancy. And as you said might even make it better in some cases but with the automation and line work in place it is a 9 vs a 10. So if people want to spend thrice the price to get a bugatti with 0-60 in 3 seconds it totally makes sense. Thats the appropriate perspective.
Depends. Sometimes you can wear wealth like a shield to get better service. Other times, most times, you don’t want to wear a “rob me” billboard.
Why would you need to be convinced? Buy what you like. Wear Costco clothes and 5712 😆
oh also - a toyota costs as much or more than a maserati these days depending on which toyota and maserati it is ;-)
Noone should have to convince you of anything nor should you impose upon others. Live your life how you want to, and let others who may enjoy luxury goods live their life the way they want to.
Hanes IS the brand for boxer brief
True true I like CK as well
Costco brand is good as well.
Cheap underwear is why you aren’t getting laid.
If you’re asking this, believe me you can’t afford those on scale.
Whats on scale? I have seen people saving to get a $2400 Louis Vutton purse which I can buy every week if I “have” to. I am frugal compared to what I can. It is more of a want vs need.
@DR - given that you have to come out and say I can buy every week, tells me you cannot afford it