Comments on: No Name Brand = Gucci http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/03/no-name-brand-gucci/ Daily truths about marriage... Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:06:10 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 By: phil http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/03/no-name-brand-gucci/#comment-8 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:53:12 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=11#comment-8 so i have to make a comment about the name brand/gucci thing…aren't you making your first point about no name brands being just as good as name brands, but then contradicting it with the gucci bag point?! meaning, should it matter what the name on the bag is, as long as its a nice bag?

reminds me of a story…it was early on in a relationship and i met up with her in new york (she was from new jersey and i was living in boston). we were going up an escalator and she saw me looking at her shoes. the exchange went like this:

her: you like my shoes?!

me: um, not really actually.

her: but they're Gucci!

me: but they're ugly!

surprisingly that relationship lasted beyond the next 5 minutes…anyway, i just wanted to weigh in on your post! enjoy that Gucci purse!

-phil
http://www.philayoub.com/

]]> By: Loulou http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/03/no-name-brand-gucci/#comment-7 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:32:57 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=11#comment-7 I agree with you Nadia, saving a few $$ is always a good thing! I often fill my basket with no name brands as well… I believe it Joey, that our brains tells us something tastes good just cause we paid more for it or because it's a brand name. Here is some info you might like….Often (not sure if it's always) brand names are the ones to make the no-names. So chances are you're buying good quality food for less… An easy way to find out which brand name is making the no name is to simply call the company and ask, they are usually glad to answer that question! Happy cooking everyone.

]]> By: Joey T http://www.themarriedtruth.com/2010/03/no-name-brand-gucci/#comment-6 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:02:01 +0000 http://www.themarriedtruth.com/?p=11#comment-6 Check out this blog by Dan Ariely, a behavioral economist at MIT. He discusses issues such as this, why we are predictably irrational. We tend to attach value to something based on how much it costs. With proof from extensive studies, he shows that price determines value (not vice versa). If we spend the extra few dollars and get brand names, our brains will tell us that the food tastes better.
http://www.predictablyirrational.com/ (the book by the same name is phenomenal, very similar to Freakonomics)

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