Your favorite brands got worse on purpose

Re:Your favorite brands got worse on purpose by strix_varius on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @03:36PM (#47853481)

The contrast of your two perspectives kind of illustrates the information void (of quality vs price) in the article.

At Walmart it's common to get jeans (including Levi jeans) for < $20. But how long will they last? I honestly don't know, and even more I don't know how to definitely pay more for better quality.

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Re:Your favorite brands got worse on purpose by insane_dreamer on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @04:01PM (#47853790)

So long as I'm fortunate enough to be able to clothe and feed my family, I'm not giving Walmart -- probably the most destructive company of all time -- any of my dollars and I don't care how cheap the shit is there.

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Re:Your favorite brands got worse on purpose by strix_varius on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:31PM (#47856975)

And? I'm not advocating for buying jeans at Walmart. I'm using it as an illustration of the lower bounds of jeans pricing.

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Re:Your favorite brands got worse on purpose by vonneumannstan on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @04:33PM (#47854176)

Yeah I get that but it's not as though we're on a forum for foodstamps recipients. The median income on HN is no doubt top 10% in the nation and often far higher. Talking about $99 jeans as some great luxury is literally from a different universe.

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