Comments on: Mind Our Own Business

By: Dr_Do-Little

Dr_Do-Little — Sat, 21 Jul 2012 13:34:43 +0000

Tell me about it! If you think the choice of clothing is limited for woman, you should try the male department. I wear normal, adult street clothes most of the time. Since my “out of the noob” intial spending spree. I havent found anything new interresting. Sorry no underwear showing for Doc

By: Burbie52

Burbie52 — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:54:01 +0000

I loved this article Granny, you spoke true about the demographics that is for sure. I wonder if the developers have a way to look at the ages of the people who buy from them. I mean they have our ID’s, at least Sony does, and included in those is a birth date, but does this info get to everyone? In this day and age of privacy issues and having to sign docs to say we know their rules ect. do they share this info with anyone? I sometimes wonder about that.
It seems to me that sometimes they don’t look at it that way at all with some of the newer stuff coming out in Home. It is all youth oriented, and because of that I haven’t bought much recently in the way of clothing.
Nice read and you hit the nail on the head.

By: keara22hi

keara22hi — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:47:09 +0000

I almost got talked into paying a high annual fee for the ‘prestige’ of carrying an American Express Platinum Card until I realized the only people who would ever see it (sales persons) would take it as a cue to charge me even more money. You are so right!

By: KrazyFace

KrazyFace — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 07:42:06 +0000

I was always told as a child that “if you can’t afford something, save up for it. And if you can’t save up for it, forget about it”. This ethos has kept me safe from the credit crunch that I watched cripple a LOT of the people I know. Sure, daily/weekly/monthly food shops are still way more expensive than they should be, and half the UK is paying through the nose for its fuel but it’s still manageable to get by humbly.

The problem is that a lot of people want what they just can’t have. TV screens litter our lives and push images of granduier into our minds on a daily basis. Now some people (like me) can use their common sense and tell themselves that if they see something they TRULY feel they need to enrich their lives, they can save for it. However, even now while people are still re-mortgaging their houses for a flashier car, or nices suits with a little name tag on them. They crave that label, not because it fits better, or even feels better to wear. They do it for the vanity that there might be a slight chance that a complete stranger may just happen to notice that tag, and without saying a word, or any kind of acknowledgment, they get their oh-so-importiant ego boost that they are better than them because they “can afford” it.

There’s a well known triangle concerning labels like Prada, Armani and the rest. The top items made by these companies are tailored made items for the client, and generally cost the company more money to make than they sell it for. Why? Why give some uber-rich-and-famous person an exquisite item for less than it cost to make? Because they’ll advertise it, pushing the brand. The next tier is the ho-hum super rich, who’ll spend thousands on a handbag. Again, some good idvertising but without much monetary return for the company. Then we get into trinkets for the wannabes; shades, belt buckles, shoelaces etc. All the crap of the day churned out from a factory and stamped with it’s super brand logo, and sold to idiots who THINK that paying £150 for a pair of mass-made sunglasses is an investment towards his status in his society. This is where they make their lions share.

And I’m rambling like a loon again going waaaay off topic! Sorry…

By: Dlyrius

Dlyrius — Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:25:35 +0000

Awesome article Granny and as you know, I totally agree. It isn’t the target demographic that is doing the majority of buying on Home, it’s us old farts with disposable income and too much free time on our hands.

By: Dr_Do-Little

Dr_Do-Little — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 23:53:34 +0000

Very good and mature article. Home is bigger and different than it was not that long ago (So i’ve been told) Gone are the day for many where they could buy every new trinket and max out every new games. Choices need to be done now.
Sadly I dont always have the feeling i’m treated like a customer by Sony. Hiding behind “Beta & TOS” is not the best PR technique…
One question i want to ask thou.
What if all of a sudden anything different from the plain withe t-shirt, cheap jeans or plastic flip-flop was $200. You cant afford it? Not my problem, eat my bullets. heard that somewhere? I dont have problems with choices and luxury items. When they are luxury items…