F.W 5,734 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 Have you ever paid way over the odds,for what is basically a mundane item? Like a belt.Maybe because its "designer" it cost £200.What does "designer" mean anyway?You pay 10 times more for underpants because it has a name on it? Like you hear of handbags,which you can buy for maybe £30,costing over £1000.Or Watches which you can buy reasonably for under £50,yet can be as much as a decent car,ive seen them at £25000.To me-ridiculous.It tells the time,big deal,its a "Rolex".So what? Now i dont mean items like cookers,or washers,which are expensive anyway,but quite mundane things,that are normally inexpensive. An example:I recently bought a new kettle.It was about £8,from a supermarket.A friend of mine paid about £40 for one because it matched her kitchen....Huh? 1 Link to post
Sophie 24,410 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 While with watches you do pay for the brand, you can't compare a £50 fashion watch with a £500 Seiko or £5000 Omega. The quality is vastly different. 1 1 Link to post
F.W 5,734 Posted March 4, 2019 Author Share Posted March 4, 2019 Or £15 Casio?Its still a watch..😉 Link to post
Grizzly Man 1,903 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 I payed for a name brand portable speaker. Bought a JBL knowing there are off brands that perform and sound just as good. Lol 1 Link to post
spywareonya 37,961 Posted March 4, 2019 Share Posted March 4, 2019 6 hours ago, F.W said: Have you ever paid way over the odds,for what is basically a mundane item? Like a belt.Maybe because its "designer" it cost £200.What does "designer" mean anyway?You pay 10 times more for underpants because it has a name on it? Like you hear of handbags,which you can buy for maybe £30,costing over £1000.Or Watches which you can buy reasonably for under £50,yet can be as much as a decent car,ive seen them at £25000.To me-ridiculous.It tells the time,big deal,its a "Rolex".So what? Now i dont mean items like cookers,or washers,which are expensive anyway,but quite mundane things,that are normally inexpensive. An example:I recently bought a new kettle.It was about £8,from a supermarket.A friend of mine paid about £40 for one because it matched her kitchen....Huh? As for my political inclinations, I am largely against all of that In the case of things like this situation: 6 hours ago, Sophie said: While with watches you do pay for the brand, you can't compare a £50 fashion watch with a £500 Seiko or £5000 Omega. The quality is vastly different. THEN I can dig that price. But not the "registered mark", it's actually what I am deeply against, as I studied extensively the matter with people thrice my age and one hundred times my knowledge on the subject, and I came to the conclusion that there are portions of the capitalistic mindset which can stimulate competition and improvement… and there are Others, that just warp the natural increase of Inflation I usually delegate Alex (who adores all this kind of stuff, it stimulates his lighter side, and he is good at it) to find cheap yet absolutely trustworthy item. I am quite good at that too, but I have little time as I work a lot!!! 1 Link to post
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