But honestly? If you're going to go around complaining about a recession and how the economy's downhill, at least adjust your lifestyle to suit the times. I would personally feel guilty living in excess while some families are having trouble paying for their homes or putting food on the table.
Now, I have NOTHING against shopping. I'm 20, I'm female and I live less than a mile from the mall - but I pride myself on at least having a brain while shopping. Are expensive clothes a worthwhile investment? Are you college students really going to whine about the price of a textbook at school when you're willing to pay even more for a bottle of perfume, or a pair of shoes?
Let's take a stroll through cyberspace and see a couple of our shopping options, shall we?
So let's begin with a basic white tee. Nothing more basic than a white tee. Now we can take a romp by Target and spend $8 on a completely decent white cotton tee, like so...
Or we can spend $18 - over twice as much - on a comparable tee at American Apparel. Because it's "organic."
Trivial, $10, right? Let's look at a more significant difference.
Same scenario, you're still at Target and looking at some gladiator heels - I personally am not too fond of them, but for the sake of argument, we'll take a look. Shell out about $30, and your outfit is complete.
Or you can go to Urban Outfitters and buy these shoes for $198. Never mind that this is enough to keep a household's utilities running for a month, right?
Now, I know what many of your are going to say - you're paying for the quality of the product, right? Well, I know from experience - shoes from Target or Payless Shoesource last FOREVER, come rain or shine.
So in order for you to actually get your money's worth out of your $200 shoes, they had better be able to survive a nuclear holocaust.
Or give you superpowers. Otherwise...
I'm not expecting anyone to go out and become a bargain shopper overnight - but honestly, it just appalls me how little thought people - especially the young adult female demographic - put into their purchases. Honestly, if you're paying an extra $100 for the price tag on your clothes, you might a well wear them inside out.
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As legitimate as this is, the honest difference between the merchandise is where it's made. Although AA's shirts are ridiculously expensive, I'd rather buy a shirt that generates revenue for a business that is 100% made in America, by American workers with organic materials made domestically while Target can sell their merchandise so cheap because they use cheap materials and probably child labor from China.
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