• Dr. Bob@lemmy.caEnglish
    22 days

    God at that price please tell me the screw mechanism works to adjust it.

  • Z745812939054@lemmy.zipEnglish
    22 days

    the stupid product isn’t as stupid as the fact that people will definitely buy it

    • Fondots@lemmy.worldEnglish
      22 days

      I’m not really a jewelry-wearer, and certainly not an expensive jewelry wearer

      That said, I think it’s kind of fun. If I were the kind of person to wear jewelry, I might consider this. I’m a pretty hands-on, DIYer type of guy, I find myself fucking around with hose clamps pretty often, and hell, I might even say I have a bit of affection for them, I’ve solved a lot of problems with them.

      That price seems steep to me, but I feel that way about most jewelry. I don’t know what material it’s made out of or how big it is, maybe that’s a fair price for how much silver or whatever is in it, maybe it’s horribly inflated.

      • dual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22 days

        While we’re at it, then, let me point out that cynical Chinese knockoffs of the Leatherman Tread bracelet are totally things that exist and nowadays are readily available for suspiciously small amounts of money.

        I’ve got one. I had to remove one link from it to keep it from falling off of me all the time, but it is indeed boss. I would not advise getting into a motorcycle wreck while wearing it, though.

        • waz@feddit.ukEnglish
          22 days

          A buddy of mine had one of these years ago, I really liked it and you’ve reminded me I need to get one from aliexpress. ;)

    • wiccan2@thelemmy.clubEnglish
      22 days

      People can be far stupider still.

      How long before people are wearing real hose champs.

      How long before a “cheap” knock off is produced.

      • neomachino@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
        21 days

        I have about 100 knockoffs sitting in a box in my barn.

        $400/piece. No less, I know what I have.

    • Godort@lemmy.caEnglish
      22 days

      The customer is always right.

      If people buy the thing, then it wasn’t stupid to make or sell.

    • Malyca@lemmy.zipEnglish
      21 days

      That’s why it’s funny. Excellent trolling from Balenciaga as always.

  • steveLeo@lemmy.zipEnglish
    22 days

    Ambush released a line of zip ties sellling for many hundreds of dollars. We are living in a coocoo clock

  • chaitae3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    22 days

    This is how Balenciaga does marketing and all of you are falling for it.

  • treesquid@lemmy.worldEnglish
    21 days

    Ok, I realize it looks ridiculous, but you can tell this isn’t actually a hose clamp, right? It’s super thick and has a hinge and is made of silver and just LOOKS like a hose clamp. It’s probably one of the least bullshit products Balenciaga has made in years. They’re normally charging $2000 for a nylon windbreaker made of the same shit you’d buy at Target

  • Jax@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    19 days

    When I see shit from Balenciaga I’m reminded that climate change actually makes total sense.

    Look at this dumb shit. The people selling and buying this live in a world totally removed from the rest of us. I’m having like, a visceral reaction to this - I would look at someone wearing this like I would a venomous spider.

  • architect@thelemmy.clubEnglish
    22 days

    I love this kind of shit. Total mark. I’ll admit it.

    I’m too broke for these brands and I’m not buying anything anyways so keep your hate to a minimum. Also, try to be funny. K thanks xo

  • CubitOom@infosec.pubEnglish
    22 days

    But the very next minute I proved he was wrong. For, just at that minute, a chap came along, and he thought that the Thneed I had knitted was great. He happily bought it for three ninety-eight.

    I laughed at the Lorax, “You poor stupid guy! You never can tell what some people will buy.”

    – The Lorax, Dr Seuss