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This thread reminds me of a couple things that have happened to me. I know this guy who refuses to buy Chevrolet...nothing but Ford will do for him. He has a Tshirt that says "Chevy...the heartbreak of America" that he wears with pride and has even gone so far as to refuse rides from people driving Fords. I just don't get it.
I was at a party last weekend and someone had a Prada bag in the spare bedroom where all of us dropped off our stuff. I looked at it for a minute, and realized that a comparable bag could be purchased at Sears or Penney's for hundreds, if not thousands (I'm not up on my Prada prices) of dollars cheaper. Why buy something like that? Is it just to have that label? I can't think of any other reason. I realize that certain products (like jeans) have a difference in quality as far as lower end and higher end, but that just seems a little extreme to me.
I'm actually pretty brand loyal when it comes to certain things, but only because I'm allergic to a lot personal grooming products and stick to the ones that don't irritate my skin. I prefer Pepsi, but I've got two twelve packs of Coke in my fridge right now because they were what was on sale when I went shopping. The only case I cant think of in my own experience that I would shun a certain product would be products purchased from Walmart (I don't like the company, not the products it sells), but that is a whole other can of worms.
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"They say that patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings; steal a little and they throw you in jail, steal a lot and they make you king"
Formerly Medusa
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