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Hmm, to me shoes are signal of status for many ppl too, but still there is a huge group for whom car is a irreplaceable tool for transportation and delivery. I
by vgurgov 17y ago
Hmm, to me shoes are signal of status for many ppl too, but still there is a huge group for whom car is a irreplaceable tool for transportation and delivery. I might be wrong, but my guess is that market of "budget cars" >> market of "status cars"
- HeyLaughingBoy 17y agoI dunno: quite a few budget cars are still marketed as status cars. When was the last time you saw a car ad that emphasized "buy me, I'm cheap" over everything else?
- steveklabnik 17y agoKia is the only one I can think of.
- btilly 17y agoI'm dating myself, but the example I think of is Volkswagen's famous "Think Lemon" campaign back for the old Volkswagen beetle.
- steveklabnik 17y agoEven among those who for cars are irreplaceable, many make their decision entirely based on status.
- cynicalkane 17y agoI'm going to use your post as an excuse to talk about shoes some more. Shoe shopping is a great example of pathological shopping behavior. Men will gladly drop $250 on a pair of Kenneth Coles, thinking the label means status and some kind of guarantee of quality. KCs are ugly and poorly made. The irony is that, when they're on your feet, nobody will know they're KCs and you spent $250 on them. But some people are so programmed to care about labels that this thought will not occur to them. At least designer jeans have exclusive copyrighted designs sewn right onto the ass pockets.