text| Nine thoughts
Editor|Explorer-9
Luxury brands have always been a field for rich people, and these seem to be symbols of wealth for them.
But in recent years, the pieces from these big names have become more and more outrageous.
Some things that look very cheap, as long as they are labeled as big names, instantly multiply dozens of times.
Obviously, you can grab money directly, but you still give you a product.
Today, let's take a look at the strange IQ tax that luxury brands have made in those years.
01. Gucci crystal sandals
Seeing this, is there a very familiar feeling.
Isn't this the crystal sandals that were popular when I was a child, and you can buy them for a few pieces.
At that time, it was simply a handy, and it was once a trendy item.
All kinds of styles, all kinds of decors, you name it.
It is this thing that has long been eliminated by us, and now it has become a big-name luxury and an unattainable existence for us.
Now it lies in CUCCI's flagship store and sells for up to 4500.
But no matter how you look at it, there is no difference from the crystal sandals of more than a dozen dollars when I was a child, but there is an extra CUCCI logo.
But it is the addition of this logo that makes the value of this product soar from more than a dozen yuan to 4500 yuan.
Looking at this price, I don't know if I thought it was a big deal.
But in fact, it is just a pair of ordinary sandals, which are not good-looking.
It can only be said that big names are big names, and they dare to grab money so brazenly.
02.BV telephone line bracelet
Previously, Bottega Veneta had a necklace that sold for 15450.
With such an expensive price, you have to wear gold and silver.
But when we saw the real thing, we were stunned.
This is the necklace that costs 1.5W+?
Isn't this made with the phone lines of an old-fashioned landline?
It is accompanied by a ring that costs 3650.
And this 3k+ ring, as unpretentious as the necklace.
It's just that the ring has more metal accessories than the necklace, and it is so small that it is almost invisible.
And how this thing looks more and more familiar.
Isn't this a telephone cord loop that can be bought for a few dollars, and can be bought at any store.
Whether it is the appearance or the texture, it is exactly the same.
Didn't the designer of this thing really design it after this leather ring?
Necklaces and rings are available, and earrings are essential.
It's still the same phone line style, and it costs up to 6K.
The designer also said that the texture of our brand is not something that ordinary brands can have.
But when it is put on the ear, it is so ordinary and nothing special.
It looks like it's cut from a loop on the phone line.
And is this really fashionable? Not either.
03.Tiffany wire ball bracelet
The famous Tiffany has also produced strange items.
When it was first produced, it set off a craze on the Internet.
Many netizens took the steel wire ball for washing dishes at home to deceive friends, saying that this is actually a Tiffany bracelet worth 81,000.
At first, no one would believe it, until they saw the photos on the official website, and this steel wool ball was indeed worth 81,000.
Many netizens were shocked by this, why can this steel wire ball sell for more than 80,000.
According to Tiffany's official description, this bracelet is made of sterling silver, and steel wool is not a material.
But just such a circle of filament, how much silver can it contain?
Even a few hundred dollars can buy a bracelet with a higher silver content than this.
And taking the steel ball used to wash dishes at home and putting it together with this bracelet can be fake.
Non-professional appraisers simply cannot tell which is true and which is false.
But it was such a steel wire ball with very little silver, which sold for a sky-high price of 80,000 under the Tiffany brand.
It was an eye-opener.
In addition to steel wool balls, Tiffany also published a bookmark.
This bookmark is exactly the same as a paper clip, but it is not as powerful as a paper clip.
Because it is a simple bookmark, the function is very simple.
But it's much more expensive than a paper clip, and this silver bookmark costs $1850.
The official description of the material of this bookmark is 925 silver throughout, and everyone knows what 925 silver means.
It is such a 925 silver paper clip, engraved with the Tiffany label and sold for up to 1850.
Do you think this is the ceiling of "cutting leeks"? Not.
As soon as the silver bookmark went live, the brand launched a gold version.
The price of the silver version is simply not enough to see in front of the gold version.
Because the official price of the gold version is 1,500 US dollars, which is equivalent to 13,000 yuan.
The official description is 18k gold, but this bookmark is not as big as a finger, and it can be sold for more than 10,000.
I don't know what level of big guys would buy such bookmarks, it's really poverty that limits imagination.
04. Supreme plate tile
The Supreme brand once produced a stunning piece.
It also allowed the uninformed poor to see the luxury of the rich class.
This piece is a slab tile.
And it is also a real slab tile, and can even be used to build a house.
It was such a slab tile, which was found everywhere on the street, and was sold by the brand for $300.
Just because it has the word Supreme on it, prices can soar so terribly.
You think it's an IQ tax, and no one will buy it.
But this brick was sold out of stock.
The official website was robbed as soon as it was launched, and it was all luck to buy it.
After selling out, this brick was still speculated out of the sky on the Internet.
People can't help but sigh that this kind of thing can be seen everywhere on the side of the road, and no one will take a second look at it.
But because of the brand halo, a simple slab brick was robbed.
I really don't know who bought this thing, and what did they buy it for?
Is it really used to build a house?
Some netizens simply calculated an account, if you use this brand of bricks to build a house, how much it will cost.
The final answer is that it needs 31 million yuan, which is just brick money to build a house.
It can only be said that the rich are the rich, and they really have so much money that they have nowhere to spend it that they will buy this kind of thing.
05. Gucci and Adidas joint umbrella
It may be that Gucci's own bizarre items do not sell well.
This time, it unexpectedly combined with Adidas to produce another item that makes people unable to complain.
The two brands have teamed up to create an umbrella.
In fact, from the appearance, this umbrella is still quite trendy.
The whole body is covered with the Adidas logo, which makes people feel full of luxury at first glance.
It turns out that this umbrella is indeed very expensive, because it sells for 11100 yuan.
Seeing this, some people may feel that for the "rich second generation", this price is acceptable.
After all, it is both good looking and practical.
But in fact, in the introduction of the product, the function of this umbrella does not include waterproofing.
It can only be simple shading, and the biggest role is actually used for decoration.
It's like a joke that an umbrella can't protect against rain.
The brand was also ridiculed by the crowd.
Perhaps because it was sprayed too hard, the brand changed the name "umbrella" to "umbrella" overnight.
As if to say, I have changed "umbrella" to "umbrella", and it turns out that he is not protected from rain.
This was followed by a truly waterproof umbrella.
It's just that the features are added, and the price goes with it.
This umbrella with waterproof function costs 3,000 yuan more than the non-waterproof one.
From 11100 to 14390.
For only 3,000 yuan more, you can have an umbrella with a waterproof function.
Isn't it intimate?
06. Balenciaga "plastic bags"
Balenciaga has made it hot with his thunderous pieces.
Among the major strange items, Balenciaga is definitely a "ride" existence.
Because this brand has launched a bag that is exactly like a plastic bag.
This "plastic bag" costs 12,000 yuan.
The bag caused a sensation on the Internet as soon as it was launched, and it was called "the most expensive plastic bag in the world".
It is said that this bag is made from calf leather, but what kind of cowhide can be sold for 10,000 taels.
And this cowhide does not have any special workmanship, that is, a cowhide is made into the shape of a bag at will.
It is said that the theme of this bag is "square and exaggerated", and its design inspiration is indeed inspired by plastic bags.
It's not just inspiration, it's just copying.
After some operation, the words "robbery" were almost written.
In addition to the texture, there is no difference between this bag and a plastic bag, and even the glossy feeling of the plastic bag has been made.
What does it feel like to carry such a bag? Take a look at the runway models.
In snowy weather, a stylishly dressed man goes out with a plastic bag?
Without this plastic bag, the model still looks high-class.
But it was this plastic bag that instantly pulled the texture down.
Inexplicably, there is a funny feeling.
Many netizens also began to compete to ridicule, and even posted the "same style" in the comment area.
It has to be said that luxury brands really do not cheat the poor.
07. Hermès ornaments horse and construction site helmet
Hermès is the "ceiling" among luxury brands.
As we all know, if you want to buy Hermès bags, you must implement a distribution system.
That is, when you fancy a bag, you must spend a certain amount in a Hermes store to have the right to buy a bag.
Even if the purchase threshold is so harsh, there are still many rich people rushing to buy it.
Hermes was also blown onto the "altar" and became the standard for top "rich women".
It's just that those items distributed by Hermès can be described as strange among strange, and they simply treat consumers as fools.
For example, this ornament that does not know what species.
The messy hairstyle, flowing bangs, and unique styling that resembles a horse and donkey and a dog also charge a price of 990,000 yuan.
However, such a thing is not yet practical, 990,000 is to buy a not very good-looking ornament.
This can at least be seen, and the next one is simply rubbing the consumer's IQ on the ground.
In 2007, Hermès opened a new store in Toronto, so it was to be renovated.
Hermès is also very business-minded and has produced a limited edition hard hat.
Just such a hard hat actually appeared at auction and sold for tens of thousands.
Take a closer look at the hard hats of luxury brands, what is the difference between them and the hard hats used by ordinary people on construction sites?
Isn't it just to change a logo, with a logo to double the value, is also eye-opening.
Do rich people really buy this? Do rich people really need it? Do rich people need to go to the construction site in person?
08.LV sky-high price toilets
LV (Louis Vuitton) is also the big brother of luxury.
The expensive Louis Vuitton is not the same as those brands, and the first shot is a shocking jaw drop.
Its bizarre pieces are not accessories or ornaments.
It's the expensive toilet and toilet paper, which sold for $690,000.
Many people will say that this toilet is so expensive to sell is made of gold.
Don't say it, it really is.
It is said that 24 Louis Vuitton bags were required to make this toilet, and even more outrageously, the toilet was plated with a layer of gold!
Don't you know if you have seen the golden toilet?
Louis Vuitton gave us insight into this.
The brand side not only produces toilets, but also toilet paper is considered for consumers.
This old flower toilet paper covered with the LV logo costs 6300 per roll!
Such expensive toilet paper is still disposable, is this bought back for use or supply?
And with such an expensive gold toilet, wouldn't it be smoother to use?
LV toilet paper + golden toilet, the world of the rich is really "trench" inhumanity.
epilogue
In fact, luxury brands also have a lot of strange items, all of which are expensive and ruinous.
For example, Balenciaga's rotten cloth shoes for 12565.
This is not rotten, but deliberately made like this.
One wonders if this can really be worn out?
There is also a snakeskin bag worth 18,000 yuan in LV.
It can't be said that there is no difference with a certain treasure of 3.9 yuan, it is exactly the same.
Over the years, I don't know whether the designer's skills are exhausted or he has been held too high, and they have begun to blatantly "cut leeks".
Big brands really don't deceive me, anyway, ordinary people can't afford it, and the brand side doesn't have to consider the ideas of ordinary people.
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