I kind of like these but they're 100 bucks.

4/28/2008 12:37:14 AM

have a bake sale

4/28/2008 12:37:53 AM

what???

4/28/2008 12:38:29 AM

4/28/2008 12:39:06 AM

anyway, my issue is that the 100 is probably because of that logo on the side and has nothing to do with quality.

4/28/2008 12:39:07 AM

have a cake sale

4/28/2008 12:39:11 AM

wow

i dig those shoes

4/28/2008 12:39:20 AM

have a cock sale

4/28/2008 12:39:34 AM

$100 is too much in your opinion

so have a bake sale to offset costs

lemonade is also an option

4/28/2008 12:40:30 AM

since you're so charitable as of late, ncsuwolfy, then perhaps you'll contribute to my costs here.

i'm only asking for money, not a banana and bottled water

4/28/2008 12:55:07 AM

$30 pair at wal-mart is fine too

4/28/2008 6:25:48 AM

I have a couple pairs of Lacoste sneakers and they are very nice. I've had them for at least 3 years and they've held up great!!

You can sometimes find them cheaper if you really hunt, but the $100 is well worth it!!!

4/28/2008 8:28:46 AM

i dig

4/28/2008 8:30:47 AM

I paid $100 for shoes. They're specially fitted running shoes after my feet and gait were analyzed. I don't think I'd pay more than $50 for regular shoes, but that's just me.

[/non-conformist]

4/28/2008 8:33:41 AM

^ that's your problem. if you would just run barefoot, then you wouldn't have to spend $100 on special running shoes.

wearing running shoes is about as conformist as you can get.

4/28/2008 8:42:01 AM

were can you run barefooted bedsides the beach?

4/28/2008 8:45:20 AM

^^ I run... A LOT... and having properly fitted running shoes is to keep my feet from injury, not to look cool.

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 8:46 AM. Reason : ]

4/28/2008 8:45:37 AM

LOL YOU SAW THAT SHOE FROM THE FACEBOOK AD !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

4/28/2008 8:46:49 AM

^^^ anywhere. i run all over w/o shoes

^^ shoes hurt your feet, a good article from Lewizzle: http://nymag.com/health/features/46213/

4/28/2008 8:50:46 AM

^ HIPPIE

4/28/2008 9:29:57 AM

^^ Well, I have to have these shoes because they're one of the things I had to get in preparation for OCS this summer.

4/28/2008 9:31:36 AM

Quote :

""

I will never understand why people wear shoes (or clothes) with the producer's corporate logo on them

especially stupid ones like alligators

are you thinking, "now people will know what brands I wear," or, "Yea! now I belong to the clique that wears these"

plx 2 explain

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 9:38 AM. Reason : ]

4/28/2008 9:37:23 AM

Quote :

"I will never understand why people wear shoes (or clothes) with corporate logos on them"

Because the companies make the shoes or cloths with the logo on them?
Nike Swish
New Balance 'N'

4/28/2008 9:38:57 AM

hey guy, if you didnt already know it
most shoes (esp. this style) have a brand or logo on them...

check out this long ass link scrumps:
http://www.like.com/mensshoes-new-balance-classics-m574-convenience-package--e40e3b203f19c9307c45e2875122ed21eb8130e3-e3464bd4db427307?SID=FBK&CID=FACEBOOKCOLOR2#1

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 9:40 AM. Reason : i know it says new balance in the link but it has tons of brands]

4/28/2008 9:39:14 AM

lacoste isn't even a shoe company, though.

4/28/2008 9:40:06 AM

Apparently they are now.

4/28/2008 9:40:42 AM

392 is such a pain in the ass

4/28/2008 9:41:20 AM

^ i was hoping you'd say something along the line of

4/28/2008 9:42:29 AM

Quote :

"Because the companies make the shoes or cloths with the logo on them? Nike Swish New Balance 'N'"

Quote :

"hey guy, if you didnt already know it most shoes (esp. this style) have a brand or logo on them..."

plenty of companies don't put their logo anywhere (or at least anywhere noticeable) on their products

are ALL of those companies producing somehow inferior products?

is there something magical about putting your logo where everyone can see it that makes the product better?

why is it that this practice almost exclusively occurs with mid-to-high-end clothing and shoes?

("mid-to-high-end" does not mean high-quality)

does anyone actually believe for a second that this isn't simply about bullshit sophistication?

and making clothing and shoe consumers into walking billboard advertising whores?



^^

all it takes for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing....
you cannot polish a gem without friction....
etc.....

4/28/2008 9:50:15 AM

so what sneakers do you wear, that have NO logo on them?

4/28/2008 9:52:00 AM

funny

but I don't remember saying anying about NO logos

I did, however, say, "or at least anywhere noticeable", and, "putting your logo where everyone can see it"

nice try troll


(I do actually have a pair of nikes that I got from a thrift store -- I've removed or obscured the swooshes)

4/28/2008 10:08:50 AM

i wasn't trolling, i really wanted to know what shoes you wore

4/28/2008 10:10:53 AM

I would love to see 392's wardrobe of non-labeled clothing!

4/28/2008 10:15:07 AM

im not gonna walk around being someones corporate puppet

god, logos are so conformist

4/28/2008 10:15:38 AM

Quote :

"why is it that this practice almost exclusively occurs with mid-to-high-end clothing and shoes? "

its acutally the highest end of clothing that usually doesn't put logos on their clothing

4/28/2008 10:28:02 AM

OMG SHOES

4/28/2008 10:33:05 AM

those shoes are perfect for scrumps because hes a 30 something faggot with no taste

4/28/2008 10:44:25 AM

Quote :

"392's wardrobe of non-labeled clothing!"

I've got a huge closet and two dressers full of clothes

and NOT ONE [visible] CLOTHING LABEL ON ANY OF IT

(except for a pair of tommy hilwhatever boxers** where the logo is a structural part of the elastic)

Quote :

"i wasn't trolling, i really wanted to know what shoes you wore"

noat, merrell, earth, covington*, deja shoe, deep e, birkenstock**, sketchers*,
josef seibel*, vasque**, dansko, nike*, teva**, wolverine*, reef**

(*thrift store purchase)
(**unsolicited gift)

Quote :

"its acutally the highest end of clothing that usually doesn't put logos on their clothing"

cause they know doing so is dumb, I guess

it's the mid-to-high-end stuff that's the worst about it

they're all, "hey! our stuff is high end! really! our logo is easy for all to see, so they'll know you're cool!"

LOGOS ARE FOR BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEADS, AND PACKAGING -- NOT TO TURN PRODUCTS INTO ADS

[/internets = serious business]

4/28/2008 10:51:43 AM

392 needs to get a life if he's this pissed off about what shoes other people choose to wear

jesus fucking christ

4/28/2008 10:55:51 AM

Quote :

"LOGOS ARE FOR BUSINESS CARDS, LETTERHEADS, AND PACKAGING -- NOT TO TURN PRODUCTS INTO ADS"

Stupidest thing I've read today. That may be what your idea of a logo is, but it isn't the world's.



Plz to look at this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo

[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 10:59 AM. Reason : -]

4/28/2008 10:58:46 AM

hey 392,
i have a marketing project on product branding that im going to need you to work on.
sounds like you would be great at advertising / marketing esp. when trying to grow a brand name for trust and recognition.

4/28/2008 10:59:24 AM

Quote :

"hey 392, i have a marketing project on product branding that im going to need you to work on. sounds like you would be great at advertising / marketing esp. when trying to grow a brand name for trust and recognition."

lawl

4/28/2008 11:00:44 AM

Quote :

"if he's this pissed off"

I'm not pissed off -- why'd you think that?

Quote :

"Stupidest thing I've read today. That may be what your idea of a logo is, but it isn't the world's."

congrats, idiot

the "world", as you assert, doesn't have an idea of what a logo is or how it should be used

individuals do that, and I, as well as millions of others, apparently disagree with you

oh wait, did you mean "every individual in the world" when you said "world"? yeah, that's rational

Quote :

"Plz to look at this:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logo"

stop being so god damn stupid, you fucking troll

I'm expressing a personal opposition to ONE PARTICULAR use of logos (highly visible ones on products, esp. clothes/shoes)

not logos and branding in general

Quote :

"hey 392, i have a marketing project on product branding that im going to need you to work on. sounds like you would be great at advertising / marketing esp. when trying to grow a brand name for trust and recognition."

fuck off and learn to read

no where have I said that I oppose logos or branding per se

I guess all those people that oppose billboards on the blue ridge parkway are ANTI-LOGO COMMIES

(get a clue)


if you marketing whores want someone to take on, how about these guys? (of whom I'm unaffiliated)

4/28/2008 11:16:03 AM

so would the "anti-logo" actually be a logo?

4/28/2008 11:17:15 AM

i'm gonna show how unique and original and non-conformist i am by buying the same non-logo shoes that all the other unique and original non-conformists are going to wear

btw you talk about blatantly biting the shit out of chuck taylors

THESE MIGHT LOOK LIKE CONVERSE ALL STARS, BUT THERES NO STAR! ITS JUST A NON-LOGO CIRCLE! TOTALLY NON-CONFORMIST!

4/28/2008 11:17:17 AM

^^
haha you'll have to point that out to them -- I'm sure they'd have a repsonse

^
why do you think this has to do with conformists or non-conformists? and who said anything about chuck taylors?




[Edited on April 28, 2008 at 11:24 AM. Reason : ]

4/28/2008 11:23:01 AM

Quote :

"who said anything about chuck taylors?"

i did...since those shoes look like somebody went into converse's factory, stole a black pair of lowtop chuck taylors, changed the logo to an "anti-logo" and sold them without changing anything else about them

4/28/2008 11:26:29 AM

or,

two different shoe producers independently arrived at a similar design for inexpensive yet durable shoes



(again, I'm not affiliated with those guys, so I don't know -- perhaps they wanted to "rip off" chuck taylors)


besides, wouldn't most flip flops then be "rip offs" of the original flip flop?

iow, when products are designed "function before form", it shouldn't be surprising that they look similar across brands


also

Quote :

"stole a black pair of lowtop chuck taylors, changed the logo to an "anti-logo""

the [circular] converse logo doesn't appear on lowtops
just sayin

4/28/2008 11:40:29 AM

can we please get back to making fun of scrumples instead of arguing over conformity like faggots

Quote :

"those shoes are perfect for scrumps because hes a 30 something faggot with no taste"

4/28/2008 11:45:46 AM

Quote :

""

QED

4/28/2008 11:53:20 AM