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[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 19 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Just buy the same quality product without the markup? Price gouging only applies to essential items.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Or how about fuck their right to mark it up at all if there isn't a measurable quality improvement to their product?

I'm allowed to resent other people getting ripped off as much as I would myself, and my own smart buying choices don't erase the blatantly immoral bullshit that megacorps get up to with name tax pricing.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That’s the thing, it’s not a ripoff. People are using the markup because of the logo and the perceived value of the brand. Just dress how you want to and let others enjoy that style of clothing.

[–] PhlubbaDubba@lemm.ee -3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

That's not a style of clothing, that's bootlicking because you feel called out for paying the gucci tax like a moron and want your choice validated.

[–] yeather@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 months ago

If you have enough money to blow on a gucci shirt you can make that choice, this isn’t bottled water and canned food during a hurricane, it’s a luxury item intended to display wealth.