# Disconcerting consumer moment **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 8, 2006, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838 "2006-08-08T09:51:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Foxy40](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a9a28c/32.png) [@Foxy40](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Foxy40)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838/21 "2006-08-09T19:04:10Z")
[QUOTE=A.R. Cane] OK, this has got to be an exclusively woman thing. I do not comprehend! Seriously WTF!! [/QUOTE] Not this woman. I just looked down at my clothing and couldn’t for the life of me recall where I purchased any of it. However (and this is my personal opinion and in no way meant as snobbery), I think I might be embarrassed to walk into a discount store like target or walmart wearing attired purchased there as opposed to walking into a trendy shop in NYC wearing their line. ---
**Author:** ![chaoticbear](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@chaoticbear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chaoticbear)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838/22 "2006-08-09T19:20:21Z")
Of course you know where you bought things! They have cute little tags in them. I’ve only ever gotten the "I like your \
! > [@](#): > > even though I know you bought it here] " from an employee once. (Buckle jeans, which is weird, because they have milllllions of jeans, and you wouldn’t think they’d recognize them.) I usually don’t feel bad wearing something from a store that I’m shopping at, unless I go in and see that it’s now on super ultramega clearance and I paid 20x the price for it. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838/23 "2006-08-09T19:24:01Z")
[QUOTE=Surly Chick] I am completely aghast at this. Not only do I remember where I bought everything, I remember how much I paid for it. Yes, even socks and underwear. Must be a chick thing. [/QUOTE] I think you’re right on that note. I don’t consciously plan to wear my clothes into the same store where it was purchased, but when it happens, it’s nice to hear the compliments about the clothing. VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2006, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838/24 "2006-08-09T21:00:41Z")
Well, I’ve got a uniform so it’s easy to remember: Underpants: Wal_Mart Just My Size ~$10/6 pair Bras: KMart Playtex, $15 each Socks: never work shirts: Lands End stretch cotton, $19-$29 work pants: all Lee Riders, from Wal_Mart or KMart $17-$20 home T-shirts: Wal_Mart Fruit of the Loom $4 home pants: Wal_Mart men’s pj pants $8 Birks: [Birkenstockcentral.com](http://Birkenstockcentral.com) or [qvc.com](http://qvc.com) or Simply Birkenstock (bricks and mortar) $40-$110 Danskos: hospital bookstore $80-$100 And that’s it! Really. And I shop Wal\*Mart and KMart for other things so maybe they notice my pants, but probably not. They’re pretty nondescript. ---
**Author:** ![Surly\_Chick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@Surly\_Chick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Surly_Chick)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2006, 12:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838/25 "2006-08-10T12:20:23Z")
[QUOTE=gigi] Danskos: hospital bookstore $80-$100 [/QUOTE] Oooh, I love Danskos. You can get them really cheaply sometimes at [Sierra Trading Post](http://www.sierratradingpost.com). I buy almost all my shoes there (they have Birkies too) now and I’m rarely disappointed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/disconcerting-consumer-moment/367838.md?page=1)