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[purdey]

Do you buy branded products or look for the cheaper non branded ?
Would you buy an Armani shirt that has 'made in Cyprus' on the label ?

[Sotos]

Are you talking about fake brand or real? I go with what is good quality and good value. Some brands are way overpriced just because they carry the brand. I never buy those. Some other brands are not the cheapest but they are good value for money because they offer higher quality from whatever is the cheapest. Of course something which is non brand could also be OK quality. But how would you know? The brand can offer a guarantee of quality if you have tried products of that brand before and you were satisfied.

[purdey]

A real brand.
Without naming names, most brands also supply the retail industry with the same product but not with the brand name or high price tag. For instance womens bags, produced in huge numbers with high price but also sold unbranded at a fraction of the price.
A year or so ago a famous Italian Designer brand was made up in Cyprus (under license) from material sent from Italy. It was sold as made in Italy, which kept retail prices high but manufacturing costs and import duty very low, mark up was 200% on one item.
I suppose what I am trying to say is, it pays to shop around. Or maybe not if you are a slave to labels !

[souroul]

value

up to a point quality just doesnt get better, but the price keeps climbing

or even if it does, the difference is very minimal whereas the price rises exponentially