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Originally posted by lurkette
It's the difference between use value and symbolic value. Both shirts serve the same use: hiding your sinful naked body from others and keeping it warm and dry. The difference in cost is however much some sucker is willing to pay to wear an essentially identical shirt with a label and be able to think/say it is somehow better than the non-label variety.
Buying quality is a different story. If you buy a really well-made article of clothing, it essentially has an extended use value that makes the extra cost justifiable. But if you're buying something that's basically a piece of crap with a $50 price hike for the privilege of being seen buying it at Fashionable Store X, or wearing it (if the logo/label is visible), then you are a silly person who deserves to have their wallet emptied.
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What she said.....Buy quality, don't buy junk regardless of the label.