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28 November 2012, 06:56 AM
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"TRF" Member
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Real Name: Jeff
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Brand snob?
My wife says that I am a brand snob. Perhaps. Perhaps. Or maybe I know that you get what you pay for! And I like nice things!
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28 November 2012, 07:01 AM
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Nothing wrong with that.
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28 November 2012, 07:03 AM
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My girlfriend calls me the same thing with Mercedes, Rolex, Ralph Lauren, and Sperry Top-Sider
 
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28 November 2012, 07:04 AM
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Real Name: Mark
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So long as you wear the brands and the brands don't wear you there ain't a damn thing wrong with that!
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28 November 2012, 07:26 AM
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I like quality, I don't like a plethora of visible labels.
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28 November 2012, 07:29 AM
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28 November 2012, 07:30 AM
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Haha, Im just like you with a Rolex watch, Montblanc pen, Prada wallet, Louis Vuitton organiser and Mulberry notebook, always nice to have a few nice things!
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28 November 2012, 07:52 AM
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28 November 2012, 07:55 AM
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28 November 2012, 07:55 AM
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I like good quality items and will be brand loyal if the products hold up to reasonable expectations, but I dislike sporting large logos. If I was paid or given an item, then I can understand showing their logo, but I'm not paying to be a brands billboard.
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28 November 2012, 07:56 AM
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Great choices! A man after my own heart!
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28 November 2012, 08:03 AM
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I prefer the opposite, I really do not want to attract any unwanted attention.
Scott
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"The bitterness of poor quality remains long after the sweetness of lower price is forgotten." -Benjamin Franklin Member No. 922 |
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28 November 2012, 08:03 AM
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My method is simply to buy things that work for me and fit my budget. In some ways I'm a real miser. Fifty dollars for a pair of jeans? That's outrageous. Seventy-five hundred for a Rolex? That's plausible.
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28 November 2012, 08:09 AM
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I seek quality and craftsmanship and always check out the country of origin when I make purchases. Designer or prestige "brand" labels don't usually impress me.
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28 November 2012, 08:28 AM
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Watch: Rolex
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28 November 2012, 08:36 AM
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Pardon me, but do you have any Grey Poupon?
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28 November 2012, 08:43 AM
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Brand snob who likes nice things? And yet you like the Kansas City Chiefs? Cognitive dissonance. Almost as bad as yours truly who supports the Bills.
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28 November 2012, 08:46 AM
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I agree (concur ; ) .
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28 November 2012, 08:49 AM
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28 November 2012, 08:50 AM
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To me the answer to whether you are a "snob" is simple...
Did you buy the brand because you liked the product... Or did you buy the product because you liked the brand?
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Don't mind me. I'm full of scotch, bitterness and impure thoughts! "You have enemies? Good! That means you stood up for something, sometime in your life." Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill KG, OM, CH, TD, PC, DL, FRS. |
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28 November 2012, 09:20 AM
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Real Name: Mark
Location: Toronto, Canada.
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Rolex is my only extravagance.
Not interested in advertising for any brands and avoid anything with logos, labels, ect.. 
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28 November 2012, 09:24 AM
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Yes. Exactly this.
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I bought a cheap watch from the crazy man Floating down canal It doesn't use numbers or moving hands It always just says "now" Now you may be thinking that I was had But this watch is never wrong And if I have trouble the warranty said Breathe In, Breathe Out, Move On J. Buffett Instagram: eastbayrider46 |
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28 November 2012, 09:27 AM
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I have a few branded items but I prefer to buy the quality and, of course, something I like than simply a name for the sake of it. You should only buy something that makes you happy, if it has a fancy name, good for you, if it doesn't, it shouldn't matter!
Great picture mate, I think Montblanc pens look great. Quote:
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28 November 2012, 09:28 AM
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 Where I shop I can get almost three pairs for that price!
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Mon corps c'est un pays en guerre sur l'point d'finir, Le général de l'armée de terre s'attend au pire, J'ai faim, j'ai frette, je suis trop faible pour me lever debout, On va hisser le drapeau blanc un point c'est tout. - André Fortin |
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28 November 2012, 09:29 AM
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i call this "going for the finer things in life". if we can afford it, why not. there are some luxury brands i couldnt afford so i just pass on them...
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28 November 2012, 09:43 AM
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Unfortunately, more than not, quality usually has a label. Too bad, too. Most of the time I shop for anything without the label. My teenagers do enough of the label thing for everyone. 
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28 November 2012, 09:52 AM
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28 November 2012, 09:57 AM
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Ya I get the same thing from my family an friends.i only buy rolex watches,Samsung led tvs,audi or mercedes.ralph Lauren jeans and polos.i guess I like to pay extra for quality instead of buying cheaper things and having to replace them all the time.my buddy went out the other day on Black Friday and bought a no name 60" tv for 800.00 an tht is fine if he likes it but I'd rather pay 4000 and know it will last 5 years.im far from rich but enjoy quality products.
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28 November 2012, 12:19 PM
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"TRF" Member
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Round 2
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28 November 2012, 12:31 PM
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