[Banana Republic] [Banana Republic] 40% + 20% on Button Down Dress Shirts and Blouses + 8% CB

drew4008 wrote: ↑ Holyy, this store is freaking expensive.

drew4008 wrote: ↑ Holyy, this store is freaking expensive.

grumble wrote: ↑ They run a promotional model - their regular price is excessively high, but they run near-constant sales of 30-50% off and expect a a lot of the traffic to happen then. The idea is that the word 'sale' gets people in the store, and then they charge either regular price (30% off) or maybe a more of a sale (50% off) if they actually want to drive promotional business. Sherwin Williams does the same thing with paint.

drew4008 wrote: ↑ ugh what a society. Re-read what you just laid out, and look at what utter fake nonsensical sh*t that is.

Fishing wrote: ↑ Not sure why you're so triggered by this. A business has found a model which works for them and implements it. It's not like they're forcing anyone into their stores at gunpoint. But yeah, society going to the dumps because a company practices a moderate form capitalism.

• Don't run a "sale" for a long period or repeat it every week.

drew4008 wrote: ↑ ugh what a society. Re-read what you just laid out, and look at what utter fake nonsensical sh*t that is.

grumble wrote: ↑ Well, it's marketing that takes advantage of a quirk of human nature, one that you can see on this site especially every day - people see 'sale' and assume that they're getting great value for money. That gets people to buy things they don't need or buy things that, even on 'sale', aren't worth the asking price. So one's view may depend on how much responsibility people are expected to have for their own actions.

For example, I put 'can decide how much they should spend on a pair of pants' pretty much all on the consumer. If they fall for fake 'sales', or ads, or buy stuff they don't need for more money than it's worth to them, or buy a pair of pants that falls apart, that's on them. The information for them to make an educated decision is readily available and the consequences of screwing it up aren't that big.

For what it's worth, Banana Republic's smart casual clothes (dress shirts, khakis, etc) are quite good quality and I've been really pleased with them - their khakis in particular are the best I've ever owned. I wouldn't buy a suit from them though, the quality's low and I'd rather spend more and get one that looks better and lasts longer. Overall I'm happy that they're around, and hope they will be for a lot longer (though right now they're bleeding money).

hassanmahmood wrote: ↑ For the record, sometimes you get great deals at BR.

I picked up a Merino wool and Cashmere blend sweater for $24.49.

Picked up other Cashmere and Silk blend sweaters for under $50 a pop.

Really great value for money given the quality.