"Branding is for cattle", is what I say about it. I also rip out the externals, if for some reason I even buy the stuff with it. I'm OK with the traditional mak

"Branding is for cattle", is what I say about it. I also rip out the externals, if for some reason I even buy the stuff with it. I'm OK with the traditional maker's labels inside suit jackets, etc. In older times, a person's monogram would be on handkerchiefs, shirts, bedsheets, etc. (I guess it was helpful as a laundry mark). Replacing that with the sellers brand is distasteful.