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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I really thought this was going to be about someone like one of my kids, who really doesn't seem to get that some of the things she says comes across as stuck up (constantly correcting other kids, for example). I didn't think it was going to be about brand snobbery.[/quote]

Which, for most people, is a brief phase. Only the truly shallow or insecure continue brand snobbery into adulthood.

No wonder we’re raising the anxious generation. [/quote]

I know a lot of very brand conscious adults. It is partly insecurity but I think it often has to do with risk aversion. It's like "what are we all buying?" so they can buy that and not have to worry about fitting in or engaging in outlier behavior. I think you especially see this in the DC professional where people tend to be status conscious and just want to blend in at work, at school, in the neighborhood.

I have some longtime friends in this area who have just always been this way. I think it's about risk aversion and wanting to control their surroundings and the way other people see them. Which, yes, is a form of insecurity, but it's less about trying to impress people than just trying to maintain a specific image and blend in.[/quote]

Brand conscious is different than brand snobbery. [/quote]

They go hand in hand, though. Sure, some people are simply aware of brands but don't think one is better than another. But most of the time, people who are very aware of brands have strong opinions that one is better than another. Or believe one brand conveys something positive about a person. A person who is bringing up brands in a casual conversation thinks they are important. Moncler jacket lady in this thread thinks the brands she buys reflect her good taste, her knowledge of quality, and her wealth. For her, brand conscious = brand snobbery. The more aware you are of brands and the message they send, the more importance you put in them, the more snobby you are about them.[/quote]

I’m the moncler lady. I probably have 10 Montcler coats. It was a bad example. I have a large closet.

[b]People who think too much about brands signals low class IMO. [/b]I’m proud my kids don’t know or care.[/quote]

Very true. Low class and/or nouveau riche.[/quote]

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