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Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices --- and it worked
CBS News ^ | Nov. 29, 2018 | Megan Cerullo

Posted on 11/30/2018 7:34:37 AM PST by rickmichaels

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To: SamAdams76

“ships me 15 bottles of wine a month”

Good gosh, I hope you have some help drinking all that my friend. I see why you picked your screen name. lol


21 posted on 11/30/2018 7:49:08 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: mplc51

Beat ya by two posts.


22 posted on 11/30/2018 7:49:57 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: ifinnegan
“We scammed people with cheap goods” is good advertising?

It's BRILLIANT advertising. They just convinced a bunch of luxury shoe shoppers that they can get great deals at Payless for quality products.

Also, if you read the article, you would see that everybody "scammed" got their money back AND got to keep the shoes.

Everybody was a winner here. Except the "luxury" shoe stores on Park Avenue that might now see less foot traffic (pardon the pun).

23 posted on 11/30/2018 7:50:20 AM PST by SamAdams76 ( If you are offended by what I have to say here then you can blame your parents for raising a wuss)
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To: rickmichaels
Payless sold discount shoes at luxury prices --- and it worked

Just a thought, were there any men's shoes sold to men by this "luxury" shoe store?

Snicker ...

24 posted on 11/30/2018 7:50:36 AM PST by Navy Patriot (America NEEDS Mob Rule, another European and Mid East World War and a universal Draft)
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To: V_TWIN

Come on over, there’s plenty for everybody!


25 posted on 11/30/2018 7:51:52 AM PST by SamAdams76 ( If you are offended by what I have to say here then you can blame your parents for raising a wuss)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

That’s what came to mind right away, along with the so-called fine art, stocks sure to soar, thousand dollar perfume, and on and on.


26 posted on 11/30/2018 7:53:02 AM PST by gloryblaze
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To: SamAdams76

I’ve been in Payless stores. They’ve got a few good brands, and a lot more inexpensive cr@p. My bet is Palessi wasn’t trying to pass off some of the inexpensive cr@p as designer.


27 posted on 11/30/2018 7:53:50 AM PST by mewzilla (Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
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To: rickmichaels

Fake fakes?..................


28 posted on 11/30/2018 7:54:31 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: rickmichaels
I always wondered about the company name. Payless means there is no paying. Pay Less means you don't pay as much.

Oh well. They can call it what ever they like.

29 posted on 11/30/2018 7:55:50 AM PST by Know et al ( Keep on Freepin'!!!)
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To: BBQToadRibs

Happened to be in a payless last weekend with the wife and saw a pair of hightop converse on display, cost...$55. I couldn’t believe it. I didn’t check but I’m sure they were made in some pacific rim country. When I was a kid my parents used to buy ‘em for me for $8....’course that’s been a while. lol


30 posted on 11/30/2018 7:56:07 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: V_TWIN

Were the Kardashians customers?.....................


31 posted on 11/30/2018 7:56:15 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: SamAdams76

I go with the 3 dollar wine........................


32 posted on 11/30/2018 7:57:37 AM PST by Red Badger (We are headed for a Civil War. It won't be nice like the last one....................)
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To: mewzilla

But if they did pass the inexpensive cr@p off as designer, these “influensters” are total morons....


33 posted on 11/30/2018 7:59:03 AM PST by mewzilla (Is Central America emptying its prisons?)
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To: SamAdams76

Appreciate the offer but Connecticut would be a bit of a commute and going home would be especially interesting after all that wine. lol


34 posted on 11/30/2018 7:59:59 AM PST by V_TWIN
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To: rickmichaels

Ninety-nine percent of all shoes bought in the USA are made in Chine, Vietnam, or some other factory sweatshop. Those $200 Italian loafers? Made in Bangladesh or someplace similar.

But whatever. I am still blown away at how millions of American have essentially made everyone named Kardashian a billionaire. Absolutely incredible.


35 posted on 11/30/2018 8:00:06 AM PST by Obadiah
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To: rickmichaels

One of the most enduring lessons that life has taught me is this:

You will never go broke underestimating how shallow people can be.


36 posted on 11/30/2018 8:00:39 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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To: Navy Patriot
were there any men's shoes sold to men

Check out the picture accompanying the article. Do you see any actual men in it?

37 posted on 11/30/2018 8:00:56 AM PST by NorthMountain (... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: V_TWIN

I had several pair of All-Star high top converse as a kid/teen. I wore the crap out of them. To the point my Mom would have to throw them away in secret, because falling apart and stinky I’d still wear them.


38 posted on 11/30/2018 8:02:10 AM PST by BBQToadRibs
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To: mewzilla
"So-called fashion influencers – essentially trendsetters that regular consumers look to for style cues..."

Obviously, these are the same fashion leaders who helped convince women to pay over $100.00 for pants that are ripped up to look like they were found in a dumpster.

Coming soon: cosmetic arm adornments that look like needle marks so everyone can seem to be a junkie.

39 posted on 11/30/2018 8:02:40 AM PST by Baynative ("A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams." - John Barrymore)
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To: rickmichaels

Just a variation on the Folgers coffee commercial, “we secretly replaced the coffee these fine diners normally drink with Folgers Crystals...let’s see how they react.” Kind of corny but it makes the point.


40 posted on 11/30/2018 8:03:38 AM PST by scottinoc
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