Not even if its cheaper or free, they should pay you. I used to work at a musical instruments store and got lots of free brand shirts, I still wore them inside out to hide the logos.
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young_broccoli@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 hours ago
dan1101@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
That’s always been my opinion, they should be free.
ptu@sopuli.xyz 8 hours ago
The bigger the logo the less it costs. The expensive ones have usually a small well placed logo, so the post is already kinda right.
diabetic_porcupine@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
I mean those types of shirts are cheap af compared to stuff you’d get at a nice men’s clothing store…
wowwoweowza@lemmy.world 11 hours ago
Only idiots wear shorts with logos on them.
Ahh… more downvotes. Thanks in advance.
Xylight@lemdro.id 5 hours ago
i have no idea what this comment is. is it ragebait? is it smug? is it genuine? did they anticipate the downvotes because they believe this is an unpopular opinion? did they expect more downvotes? did they mean to say shirts? do they specifically scan for shirts without logos, no matter the price? do they think everyone in public with logos on his clothes is an idiot? does he have a superiority complex?
chunes@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
As someone who detests shirts with logos, and so buys ones without them, I’m okay with the current state of affairs. I don’t want to feel like buying a normal shirt is a premium purchase
glitchdx@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
hey guys, thrift stores are a thing, and a great way to get quality clothing for cheap.
Nioxic@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
a brand print doesnt mean better quality
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
YMMV.
The unbranded clothes can easily be Temu tissue-paper quality or so rough on the skin as to cause abrasions after walking around in them.
Branded clothing tend to have a higher floor, at least.
Nikls94@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
They’re currently being commercialized.
Aneb@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
Go to local thrift or consignment stores. I’m probably living a better to do town but almost every neighborhood has their own.
truthfultemporarily@feddit.org 15 hours ago
Isn’t the idea that the brand advertises the wearer?
kboos1@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Absolutely, it’s for advertising how you wish to be perceived by the people around you.
Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
When I was a teenager, one year I got 3 nike shirts. Two were gifts, legitimate (as far as I could tell) nike ones with just the swoosh logo, one embossed with some plastic, the other printed I think. The other one was a cheap knockoff I bought at a farmer’s market.
The embossed one started falling apart the quickest, right at the edge of the plastic crap where the stiffness wore the threads faster.
Then the other legit one started coming apart at the shoulders.
The fake one lasted like 5 years longer than either of the real nike ones.
So now the popularity of a brand makes me weary of it because they might be using their name to create an illusion of quality.
Similarly, if a celebrity endorses something, it’s most likely because they are being paid a lot of money to do so, not because they care so much about how good it is that they want to spread the news.
deacon@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
One small sense in which I’m proud of my younger self is that I had a similar insight to this around like 11, and pretty much decided then and there that I wasn’t going to pay to wear someone else’s logo (excepting bands & similar) and I would avoid wearing someone else’s logo if I wasn’t being paid to.
And I’ve pretty much stood by that. I’ve made some exceptions for smaller companies that I felt were doing something positive and worth promoting, or for open source things.
swearengen@sopuli.xyz 10 hours ago
Ah my people.
Yeah being a brand white never sat well with me either.
m3t00@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
expatriado@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
al vehicles have big brand logos on front and back, and we all drive around like is normal
cattywampas@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
You’re free to take those off
expatriado@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
took some bondo, sanding and spray paint, but i managed to remove the big bas-relief SATURN on the rear bumper
HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 13 hours ago
Lol this is a complete misunderstanding of how brands work.
People generally buy shirts with brands on it to say “look, I am an (insert brand here) type of person”.
You’re not advertising for the company. You’re paying to advertise yourself as one of their customers. It functionally acts as advertising for the brand, sure, but not in the way an actual advertisement does.
sydd@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
That’s almost worse. I buy brands because they last.
jeffep@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
This is also a misunderstanding of how brands work because of course it goes both ways.
Jaegeras@piefed.social 9 hours ago
Actually, no, I disagree.
If anybody pays top dollar for branded material, congrats, you’ve proven to everyone how much of a gullible corporate shill you are. Wear that badge of shame proudly!
bearboiblake@pawb.social 7 hours ago
I bulk-buy white T-shirts, and dye them any color I want. What I want to get into next is silkscreen printing my own designs onto them, but it’s kinda expensive-ish to start and I’m poor :p
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 7 hours ago
I buy my shirts by the pound from a wholesaler. A buck or two a pop. They adequately keep the sawdust out of my chest hair.
UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 6 hours ago
Disposable clothing. A very bleak state of affairs.
Wish we could just own clothes that last, but I swear to God I have more luck raiding my parents closets for old Polos than buying off the rack.
captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 5 hours ago
I don’t consider them disposable, exactly. I don’t exactly intend them to be handed down through the generations (Exhibit A: I have no children) but I intend to keep them in service as long as any $40 logo tee is.
kamen@lemmy.world 5 hours ago
I have to draw a line somewhere. Big corporations? Yeah, those are a no go - I either avoid them altogether or try to cut off/cover the logos if that doesn’t damage the item. Bands, independent artists and others I might be directly in touch with - those I’m actually happy to support and I’m more than willing to pay full price.
AndyMFK@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
The only shirts I own are band shirts or plain black. Super cringe to advertise a brand imo.
jeffep@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Ironic, Mr. Spiderman
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
You can buy plain t shirts at Michaels and they are nice. I have a bunch lol. I never printed anything in them I just wear them
Hikermick@lemmy.world 7 hours ago
They should pay me
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 14 hours ago
This was the first invasion of privacy. Just like cellphones we willing chose it.
bearboiblake@pawb.social 7 hours ago
I am glad to say that I don’t think clothes are monitoring us… yet
Pricklesthemagicfish@reddthat.com 5 hours ago
I monitor if you have a red hat. See how that works
Greddan@feddit.org 13 hours ago
They kinda are, right? Most logo shirts are dirt cheap plastic/cotton crap that starts growing bacteria like crazy as soon as you put them on, causing you to smell bad.
I think Macklemore did us all a disservice by telling people $50 for a t-shirt means you’re getting swindled. $50 for a nice locally produced merino wool t-shirt is a bargain. It will keep you cool in the summer, warm in the winter, and you can use it for a week or more straight without it starting to smell bad.
rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio 12 hours ago
I think Macklemore did us all a disservice by telling people $50 for a t-shirt means you’re getting swindled. $50 for a nice locally produced merino wool t-shirt is a bargain.
I imagine Macklemore’s point was that most people buying $50 shirts aren’t buying locally-produced clothes from a mom-and-pop shop; they’re buying overpriced, mass-produced shirts at department stores. I haven’t been to Kohl’s in a while, but I bet if I go to the men’s section at the one up the road from here, there will be an area with basic graphic t-shirts (mostly company logos like Coke) that are nearly $50.
Now that I’m on the topic, my most overpriced shirt is a Goo Goo Dolls shirt I picked up at a concert a few years ago. I really like the color of the shirt, but the cheap lettering on the front started coming off after a single wash. Very disappointing because it was a $45 shirt.
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
You usually don’t learn these things until you have a little experience or lots of disposable income.
bitwolf@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
You can get Merino Woll shirts for 50$?!
The best I found was 80+$ for a tshirt and 300+$ for a button up
b0ber@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
Be famous and you can even get paid for wearing a logo
libre_warrior@lemmy.ml 8 hours ago
sightsteer for that which you support.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
I either remove logos if they’re embroidered or cover them with Gorilla Tape if I’m trying to preserve resale value (Canada Goose jacket? Naw. It’s Sloppy Black Circle Company™️)
nil@piefed.ca 12 hours ago
I got 5 wilkinson t-shirts for free so can’t complain
20cello@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
They should pay customers imo but we’re too stupid
pinheadednightmare@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Because brands create division and that’s what the govt wants
kboos1@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
I think you’re giving them too much credit.
jaybone@lemmy.zip 13 hours ago
And do they really create division? Are people with adidas shirts fighting people with Nike shirts?
thermal_shock@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Governments?
bearboiblake@pawb.social 7 hours ago
I understand what you’re saying OP, you keep fighting the good fight <3
brian@lemmy.ca 14 hours ago
the one that makes me irrationally angry is the used car dealership advertising. like the decals are annoying, but the license plate covers/border things that people don’t take off.
like do you really want to be advertising chuck and donna’s used car emporium every time you drive your car?
Burninator05@lemmy.world 14 hours ago
Thats always the first thing that I do when I come home. The license plate cover comes off, the stickers come off the back window, and I tey to take the branding on the metal off without hurting the paint. If they want me to advertise they can take a grand off the price.
helpImTrappedOnline@lemmy.world 13 hours ago
Woah there! A grand for a license plate cover!?
Don’t sell yourself so short. You need continuous value, like free oil changes or labor discounts.
13igTyme@piefed.social 12 hours ago
You can tell them at the dealership.
night_petal@piefed.social 4 hours ago
You can ask them to not put all that crap on your car and they will begrudgingly comply.
Godnroc@lemmy.world 2 hours ago
Tried that when I bought mine, they just slipped a license plate ad on anyways. Threw that shit out when I got home.
some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 12 hours ago
Mine are covered in Gorilla Tape. Once blacked out, the covers are quite nice.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 8 hours ago
chuck and donna’s used car emporium? hell yeah especially if they use one of those inflatable gorillas out front. it’s the standard boring
top: [COUNTY NAME][CAR BRAND][DAUGHTER’S PET I DON’T KNOW HOW THEY NAME THESE]
bottom: SALES DEPARTMENT [phone number]
is a hard no