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Mamapalooza t1_iupr491 wrote

Reply to comment by Cleanclock in Anyone having issues with new dickies stuff? On the right is their old 834 shorts I've worn for years and on the left their new "everyday" shorts after barely two months of use! by SuperDidier

Not knockoffs. It's the same idea as outlet malls. They used to buy out of season and overstock items and sell them at a discount. But then the companies decided they could monetize even the discount market and began producing lower quality goods with their branding. It's like the direct-to-VHS version of retail.

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BBBBKKKK t1_iupuxr4 wrote

This is so interesting. I always wondered why/how Sears could sell 501s for $40 (some years ago) but other stores with higher end stuff sold them for much much more.

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Mamapalooza t1_iuqsctw wrote

Yep. It's all nonsense.

I was touring a factory once and they were manufacturing some at-the-time name brand pants (Bill Blass?). They were coming off the machines. Then a buzzer sounded, the machines stopped for a few minutes. When they started back up, same pants, Wranglers labels.

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TerryPies t1_iurrtwg wrote

Exactly the same as the Black Friday bullshit. People think they're getting great deals, but they're getting cheaper made products with cheap internals. It's all an illusion, but it works because we're consumers first and foremost. I don't participate, but I'm as much a part of the problem because I still give shitheads like Wal-Mart my money for other things.

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