Also back in the 80s, OH and friends insisted I needed a pair of trainers. Did the whole length of Oxford Street as well as local shops in Harrow looking for a pair with no logo.
In the noughties, Possum's school friends all had Abercrombie tops and she was desperate to have one. Superdry soon followed and Kipling bags. Nightmare.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
"The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
Why do eejits think a handbag is worth hundreds or thousands of pounds? And then there's personalised number plates and watches - only they're time pieces.
Sometimes I think its about confidence? Often the wearer (if you've got it, flaunt it - such a silly saying) but also potential clients.
A bookie once told me that however bad business was he always drove an expensive car. Apparently customers want to be sure that when they have that big win he would pay out!
"The trouble with having an open mind, of course, is that people will insist on coming along and trying to put things in it." Sir Terry Pratchett
A few years back, there was a fashion for leaving the price labels on, but this might have been so that they could return the goods after a couple of wears.
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In the noughties, Possum's school friends all had Abercrombie tops and she was desperate to have one. Superdry soon followed and Kipling bags. Nightmare.
A bookie once told me that however bad business was he always drove an expensive car. Apparently customers want to be sure that when they have that big win he would pay out!