Anyone buys fake clothes/watches?

[Cowboy Brian]

So it's become a major fad in my town to buy fake watches (and pretend they are real) as well as luxury clothing (burberry, lacoste).

Anyone else do this and can anyone explain it :laugh1: I don't really see the point in spending $35 on a fake t shirt.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

It's because many folks are all about "image".

It's not like this is any sort of new phenomenon.

And if they can't afford the real thing, they'll gladly fake it.

 

[JonJon]

I buy fake shoes and suits from time to time. It's not that I can't afford the real deal, I just choose not to buy the real thing because I am cheap, and would rather spend my money on other things of importance. I could care less if it is real. I have a bunch of Jordan's and Nike shoes, Armani shoes, and suits. My philosophy is this: Why spend $150 on one pair of Jordan's when you can buy 5 pair made of the same materials for the same price? Everything stays clean because I have so many to choose from. I still have shoes I haven't even worn yet, lol. The quality is basically the same as the real thing (depending on where you get it from). I order mine from overseas. Nobody knows the difference when I where them and I also get compliments about how great my suits and shoes look.

Now watches, I will not buy, as they are not the same material and are usually bad quality.

 

[Tabascocat]

I saw a Corolla the other day with a Mercedes emblem glued on the hood and one screwed into the trunk on the back. Was painfully obvious it wasn't a Benz, heh.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

So it's become a major fad in my town to buy fake watches (and pretend they are real) as well as luxury clothing (burberry, lacoste).

Anyone else do this and can anyone explain it :laugh1: I don't really see the point in spending $35 on a fake t shirt.

No, I don't buy fake. If you want the real thing, you buy the real thing.

 

[Seven]

So it's become a major fad in my town to buy fake watches (and pretend they are real) as well as luxury clothing (burberry, lacoste).

Anyone else do this and can anyone explain it :laugh1: I don't really see the point in spending $35 on a fake t shirt.

Ya know............the thing is..............i just wanna............how does.......nevermind.

 

[CowboyGil]

I myself have a "Faux-lex" watch and a "Faux-sace" suit. But seriously, I have bought a few bootleg jerseys, some better than others.

 

[khiladi]

If money was no option, forget labels. I'd rock tailored stuff all day long.

 

[Ren]

Bought a fake Armani belt while i was in Mexico this winter for 100 pesos, I would have bought that even without the tiny fake logo, It's a nice belt and having just lost 11kg i needed a belt

 

[WhizKid]

I don't purchase "fake" stuff, but logic says 35 for a tshirt better than spending 80 for a tshirt. Its a damn tshirt! lol

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I don't purchase "fake" stuff, but logic says 35 for a tshirt better than spending 80 for a tshirt. Its a damn tshirt! lol

The Crocodile on the shirt does make the cotton feel better.

The way some of you are talking and how cheap you appear, you must all feel affinity for the Macklemore song "Thrift Shop".

 

[WhizKid]

The Crocodile on the shirt does make the cotton feel better.

The way some of you are talking and how cheap you appear, you must all feel affinity for the Macklemore song "Thrift Shop".

I hate that song with a passion! But am guilty of thrift shopping when I was in college! lol

 

[Cowboy Brian]

The Crocodile on the shirt does make the cotton feel better.

The way some of you are talking and how cheap you appear, you must all feel affinity for the Macklemore song "Thrift Shop".

I have a friend from a well off family.. Father is a court officer, mother a NYC teacher. He exclusively shops for his clothes at thrift shops because of that song. He says that it is a bargain. It really angers me, those stores are not for people to go to because it is trendy.. They are for people that need it. At least in my opinion.

 

[Kevinicus]

I don't purchase "fake" stuff, but logic says 35 for a tshirt better than spending 80 for a tshirt. Its a damn tshirt! lol

$35 is robbery for a Tshirt IMO, even for a big and tall one.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

$35 is robbery for a Tshirt IMO, even for a big and tall one.

Damn I paid 55 for one just to get a crocodile on it

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

I wear your grandad's clothes, I look incredible in this big ,,, coat from that thrift shop down the road

 

[WhizKid]

$35 is robbery for a Tshirt IMO, even for a big and tall one.

well hell yea that's robbery! lol

Im making the comparison of 35, as OP talked about spending 35 for a fake shirt. 35, 80, 100, its all stupid for a tshirt. lol

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

well hell yea that's robbery! lol

Im making the comparison of 35, as OP talked about spending 35 for a fake shirt. 35, 80, 100, its all stupid for a tshirt. lol

how much do you expect to pay?

 

[vlad]

R2A - I was under the impression you lived in the city?

Anyway sorry to get preachy but please please step up in your town and turn that tide. Fake goods are built on the backs of children, sweatshops, and inhumane practices.

As a side effect, that's a sad reason we have less artisans around.

 

[Hoofbite]

The Crocodile on the shirt does make the cotton feel better.

The way some of you are talking and how cheap you appear, you must all feel affinity for the Macklemore song "Thrift Shop".

I think this is where you and likely many of the other posters here differ.

They don't care how they "appear".

Thus, they don't need to broadcast what they paid for a t-shirt or how much it costs to have one's pubes bleached.