Re:The fanciest shopping center in America is expanding
by hueving on Saturday February 10, 2018 @08:35AM
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Do you realize that many of those millionaires have gotten to that position by saving and studiously contributing to a retirement account/mortgage payment while on a regular income? A significant portion of those would never even think about spending money at Gucci.
Gucci's clientele are the 5m+ crowd and people obsessed with social signaling.
Re:The fanciest shopping center in America is expanding
by emodendroket on Saturday February 10, 2018 @09:18AM
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There's a happy medium somewhere between blowing all your money on frivolities and never enjoying any of it. I wear a lot of clothes from Walmart, but I spent $2k on my PC when I built it and I'm driving a car that, while reasonable within my budget, is more expensive than something like a Camry. I can easily imagine someone else going with a cheaper car and computer but preferring fancy clothes and accessories.
Re:The fanciest shopping center in America is expanding
by username8884547 on Saturday February 10, 2018 @09:23AM
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>>A significant portion of those would never even think about spending money at Gucci.
and a "significant" portion apparently do. This money thing is weird...at some point you realize that you actually can afford x, y, and z. So you start enjoying it.
Re:The fanciest shopping center in America is expanding
by hueving on Sunday February 11, 2018 @12:22AM
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No you don't. Just because some people waste money on something doesn't mean everyone or even a majority does.
If meth dealers were legal, they would be positioned right next to Gucci stores. The markup is similar and the utility is about the same.
Do you realize that USA alone has over 10 million millionaires? And maybe 100 million can afford (by sacrificing for a few months) one or a few things from Gucci. Why not buy something really cool? You might die tomorrow so why not enjoy a bit of your money today. And, no, items from Gucci, D&G or Coach aren't the sane as knockoffs.
On the other hand, you can buy used clothes for a few dollars or get them for free...