Abercrombie and ****ing Fitch

Havermeyer

Princess Peach wrote: »

If people are stupid enough to queue up in the cold to buy overpriced tracksuits, there should be someone smart enough to take the money off them.

There is.

Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Fitch.

AnonoBoy

lima wrote: »

Got to laugh at the Irish Begrudgery at this store opening... that's why Ireland will always be a little bit of a backwards country.

Why not be positive, like the USA or Australia? or even embrace the confidence of the UK recently?

Bitter, bitter lot..

I couldn't give a sh*te about the shop. I'm just laughing at the morons who are queuing up outside the place squealing like it's amazing that a clothes shop has opened.

Let's face it - the sort of person who'll willingly stand out in the cold for hours merely to get into a shop to buy things that aren't even being discounted is never really going to do anything worthwhile with their lives. They're f*cking idiots pure and simple.

SpaceCowb0y

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I couldn't give a sh*te about the shop. I'm just laughing at the morons who are queuing up outside the place squealing like it's amazing that a clothes shop has opened.

Let's face it - the sort of person who'll willingly stand out in the cold for hours merely to get into a shop to buy things that aren't even being discounted is never really going to do anything worthwhile with their lives. They're f*cking idiots pure and simple.

While i agree that the queuing up is ridiculous i have to disagree with that statement to some extent!! Its these people(or their parents) who clearly already have more money then sense that wind up running the bloody country ffs ha!

AnonoBoy

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

While i agree that the queuing up is ridiculous i have to disagree with that statement to some extent!! Its these people(or there parents) who clearly already have more money then sense that wind up running the bloody country ffs ha!

Ssshhh.... I'm riling them up on purpose.

Drakares

That video makes me want to vomit violently.. Oh god.. *Barf*

Seeing the queue to just get in and spend money was really sad. Can understand wanting to check out a new shop when it opens but spending hours in the cold to do so is beyond ridiculous. If there was some special discount for the first 10 or something in then it may be understandable but simply to buy over priced clothes, sorry but you're a tosser.

I also can't believe the prices people are paying for the clothes over here. My brother came back from New York a few months back and brought a lot of A&F and Hollister stuff with him. The difference in price is ridiculous. Much as I dislike the clothes he did bring me back a Hollister T-shirt and I must say it feels great to wear. The fabric is really nice and it's very soft, feel kinda ashamed if myself when I wear it. What I've never understood about places such as A&F is that people are paying a lot of money to turn themselves into walking advertisements. There's no re wit or style to the clothes, just their brand name stamped across it.

robindch

FionnMcCool87 wrote: »

Every second dickhead seems to be wearing their clothes.

The other half couldn't give a toss shocker?

Ciann

Thursday morning, should some of these people not be in work or something? :rolleyes:

tok9

Ciann wrote: »

Thursday morning, should some of these people not be in work or something? :rolleyes:

The majority look like teenagers and school is on mid term if I'm correct.

AMT

OldNotWIse wrote: »

True...news to me that it's also an achievement to wear these clothes? (poster mentioned somethign about "aspiring" to wear Abercrombie and something clothes) And there was me thinking my degree worth something...oh dear :rolleyes:

Maybe it's not worth much... I'd hope it's not in social science, business or marketing http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aspirational_brandThe concept is millenia old... Social acceptance and clanmanship through physical descrimination. Just as tribes draped themselves in feathers and paint thousands of years ago... kids of South Dublin sport an Abercrombie sweat pants. Basic human social evolution never changes... You all think standing in line for a hoodie is stupid. I've seen soccer fans one draped in blue the other green, beat each other to within an inch of their lives over the color of shirt they're wearing.

Max Power

robindch wrote: »

The other half couldn't give a toss shocker?

That's been done about 10 times now, do keep up.

Irish Guitarist

I'm currently wearing a Slazenger t-shirt that I bought in Sports World for the princely sum of €5. I didn't queue up outside the shop to get it but there was a queue at the counter.

I bet you're all jealous.

Remmy

Irish Guitarist wrote: »

I'm currently wearing a Slazenger t-shirt that I bought in Sports World for the princely sum of €5. I didn't queue up outside the shop to get it but there was a queue at the counter.

I bet you're all jealous.

I am

Flaker

smash wrote: »

What are the rest of the dickheads wearing?

Hollister

Hazys

Hogzy wrote: »

What ever happened to the day where you wore clothes because you actually like them. Who cares if their clothes are aimed at a certain age group. If I see a shirt I like and it fits me, ill buy it. If you judge me for wearing that shirt because there is a certain logo on it then I pity you.

This is what ticks me off. Why do you like A&F?

Its poor quality, overpriced, un-stylish and a brand aimed to sell to teenagers in the US.

There is a million better options out there that are better quality and stylish for the same price.


The reason you may like it is due to peer pressure, advertising and a desire to be like the cool kids off the OC (btw Californians don't generally wear A&F).

wilkie2006

AMT wrote: »

On behalf of the Company... I'd like to thank the club of 'undesirables' that think spending their time on flagrant jealous intenet moaning is such a higher calling than standing in a line to visit a store. Weither you're chubby, old, scrawny, spotty, or some kind of grimy unwashed hipster , I'm sure they appreciate the fact that you don't try and aspire to using A&F's products. Also the entire marketing strategy is aimed at turning such 'undesirables' off so I'd imagine it's a deep source of water-cooler amusement to observe the fact that you've fallen for a different aspect of it hook, line and sinker just like those you're critizing. Feel free to congregate in the central bank plaza and huff glue or whatever you do there while the pretty people pass on by.

With spelling and grammar like that, I doubt very much that Abercrombie and Fitch would want you as a spokesperson.

My name is URL

wilkie2006 wrote: »

With spelling and grammar like that, I doubt very much that Abercrombie and Fitch would want you as a spokesperson.

Do they usually care about minor details like the ability to spell simple words? I'm taking him on face value tbh.. if you read through some of his previous posts you'll see that he's not new to speaking 'on behalf of' the company.

I quite like his reply to someone on another thread which opens with - " I'm sorry but spoken by a true fat girl..."

He's bound to work for A&F!

wilkie2006

lima wrote: »

Got to laugh at the Irish Begrudgery at this store opening... that's why Ireland will always be a little bit of a backwards country.

Why not be positive, like the USA or Australia? or even embrace the confidence of the UK recently?

Bitter, bitter lot..

Wow, you couldn't be farther from the mark.

People's rejection of A+F isn't begrudgery, bitterness or anything else so negative. We're just not lapping up the marketing bull$hit from all these corporations. Do you really want Ireland to become like the USA?

A+F (and other bull$hit companies like it) represents some of the worst elements of capitalist western society: vanity, profligacy, hubris, superficiality, avarice ... the list is endless. I find find it incredible that some people champion these perverse qualities so absolutely that consumerism has become the only alter they worship at.

Irishcrx

Penneys FTW..

partyguinness

wilkie2006 wrote: »

Wow, you couldn't be further from the mark.

People's rejection of A+F isn't begrudgery, bitterness or anything else so negative. We're just not lapping up the marketing bull$hit from all these corporations. Do you really want Ireland to become like the USA?

A+F (and other bull$hit companies like it) represents some of the worst elements of capitalist western society: vanity, profligacy, hubris, superficiality, avarice ... the list is endless. I find find it incredible that some people champion these perverse qualities so absolutely that consumerism has become the only alter they worship at.

Mate, that ship sailed a long long time ago.Stand in the main street of our cities and it looks just like Manchester, Bimringham etc. We sold out a long time ago.

wilkie2006

partyguinness wrote: »

Mate, that ship sailed a long long time ago.Stand in the main street of our cities and it looks just like Manchester, Bimringham etc. We sold out a long time ago.

Yes and no. I agree that part of (south) Dublin has drawn American culture to its bosom, but I don't think thats the case for most of the country. Take this thread for example; most people don't seem too impressed by the "values" A+F are selling...

partyguinness

wilkie2006 wrote: »

Yes and no. I agree that part of (south) Dublin has drawn American culture to its bosom, but I don't think thats the case for most of the country. Take this thread for example; most people don't seem too impressed by the "values" A+F are selling...

Em...not so sure. A lot of 17-18 year sound like Americans. Actually David McWilliams wrote about this effect in one of his books.I am not trying to argue with you (I also find it depressing) but suggesting that most people/consumers give a toss about a companies values is a bit pie in the sky IMO.Even in more rural/market towns, when say a Boots or Lidl opens up, everyone flocks there and the local business is crushed. There is no loyalty."Romantic Ireland is dead and gone, it is with O'Leary in the grave...for men were born to pray and save"That line is 100 years old!

Davidius

I don't know what any of these labels are because I'm a manly man who therefore doesn't care about clothes beyond their practical means. This lining up for a clothes shop business greatly disturbs me. For the sake of my sanity I choose to believe that this event has been misrepresented. Clearly these people were homeless people with little in the way of cloth and this business just happened to open up right next to where they were taking mass refuge.

Nodster

where's this abercrombie and frawley's place then?

TobyRyan

x43r0 wrote: »

The queuing crap is not for me but they're clothes are bloody good quality

+1 on the American Eagle recommendation above. Cheaper than A&F and just as good. I picked up a load of stuff when in New York and they've all kept in great condition

Sing it my friend. American Eagle all the way.

lima

wilkie2006 wrote: »

Wow, you couldn't be further from the mark.

People's rejection of A+F isn't begrudgery, bitterness or anything else so negative. We're just not lapping up the marketing bull$hit from all these corporations. Do you really want Ireland to become like the USA?

A+F (and other bull$hit companies like it) represents some of the worst elements of capitalist western society: vanity, profligacy, hubris, superficiality, avarice ... the list is endless. I find find it incredible that some people champion these perverse qualities so absolutely that consumerism has become the only alter they worship at.

I would like Ireland to become like the USA actually, then maybe it would grow some balls and create some decent homegrown brands and a culture it can sell to the world!

Hidalgo

And everyone will be thrilled to know that the queue was still going c. 4pm this evening.

Grayson

wilkie2006 wrote: »

With spelling and grammar like that, I doubt very much that Abercrombie and Fitch would want you as a spokesperson.

mors lik dis u mean?

Paully D

http://eu.abercrombie.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?catalogId=11556&storeId=19159&categoryId=84605&parentCategoryId=84605&topCategoryId=84605&langId=-1

Nice clothes IMO but the prices are insane.

€25 for a pair of boxers, they'd want to have a fanny magnet attached to them for that price!

SpaceCowb0y

^^^^Hahaha YESSSS!!!:pac::pac: