• PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    Or how about fuck their right to mark it up at all if there isn’t a measurable quality improvement to their product?

    I’m allowed to resent other people getting ripped off as much as I would myself, and my own smart buying choices don’t erase the blatantly immoral bullshit that megacorps get up to with name tax pricing.

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      1 month ago

      That’s the thing, it’s not a ripoff. People are using the markup because of the logo and the perceived value of the brand. Just dress how you want to and let others enjoy that style of clothing.

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        1 month ago

        That’s not a style of clothing, that’s bootlicking because you feel called out for paying the gucci tax like a moron and want your choice validated.

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          If you have enough money to blow on a gucci shirt you can make that choice, this isn’t bottled water and canned food during a hurricane, it’s a luxury item intended to display wealth.