Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:53     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
I buy Lands End because the items are cheaper when on sale, and my son is still growing to the point that he requires new outerwear every year.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:53     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
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Anonymous wrote:The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.


Yikes.


PP didn't phrase it well, but LL bean is trying to become upscale- just look at where they choose to open stores.


Huh? LL Bean started in Maine 100 years ago with hunting and fishing gear. It's been a preppy New England staple for decades that historically had a reputation for quality and a lifetime guarantee. If anything, it's been driving its reputation into the ground with cheaper manufacturing.


Yeah, but that demographic is dying out. They are trying to appeal to "upscale" millennials that like a pseudo-waspy look now. They did a partnership with Todd Synder this year, which is a very metro-sexual menswear brand out of NY.



This, they are moving from an authentic rural New England brand to a brand selling their version of rural New England as aspirational.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:51     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.


Yikes.


PP didn't phrase it well, but LL bean is trying to become upscale- just look at where they choose to open stores.


Huh? LL Bean started in Maine 100 years ago with hunting and fishing gear. It's been a preppy New England staple for decades that historically had a reputation for quality and a lifetime guarantee. If anything, it's been driving its reputation into the ground with cheaper manufacturing.


Yeah, but that demographic is dying out. They are trying to appeal to "upscale" millennials that like a pseudo-waspy look now. They did a partnership with Todd Synder this year, which is a very metro-sexual menswear brand out of NY.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:45     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.


Yikes.


PP didn't phrase it well, but LL bean is trying to become upscale- just look at where they choose to open stores.


Huh? LL Bean started in Maine 100 years ago with hunting and fishing gear. It's been a preppy New England staple for decades that historically had a reputation for quality and a lifetime guarantee. If anything, it's been driving its reputation into the ground with cheaper manufacturing.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:26     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.


Yikes.


PP didn't phrase it well, but LL bean is trying to become upscale- just look at where they choose to open stores.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:25     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
LL Bean is better quality. I gave up on Lands End when they started introducing cost cutting measures and eventually went over a tipping point. My youngest is still wearing the 10+ year old squall jackets that I bought for my oldest. The current squall jackets are nothing like that.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:23     Subject: Re:Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Also the one LL Bean board member is a huge Trump supporter/campaign contributor. So I’m not sure why LL Bean got a “pass” in a way that Chick Fil A did not. But media tends to influence the public’s selective memory on these things.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:17     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
I don't think there's a huge difference. Lands End has more sales. I think LL Bean is a little overpriced. Neither brand holds up the way it used to.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:17     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Both are pretty much the same. I’m looking for less Chinese slave labor, so I tell them every time. I’d much rather see my clothes made in Peru, if not made in America.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:17     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Lands’ End is owned by Sears.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:15     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
I’m not sure I’ve noticed a big difference for kids. For adults LL Bean is more expensive and generally better quality.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:08     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
Anonymous wrote:The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.


Yikes.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 08:07     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
The perception is LL bean is more wealthier, waspy, made in america, and now outdoorsy.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 07:36     Subject: Re:Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
I've been buying from both over the past 5 years or so. I think overall LLBean quality is quite a bit better.
Anonymous
Post 02/25/2021 07:33     Subject: Difference between LL Bean and Lands' End?
My kids are now old enough where I buy them practical outwear. I am curious what the difference is between them? Does one brand wear better than the other? (Need to last for hand me downs for younger sibling and cousins.)
Thank you!