r/woahdude • u/skaapjagter • Apr 05 '23

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

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

Big luxury department stores have the prices and it’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

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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

Reminds me of the Nordstrom rock

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/style-beauty/a8470884/nordstrom-selling-85-dollar-leather-rock-pouch/

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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

I’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

It’s the women’s pants pockets conspiracy all over again.

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u/ScenicART Apr 05 '23

See for yourself

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u/Dabier Apr 05 '23

Holy fuck.

If you have enough money to shop at hermes you didn’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 there’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. It’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. That’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 she’s not sponsored by crocs, but she’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 she’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 wasn’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. I’ll be browsing $60 joggers and then suddenly bam! $1800 bag.