

For teenage boys, maybe:







US teens are too fat for Zara or H&M

Thread killer.


The answer is in the article:


The internet has made this easier, too.




Totally agree though - internet shopping lets one avoid the mouth breathers, makes it easier to get what you actually want.

My extremely anecdotal experience is that I went to the mall last weekend and saw more people walking around with forever 21 bags than with bags any other store. The way teens outgrow fashions (and sizes) it makes no sense for them to spend extra $ on quality clothes - so what if the Forever 21 shirt falls apart in a year?

I've heard the same argument from women about H&M. It's not going to last, but it's cheap enough to make wearing it for a short time economical.

Are these my kids' only two choices?

PC gaming master race. Have them build their own machine.

Parents have less discretionary income - smaller allowances. Fewer opportunities for kids to work because adults are taking the McService jobs. People are becoming more savvy about money - $70 for pants vs. $30 at the GAP. Kids are less materialistic - the bad economy and inequality doesn't escape them.


Ballmer isn't the role model, Kanye is!

Kanye West sells a $120 white t-shirt, don't expect fashionable hoodies to be any cheaper.

What about the identity signalling of not having a smartphone?

"What about the identity signalling of not having a smartphone?"

They are really useful and cool toys. What's abominable is the fact that communication carriers like at&t and verizon will not allow you to treat a "smartphone" as a dumb phone by only letting you use voice and text on them like you could on a dumb phone -- if you have a "smartphone," a data plan is required! Absurd if you could just rely on wi-fi.


When I got a smart phone I went for the cheapest data plan, which I've never more than dented, even though I pay no attention to how much I download. I can't imagine what people are doing that would require the upgrade, watching HD pron all day? I don't get it.


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