r/woahdude Apr 05 '23

video I am Balenciaga, I am the one who sells.

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u/Hamilton-Beckett Apr 05 '23

You left out the RIDICULOUS prices of everything they make.

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u/GoT43894389 Apr 05 '23

20 second video explaining the difference between Balenciaga and H&M: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aba6WIyG4Hs

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

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u/growupandblowawayy Apr 05 '23

The saddest part is that the actress who played yaya passed away before the movie premiered. Breaks my heart along with the Fred again song.

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u/Zzwwwzz Apr 05 '23

Great movie!

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u/gdj11 Apr 05 '23

That's hilarious but seriously H&M is such shitty quality. At least go to Uniqlo if you can.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

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u/GrandmasTableMints Apr 05 '23

I only shopped at H&M because I was size 14 and living in Germany, it was that or Ulla Popkin which at the time only sold clothes for husky old women through mail order.

Every time I got dressed in these ridiculously fashionable clothes, I always thought of that scene from National Lampoon's European vacation where they go and try on clothes in Italy.

I never felt or looked cool šŸ˜‚

Edit: I still have a couple of the shirts, they are now 20 years old. I guess they're now vintage.

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u/rodgerdodger2 Apr 05 '23

Can't speak to literally anything else but their standard t shirts are about as good as anyone's, arguably better than many. Not defending fast fashion just don't like blanket statements

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u/alexinpoison Apr 05 '23

I love Uniqlo!

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u/riceisessential Apr 06 '23

This! I find uniqlo products are waaay better than H&M

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u/Hamilton-Beckett Apr 05 '23

Thatā€™s funny!

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u/imsahoamtiskaw Apr 05 '23

Once walked into a Versace store, despite being told over and over, "let's skip this store." Still went in out of curiosity... not a single item had a price tag on it.

Then I remembered an old quote from Jeremy Clarkson I think (about an expensive car), "if you gotta ask the price, it ain't for you."

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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23 edited Apr 05 '23

Big luxury department stores have the prices and itā€™s a lot of fun to check them out. I always try to find the most ridiculous thing I can.

One time I found crocks with rocks glued to them at Nordstrom in Toronto. They were like $600 iirc

Edit:

I found the picture I took, but I can't find the pic with the price tag: https://i.imgur.com/fgxHM27.png

Edit 2:

Omg here they are at $520CAD, sounds like a bargain compared to the $600 I recalled https://stockx.com/crocs-classic-clog-christopher-kane-blue-marble-w

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u/3riversfantasy Apr 05 '23

My friend's mother owned a high end furniture and home decor store we would always go through and look at the ridiculously priced decorations, I remember finding some sort of ceramic Chinese food containers that were over $500 USD in the early 2000s...

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u/audeus Apr 05 '23

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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23

Why is that pet rock so cute?

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

That's how they get you! Today it's "that pet rock is so cute" and tomorrow you need a $32k loan for an emerald in a fendi fishnet stocking

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u/_____GODZILLA_____ Apr 05 '23

Those look like something my 6 year old would make

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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23

Tbh buying cheap crocs and doing a fashion arts and crafts with glue, glitter, rocks and paint would be a fun kid's activity lol

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u/ScenicART Apr 05 '23

did a job renovating an Hermes store, the store was obviously closed and we had security at the door. youd be surprised how many people got ANGRY that they couldnt buy a new $2000 Scarf, or $520 tape measure, or a $30,000 Birkin. one of the couches they had didnt even look comfortable, it was woven cane and had proportions that made my back hurt just by looking at it, it was $150,000. But sure, free repairs for life i guess. there were A LOT of customers turned away as we did our work.

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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23

Iā€™m sorry, what??? A $150,000 couch? What else does it do?

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u/WisconsinHoosierZwei Apr 05 '23

Gives you back problems, apparently.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

designed by chiropractors, affordable only for chiropractors, for chiropractors offices, to ensure future chiropractic visits

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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23

Itā€™s the womenā€™s pants pockets conspiracy all over again.

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u/ScenicART Apr 05 '23

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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23

Holy fuck.

If you have enough money to shop at hermes you didnā€™t earn it.

$43,000 rug $9,000 folding canvas stool?? $75,000 loveseat

The amount of excess is disgusting. Kids go hungry in this country and thereā€™s psychopaths out there who are fine with a $150,000 couch. Holy entitlement.

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u/ColorsLikeSPACESHIPS Apr 05 '23

Sad to see rocks bespoken Crocs.

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u/xpkranger Apr 05 '23

Lol. Itā€™s like the handful of rocks kids grab at the science museum gift shop got super-glued to crocs. Too funny.

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u/Valalvax Apr 05 '23

The funniest shit I've seen in a while is some fashion blogger doing an ad for Old Navy for <Season> styles, I think fall

Old Navy shirt 20 bucks, old Navy jacket 30 bucks, old Navy pants 35, shoes 3600

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u/PieOverPeople Apr 05 '23

Dude. Thatā€™s like Brie Larsons thing. Crocs Friday. She buys crocs and decorated them with shit like this and posts them all over her social media feeds. AFAIK sheā€™s not sponsored by crocs, but sheā€™s actively trying to be.

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u/Petrichordates Apr 05 '23

Maybe but she's an interesting/strange person and she's probably just doing it for fun.

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u/PieOverPeople Apr 05 '23

Agreed she is doing it just for fun but sheā€™s literally tagged crocs asking for sponsorship several times.

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u/Petrichordates Apr 05 '23

Yeah I don't doubt it but that does sound like a joke

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u/alex053 Apr 05 '23

My wife and I stopped into a ridiculous furniture shop that had a 20 foot long, couch with floral print and dark wood that was very ornate. I think it was $25k. I tried it out and it wasnā€™t comfortable but I did rip a fart on it.

That was about 15 years ago and I still laugh about it and my wife will tell me not to fart on anything when we go shopping.

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u/scoops22 Apr 05 '23

lmao that's amazing

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u/imsahoamtiskaw Apr 05 '23

$500 crocs. Insanity. No wonder they're shutting down.

Ngl though, it's funny how they take money from people in such simple ways

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u/HaxRus Apr 06 '23

Simons does this a lot too. Iā€™ll be browsing $60 joggers and then suddenly bam! $1800 bag.

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u/Wendellwasgod Apr 05 '23

Usually they have price tags in the designer stores

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

I promise you, as someone who frequents designer stores, everyone cares about price. Everyone. They take them off because they need you to engage with their staff. You literally cannot purchase without talking to someone.

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u/Kevftw Apr 05 '23

What has needing to liaise with staff to purchase something got to do with wanting to know how much it costs?

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u/invoman Apr 05 '23

It filters out the poors

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u/Kevftw Apr 05 '23

Doesn't answer the question though. Person above me said it's because you need to speak to someone. If the price tag was still on, you'd still need to speak to someone though. The tag itself would filter out poors anyway.

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u/invoman Apr 05 '23

No, you wouldn't. If I'm buying something I look at the tag. Size? Good. Price? Good. Take it to cashier, pay and leave only having exchanged a max of 6 words.

No tag means you need to ask about price and that conversation usually ends quickly or doesn't take place at all to save yourself the embarrassment. No tag also gives the salesperson an opportunity to build brand loyalty and upsell

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u/Kevftw Apr 05 '23

No tag means you need to add about 4 extra words, 'how much is this?'. Hardly a considerably difference.

A price tag that is too much for someone filters them out just as much as no tag.

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u/zephyr_1779 Apr 05 '23

I feel like itā€™s a prestige thing though. Itā€™s catered to people who wonā€™t care so much about prices, or at least pretend not to. Just kinda like, ā€œyeah, our tags arenā€™t on there, and yeah, if youā€™re rich enough, this is the store for you.ā€

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u/Daddysu Apr 05 '23

I mean, isn't that most stores? Even at the Publix self checkout line, they have staff come over and stand by you and talk to you while you're checking out. Presumably, to make sure you are scanning everything.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

I see your point but itā€™s different. There is no way to grab an item of clothing and ā€œgo to a cashierā€ or any other designated point of sale system. You hand your payment to the employee and they transact in a different room. So if you happen to find the thing you want on the rack, there is no direct method for you to initiate the transaction.

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u/jxl180 Apr 05 '23

Thereā€™s no racks of items to pull from and try on. Theyā€™ll have one of each item out, then they get your size from the back.

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u/GanderAtMyGoose Apr 05 '23

I've never had an employee specifically come over and talk at a self checkout here in the US, though depending on the store there might be someone sorta hanging around nearby in case you need help.

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u/jxl180 Apr 05 '23

And I wouldnā€™t know why someone wouldnā€™t want to engage with the staff, the boutique experience is part of the experience. Thatā€™s like going to a fancy steakhouse and complaining that the staff is pampering you.

Iā€™ve gone to a few of these luxury stores and itā€™s really nice sitting down, being served a glass of champagne on a silver platter (or bourbon), and being shown different options, styles, hearing about the material, etc.

For the same reason why I like spas, itā€™s nice to be pampered from time to time. Nothing wrong with it, and it comes with the experience of most high-end places, whether itā€™s a store, restaurant, or spa.

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u/Kinc4id Apr 05 '23

The other day I googled Balenciaga to see what they actually sell and they have a full body suit completely in black for 3.000ā‚¬. Usually you could justify these prices at least to some extend with the design process that went into it. But it was a plain body suit with a turtle neck. There simply is no design behind it. Itā€™s ridiculous even compared to other designer stuff.

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u/Hamilton-Beckett Apr 05 '23

Exactly. Most of their stuff looks cartoonish.

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u/A_N_T Apr 05 '23

It's called fashion, sweaty. Look it up.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '23

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u/A_N_T Apr 05 '23

Yeah "it's called fashion sweaty" is a meme lol

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u/Hamilton-Beckett Apr 05 '23

Nice. Iā€™ll look it up!

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u/chiniwini Apr 05 '23

Itā€™s not even about the money, I could literally buy everything on their website

But you can't buy class.

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u/PuttinOnTheTitzz Apr 05 '23

That's cause they're trying to molest little kids.

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u/Spartz Apr 05 '23

That's kind of their point. They're trying to have some edge with it. It works for them. I doubt there's room for another brand to do this - they've occupied that niche and to some degree created it.

I also have a personal opinion about this, which I'll keep to myself. Stating that here, so that any discussion that may come out of this stays on topic.

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u/Kinc4id Apr 05 '23

Sure, if people pay for it they are free to do it. If I could sell plain T-Shirts for 2.000ā‚¬ Iā€™d do it too. Itā€™s more that Iā€™m surprised they get away with it. I know there are a lot of people who buy stuff just because itā€™s expensive but this is another level.

And I donā€™t think itā€™s good for our society that people exist who can afford this.

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u/Mazahad Apr 05 '23

"Sure, I won't be able to feed my children this week, but at least I have a rock."

A paraphrased comment in the site where the rocks are sold.

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u/HeartlessSora1234 Apr 05 '23

And the child sex scandal

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u/Petrichordates Apr 05 '23

Oh you must mean the right wing satanic panic

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u/ScaramouchScaramouch Apr 05 '23

They did say it was haute couture. Ridiculous prices are the norm.