Who Pays 600 Dollars for Jeans ?

[FlyLice]

Originally posted by: trmiv
I buy my jeans from the Gap outlet. $20-$25, although the same jeans are $55-$60 at a regular Gap store.

drive 50 miles each way, spend whole day driving to and shopping at outlet = profit?

try clothes in store, buy online w/coupons and such = profit.

 

[tami]

Originally posted by: alent1234

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I laugh at people who spend money on something that can be had for a tiny fraction of the price. You see, if you're paying $600 for a handbag, for instance, and I can buy a generic knock off of the same one for $30 and it looks exactly the same, I win and you lose. People are dumb.

the $600 bag will last for life

the knock offs from canal street will tear up in a few months

you underestimate the usage that women get out of handbags. purses need to be replaced regularly because of dirt, grime, and regular usage that simply weakens the leather.

 

[alkemyst]

Buying brands is a way of life, hardly elitest. To me elitest though is the person struggling to pay their CC bills buying up items outside their economic level and then telling others the whole while how inferior their stuff is....then there is the parent supported adults that are in a whole other class.

If that was the case there are plenty of non-Levi makes that are cheaper and equal quality.

$600 for a pair of jeans is a little much...I know of a few people that do pay $150-250 for jeans though.

Most $150K cars could be made cheaper....alot of it has to do with low volume keeping pricing and demand high.

if one made the Ford Focus in such equal volumes they would probably cost $100k as well.

 

[tami]

how does someone who works for a liquor distributor have the funds to buy $375 jeans? and then they mention that she wears 2 pairs a day... so that's about $5250 ($375*14) on jeans a week -- and i'm SURE she doesn't wear the same 14 pairs week after week -- she must have at least 30 pairs or something... but how is she so wealthy?!

 

[StageLeft]

Most $150K cars could be made cheaper....alot of it has to do with low volume keeping pricing and demand high.

if one made the Ford Focus in such equal volumes they would probably cost $100k as well.

Perhaps, but you don't see any knock off ferraris selling in back alleys with similar performance and quality for $25k

 

[jdub1107]

There's always a difference between high quality stuff and something that's a knockoff. I don't wear jeans often but I can tell the difference between Gap and Old Navy (which I would never buy). Granted I've never come across a $600 pair of jeans, I can imagine that someone could tell the difference in quality also. I'm sure a lot of the cost of the pants are due to the name/label, but there's still a difference in quality, even if it may be very little. I don't understand why people have to put others down just because they wouldn't spend the money themselves. If you won't spend money on some higher quality items, good for you. No need to bag on others because their taste is different.

 

[RegularK]

Far from being rarities, jeans with price tags of $200 are now everywhere, the retail equivalent of dandelions after spring rain. And it no exaggeration to say that a pair these days can easily cost as much as an iPod (Tsubi, $319), a Motorola Razr (Levi's vintage, $325), or a desktop computer with the printer thrown in. (Nudie vegetable dye jeans, $428.)

I'll just stick with an iPod...and a pair of regular jeans.

...I stopped reading about half way into the article, but did anyone else think that that article was ENTIRELY too long for something that talked solely about jeans?

 

[crt1530]

Originally posted by: RegularK

Far from being rarities, jeans with price tags of $200 are now everywhere, the retail equivalent of dandelions after spring rain. And it no exaggeration to say that a pair these days can easily cost as much as an iPod (Tsubi, $319), a Motorola Razr (Levi's vintage, $325), or a desktop computer with the printer thrown in. (Nudie vegetable dye jeans, $428.)

I'll just stick with an iPod...and a pair of regular jeans.

...I stopped reading about half way into the article, but did anyone else think that that article was ENTIRELY too long for something that talked solely about jeans?

You don't read the NYTimes much, do you?

 

[DPmaster]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Most $150K cars could be made cheaper....alot of it has to do with low volume keeping pricing and demand high.

if one made the Ford Focus in such equal volumes they would probably cost $100k as well.

Perhaps, but you don't see any knock off ferraris selling in back alleys with similar performance and quality for $25k

Replace "knock off ferraris selling in back alleys" with something like a Corvette Z06 and there you go

A Z06 cost a fraction of a Ferrari but has similar performance to a Ferrari. The Z06 will cost less in maintenance and be more reliable as well. So why do people lust after Ferraris then if the Z06 is a better deal? Simple - because it's a Ferrari. The mystique of the Ferrari. The rarity of the Ferrari. Now you see the reasoning behind $600 jeans, $150K cars, $10K TVs, etc.

 

[SacrosanctFiend]

I bought a pair of $200 Diesels on Saturday.

 

[LtPage1]

Originally posted by: ncircle
i have paid at least $600 for jeans

over the course of my life.

i havent.

 

[Jfrag Teh Foul]

fscking morons.

I was doing the Old Navy thing until this happened, but have since been moving over to the standard Levi's.

6 bills on a pair of jeans that will get the receiving end of a flatulent day is retarded.

 

[rocadelpunk]

600 is a f'in lot.

i buy couple hundred dollar jeans when they're on sale..


that tsubi pair looks really hot.

 

[daniel49]

probably that same gal that paid 6000.00 for that yappy dog last week

 

[trmiv]

Originally posted by: FlyLice

Originally posted by: trmiv
I buy my jeans from the Gap outlet. $20-$25, although the same jeans are $55-$60 at a regular Gap store.

drive 50 miles each way, spend whole day driving to and shopping at outlet = profit?

try clothes in store, buy online w/coupons and such = profit.

The outlet I go to is like 8 miles from my house, so profit!

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: russianpower
It's their money. Let the celebrities/wealthy people spend their money as their wish, no matter how ridiculous their spending habits are. How they spend thier money is none of our business.

It is quite obvious that they want it to be our business. They go to heavily publicised awards shows flaunting the latest fashions, and get their pictures taken modeling the fashions. Does that sound like something that they're trying to keep private?

 

[91TTZ]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

She also mentioned that her bags will last forever (which is why i bring this up), which i find to be complete BS, because styles go out and these girls will buy new $800 bags when they come. I've seen her not use a bag anymore, because she just doesn't like it anymore, or it isn't "in" anymore. So yes these bags last forever, but their style won't!

Exactly.

I bet a lot of our parents have some pretty expensive disco-era clothes in their closets, but you're not going to see them wearing them anytime soon. While the polyester fabric may have lasted, the style sure didn't.

 

[b0mbrman]

Originally posted by: EmperorIQ

Originally posted by: alent1234

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I laugh at people who spend money on something that can be had for a tiny fraction of the price. You see, if you're paying $600 for a handbag, for instance, and I can buy a generic knock off of the same one for $30 and it looks exactly the same, I win and you lose. People are dumb.

the $600 bag will last for life

the knock offs from canal street will tear up in a few months

i had a friend who always complains to me that i waste my money. (i have dual monitors, i enjoy eating steak at mortons, however a lot of my money is saved because i refuse to buy any clothing over 20 bucks, unless its last min and i need something for an interview or whatever) My friend on the other hand likes her $800 bags, $100 jeans, and $60 cloths. I argue with her that when i buy my monitors, or computer, I know what I'm getting and its never top of the line, i purchase what is neccessary, AND when she buys her clothes, about 70% of it is just "brand", just to get that feeling of "oh yea i am wearing expensive clothing"

She also mentioned that her bags will last forever (which is why i bring this up), which i find to be complete BS, because styles go out and these girls will buy new $800 bags when they come. I've seen her not use a bag anymore, because she just doesn't like it anymore, or it isn't "in" anymore. So yes these bags last forever, but their style won't!

Heh heh. So what happens faster? Those bags going out of style or all the expensive computer parts we buy becoming obsolete?

 

[ElFenix]

and i thought my diesels were expensive

 

[rocadelpunk]

there are some added benefits of wearing more expensive clothing.

while it might be placebo a part of it is the quality of the jeans and you feel/look sexier.


it's a confidence booster for sure.

 

[BillGates]

Originally posted by: DPmaster

Originally posted by: Skoorb

Most $150K cars could be made cheaper....alot of it has to do with low volume keeping pricing and demand high.

if one made the Ford Focus in such equal volumes they would probably cost $100k as well.

Perhaps, but you don't see any knock off ferraris selling in back alleys with similar performance and quality for $25k

Replace "knock off ferraris selling in back alleys" with something like a Corvette Z06 and there you go

A Z06 cost a fraction of a Ferrari but has similar performance to a Ferrari. The Z06 will cost less in maintenance and be more reliable as well. So why do people lust after Ferraris then if the Z06 is a better deal? Simple - because it's a Ferrari. The mystique of the Ferrari. The rarity of the Ferrari. Now you see the reasoning behind $600 jeans, $150K cars, $10K TVs, etc.

^he's right

 

[CptObvious]

Originally posted by: Jfrag Teh Foul
fscking morons.

I was doing the Old Navy thing until this happened, but have since been moving over to the standard Levi's.

6 bills on a pair of jeans that will get the receiving end of a flatulent day is retarded.

LOL, that is hilarious

Currently I have two pairs of jeans and both are from Old Navy. They fit just as well as the $50 jeans I used to buy at The Gap and Express.

I doubt I would ever spend over $50 for a pair of jeans, let alone $600, but if I lived in New York, who knows. They don't seem to think twice about dropping a couple hundred for a meal.

 

[brigden]

Despite being able to easily afford $600 pairs of jeans, I wouldn't spend even half of that because I know that a pair that costs $100 is just as good in terms of fit, durability, and style.

You people, especially Skoorb, need to wake up to the realization that you get what you pay for... most of the time.

Yes, there is a difference between jeans that cost $25 and jeans that cost $100. No, there isn't much of a difference between jeans that cost $100 and jeans that cost $600.

However, not all consumer goods are created equal. Especially clothes. I don't care if you argue until you're blue in the face; a $750 pair of shoes will last forever, but a $75 pair will be lucky to survive a few seasons. You can't tell me there is no difference between those shoes until you've walked in them.

I'm willing to wager that Skoorb's wife doesn't own any $600 handbags. Trust me, buddy, good-quality luxury goods aren't just for show - they're for people who appreciate the quality and can afford it. If you can't afford it, then yes, I agree, you're a label whore.

The woman in the article is a label whore. She can't afford it. The article is written for people who can't afford those jeans.

If I want to walk around in a $1,200 blazer I'm going to because I can, not because I want you to think I can.

 

[deejayshakur]

Originally posted by: Lola

Originally posted by: K1052
*shrug*

I would likely spend excessively on my hobbies if I had the means.

yeah, i agree, if i had the extra $$ to blow on crap like 600$ jeans, i would, but i am happy with the way 39$ jeans fit.
Oh well, to each is to own. What i do think is stupid are women that spend the huge money on Prada or Gucci items but cannot afford to pay rent. Some peoples priorities are just really outta whack!

don't even get me started on the people who strut into the ER with their medicaid card wearing gold chains, nice clothes, and blabbing on their cell phones.

 

[Boze]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
I laugh at people who spend money on something that can be had for a tiny fraction of the price. You see, if you're paying $600 for a handbag, for instance, and I can buy a generic knock off of the same one for $30 and it looks exactly the same, I win and you lose. People are dumb.

Skoorb, they win... because if they can purchase a handbag for $600, what they're really saying is that they have money to piss away and you don't (collective you, not you personally). Its about making a statement for those kinds of people. They're paying the price for the name associated with the product and because they can pay the price for the product.

I personally don't understand that mentality, which is why I will not be a very "popular" rich person. That's not to say I haven't bought expensive items... I have a few $2,000 suits, but I bought the tailoring and the materials; not the name... I also have a few pairs of shoes that hit the upper $200 range, but they're Allen Edmonds, and those are designed to last a lifetime (you can even send them back to Allen Edmonds to be 'recrafted', and they're returned practically new).

I'm all for buying for quality, but the sad fact is that most of these premier designers use the same materials for jeans that Levi Strauss uses... its all about the name and the status associated with that.