If you’re buying something that seems impossibly cheap, ask why.
Look at labels. Look at prices. Make an informed purchase. Be aware that GAP, Old Navy and Banana Republic are the same company.
Be aware also that companies may manufacture things (like sneakers) for pennies and sell them for massive markups.
Also ask yourself if purchasing YSL, Chanel, or other high fashion brands, or nearly any “official” pro sports apparel is any less ethical than purchasing the cheap knockoffs—you may be buying knockoffs from the same place that made the “originals.”
jessie d. Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Just non-regulated capitalism during its sorry job.
Chillbilly almost 11 years ago
If you’re buying something that seems impossibly cheap, ask why.
Look at labels. Look at prices. Make an informed purchase. Be aware that GAP, Old Navy and Banana Republic are the same company.
Be aware also that companies may manufacture things (like sneakers) for pennies and sell them for massive markups.
Also ask yourself if purchasing YSL, Chanel, or other high fashion brands, or nearly any “official” pro sports apparel is any less ethical than purchasing the cheap knockoffs—you may be buying knockoffs from the same place that made the “originals.”
jessie d. Premium Member almost 11 years ago
Why,….. well by the “power of the market,” as extolled by Friedman, Reagan’s guru.
Hawthorne almost 11 years ago
Someone explain to me again why the Global Economy is so popular ..?