Except, you don't shell out "a little extra" You tend to pay at least three times more. And once again, you failed to actually listen to what I said, or make an actual argument. Name brand stuff is not better. Marketing isn't about trust. It's about tricks. I would know since I've actually got experience there, and from what you've said, you don't. Do you know why a lot of fast food places have the colors yellow and orange in their restaurant? Those colors have a slight psychological effect that causes hunger.

People don't buy a name brand because they trust it. For that to apply they'd have to have been buying it for a long time, and had a good experience with it. Most kids who want Nike shoes, Italian sports cars, and Jeanco jeans have never bought any of those things obviously. They know nothing about the products except that they want them. I chose these things as examples because they all actually suck, but people want them anyway. And they only want them because they're Name brand Designer status symbols.

I do however find your informed capitalist attitude refreshing. Many people are trying to say that consumerism is evil, and frankly that's not true. I'm just trying to inform people with this thread. The Designer brand isn't always better.

As far as shoes go.

Nike, Vans, Adidas, all tend to fall apart really fast.

Sketchers I know for a fact are good, but so are a lot of brands you have never heard of.

Converse falls somewhere in the middle, they aren't really crummy, and they don't cost a giant ton of money. they're... honest i guess with their pricing. lol.

I'm not saying the name brand is always bad. I'm saying it's not always the best. Wigwam makes a much better sock, than Haines. Trust me... I kill socks like tissues if they're not Wigwam.


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