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Registered: February 27, 2002
Posts: 11
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Abercrombie recently pulled some of their T-shirts because some people thought they were racist. Does this make you more or less likely to buy stuff from them in the future? What about when you hear bad stuff about other companies?
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Registered: March 11, 2008
Posts: 4
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 They be lookin at me like dat when I go into the store. I hardly shop derr anymore. |
Registered: February 27, 2008
Posts: 11
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i saw a 150 dollar skirt there. mmm, no thanks. and for the record i bought a shirt at goodwill for 5 bucks and i love it.
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Registered: December 22, 2007
Posts: 21
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i don't shop their as principle i mean some people don't have enough food to last a week and i'm buying a shirt for 50 bucks i'm not in to that.
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Registered: November 05, 2004
Posts: 6008
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I'd regret wearing anything that looks like my washing machine barfed on it. Anyways, A&F stuff may be expensive, but it's higher quality than the stuff you'd find at, say, Target or thrift shops. Even JCPenney rarely sells jeans for under $30 or $40, unless they have some massive sale going on. Besides, pre-distressing your own clothes rarely works out well. I'd rather not have to deal with bleach myself...
The more you know, the less you don't know.
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Registered: January 15, 2003
Posts: 3698
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You don't regret buying bleach splattered jeans for $80? When you can easily buy the same jeans from a thrift shop for $5 and splatter them with bleach yourself?
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Registered: December 22, 2007
Posts: 1
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LOL! I'd say most people that hate/don't like Abercrombie are people that have never tried their clothing. I felt the same way before I let one of my friends into trying some of their jeans. At first it was jeans, then everything. And I'm sorry if you can't afford it, as I just barely handle the prices at AbercrombieKids. I mean, I'm not poor, but I'm not rich either. And I'm glad my friend talked me into trying their stuff, because I don't regret a thing!
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Registered: February 13, 2007
Posts: 1
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quote: Originally posted by justkatie247:
That is horrible... and i would never shop there.. but i already stopped shopping there years ago and many other stores including all gap affiliated stores, and delias because they depend heavily on child labor to produce their clothes and i find that despicable and wrong. We need to show that we dont agree w/ child labor cuz we r endorsing it if we buy products made by child labor. and i encourage all my friends not to shop at places that use child labor, it is horrible and violating their rights and their are solutions that can stop it such as offering job training inbtween work so they can move up and get an education which leads to a better job that said if every1 stopped shopping at places that use child labor they would lean it is not being tolorated and stop using child labor... peeps who say it would make clothes more expensive r lying cuz abacrombie charges like 35 bucks for a racist shirt made by young children who are underpaid in poor working conditions when u can go 2 a store like Kohl's and get a tee for like 10 dollars(always check the tag cuz u never know... see where its made cuz generally if its made in Tawian or Mayalisa it is child labor) but in my experience all that i have bought was made in the US. Clothes from stores like Kohls or any other store not endorsing child labor r cute and u can wear on a clear concience cuz the brands they carry are mostly manufactured in the US and not only r u helping the US economy u can wear it on a clear consience. well anyway im back from my tangent but in anwser to the orginal question i would not shop and abacrombie ever.
It's wonderful to see you taking an interest in the responsibility of our consumer choices. I was wondering where you got your data on Delias using child labor, I have searched the net and cannot find anything on their labor practices. Also, I thought you should know that just because something says "made in the USA" does not mean it was produced by ethical labor practices. The US owns a number of islands in the south pacific in which it does not provide governance over but is considered US territory. On these islands are places that are not governed by US labor standards, but are recorded as being inside the US. So it may say Made in the US but it is likely on an island we've never heard of or seen which contains factories with unethical labor laws. It's best to shop places that overtly state their labor practices out front. I've found a good resource to be www.coopamerica.org, they have an extensive list of green places to shop as well as documented offenses by popular American business. -Fern |
Registered: December 11, 2005
Posts: 16
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Abercrombie & Fitch isn't racist. There kind of funny, a little over priced and stupid but they have witty shirts. I wouldn't read too much into it. There are plenty of other shops out there.
carry on, carry on
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Registered: August 24, 2006
Posts: 8
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hmmmmm is abercrombie and fitch racist? I think all tose preppy stores are they always look at me as if i were lost when I walk in. Could be because a im black or b because i dont dress preppy. I'm so far from dressing preppy i actually dress alternative. Oh and yeah of course it wouldn't be complete if they didn't follow me as if id steal. That always makes my day!
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Registered: January 26, 2007
Posts: 3
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quote: Originally posted by ampmaster: quote: My friend, Daniel. He even paid $80 for a pair of ripped up, bleach stained jeans. He's such an idiot...
I think that riped up jeans are cool.I have lots of different pairs of them.But Abercrombie & Fitch is one of my favorite stores.I used to work there. I have a couple pairs I'll sell him, some of them are even pant stained reasonably priced at 150 USD
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Registered: February 19, 2005
Posts: 216
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abercrombie racist? hardly. more like monetarily predjudice. they dont like window shoppers and if they think you dont have the money to buy their stuff, they make sure you dont want to come back. you would swear that all they worked off of was commission.
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Registered: April 04, 2003
Posts: 3
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Well I just want to say that because of the way that I get treated anytime that I go into that store I wouldn't say that all of the stores are racist but most of them that I go to the employees are pretty racist.Thats why i dont shop there. I don't like the clothes anyway but I just went in with my friend so that she can look around.That's how I see it. That's the way that I feel about that situation.
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Registered: January 11, 2007
Posts: 1
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Omg...people, get over yourselves, Plz! Abercrombie and Fitch is NOT racist. Their T's are funny, have a sense of humor. And don't take them personal, don't be offended, it's not worth worrying about, it's all a misconception. And if you don't like the T's, then don't buy them! Worry about more important, and reasonable issues...try commenting on the horrible war that's going on, or how we still have slaves in some countries (some call them sweatshops, but that's just "Ugly English", their slaves!!).
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Registered: January 08, 2007
Posts: 32
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quote:
"Jesus is my homeboy on it", well I think that's disrespectful too.
I don't find that offensive. [ shrugs ] I want one, because Jesus is my homeboy, my homeslice, my ace, lol He's my lord and savior. |
Registered: December 13, 2006
Posts: 88
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hah, yeah, i can relate CLPO, target rules. I just recently discovered their clothes. Nice stuff and cheap too.
"The things that will destroy America are prosperity-at-any-price, safety-first instead of duty-first, the love of soft living, and the get-rich-quick theory of life." Theodore Roosevelt
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Registered: January 01, 2007
Posts: 1
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well i believe they turned into a casual clothing wear store when the limited bought them out, because they were an outdoors store and id just assume they kept it that way but they were losing money... personally i just rather stay away from the mall...
they aren't racist.... i don't know where anyone would get that idea...*** my a&f pants actually are life savers, they are very durable...
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Registered: September 06, 2005
Posts: 115
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I don't really buy anything from Abercrombie but I go in there cuz' they have hotties on the walls and the clothing is like...amazing, but it's wayyyy overpriced so i love to go to target like clpo13 lol. but...i'm not sure...i don't really buy anything so it doesn't really affect me i guess?
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Registered: December 19, 2006
Posts: 40
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*shrug* I don't shop at Abercrombie. I don't even think I've ever been in that store. So I don't really know...
"If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen"
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Registered: November 05, 2004
Posts: 6008
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I shop at Target for the style. It may be lower quality (and lower price), but it sure looks sharp. I do tend to buy my jeans at JCPenney because I can't get Levis at Target. When you're on a college budget, cheap is better. I can't always afford to drop $35 on a pair of jeans, especially when I can get a pair for $15 on the clearance rack at Target. And I don't always have to wait for sales. Then again, JCPenney has sales just about every weekend...
The more you know, the less you don't know.
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