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What's your list of banned brands? (lemmy.ca)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What brands do you avoid at all cost? I don't keep up with the news all that much, and many of the reasons to avoid something don't make it there anyway. So I'm asking here to make a big list of things to avoid. It could be anything from bad security practices to really frustrating packaging. Working as a cashier myself, I definitely know there are plenty of brands I avoid purely on the basis that their product is a pain to stock.

On the flip side, what's the alternative? If you avoid Pepsi, for example, what do you turn to instead?

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Most fashion clothing brands.

The additional expenditure rarely maps to better quality.

And if they make watches too, don't buy those. They are always the cheapest watches with a name stamped on.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, pretty much anything luxury. I make a point to buy knockoffs if I need the same class of product, because I know I'm paying a premium for intangible marketing bullshit otherwise.

[–] MutilationWave 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Less than half of them are legit. You want to buy $15 pants 10 times or buy $70 pants once. Budget says $70 is a luxury. So we keep at it. It's expensive to be poor.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

No, I meant "luxury brands". Buying something better quality but not flashy doesn't count. Nobody is impressed I'm wearing GAP instead of Walmart.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

Same here regarding fashion brands, except for Duluth Trading for clothing and Ariat and Hoka for shoes. When working out in the elements and walking on concrete all day, I find the extra expense for those brands are worth it for me.