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Originally Posted by
cptjeff 
You could say that, and you would be right in some cases, wrong in others. It's important to learn what you're getting for your money. On something like a suit, there's a real difference in quality of construction, but that quality takes a lot more time and handwork. So it's very pricy, but that $2,000 suit will blow away your $400 one.
But sneakers? $100 canvas sneakers, or even $300 canvas sneakers, aren't actually significantly different from $45 ones, just 'exclusive' and marketed as such. Those are a waste.
$200 for shoes? At that point, you're not even getting full grain leather and a real welt. Major differences there too.
On a cut and sew item like jeans without any sort of structural elements or hand sewing, if you spend loads on 'em you're a victim of marketing. The key is learning where spending more gets you more and where spending more lines somebody's pockets.
Your shoe analogy is a good one for jeans as well, IME. If you pick the right brands, you're getting a higher quality of denim fabric when you pay over $200 for jeans compared to when you pay less than $100. You're also getting additional features, such as hidden back pocket rivets, in many cases over $200 that you would almost never see in a pair of jeans under $100.
There is plenty of overpriced expensive denim out there that is of the same quality as what you get for under $100, and those will indeed make you a victim of marketing. However, if you pick the right brands, you do get higher quality at the higher price.
