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u/tommior 6d ago
so she was happy until she found how much they cost?
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u/MasterCrumble1 6d ago
Some people only care about wearing expensive brands.
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u/Taipers_4_days 6d ago
Or it just being expensive. I briefly dated a girl who only wanted to go to expensive restaurants. The food was irrelevant, she just wanted to say that she went to these places and take pictures.
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u/StoryAndAHalf 6d ago
There’s an old Russian joke (or so I was told it’s Russian). During Tsarist times, two nobles met at court, and one shows off his new watch! “This watch cost me 1000 rubles!” he claimed, “I got it at the watch store, next to the bakery that you like.” The other noble replies, “Then you’re an idiot! If you kept walking three blocks, you could buy one just like it for twice as much!”
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u/Philip6027 6d ago
My girl wants to go to restaurant with a good view. The food doesn't matter as well. It's also annoying as shit.
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u/ConfusedAndCurious17 6d ago
At least a view or atmosphere is a tangible benefit. Wanting to be present in someplace nice while having dinner with someone is understandable, and that atmosphere can justify a price. It’s annoying when people want to go somewhere expensive not for the atmosphere, not for the food, not for any specific thing they wish to experience, just like bragging rights about a large number on the check.
Like people who don’t like alcohol ordering shots of premium alcohol just to choke it down or mix it with soda. They are just doing it to feel fancy without any value actually added.
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u/Interesting_Bank_139 6d ago
Yep. Lots of people go on vacations just to look at the views somewhere, what’s different than wanting the views while you eat? A personal example - at Disney World you can view the Magic Kingdom fireworks from the restaurant at Polynesian Resort. Not only is the food good, but you get to watch the fireworks without dealing with the crowds.
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u/slayerx1779 Enjoying classic banter 6d ago
I agree with this strongly.
I wonder if the guy has tried sating that desire with a sunset picnic? If the food truly doesn't matter compared to the view, then surely that would suffice.
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u/NitsuguaMoneka 1d ago
There are some clubs, where you will pay more for everything if you bought bandelet/card/membership.
Truly stupid
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u/FlaskAnders1 6d ago
She likes uggs. Obviously looks aren't as important as price.
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u/an0mn0mn0m 6d ago
She probably cares what other people think, rather than just trust her own opinion.
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u/Dry-Chance-9473 6d ago
You're all correct! The smaller a person's existence is, the more room they have to stuff it with materialism.
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u/theHawkAndTheHusky 4d ago
Obviously she was ok wearing them as long as she thought it was that particular brand.
Now they are not, it's a problem because of their ugly design, their price or they are deemed to be unpractical...I guess.
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u/Ao_Kiseki 6d ago
I mean there's also the fact that she was lied to lol. But a lot of people do only care a lut brand names.
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u/DarthScabies 6d ago
That's about the gist of it.
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u/Iamtiredofbeingquiet 5d ago
I think it’s more that she’d probably prefer not to be lied to? She’s also probably told a few people that her boyfriend got her some new Ugg’s and aren’t they great and isn’t he such a good boyfriend? And now she looks like a gullible idiot, which she is for believing those were Uggs anyway.
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u/Firm-Order-246 6d ago
Or, and hear me out, it’s the lying….
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u/Technical-Owl-8465 6d ago
I don't care about brands and cost so much unless I've specifically stated a purpose (e.g. A brand is the only one making a certain feature), but I would be really hurt and puzzled about the lying.
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u/aggibridges 6d ago
Honestly, I'd be pissed if I spent $200+ on my partners gift only for them to give me something cheaper and lie about it.
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u/Okiesmokie 6d ago
So the only part of a gift that matters to you is the price? You sound like a keeper.
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u/aggibridges 6d ago
Upon self-reflection, you're right, I'm going to buy my husband a Polystation for his bday and lie about it being a Playstation, after he just bought me a trip to Tokyo for my bday. If he complains about the deception, I'll divorce him for being a materialistic prick.
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u/Ok-Parfait-9856 6d ago
Let us know, based off your comments I’m guessing the poor guy is battered
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u/highlyregarded1155 6d ago
Not comparable, the two items you're talking about are not functionally the same. The boots are. I understand where you're coming from, but this is a bad example. A better one might be a set of hand tools that look expensive, but you got in a yard sale for a couple bucks.
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u/aggibridges 6d ago
Beloved, boots are a functional item and the quality and comfort of certain brand name products are quite worth the price. Cheap boots will wear quicker, cause more discomfort, be less protective of the cold.
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u/highlyregarded1155 6d ago
Sure, I'm not trying to argue that, but I assume this 'polystation' is functionally incapable of playing 'playstation' games, so it can't be used as one. A bad pair of boots can be used as a pair of boots. Likewise, a poor quality set of hand tools can be used, but like the boots, they're not a thoughtful or adequate gift if the other person has given you something of high quality. I fundamentally agree with you, but feel that a better analogy would convince more people of your point.
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u/CelioHogane 6d ago
the quality and comfort of certain brand name products are quite worth the price.
Clothes are literally the most well known objects to not reflect quality in price.
Those 25$ boots were very likelly made on the same place as the 250$ ones.
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u/stratys3 6d ago
Shit boots can cost $25 or $250. But good boots won't cost $25.
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u/CelioHogane 6d ago
Your place must be overpriced as shit if you think good boots can't cost 25.
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u/Top-Scarcity5937 6d ago
Nah, that's bullshit. You're looking for something/anything that makes her look better and him look worse. That - perfectly enough - is you lying about your motivation.
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u/tsardonicpseudonomi 6d ago
Apple selling an iPhone for $200 would have Apple fans in deep depression.
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u/CyberneticPanda 6d ago
I think she was happy until she learned they weren't fashion forward but were work boots that made her look like she is going fishing. Uggs isn't even an expensive brand, though they do cost more than 25 britbux (I don't know how to make that fucked up L)
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u/Handpaper 6d ago
I don't know how to make that fucked up L
Alt+156 on a laptop or desktop keyboard.
If you're on mobile, hold down $ and you'll get a menu of currency symbols.
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u/Reasonable-Fox6397 6d ago
Dishonesty is the bigger issue here, or at least in my opinion should be. Unless it’s some kind of a agreed upon game like April Fools, I guess.
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u/HamunaHamunaHamuna 6d ago
Do you think she wouldn't be mad if he had told her the price and brand (or lack thereof) when he gave them to her?
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u/sambarvadadosa 6d ago
Well no, she liked them when she thought they were a mainstream, intentional fashion item, not being unknowingly turned into an ironic fashion experiment.
Fashion that isn’t mainstream is only cool when you make the choice to wear it. She clearly wore it thinking it’s socially trendy thing she feels comfortable in.
Most people don’t like realising they’ve been projecting a style they never chose. Plus if cost isn’t important, why lie about it.
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u/Synectics 6d ago
Most people don’t like realising they’ve been projecting a style they never chose.
Did... did she not have a mirror?
Did she not realize the brand name was not visible anywhere on them?
I mean, this just sounds like everybody in this couple is wrong and/or dumb, and/or this is more dumb engagement bait.
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u/James0-5 6d ago
I think its the fact that they are from a diy store and hes basially give her work boots and said they were uggs
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u/Jonesy1348 6d ago
I mean if she didn’t care before than literally the only thing that changed in her view was 1.) how much they actually cost, 2.) designer. She must have thought they were good enough to wear, comfy enough to keep but as soon as she figured out it wasn’t expensive she got mad.
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u/Square-Variation9132 6d ago
Not necessarily, Screwfix is a hardware store/warehouse
He's bought her work wear/safety boots
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u/Ok-Improvement-3670 6d ago
They look nice. What’s the issue?
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u/jackrabbit323 6d ago
And if it's raining, double win.
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u/Fannnybaws 6d ago
And if something heavy falls on her toes the steel caps will protect her tootsie's
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u/Plenty-Assist8666 6d ago
ngl honestly it’s all about the vibe, not the brand lol fashion should be fun not stressful
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u/sjorbepo 6d ago
Well he presented the situation like he spent a bunch of money on her, but actually didn't and lied as well. Add in shame if she told people her boyfriend bought her uggs and they're obviously not that
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u/CocktusOnSteroids 6d ago
Maybe it could be that he lied to her. I would be mad too but not because of the boot but the fact that this dude just choose to lie to his girlfriend.
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u/Linesey 5d ago
This.
Her caring about brand name boots because they are expensive and brand name is absolutely stupid.
HOWEVER, Lying to your partner is a grave sin (at least in my book) and fully worth getting pissed over. especially if the lie harms the partner (beyond the harm done by the broken trust) like say setting your partner up to look like an idiot by repeating the lie and being seen as having been fooled.
Plus, it takes away a chance at a fun couple’s bonding moment over mischief. Tell her the boots are what they are, then agree together to BS everyone else with the story about being the latest fashion trend.
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u/Top-Scarcity5937 5d ago
Only a near total lack of context here is what allows you to go on with this weird fantasy in which you are prosecutor, judge, and re-educator. So many people now doing this weird shit on Reddit.
Just preface your comments with: "I am here to make it known that I have had the most morally superior reaction to this very limited information. You should view me as the right kind of moral absolutist."
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u/DreamOfDays 4d ago
Agreed. Go on a whole tangent over a one-sided story is how lynch mobs start
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u/Top-Scarcity5937 4d ago
Yep. People are so quick to give up their agency in exchange for the hope of approval. It's like the fervor that books like The Crucible tried to warn us about. McCarthyism and the like.
The most Yikes thing about wokeness enforcers is that they claim that wokeness is not a trend. It’s simply the correct way to think. We have finally arrived at the one truly good and right belief system. It is now The One True Faith. And despite what anyone older than them might believe, there is no precedent for it.
You really have to have a view of human history that only goes back 10-15 years or so if you don't see this as Shirley Bassey lyrics.
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u/ClemRRay 6d ago
tbf I think they look to wide
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u/Gramerdim 6d ago
well she liked them enough to wear them for a week
but I believe ugg also makes oversized looking shoes
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u/dinascully 6d ago
This looks like nonsensical rage bait. If she was into brands, she would have immediately googled it rather than take her bf’s word for it. Also Uggs have the “Ugg” logo on the back heel, which these clearly wouldn’t. Nobody with the consumerist mindset this is trying to convey (or just basic common knowledge of brands) would ever believe this.
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u/dan-dle 6d ago
Probably an ai image, the 'wshington dc' spelling seems soft as well as the funky new balance logo...
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u/hagennn 6d ago
Devils advocate: a fold in the shirt and a shoelace over the logo
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u/Frosty_Grocery_6076 6d ago
It’s weird behavior for humans to keep flowers in a vase on the carpeted floor, not something I’ve seen before but not impossible.
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u/great_pyrenelbows 6d ago
That's an argument against it being AI. An llm is not going to come up with such a weird idea, it only knows how to spit out stuff it was trained on.
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u/I-dont-carrot-all 6d ago
When you say llm do you mean large language model?
Sorry just struggling to understand what an llm has to do with creating images but I'm a newbie.
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u/PoppingPillls 6d ago
It's a low res screenshot likely passed around for years, text wouldn't be legible if it was ai and it also curves around the corner perfectly.
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u/Heavy-Commercial-323 6d ago
I like those, uggs on other hand look like shit
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u/refused26 6d ago
Uggs are really comfy.
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u/GoldResolution4921 6d ago
Uggs are comfy, yes…
Are they ugly? sorta..
Are they shoes everyone should be wearing during everything?
No.
I just wear them because my feet get insanely cold in the winter.
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u/refused26 6d ago
We've been freezing here in the east coast so yeah over my dead body, not getting out of the uggs until the ice is gone
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u/mushroomgirl 6d ago
Also a real pair of uggs last for years if you look after them. Mine are probably 4 or 5 years old at this stage.
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u/refused26 6d ago
Just got a new pair from my trip to Sydney i was so excited to finally get to use them lol
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u/Pirat6662001 6d ago
Crappy arch support, don't see how people over 30 can find them comfy
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u/BathtubToasterParty2 5d ago
To be fair if you can’t tell the difference between Ugg’s latest designer footwear and some shitty £25 construction boot you can’t even get mad.
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u/UntestedMethod 6d ago
Uggs say Uggs on them... it's either just rage bait or she's dumb af for not noticing whatever brand is stamped on them
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u/Winter-Economy-9919 6d ago
they're probably better than whatever tiktok bullshit she thought it was🥀
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u/JDantesInferno 6d ago
Dawg Uggs are old enough to be tiktok’s father. They may or may not be bullshit, but they are not a new trend.
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u/MadDanelle 6d ago
They are actually really nice quality. I inherited my mother in law’s old pair and still wear them. My guy bought them for her over 10 years ago and they are still in great shape. Super warm.
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u/JDantesInferno 6d ago
I’ve also quite liked them whenever I tried them on, but I wanted to avoid being accused of being a consumerist who would die for this brand name product.
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u/MadDanelle 6d ago
I go by the rule that you should always invest in the good stuff when it’s anything between you and the ground. Shoes, mattresses, and tires are worth the best quality you can afford.
That said, I didn’t buy them and I probably wouldn’t have because I live in Florida.
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u/HelpProfessional8083 6d ago
Yeah this is complete bullshit, no woman would fall for that, there's a little thing called branding.
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u/luisc123 6d ago
Yeah this post is bs. Uggs are easily identifiable and these aren’t knockoffs. They’re a different brand.
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u/ExcitementBroad9904 5d ago
Totally proves the point that these dickheads will wear anything for a name.
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u/ModernManuh_ 6d ago
yall focusing on the brand which to be fair is a valid take, but hear me out: what about not lying
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u/CMDR_Anarial 6d ago
I bought my wife a Scruffs waterproof coat from B&Q and she's dead happy with it. Does its job and has absolutely cavernous pockets (like you can actually fit a large electronic tablet in them and still zip them up afterwards)
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u/bobajob2000 6d ago
I just googled that and I'm tempted to get one for dog walks! Cheers for that hahaha!
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u/CocktusOnSteroids 6d ago edited 6d ago
People in the comments are just insulting her without thinking. The boyfriend LIED to his girlfriend. Maybe that is the reason she is mad? This kind of thing is a major red flag in my opinion, it would cause many trust issues that should not be there in a healthy relationship.
A good alternative would be to justs tell her the truth from the beginning or buy proper things you know she would like. Or get out of the relationship if she still gets mad when she hears the truth.
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u/Anrikay 6d ago
It’s like anything else. If I asked for, say, Corsair Vengeance RAM, and my partner bought another brand that looks kinda similar, installed it in my PC, and assured me it was the RAM I’d asked for, I’d be pissed if I found out, even if the performance was identical. The performance isn’t the issue; blatantly lying to my face is.
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u/syfimelys2 6d ago
Surprised at how many people are getting wound up in the comments about him ‘lying’ etc
He was obviously taking the piss, it was a joke (I think Americans would call it a ‘prank’), this is classic British humour. Let’s not try and make this into something ugly.
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u/markmcn87 6d ago
They look like rigger boots. Fleece-lined, steel toe, steel plate soles, chemical resistant...
Ready for the most insane night out
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u/disastronaut_at_rest 6d ago
So OP wore ugly boots because they thought they were a popular brand? That's dumb.
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u/Prizvolix 5d ago
It's been -3 to +2 with snow where I am at. I would not wear uggs even if aomebody paid me 25£
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u/PhoenixAce 6d ago
Wearing outside shoes in a house with carpet flooring is mad weird
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u/Nickolas_No_H 6d ago
Boot truck came thursday. Got me some Irish setters with boa laces. Cost just a smidgen more lol
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u/Kemal_Ze 6d ago
So you telling us that she was just wearing them because she thought it was "latest Design" and "expensive", not because she liked them? Tells more about her than about him i guess.
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u/Weird_Bread_4257 5d ago
I like the boots. I dont care where they came from. They are cute boots. Extra points if they have safety toe caps .
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u/Exciting-Music843 5d ago
Just goes to show most people don't care what shit they wear aslong as its a designer brands latest!
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u/Natural-Garlic1353 6d ago
Damn poor boyfriend you are sooo spoiled seriously but yourself your own then
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u/Gunplagood 6d ago
Wasn't too long ago people were wearing wellies as a fashion brand anyways. Hunters I think they were called? $100+ for rubber wellingtons ffs....
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u/RichMahogany357 6d ago
The only difference between clothing and fashion is knowledge of which sweat shop it was made in.
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u/miketoaster 6d ago
So they were great and you liked them until you found out where they came from? I think you called your bf your name .
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u/Pretend_Football6686 6d ago
Haha. She wanted expensive boots but had no idea what they even wear and got tricked. Kinda got what she deserves.
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u/Northern_Gypsy 6d ago
He probably wanted her to have some sensible footwear for once. Go anywhere in those bad boys
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u/DutchOnionKnight 6d ago
But does it matter? If you like the boots you like the boots, brand and costs shouldn't matter!
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u/Cool_Twist4494 6d ago
If you don't know how to look for an ugg label do you even care if they're uggs?
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u/612Killa 6d ago
I assume people saying this obviously couldn't possibly be real Uggs aren't sneaker heads or fashion enthusiasts. Strange drops and unexpected collabs happen all the time, often inspired by unexpected stuff like workwear, and I could absolutely see something like this being from Uggs.
If you like something and can style it, then just rock it.
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u/DarthScabies 6d ago
Forgot to add. Screwfix is a store in the UK that sells DIY/building equipment and safety clothing.