for infants and toddler?

Went to a mall today to price baby items. Stumbled upon a store that sells haute couture for infants, toddlers, and older children. I saw the following brand names:

Burberry
D&G
Christian Dior
Moschino
Gucci
Prada
Chanel
YSL

etc.

I was curious, so I looked at some infant and toddler shoes and clothes to see how much they cost. I had the shock of my life:

Shoes/sandals: $200-300+ (these shoes were like 3-4 inches long)
Clothes: $100-200+ (tops the size of 2 adult hands)

Strollers: $1,300-1,500+

Granted, everything was made in Italy, and probably partially handmade, but still. I have nothing against rich people who wear $1,000 clothes buying expensive stuff for their kids, but clothes and shoes that they will outgrow in a mere months to max a year? That's just slightly more stupid than literally burning money.

That's just wrong.

10/24/2008 6:44:00 PM

I bought my son some $300 kicks
but I made him promise not to grow anymore

10/24/2008 6:44:33 PM

i have shoes that were made in italy

they're adilettes, and they were $21

10/24/2008 6:45:04 PM

i bought a $300 kid one time.


helluva deal

10/24/2008 6:45:24 PM

The same reason anyone buys anything couture, they care about fashion and are willing to pay for it. There's nothing more wrong about this than buying a gigantic house, or a sports car. It's what the person is interested in, and how they choose to spend their money.

10/24/2008 6:45:54 PM

what store was that?

10/24/2008 6:45:57 PM

i was bout to say i do but no... no chiltlins gettin 300 shoes

10/24/2008 6:46:21 PM

I too had Italian shoes and clothes when growing up.

No really, I did.

And they cost $10-20. Not because it was long ago, but because they weren't designer brands.

10/24/2008 6:46:43 PM

punchmonk and i watched a special on 20/20 or some show about parents who do this

10/24/2008 6:47:29 PM

i'll take the hand-me-downs
who knows
i may get knocked up one day and this way free rich people baby clothes!!!

10/24/2008 6:48:14 PM

btw that video of yall and maya (sorry, sp?) was sooo cute. Yall look like great parents

10/24/2008 6:48:44 PM

I was about to say "I do," but then I opened the thread and saw it was for infants and toddlers.


It's not very practical. I wouldn't do it, just because of that, even if i could afford to (and i had kids).


For myself? Yeah, in a heartbeat.

10/24/2008 6:49:29 PM

you spelled it right. thanks for the noticing, we love being parents

10/24/2008 6:50:03 PM

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"The same reason anyone buys anything couture, they care about fashion and are willing to pay for it. There's nothing more wrong about this than buying a gigantic house, or a sports car. It's what the person is interested in, and how they choose to spend their money."

But see, I already talked about that in my post.

You don't outgrow houses, cars, or clothes (adult). And if you take care of them, they can serve you for centuries (houses), decades (cars), or several years (clothes).

But infant/toddler clothes? They are useless in under a year... sometimes a couple of months. And we all know people who can afford to are stupid enough to buy such expensive clothes (Russian, Indian, Chinese, and Arab millionaires/billionaires; rappers?) for their babies are not going to recycle them/sell them at garage sales. And they will probably not give them to relatives, friends, or the poor either. So as I said, it is a pure waste of money.


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10/24/2008 6:53:08 PM

have you ever had so much money that it literally doesnt matter what you buy?


i dont see whats so hard about understanding that some people just dont give a fuck

10/24/2008 6:54:38 PM

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"i bought a $300 kid one time. helluva deal"

why would you spend $300 on something that you're just going to kill in mere months to a year, max?

that's just wrong.

10/24/2008 6:54:52 PM

i worked at a baby boutique this summer

the shock has pretty much worn off for me

BUT more than people having so much money they don't give a fuck, i think a lot of people are just living outside their means. but that's just me.

[Edited on October 24, 2008 at 6:56 PM. Reason : .]

10/24/2008 6:55:18 PM

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"I wouldn't do it, just because of that, even if i could afford to (and i had kids)."

Exactly. Even if I was a millionaire, I still wouldn't do it. It is just stupid. There are better (read: LASTING) ways to spend lots of money on your babies.

10/24/2008 6:55:29 PM

how people pay for it doesnt matter.

there is a market for it and always will be.

10/24/2008 6:57:58 PM

i can understand buying a dress for like a really special occasion or maybe a nice outfit here and there. and i can definitely understand wanting to shell out money for an awesome highchair or crib but those things you can use over again with each child. plus, your kids safety is probably kindof a big deal.

10/24/2008 6:58:53 PM

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"have you ever had so much money that it literally doesnt matter what you buy? i dont see whats so hard about understanding that some people just dont give a fuck"

You are right. I don't even know why I made this thread, since I already know the answer to my own question:

Russian, Indian, Chinese, and Arab millionaires/billionaires; rappers?

I guess it is the same people who buy the following:

$10/lb lettuce
$12/lb nectarines
$7/lb tomatoes
$5/lb eggplant

when the same produce is available for 1/5th to 1/10th of those prices, right next to the expensive ones. (I come across this everytime I go grocery shopping)

I shouldn't be shocked, because the kind of people who would buy such clothes or produce, I deal with them everyday at work.

10/24/2008 7:04:50 PM

so a good way to determine how much money someone has is by which eggplant they buy?

10/24/2008 7:06:59 PM

I would never buy my kid anything over 50$
when they grow up its going to be if you want it you work for it. that's what my rents did and i worked hard for everything i got even my $650 purse.

10/24/2008 7:12:36 PM

^^

What's so stupid about that? Don't someone's car, clothes, house, and food give an indication of how much the person earns? Am I missing something?

If you are going to buy vegetables/fruits that cost X, when the same items (but grown locally or in neighbouring countries) are available at a cost of X/5 or X/10, then of course you have a lot of money.

(in a country where $15K-30K is the range for middle class salaries, $10/lb for lettuce imported from Holland is outrageously beyond the reach of the vast majority)

(How is this so different from someone buying a $40,000 car vs. someone buying a $200,000 car?)

10/24/2008 7:15:56 PM

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"You don't outgrow houses, cars, or clothes (adult). And if you take care of them, they can serve you for centuries (houses), decades (cars), or several years (clothes). But infant/toddler clothes? They are useless in under a year... sometimes a couple of months. And we all know people who can afford to are stupid enough to buy such expensive clothes (Russian, Indian, Chinese, and Arab millionaires/billionaires; rappers?) for their babies are not going to recycle them/sell them at garage sales. And they will probably not give them to relatives, friends, or the poor either. So as I said, it is a pure waste of money. "

You are just rationalizing your own tendancies for indulgence. It's a waste of money to you. You are also making the assumption that these items are worthless after this short time period, which, they are not. And in making that assumption, you are also making the assumption that people are stupid unless they only buy items for their practicality and long-term value. Which is your personal taste that you are projecting to others.

Believe it or not, for some (albeit few) people, their IMAGE is an investment, and buying, wearing and acknowledging these luxury goods is good for business.

10/24/2008 7:18:15 PM

yo noen shut the fuck up

10/24/2008 7:18:43 PM

Thanks for the suggestion, I'll keep on running my internet mouth

[Edited on October 24, 2008 at 7:20 PM. Reason : .]

10/24/2008 7:19:27 PM

Babies grow so fast, they'll out grow the shoes in weeks.

10/24/2008 7:19:47 PM

only if you let them

10/24/2008 7:20:38 PM

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"Why? What alias are you?"

just stop

10/24/2008 7:20:56 PM

10/24/2008 7:21:50 PM

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"Babies grow so fast, they'll out grow the shoes in weeks."

you could always resort to foot binding

10/24/2008 7:23:38 PM

who buys $300 shoes period?? what a waste of money.

10/24/2008 7:24:15 PM

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"just stop"

Aww, am I bothering you? Sorry everything on the internet can't be a non sequitur, madlibs or some other hackneyed comic device that makes you chuckle.

10/24/2008 7:24:40 PM

^^^ True... what about the body/torso? Is there body binding as well?

(If your child will be a midget, then I guess it is OK )

10/24/2008 7:25:12 PM

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"Aww, am I bothering you? Sorry everything on the internet can't be a non sequitur, madlibs or some other hackneyed comic device that makes you chuckle."

you're pretty much a half-clueless pseudo intellectual chucklefuck

10/24/2008 7:26:14 PM

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"you're pretty much a half-clueless pseudo intellectual chucklefuck"

No, I just like to argue. Especially on the internet. Thanks for playing though

10/24/2008 7:27:23 PM

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"for infants and toddler?"

I am sure Sarah Palin would as long as she had the GOP campaign fund or Alaska governor's P-Card

10/24/2008 7:38:11 PM

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"punchmonk and i watched a special on 20/20 or some show about parents who do this"

so the show took some designer labeled clothes and some clothes from the gap and switched the labels.
Those parents were def buying for the name bc they were saying crap like, "You can see the quality in the Gucci cords that you cannot see in the gap ones." Liars. Makes me sick. Why would you buy clothes like that for a child anyway. A kid is going to mess up the clothes just looking at them.

10/24/2008 7:46:55 PM

because some people care about the image it portrays. Not all of us are intelligent

[Edited on October 24, 2008 at 7:48 PM. Reason : .]

10/24/2008 7:48:30 PM

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"Those parents were def buying for the name bc they were saying crap like, "You can see the quality in the Gucci cords that you cannot see in the gap ones." Liars. "

Hahahaha... pwnt. As I said before, it is not about affording, but being stupid enough to buy them (of course, you HAVE to be able to afford it, but that's not enough).

10/24/2008 7:50:09 PM

If you assume that you are paying for quality, I can understand purchasing higher end. In families with more than one child, some items may be used by several children. Cheap shoes, pants, and toys could be in shreds by the time it makes it down the line.

That said, there is a limit. I think that spending $300 on infant shoes definitely crosses the line and then some.

I can definitely see spending $1k on a stroller if you have the money to spend. Stroller quality is important and this is one area where you definitely get what you pay for. A stroller is something that you will use almost daily for several years.

10/24/2008 7:59:42 PM

Went to another store (still high quality, but not designer brands) where the following set was available:

stroller
car seat
moses basket
shoulder bag for parent

all for $500. And it was all made in Italy. And another similar set, but for $1,300 (also Italian, but better fabric and more features in the items).

So yeah, $1,300-1,500 just for a stroller is ridiculous (which is why those were in the store selling $300 infant shoes).

10/24/2008 8:08:02 PM

I guess the old cliche "A fool and his money will soon part" applies here.

10/24/2008 9:55:47 PM

10/24/2008 10:13:07 PM

some people have more money than brains.

10/24/2008 10:19:05 PM