The 'best' or most 'effective' brands in some ways tap into peoples aspirations and insecurity about status, being in the in crowd or perhaps not wanting to seem different.
I'm aware plenty of people react against leading brands and actively choose other brands or no-name products, but in financial terms, many brands must be working given the huge profits and the complex marketing and advertising campaigns that support the image.
My question isn't which brands you do and don't like and what you consequently buy, but what in which categories of products does the whole branding issue or battles, entirely pass you by ?
Maybe you don't even buy products in those categories at all ?
Thinking about it, the many branding wars passes me by as I don't buy products in the follow categories:
Consoles.
Trainers.
Fast Food.
Sodas/carbonated drinks.
Aftershave.
Watches.
Cars.
Underwear.
Airline tickets.
Beer/Lager/spirits.
Quote from: mongers on January 31, 2012, 08:44:13 PM
Thinking about it, the many branding wars passes me by as I don't buy products in the follow categories:
In other words, products where branding matters. Pedal on, you crazy diamond.
Quote from: mongers on January 31, 2012, 08:44:13 PMI don't buy products in the follow categories:
Underwear.
:unsure:
I barely aware of Brands. Of course there lots of things I'm barely aware of.
I care not for the brand of my diet soda, but the brand of my candy is important. The brand of other foodstuffs is a gray area. Sometimes store brands fuck it up, sometimes store brands do as well or better. For many meat substitute products, the store only sells one kind, so I'm stuck with Morningstar. They're pretty good, though, as long as they're aping beef; when they try their hand at chicken, it's pretty nasty.
In theory, I care about what kind of car I drive; in practice, I obviously can't.
My phone's five years old now.
Didn't we do this thread somewhat recently?
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The only categories in which I'll buy specific brands rather than the cheapest or the best (for the price) as per friend/online reviews are:
Baked beans
Cola
Chocolate
Beer
Running shoes
Makeup
Everything else I'll shop around for, and I'm not adverse to getting my household basics in the 99p Store.
You'll buy a worse running shoe if it belongs to certain brand?
One of the Rules of Life:
Never skimp and buy cheap toilet paper.
Paint - Sherwin Williams motherfuckers.
Nvidia
Like a lot of things in my life. There are brands that avoid more then there are brands I want to buy.
Quote from: PDH on February 01, 2012, 10:02:40 AM
One of the Rules of Life:
Never skimp and buy cheap toilet paper.
Dollar Store TP = :pinch:
Quote from: Ed Anger on February 01, 2012, 10:20:53 AM
Quote from: PDH on February 01, 2012, 10:02:40 AM
One of the Rules of Life:
Never skimp and buy cheap toilet paper.
Dollar Store TP = :pinch:
1/2 ply :angry:
Quote from: Grey Fox on February 01, 2012, 10:09:30 AM
Paint - Sherwin Williams motherfuckers.
Martha Stewart Collection FTW
OK one of the guys in the bike shop was recommending some bike tyres and I then realised I actually do have a noticeable brand preference, I seem to be biased towards a German manufacturer, Schwalbe. :hmm:
By the way what is up with Japanese industrial combines making absolutely everything, I mean Panasonic making bicycle is just odd from a consumer point of view.
I don't think enough about any brands enough to start a thread about it, that's for sure.
Quote from: MadImmortalMan on February 12, 2012, 05:14:26 PM
I don't think enough about any brands enough to start a thread about it, that's for sure.
But do they influence you purchasing decisions ?
I care about taste, so foods and drinks (alcoholic and not) I do pay attention to brand.