Comments on: Water bottles, coffee mugs and the power of brands http://www.shoestringbranding.com/2009/12/29/water-bottles-coffee-mugs-and-the-power-of-brands/ Branding for Entrepreneurs Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:03:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 By: Gary http://www.shoestringbranding.com/2009/12/29/water-bottles-coffee-mugs-and-the-power-of-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-5744 Gary Sat, 30 Jan 2010 03:56:45 +0000 http://www.shoestringbranding.com/?p=433#comment-5744 Great topic, I think about this 24 /7. Depending on the investment cost into certain item, I do most usually trust the proven names, but too often people choose brands because it reflects an image they’d like others in society to view them in…. Look at the ads for Captain Morgan. How many folks over-spend on their vehicle purchases? Too many I bet. It’s normal to feel judged by what we drive, instead of by where we live, where we work & whom we go home to and no I don't wear Hanes underwear because Charlie Sheen does, unless it’s on sale :) Great topic, I think about this 24 /7. Depending on the investment cost into certain item, I do most usually trust the proven names, but too often people choose brands because it reflects an image they’d like others in society to view them in…. Look at the ads for Captain Morgan. How many folks over-spend on their vehicle purchases? Too many I bet. It’s normal to feel judged by what we drive, instead of by where we live, where we work & whom we go home to and no I don’t wear Hanes underwear because Charlie Sheen does, unless it’s on sale :)

]]> By: Mario Sanchez Carrion http://www.shoestringbranding.com/2009/12/29/water-bottles-coffee-mugs-and-the-power-of-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-5742 Mario Sanchez Carrion Wed, 27 Jan 2010 13:04:40 +0000 http://www.shoestringbranding.com/?p=433#comment-5742 @Julie: You know what? I would also buy the $3.99 bottle, but don't tell anybody...;) The thing is, I'm OK with paying a premium for brands, but paying 5 TIMES more for essentially the same thing is too much to me. @Julie: You know what? I would also buy the $3.99 bottle, but don’t tell anybody…;)

The thing is, I’m OK with paying a premium for brands, but paying 5 TIMES more for essentially the same thing is too much to me.

]]> By: Julie Weishaar http://www.shoestringbranding.com/2009/12/29/water-bottles-coffee-mugs-and-the-power-of-brands/comment-page-1/#comment-5735 Julie Weishaar Fri, 22 Jan 2010 06:53:04 +0000 http://www.shoestringbranding.com/?p=433#comment-5735 I would be the one buying the $3.99 bottles but I know that I am in the minority. Most people ARE impressed by "brands" and this is a great example of how important branding is. Thanks for sharing. I will gladly re-share :) I would be the one buying the $3.99 bottles but I know that I am in the minority. Most people ARE impressed by “brands” and this is a great example of how important branding is. Thanks for sharing. I will gladly re-share :)

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