Brand Names

I dont ever recall having to "HAVE" the latest brand name clothing or shoes. When I was younger and attending grade school I did own a few pairs of Nike and K Swiss but as I got older I began to be interested in sandals and high heels. My closet is FULL of shoes of all colors. Of the 70 plus pairs of shoes that I do own I have approximately 4 pair of tennis shoes (including my work shoes) that are in boxes and occassionally worn. Now, when it comes to clothing I buy what is cute and inexpensive which comes out of girly stores such as: dots, rainbow, and simply fashion. I am a bargain shopper all the way around! Clothes, shoes, accessories, groceries (coupon clipper) and etc :)!!! So my clothes do have a brand name but they are not usually the well known brands such as: nike, hollister, puma, reebok, pastry, lot29, ed hardy and the list goes on.

So my point is the passage "A Brand by Another Name" was interesting and I do know people who do spend their money on brand name clothes either because they want to be like their friends, want to imitate the "star" who created the brand or because of the advertisment hype that the media and stores display. However, I am one of those types of people because I like being my own person buying what I want and dressing how I want and still having money left over :). The author also made a good point about Pokemon teaching children to buy things they don't even want: buying a whole package of cards for just a few out of the pack with the contents not being revealed. It makes me think of the packs of candy I buy but pick through the package all because I dont like some flavors that are in it. Moreover, I still buy the same candy. But the candy that does show whats inside I spend more minutes than needed to pick through and see if the colors that I like are dominant in one bag than the others :)

Brittany Peterson