The idea of a store without price tags genuinely makes me angry. Like the idea that oh if you have the money just buy whatever you like is great I'm on board but very few people fall into the bracket of wealth where a couple thousand dollars wouldn't matter to them at all. About 1.8% of American households make 500k or more a year which is I think the line at which a 1-10k purchase would be whatever. When we look at other products such as vehicles and truly high end luxury goods where the amount of money you might drop at once could be 10k-a few million the subset of people where that would apply is even smaller. And for the vast majority of consumers who can afford your goods even a couple hundred dollars one way or the other makes a difference so obfuscating that by not including price tags rubs me the wrong way.
I might get crucified for this opinion, but here it goes: when we talk about an Alden indy boot and whether or not it’s “ worth the money” I think we need to take a look at the marketplace. Not only in juxtaposition to luxury brands, but also and probably more especially heritage brands. I don’t think there’s anything else on the market at or below the Alden price point that comes close to matching them when you take into consideration, construction, fit, leather selection, and most importantly, overall aesthetics and balance. I’m a little bit confused as to why the same people that will pay $900 for a Viberg boot that is far less refined, far, less, balanced, less aesthetically pleasing and similarly executed in terms of materials and construction, could ever argue that Alden is somehow inferior in quality or value.
The debate of "overpriced" is a calculation of labour and resource cost without factoring marketing/brand recognition. People (i.e. Rose Anvil in this case) aren't debating the fit or the aesthetics as that's subjective value. Most things are overpriced to generate a profit and rarely ever do you see things being sold at cost (e.g. Rancourt crowdsourcing). I think you're mixing a brand's value proposition with cost.
@@alanc6468 I don’t think materials and labor really factor into a products “value”. Nike makes a basketball shoe with a production cost of $7.50 and sells it for 250. Value in the marketplace is always subjective.
@@magneto1978 That’s a very overpriced shoe that exploits the third world. The FDRA estimates that it costs $35 USD to have a sneaker imported from a developing nation and it would cost $112 if made in the USA. The key price difference is of course the cost of labour. Crown Northampton sneakers prices reflect on good labour value and material. To say prices are purely subjective is just wrong. Why would you spend $350 on an Ashland shell wallet when it looks like plastic to your peers. We understand that this product takes six months to make, made in the USA and can fluctuate on the raw material.
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The idea of a store without price tags genuinely makes me angry. Like the idea that oh if you have the money just buy whatever you like is great I'm on board but very few people fall into the bracket of wealth where a couple thousand dollars wouldn't matter to them at all. About 1.8% of American households make 500k or more a year which is I think the line at which a 1-10k purchase would be whatever. When we look at other products such as vehicles and truly high end luxury goods where the amount of money you might drop at once could be 10k-a few million the subset of people where that would apply is even smaller. And for the vast majority of consumers who can afford your goods even a couple hundred dollars one way or the other makes a difference so obfuscating that by not including price tags rubs me the wrong way.
I might get crucified for this opinion, but here it goes: when we talk about an Alden indy boot and whether or not it’s “ worth the money” I think we need to take a look at the marketplace. Not only in juxtaposition to luxury brands, but also and probably more especially heritage brands. I don’t think there’s anything else on the market at or below the Alden price point that comes close to matching them when you take into consideration, construction, fit, leather selection, and most importantly, overall aesthetics and balance. I’m a little bit confused as to why the same people that will pay $900 for a Viberg boot that is far less refined, far, less, balanced, less aesthetically pleasing and similarly executed in terms of materials and construction, could ever argue that Alden is somehow inferior in quality or value.
The debate of "overpriced" is a calculation of labour and resource cost without factoring marketing/brand recognition. People (i.e. Rose Anvil in this case) aren't debating the fit or the aesthetics as that's subjective value. Most things are overpriced to generate a profit and rarely ever do you see things being sold at cost (e.g. Rancourt crowdsourcing). I think you're mixing a brand's value proposition with cost.
@@alanc6468 I don’t think materials and labor really factor into a products “value”. Nike makes a basketball shoe with a production cost of $7.50 and sells it for 250. Value in the marketplace is always subjective.
@@magneto1978 That’s a very overpriced shoe that exploits the third world. The FDRA estimates that it costs $35 USD to have a sneaker imported from a developing nation and it would cost $112 if made in the USA. The key price difference is of course the cost of labour. Crown Northampton sneakers prices reflect on good labour value and material. To say prices are purely subjective is just wrong. Why would you spend $350 on an Ashland shell wallet when it looks like plastic to your peers. We understand that this product takes six months to make, made in the USA and can fluctuate on the raw material.
You are very delusional if you believe that Alden material and construction quality is similar to Viberg. Two completely different leagues.
@@Brian-ee1gx …..So im assuming you own multiple pairs of each?