![]() It's every nearly every perceivable large purchase we make in the states - they've extracted maximum profit from minimum cost because that IS capitalism.Spaces for campers are still available. It may be perceived that way in the UK, but it's more than jeans. And in terms of consumerism, none of it's been to 'cater to the customer'. Other than China, we are the world economy. Then you don't get to see it in quite the same way as an American. And no offense, but I take it you're in the UK. Moral of the story - they NEVER do this in support of the customer, they always do this in support of profit. I'm sure they might put a little effort into figuring out what will sell overseas, but it would be from their existing products. You can tell this by the fact that they opened a location on Santa Monica Blvd and 4 locations in Manhattan (upper and lower). They weren't trying to crack the high streets of the London, they were trying to crack Santa Monica and Sunset Blvd, 5th Ave etc. They develop and cater their product lines to the needs of Americans and send what will sell overseas. They didn't expand their offerings and bastardize their box store versions to cater to the customer. Now it makes a version sold at Walmart for $20 and a pair in boutiques for $600. And used to make decent jeans for a respectable price available at places like JC Penny. Levi's high end used to be Silver Tab, and that was accessible to a fairly large swath of the market. As consumers our purchases are our votes. Going to be buying a 2006 Baja (the highest quality Subaru made to date) because I refuse to buy any of their current junk. It's 50 years old and is good for another 50. I drove 2 hrs today round trip to get an all wood dining table from the 60s. Hell, check out what a $80 pair of Nike's looks like today compared to what a $50 pair looked like 15 years ago.įor every one step forward we take with technology, we take two steps back due to greed. The same holds true for nearly every purchase consumers make - cars, appliances, home construction (you're only going to get a house built better than it was 50 years ago if you're willing to pay for it, specifically), electronics, produce, groceries in general. ![]() ![]() It was so bad that I got my car back as soon as I could because I didn't want to drive that POS all weekend. In every perceivable way the '21 was worse that the 2011 (with 120k miles no less) - interior trim quality, seating comfort, stereo system, handling, acceleration. Was debating 'upgrading' to a new one, this would give me a chance to see how far they'd come in a decade. It just stands out, because I was really looking forward to having the new one for the weekend (I asked when I scheduled if I'd be getting a loaner). They gave me a '21 Outback loaner, told me I could keep it for the weekend if I couldn't bring it back that day. Had to take it in for scheduled maintenance on a Friday. Shit quality is the new normal, and if you have to refer to your quality line as vintage, probably not a company worth supporting. The mods are somewhat flexible with the rules as long as the OP explains in the comments.
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