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Would an alcohol, gambling, drug or other line be more acceptable since suns are being compared?
by j45 3y ago
Would an alcohol, gambling, drug or other line be more acceptable since suns are being compared?
- simonklitj 3y agoShould’ve started a MrBeast asparagus line.
- j45 3y agoThere’s a deeper question of altruism not being able to have a financial engine to fund it. Learning about the different types of social enterprise, it’s not uncommon for for profit ventures to incorporate aspects. Still, some of this can come down to sour grapes that earning money can disproportionately and more sustainably be used for good than normal.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoA line of anything already pegs you as a run-of-the-mill influencer, exploiting the parasocial relationship your victims have with you to peddle them substandard ware at high markup.
- throwaway2037 3y agoI am always shocked when I see the prices for "merch". Why does a hooded sweatshirt, that might cost 10-20 USD at Uniqlo, cost 55 USD as "merch" with a 2-5 USD silkscreen print. I agree: It is absolutely "exploiting the parasocial relationship your victims have with you".
- bruceb 3y agoNo regular price hoodie sweatshirt costs $10-$20 at Uniqlo. They start at $40 for adults, most are $50. They start at $30 for kids. https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/men/tops/sweatshirts-and-hoodies?path=%2C%2C23385%2C24225&categoryId=23385 https://www.uniqlo.com/us/en/men/tops/sweatshirts-and-hoodie... Uniqlo's core business is apparel. They buy in massive bulk. Mr Beast buys in maybe tens of thousands.
- TeMPOraL 3y agoThose are pretty high prices. Are they manufacturing those sweatshirts in the US or other Western country, or are they just positioning themselves as premium brand and selling with 400%+ markup? Or has the clothing market in the US hollowed out in the middle completely? That's what I'm worried about where I live (Poland, EU) - I feel like the middle tier, of normally priced, regular quality clothes for regular people, is all but gone now, leaving us with the choice between a) second-hand stores and bazaars selling counterfeits imported from the East, and b) lifestyle brands selling rags at ridiculous prices.
- throwaway2037 3y agoI guess the prices for Uniqlo are massively marked up in the United States. In Japan, pull-over sweatshirt costs 1,290 yen, or about 9.50 USD. Ref: https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/products/E458468-000/00?colorDisplayCode=01&sizeDisplayCode=003 https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/products/E458468-000/00?colorDi...
- bruceb 3y agoNo they don't. That is the sale price and none are available. https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/men/tops/sweatshirts-and-hoodies https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/ja/men/tops/sweatshirts-and-hoodie... 2990 yen and up for regular price.
- TeMPOraL 3y ago> 2990 yen and up for regular price. That's still only about $20 and up, so right there is a factor of 2x between Japan and the US.