My teen asked for a Supreme backpack

[Anonymous]

And yes I probably live under a large rock! These are $400+ on Amazon. On the Supreme website, they are $150 or so. What is up with these backpacks? I know things become "cool" for random reasons, but why are these ordinary looking backpacks considered so cool? And is there any way to get hold of them for a reasonable price?

[Anonymous]

My kid did too. I said no.

[Anonymous]

$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?
Think you can go to Alibaba, order a Suppreme backpack and get away with it?

[Anonymous]

Lemmings. Cool kids don’t follow that stupid trend.

[Anonymous]

Supreme is popular because supply is greater than demand. I believe Casey Niestat did a video all about it on Youtube.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?

No

[Anonymous]

My kid asked for one. I looked at the website with him and made some non-committal noises. He never mentioned it again.

As long as you're not sending your kid to school with the LL Bean backpack you got him in 3rd grade, I'm sure he's fine. Maybe get it for a birthday or holiday if it's too much for a regular back to school cost.

[Anonymous]

What are some "coolish" backpacks for teens that can hold a lot of stuff? That don't cost as much as the Supreme one? Please help - unfortunately for us the birthday falls at the same time as back to school. But I can't swallow the price of the Supreme backpack! It also does not look like it would hold that many binders.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are some "coolish" backpacks for teens that can hold a lot of stuff? That don't cost as much as the Supreme one? Please help - unfortunately for us the birthday falls at the same time as back to school. But I can't swallow the price of the Supreme backpack! It also does not look like it would hold that many binders.

My ds, who likes Supreme, is asking for a SuperDry backpack (yes, he started school over a week ago and he doesn't have a new backpack yet.) The brand is super popular, at least amongst my kid and his peers, and the price is not horrible. There are even a couple of outlet stores around. https://www.superdry.com/us/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?

No

Agree. Last year my son got some super special backpack he wanted and it was $70. I was torn about paying that much for a backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?

No

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?
Think you can go to Alibaba, order a Suppreme backpack and get away with it?

Nope

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:$150 is reasonable for a backpack, no?

Perhaps if you’re summiting Everest but not for high school no matter how “elite.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lemmings. Cool kids don’t follow that stupid trend.

Of course they do. The pricey shit is the barrier to entry to the popular crowd, silly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What are some "coolish" backpacks for teens that can hold a lot of stuff? That don't cost as much as the Supreme one? Please help - unfortunately for us the birthday falls at the same time as back to school. But I can't swallow the price of the Supreme backpack! It also does not look like it would hold that many binders.

Well, I'd makeit his birthday gift, then. That's about what we spend on a gift anyway.