who owns BANANA REPUBLIC appreal
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sexy at 08.19.09 - 2:04 am
I was just cleaning out my closet and couldn't believe how many articles of clothes I have from the Banana Republic.
Now don't be shy. Step up and admit if you have any Banana Republic clothing.
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Just think of all the third world children I help employed for less then a living wage.
sexy08.19.09 - 2:05 am
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i have a blue cotton shirt..
i dont mind wearing it
palucha6608.19.09 - 2:05 am
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and don't forget to bash me for spelling apparel wrong.....I'm sure that will ruin your day as much as that film did.
sexy08.19.09 - 2:06 am
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who cares if you own something from banana republic. if you like it just wear it.
funanu08.19.09 - 2:36 am
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less than living wage > no wage right?
tfunk408 responding to a
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08.19.09 - 2:38 am
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one of my nicest plain t-shirts is from there. i got it at the bins in portland though so it was like 50cents
larsenf08.19.09 - 2:44 am
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I have some BR boxers and some shirts I haven't worn in a long time. My favorite sweater to ride in before it got eaten up by my cog had a BR label on it.
To me BR is what people are supposed to wear on casual Fridays. With women's stuff they are all about knocking off what was in a season ago.
To me this film thing they sponsored is fairly innocuous. It's not like the PETA campaign that's loaded with body issues or the stupid "walking tickets" handed out by ZipCar.
cabhauler08.19.09 - 4:34 am
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I have several suits from BR, dress shirts too. I get them on the sale rack cheap.
sc_nomad08.19.09 - 7:56 am
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less than a living wage?
THEN WHY AREN'T THEY ALL DEAD?
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 8:28 am
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Their little fingers are good for all that intricate stitching. LOL
2zRescue responding to a
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08.19.09 - 8:59 am
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it's sad to think about but a majorty of all [clothing] companies have sweatshops/have people working in terrible conditions and for what we consider next to nothing wages... even materials that are manufactured in the United States.
Thegirlinglass08.19.09 - 9:00 am
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the way kings lived in the middle ages relative to modern US standards would be considered living in poverty
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 9:42 am
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there aren't enough resources on earth to support an american lifestyle for every living person
in that case is the solution to get everyone living up to our standards? not possible
snowcone08.19.09 - 9:47 am
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no no i know this.. i am just saying to the person who posted this thread that you have to relaize that everything isn't peachy in this world
heck we send half our factories over seas because they dont have emission caps on how much toxins can be released or dont have to worry about the "unions" and "safe" working conditions
Thegirlinglass responding to a
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08.19.09 - 9:53 am
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i admit, i've tried shopping there, but their clothes fit me funny.
its like every time i try on a shirt, there's always a ton of excess slack in my armpit region...it's like i have to have the build of the macho man randy savage to wear their stuff.
sciencefriction08.19.09 - 9:59 am
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oh, got it.
yeah, what's the point of having labor and emission laws on u.s. companies who operate in the united states when we can buy from companies in other countries or manufacture products in other countries sans regulation???
basically what this means is that all of the protections we have put into place are just hurting us by moving all business outside of the united states.
that's why we have to educate ourselves about the companies and buy from the ones that follow our principles. this is why i support tom bihn.
unfortunately, there are not that many companies like tom bihn.
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:02 am
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Where the fuck is PC when you need him nowadays?
Joe Borfo08.19.09 - 10:09 am
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"that's why we have to educate ourselves about the companies and buy from the ones that follow our principles."
What are "our" principles?
md2 responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:12 am
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i don't know what yours are, but mine is
if you see a bear, RUN!
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:20 am
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for someone who calls himself snowcone; your principles must be in order.
I sense an argument... cant wait for your wikipedia quotes
md2 responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:25 am
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do you think about what you type before you press "post reply"?
so much uncertainty in these uncertain times
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:30 am
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if you were funnier I would continue. But why not just end it here?
seriously theres better stuff for us both to do.
md2 responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:34 am
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without you.. there is no meaning to life
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 10:57 am
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less than a living wage?
THEN WHY AREN'T THEY ALL DEAD?
snowcone
responding to a comment by sexy
08.19.09 - 11:28 am
Snowcone and Brittny
Maybe you can and maybe you can't realize how flippent that comment is. "Why Aren't they all dead" Maybe you don't exactly understand what a "living wage" means?
Not just in third world countries but in the Untied States you have people that don't make enough money to fully fund three full meals, shelter, clothing, utilities, transportation, etc.
Case in point. In the US, you have what you call the working poor homeless. People who maintain employment yet don't have enough money to cover a rent.
In Vietnam, the cost of a meal is 60-90 cents, so the daily wage of $1.60 is not enough for three meals in the urban city of Ho Chi Minh (where Nike factories are located), let alone enough for transportation or shelter. The Indonesian government admits minimum wage is only %90 of subsistence needs for one person. U.S. companies like Coca-Cola and Goodyear recognize minimum wage is not enough.
Those three examples (which there are many more) show that yes you can still live while working for a less then living wage, but not have enough for a basic standard of living (not extreme wealthy western living)
sexy responding to a
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08.19.09 - 11:13 am
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And that my friends, is what I call a Sexy Smackdown. You have been pwnd by his sexiness. I'll see you all at Bear Cavalry, where we can hang our heads in shame.
Except for snowcone - he's afraid of bears, and also of Bikerobabes.
Alex Thompson08.19.09 - 11:42 am
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Screw Banana ... its just an overpriced Old Navy .. Yeah.. Gap, Old Navy and Banana ..all the same
OsnapsonJC08.19.09 - 11:44 am
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I have not bought any new clothing in over ten years.
buckchin08.19.09 - 11:50 am
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OH SHIT! BEARS??? RUN!!
did you like my toliet papering in your front lawn? :D
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 5:36 pm
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i wrote this long response but i lost it... let me summarize it, you will probably prefer the summary anyway.
if living wage includes three full meals, shelter, clothing, utilities, transportation, etc... then they are deciding what a person needs to live much higher than what is actually necessary. some people live a happy life with much less. if a person is happy, s/he is rich in my eyes.
snowcone responding to a
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08.19.09 - 6:22 pm
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The only Banana Republic item I own is a jacket that's old enough that it was made in the USA, so I guess I'm safe.
dokydoky08.20.09 - 2:10 am
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I've got a nice black jacket from BR my ex got me a year and a half ago. Selling for $80 or trading for random shit like bento boxes, xbox games, and/or a contract stating that you will clean my apartment twice in a weeks period. It fits somewhat small and I've grown too big to wear it.
merrickx08.23.09 - 7:09 am
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My entire wardrobe is either Banana Repulix or GAP. See when I was young, I was a mid level fashion model. I can wear the fuck out of some khakis but styles change and they don't want the metrosexual look anymore. They want those cool kids that ride bikes, get high and drink too much. Fuck now I can not afford my $1,000 a day heroin habit. WTF people. Stop making these cool videos with hipsters and Latixters (latino hipsters) and shit. Fuck I wish that Kuang lee would hire me again.......
sack or crack you choose08.23.09 - 1:12 pm
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oh, that reminds me. I believe the correct answer to the original question posed by this thread is Gap Inc. What's my prize?
professor fate08.23.09 - 2:30 pm
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Take an economics class.... then come talk to me.
-Dexter- responding to a
comment by tfunk408
08.23.09 - 3:23 pm
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I know who you are.
-Dexter- responding to a
comment by sack or crack you choose
08.23.09 - 3:24 pm
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who the fuck came up with "latixters". they should have their balls burned off,freakin retarded!!! and BR has very nice clothes but pricey so i go to marshalls
rook08.23.09 - 4:36 pm
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You want some nice clothes and/or hipster clothes that at least look designer for cheap? H&M.
merrickx08.23.09 - 7:18 pm
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