How much did you pay for that?

[Lane]

Originally Posted by Uncontrol

It's not that I don't trust them. How is this even an issue of trust? It's not confidential or delicate information. I don't care if some idiot thinks my bag is too expensive, but I don't really want my mom freaking out about how much money I spend. I come from a pretty poor family.
because they start telling everyone about it, and then people bring it up and **** at random times and it gets annoying. Happened to me, I told my friends gf what the price of stuff was and she told a bunch of people, and now everyone looks at me like a weirdo. Woulda preferred people think I just went to a special hot topic store or something. my mom is fine with it but she does suggest I save more and ****, but she doesn't scorn me ever cuz I work ****** off for it. Family doesn't use information against me.

 

[snake]

Originally Posted by DLester

dont ask dont tell

+1000, it never turns out well.

However, I recently discovered that one of my coworkers is familiar with some the designers discussed here (MMM, Yohji, CdG) and seems to have an interest in this subject matter. It was a shock to me since all he wears is generic mall stuff.

 

[sinnedk]

Originally Posted by *#..

My friends don't really ask. I dress SF-approved, while they definitely do not. If someone asks where I bought something, I just say it was one of these: 1) it was a present, 2) i thrifted/bought from some store in San Francisco, 3) i paid (insert half of what i paid for said item here) for it, 4) i bought it from revolveclothing (only more urban-style clothing like CP's, jackets, etc). Works fine every time, especially the San Francisco response
This is a good white lie and definitely avoids situations

 

[randomkoreandude]

it was a present or online with a discount

 

[S-Town]

When my fiancee asks, I just tell her it was in yen or euros or something and I can't remember what it converted to.

 

[flyguy7]

^I learned this lesson the hard way when others started auditing my shoe collection. I don't name prices anymore because then people start to make assumptions about where you're getting the money from, your priorities, lifestyle, etc. Especially people who work the same job as you. If anyone asks now I usually play it off like I've had the item forever and can't even begin to guess how much I paid for it, which is kinda ridiculous but whatever

 

[*#..]

Originally Posted by sinnedk

This is a good white lie and definitely avoids situations

This is how I always handle potentially degrading comments on my spending habits. Sometimes, I'll even combine them. Someone has asked me where I got my Filippa K storm jacket and how much it costs.

Serious lack of steez on that guy's part. I told him I payed about $150 (lie). I played it off and said some store in SF, saying how there's so much nice clothing there, and a lot of the nicer stuff is not within my means (not lying at all here).

 

[johnH123]

I don't have any friends in real life who care about how much my stuff costs so I post my receipts online in order to validate myself.

 

[wogbog]

Usually lie and give a vague "ordered online" answer but lately I've been more honest.

 

[randomkoreandude]

lol its ok ... all of SF's discretionary spending is helping the economic recovery

at least that will be my future excuse

 

[Lel]

To be honest no one ever asks. Part of it may be because people may assume that I'm just some Seattle thrifter and get all my stuff from thrift stores because the idea of expensive shoes and leathers are beyond them, that's cool fine with me. Though I don't think someone asking the price is even a compliment, I don't even know wtf it is because it seems like for many, it's just an opening to ridicule spending purchases.

 

[lemmywinks]

Someone from school thought I looked good and asked to take a picture of me where I would name where I got my clothing from and how much it cost.

But I have $300 jeans...

 

[habitant]

I just get a 'wow that's nice, where did you get THAT?' I'll usually say 'Seattle' (I'm in Vancouver) so automatically people think it's cheap American junk ;P

 

[zissou]

Not many people ask me that, but I usually just say "Oh, I got it on sale" (which is true for about 90% of my clothes). More often, I'll get three female friends standing around me at a party commenting on what I happen to be wearing...

 

[PaulYAY]

I prefer to suggest that I don't like discussing my spending without actually saying it. If I say "I don't know" or skip past the pricing part with a casual observation about the item, demonstrating that I have no interest in telling them, they usually get the hint and respect this choice. Also, it lets them satisfy their curiosity that I spend absurdly on trivially things (it must be a lot if I wont tell.. and it's trivial because everyone's personal spending habits are the most sensible ones), but also limits this sum to their own experiences, thus inducing no real shock and change in behavior/attitude. Many people have never seen $200 casual shirts (for example), and those people might imagine the shirt costing $100 and roll their eyes, which is all they really want to do by asking in the first place.