Why are clerks in brand name stores so snooty and cringe?They feel like they're giving you the cure for cancer instead of some marked up made in china resell It's such bizarre behavior. They seem to think they are doing you a favor for interacting with you and doing their jobs lmaoThis does not inspire passion or loyalty for their brands at all
you're a retarded moron who doesn't understand how the world works. you think you have this whole thing figured out better than the richest brands on earth? you think you know more about making money than companies that often make more than entire nations? luxury sales associates being assholes isn't a bug it's a feature. you are supposed to feel insecure as shit. you are supposed to want to spend money to impress / dunk on the sales associate. they are supposed to warm up to you when you spend. you are supposed to feel like you won somehow. you are supposed to keep going back and spending more to catch that high.you are supposed to feel terrified of having to return anything.you are supposed to watch them be assholes to other people and feel special they're nice to you now. this is basic fucking psychology, it was mapped out decades ago, these companies have been employing this shit to print money.then you, like the absolute fucking idiot you are, think you know better and they would make more if they were nice to people.no they fucking wouldn't. because that already exists. there are tons of cheap mass market stores in the mall where the sales associates are instructed to bend over backwards and suck the customers dick. you know what happens? people treat those stores like shit. they use those stores for entertainment. walk in, try shit on and leave. if they do rarely buy something half the time they return it. they walk all over the employees at those stores. they don't think "wow the sales associates here are so nice, I'll spend lots of money". they think "why the fuck are these people sucking up to me, what losers, this place is obviously for lames".
>>18781699There is a simple way to defeat them. Send in the Indians. That is their kryptonite. Put in a tech company near the store and Indians will make their lives miserable. They will talk down to them, destroy their store, and bring in 4 generations at once while touching everything and attempting to haggle. They will have to air out clothes they try on for hours with a fan.
>>18781749https://www.thestreet.com/retail/gucci-parent-kering-closes-at-least-217-stores-plans-morehttps://www.thestreet.com/retail/louis-vuitton-guizhou-china-market-exit-store-closurehttps://www.thestreet.com/retail/dior-suffers-major-loss-as-trailblazing-designer-exitshttps://www.forbes.com/sites/pamdanziger/2025/10/24/declining-consumer-demand-pushes-luxury-brand-valuations-down/No wonder hundreds of retail stores are closing, as people would rather talk with an SI (formerly AI) agent on a webpage than deal with this bullshit. "Consumer trends" are the primary reason in other words people are sick of this shit and prefer to buy online. Hermes is the most notorious for uppity behavior and they only have about 300 stores worldwide. Even fast fashion stores have adopted the mindset of "buy or gtfo, no returns ever" that is killing mall stores. There is only one benefit to buying in-store versus buying online and that is you can try on the clothing first. There has been a major change in people buying based on measurements, and speaking of the average person's measurements they won't fit into luxury clothing (average American female has a 38" waist). You experience a shitty sales experience once and never return as a loyal customer because you learn your very expensive lesson.Benefits of buying online:>more in-stock options, never show up wanting something and have it be out of stock at a tiny store>don't have to deal with sales reps>don't have to drive to the mall, find parking, deal with inner city youths who are window shopping>gain real information from online reviews and communities instead of an untrustworthy rep>returns are a simple trip to the post office and not looked down on>price reductions happen more often online>have a relaxing, informed experience rather than a psychological battleThe pandemic started it, there was a brief resurgence, then in 2024 stores started closing down en masse.
>>18781801Nobody in the upper middle class has money to waste on this shit anymore. I doubt that service is the reason "luxury" clothes is taking a hit compared to massive unhinged inflation for the last 6 years. There are better clothes unattached to the logo and the kind of newer money upper middle class who fall for this shit are exactly who aren't going to be wasting their debased money on it.
>>18781699Just ask yourself how you would behave in their place
>>18781749you are neurotypical cattle. probably indian. >NOOO I HAVE TO GAIN IZZATonly women and faggots and slave mentality retards think rude people must be high value
>>18781801ran out of characters but to continue:>Gen Z is opting for second-hand, replicas, and out of season clothingIf I can buy a jacket for $1000 when it retailed 6 months earlier for $4000 I'm simply going to wait until it's no longer in season to buy it. Also, there's a major abundance of new-never-worn clothing that simply didn't sell at retail and is being marked down by up to 80%. The reason for this is the luxury fashion boom is over and it takes brands time to adjust and unlike fast fashion they don't simply burn stock that didn't sell.>uninspired, re-released designsA big aspect of buying luxury is getting something that nobody else around you has. Why buy 2026 pieces when you can get a 2021 piece that looks identical except for maybe a wayward pocket or seam.>as mentioned earlier younger customers are happy waiting up to years to get pieces they have their eye onI bought a piece, brand new condition, for 15% of what it retailed for by waiting 3 years. Customers are increasingly patient.>rise of curatorsCurators rarely buy shit with brand logos strewn all over it because they know that shit doesn't hold value. They favor inspired, unique designs that are interesting but maybe not 'timeless'>trend away from classic 'timeless' clothingModern clothing is actually very uniform. More people are willing and able (due to relaxed work requirements) to wear more interesting clothing. I make decent money and haven't bought a suit or button down shirt in years, I get to dress basically however I want when I have to go into the office.>rise in athleisure and 'comfy' clothingAs everyone gets fatter or more muscular they prefer to wear clothes that are less restricting and are more open to wearing mixed-cloth fabrics with spandex in it. The only people who care about the actual quality have a specific look in mind and view form over function, this represents a tiny amount of consumers.tl;dr "changing consumer choices" have led people away from luxury
>>18781803Yes, good point. Luxury fashion doesn't hold value. Higher-quality artisanal fashion does. Then there's 'beater' clothing that looks cool and is cheap.
Don’t go to big name stores. Let them die as they deserve.
>>18781816I don't think these people are reselling either. Most people don't resell clothes they just give them to goodwill. They're just bad value. At least tool clothes have a reason to cost more or specifically a leather goods or wool goods band. Fashion brands are shit and it's just trend. There is bery little difference between zara and some "fashion house". Both are faked trends and not like a company who just does one thing well like quoddy with moccasins or pendleton with wool shit. You're getting inauthentic clothes with a logo on it and that logo is only going to carry so far.
>>18781812Indians literally destroy the fashion retailer. They destroy everything, make clothes reek of body odor, then attempt to haggle
>>18781875Tons of people are reselling, look at how many resale sites have popped up just in the past few years. Once a trend takes hold individual pieces may be passed around half a dozen times before they finally fall off. I've made thousands of dollars reselling. People like to see that the choices they make are in demand.As for your other point, to use boots as an example: you can find blake-stitched boots from Saint Laurent but not from Zara. They can be resoled and won't fall apart as easily which speaks to quality and craftsmanship not just a logo. At the same time most imitation pieces by fast fashion incorporate polyester trash when the original piece is made from pure wool or cotton.I'm not a proponent of luxury fashion for the most part because you are right it's been needlessly inflated in price despite the quality decreasing compared to earlier iterations. Perhaps this is why there are so many people focused on buying used items.
>>18781699the majority of their sales revenue comes from lower/middle class people. by acting this way, it accentuates the feeling of inferiority they have and increases the desire to prove themselves to be "above" their social class, which takes the form of buying things. so it's a sales tactic
>>18781699It makes me nervous when they try to upsell me. They won't sway me because I'm a hyper jew but I don't want to tell them no
>>18781749this is a lot to understand for an autist. I will just continue shopping online instead wtf
>>18781699Weird. Maybe you are just ugly or walk in dressed like a low class scumbag?The ones I get are always ass kissing and bending over backwards for me. DESU I prefer to browse and be left alone.>>18781749>t. never been to a luxury store
