tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387246719602386903.post506393834994464463..comments2023-12-08T21:16:43.244-08:00Comments on WICKED THRIFTY: Let's Talk about LabelsWickedThriftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12989212185362859396noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387246719602386903.post-16400179356836730742009-07-09T09:55:55.992-07:002009-07-09T09:55:55.992-07:00i'm probably as anti-brandname as you can get....i'm probably as anti-brandname as you can get. i despise it. and i always have. i, too, did not grow up with money, so the popular name brand stuff was not even an option. <br /><br />and having working in a clothing alterations shop, i've ripped apart, mended, taken in, let out clothes from every possible price level. and i can tell you that $300 pair of pants is not any better quality than the $10.99 pair of pants. we once had a customer bring in a pair of pants so mangled they were barely worth fixing. and we told him so. "But they're {insert brand name here}!" we offered to remove the brand label and sew it on another pair of pants for him. he was not amused.goodkarmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05081919611303940527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387246719602386903.post-49783773573117586252009-06-15T21:05:22.019-07:002009-06-15T21:05:22.019-07:00I've often read the suggestion to buy designer...I've often read the suggestion to buy designer clothing when possible because of the quality. But no, I don't think it's necessarily better quality. The only thing that guarantees good quality is looking at something and deciding if it's good or not! That can happen at a thrift shop, or a store brand, as often as not.sallymandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15832828827048897372noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-387246719602386903.post-18395029155929099972009-06-10T12:00:34.331-07:002009-06-10T12:00:34.331-07:00I don't think I own a single thing that could ...I don't think I own a single thing that could be considered 'designer'. Partly, I can't afford it, partly, I'm intimidated by the stores, but mainly, I don't see the value in paying more for something that looks just the same to me.<br /><br />I admit, there would be something magical in opening a Tiffany's gift box, but I don't actually believe their products are any better than anywhere else.<br /><br />I'm even trying to get myself out of the middle-of-the-range stores (Ann Taylor, J Crew) and into Target and Old Navy... next stop, thrifting :)<br /><br />Thank you for stopping by my blog!Pauline Wileshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15387098614220322595noreply@blogger.com