Question on RLPL pricing?

[bjm]

I see loads of RLPL suits/jackets/shirts on flea bay all the time and on sale at various retailers and outlets and its always marked down like 70 or 80%. Does anyone actually pay full retail for RLPL suits and jackets? Its a great sales tool to show these huge discounts but are these actually real numbers??? Thanks

 

[dastig]

People who can afford to pay 3-4 for a suit pay the retail. If you don't care about the money, then why wait for the sale when you can get the suit right now.

 

[unpainted huffheinz]

The numbers produced for some Purple Label items is very low so those that can afford it will snap up these right when they come in.

 

[bjm]

interesting for 4k/$5k you are in the bespoke saville row or US equivalent territory. I would do this rather than pay MSRP for a RTW St.Andrews.

 

[unaware]

Originally Posted by bjm

interesting for 4k/$5k you are in the bespoke saville row or US equivalent territory. I would do this rather than pay MSRP for a RTW St.Andrews.

I'm sure there are plenty of people out there for whom a name brand carries more weight than "bespoke".

 

[GiltEdge]

Charlie Rose wears MTM RLPL suits for many years now, he has a new one on everyday, so I am sure his stylist takes care of it, or maybe even RL himself since they are friends.

 

[unpainted huffheinz]

Originally Posted by bjm

interesting for 4k/$5k you are in the bespoke saville row or US equivalent territory. I would do this rather than pay MSRP for a RTW St.Andrews.
If time is money then RTW can be a better proposition than bespoke. You walk into Ralph's place and the fully realized garment is before you. There is no wading through swatches, come back in a few weeks or months for another fitting, or the uncertainty of the outcome.

 

[bjm]

Willing to bet he gets these at nominal cost or free.

Originally Posted by PaoloM

Charlie Rose wears MTM RLPL suits for many years now, he has a new one on everyday, so I am sure his stylist takes care of it, or maybe even RL himself since they are friends.

 

[Shikar]

I have only paid FULL retail for the x>1 RLPL Suits/SCs I have bought in the last 6 months..........ah ha...

Regards.
PS. BS.

 

[SirSuturesALot]

Originally Posted by bjm

Willing to bet he gets these at nominal cost or free.

I don't see why he would?

 

[raphael]

I won't pay retail price on anything in a store - it's the profit-maximizing price for people who are either suckers or in a hurry. I'm not either and can afford to wait for a sale, get a better deal and walk away from the transaction in a manner that is less one-sided.

 

[vitaminc]

Originally Posted by bjm

I see loads of RLPL suits/jackets/shirts on flea bay all the time and on sale at various retailers and outlets and its always marked down like 70 or 80%. Does anyone actually pay full retail for RLPL suits and jackets? Its a great sales tool to show these huge discounts but are these actually real numbers??? Thanks

you won't always be able to find the suit you want on sale.