Iningi labesifazane abase-Ama-RepLadiesiforamu thenga izikhwama zokulingisa ngenkathi ukwazi ukuthenga izikhwama zangempela: kuyindaba yokuziqhenya nokusebenza kahle.Ukube bebechitha imali yabo bethenga izikhwama zokuqala, bebengeke babe nayo leyo mali.
Ngokuyinhloko bangabesifazane baseMelika futhi ingxenye yabo ivakashela lesi sithangami nsuku zonke.Iningi labo limhlophe (50%), kulandele ama-Asia (36%).Ngokuvamile baneminyaka engaphezu kwengu-35 ubudala futhi banenzuzo yonyaka ephakathi kuka-$100,000 no-$200,000.Abaningi babo banezikhwama zangempela, kodwa bathanda izinto ezibunjiwe futhi abanamahloni okuba nazo.Ngokuphambene nalokho, bazizwa beziqhenya ngokwazi ukuthi bathenge ngentengo ephansi into engafani nhlobo neyokuqala ebiza izinkulungwane eziningana zamaRandi.Imikhiqizo ayithandayo yiChanel, Louis Vuitton kanye neHermès.
Lena idatha ekhiqizwe ucwaningo lwangaphakathi olwenziwe ngumphathi we-I-RedditIforamu engaphansi ye-RepLadies, indawo yedijithali enabasebenzisi abangaphezu kuka-200,000 eyadalwa ngo-2016, okuyinkundla enkulu kunazo zonke yabathandi bezinto mbumbulu ezingatholakala ku-inthanethi namuhla.Ngaphakathi kweforamu, abesifazane baqhathanisa izinto ezinhle ezilingiswayo nemikhiqizo yangempela, babukeze izinto abazithengile muva nje, bathumele izixhumanisi zemikhiqizo ethokozisayo abayitholile ngenkathi bephequlula i-inthanethi, banikezane izeluleko zokuthenga ukuze bangaweli emaqhingeni, noma basizane ukuze bakwazi ukuxhumana nabathengisi baseShayina abangakhulumi isiNgisi.
IzibuyekezokukhonaUhlobo olukhethekile kakhulu kulesi sithangami, njengoba sebethole ulimi lwabo futhi babhalwe ngokulandela izindinganiso zokushicilelwa ezicophelelayo: bafaka ulwazi mayelana nomthengisi (igama, inombolo yocingo noma indlela yokuxhumana nendawo lapho kutholakala khona), indlela yokukhokha etholakalayo kanye nesikhathi se-oda (kusukela lapho omunye wabathengi exhumana nomthengisi kuze kube yilapho ethola ukuthenga kwakhe).Ukubuyekezwa kufaka nezithombe zesikhwama sokulingisa kanye nesokuqala.Futhi, ekugcineni, ukuhlaziywa okufushane ngekhwalithi yesikhwama, ukunemba kokulingisa kanye nokwaneliseka ngokuthenga.Ama-RepLadiesithandwa kakhulu kangangokuthi abanye abathengisi babanikeza isaphulelo: «Ngizethule, ngishiloAma-RepLadiesfuthi ngithole isaphulelo sika-10%”, kusho umsebenzisi ekubuyekezweni mayelana ne-Chanel mbumbulu.Ama-RepLadiesfuthi banesiqondiso sabo samagama kanye nesifinyezo, lapho i-AE imele i-AliExpress, i-ISO imele i-In Search Of noma i-MIF imele i-Made In France, futhi-ke i-Rep imele i-Replica.
Kodwa-ke, abesifazane balezi zithombe abagcini nje ngokusebenzisa le nkundla ngendlela engokoqobo, kodwa futhi babelana ngezindaba ezimfushane kanye nokuvuma izono.“Yini obungayithenga njalo (futhi ungalokothi) uyithenge yangempela?” kubuza omunye umsebenzisiku-thread: “Ngithanda izikhwama zeCeline zangempela ngoba ngicabanga ukuthi ikhwalithi yesikhumba iyinto ebiza kakhulu uma iqhathaniswa neyokulingisa futhi ngithanda ukuzinika injabulo ngezikhathi ezithile,” kuchaza umsebenzisi.Isikhwama sikaCeline esishibhile sibiza cishe u-€2,000 kanti esibiza kakhulu, isikhwama sesikhumba sengwenya esinomgexo wegolide, sibiza u-€18,000.«Kodwa cNgicabanga ukuthi ngizothenga ezinye izicathulo zokulingisa esikhathini esizayo, njengoba ngihlabeke umxhwele kakhulu yilezo engizithengile muva nje”, kuqhubeka umsebenzisi ofanayo, “Ngivame ukuguga izicathulo ngokushesha kakhulu, akufanelekile ukuchitha imali kwezangempela”.Omunye umsebenzisi uphendula ngokuthi akasoze athenge izinto ezifana “nezimonyo, izimonyo noma imikhiqizo kagesi.”Abasebenzisi abaningi bayavumelana ngesihloko sezicathulo: “Angikwazi ukugcina izicathulo zami zisesimweni esihle, ngeke ngisebenzise u-$700 ezicathulweni.”
Mhlawumbe ingxenye eseduze kakhulu yalesi sithangami itholakala ku-RL Confessional, indawo lapho abesifazane balezi zifanekiso balandisa khona uhambo lwabo lokuphila kanye nokuhlangenwe nakho okwabaholela esithangamini.Ngokuthakazelisayo, ukwembulwa okujulile nakho kuncike emithethweni yokuthumela ecophelelayo yesithangami, ngakho-ke kutholakala nezibalo eziningi zabantu kuposi ngayinye yokuvuma izono.Isisebenzi sezobuchwepheshe saseNew York esineminyaka engu-25 ubudala esinomholo waminyaka yonke ongu-$135,000uyavumaukuthi kuye, izikhwama zesandla zifana nempumelelo yomuntu siqu: “Ngiyaqaphela ukuthi izikhwama zesandla ziwuphawu lwesikhundla nengcebo, futhi akukho lutho kulezi oluyimigomo enempilo okufanele ilandelwe.Kodwa ngingathanda ukucabanga ukuthi izikhwama zami zingaphezu kwalokho: zimele uhambo lomuntu siqu olujulile oluphawula izenzakalo empilweni yami.Umsebenzisi, owathenga isikhwama sangempela sikaYves Saint Laurent ukuze agubhe ukukhushulwa komholo muva nje, manje useneqoqo elihlanganisa izikhwama zangempela neze-fake futhi uyaqaphela ukuthi selokhu egqoke lezo zikhwama ezinophawu, abantu abamzungezile bamphatha kangcono kakhulu."Ngithenga izikhwama mbumbulu ngaphambi kokudla ngoba zingigcwalisa kakhulu,"uyavumaowesifazane oneminyaka engu-44 ubudala wase-Illinois ohola u-$70,000 ngonyaka, emndenini lapho behlanganisa khona umholo ophelele ongu-$250,000.Owesifazane uqoqa izikhwama zokulingisa ezingaphezu kwekhulu, futhi unezinye izinto zangempela.Uyavuma ukuthi usebenzise imali engaphezu kuka-$15,000 ezikhwameni mbumbulu.“Ngiqoqa izikhwama nabayeni”,uthiowesifazane ongasebenzi oneminyaka engama-30 ubudala onomyeni ohola cishe amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-300 ngonyaka.Uchitha cishe u-$6,000 ngonyaka ezintweni mbumbulu futhi unezingaphezu kuka-20 ekhaya.Akadingi ukuba nezikhwama zangempela, uthanda nje ukuchitha imali ezintweni zakhe mbumbulu akwazile ukuzithenga ngenxa yesehlukaniso esiphumelelayo.Owesifazane oneminyaka engama-30 ubudala waseNew York, unjiniyela, ohola u-$200,000 ngonyakakwethulwa“njengoba begqoke kahle futhi becindezelekile.”Uthi, njengoba esemncane, wayengakaze anake kakhulu imikhiqizo yokuqala: “Ngicabanga ukuthi amakhophi ami okuqala ayeyizinhlobo ze-Digimon eziphangiwe.”Manje unezikhwama ezingaphezu kuka-47, akazi futhi akafuni ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi eziyiqiniso noma ezingamanga kuzo.
Iningi labesifazane abase-Ama-RepLadiesiforamu ithenga izikhwama zokulingisa yize bengakwazi ukuthenga izikhwama zangempela.Zimbalwa kakhulu izimpendulo zabesifazane abangakwazi ukuthenga izikhwama zokuqala.Bathanda nje izinto zabo zokulingisa futhi iningi labo libheka intengo engabiza isikhwama sokuqala njengephakeme kakhulu.Esihlokweni sakamuva esishicilelwe ephephandabeni laseMelikaIsikwe, baxoxe nabanye balaba besifazane ngesisusa sabo sokuthenga izikhwama zokulingisa.Izimpendulo zingahlukaniswa ngezinhlobo ezahlukene: ukuvusa inkanuko (“Kumayelana nomuzwa wokuzingela ongalawuleki: umuzwa wokuthola isaphulelo”, kusho owayengumthengisi wezindlu owayekwazile ukuthatha umhlalaphansi eneminyaka engu-30, “Angifuni nje into eyodwa, ngifuna ukuzizwa sengathi ngiyithengisile”). ezomnotho (“Abangane enginabo abachitha imali eningi ezikhwameni zangempela abakaze basebenze impilo yabo yonke noma bashade namadoda acebile, kodwa uma usebenza kanzima ngemali yakho awufuni ukuyichitha ezintweni ezingenangqondo,” kuvuma omunye), ngisho nokusebenza kahle (“Cabanga nje ukube besichitha yonke imali yethu ezikhwameni zangempela, besingeke sicebe ngendlela efanayo, akunjalo?”, kusho owesithathu).
Ama-RepLadiesingenye yalezo zinto ezingavamile kwi-inthanethi ongeke uyeke ukuzibuka: inkundla yabesifazane abanelungelo, abajula kakhulu, abaphula imithetho eqinile yesigaba sabo senhlalo futhi benza kanjalo ngokuziqhenya okuthile.Indawo lapho, ngokuthenga, abesifazane bakha inethiwekhi ephephile lapho besondelana khona, bavuma futhi basekelane.Indawo lapho kufanele kuqashelwe khona ukuthi wonke umuntu uqamba amanga ngenxa yokubonakala, yize kungebona bonke abantu abakwenza ngezizathu ezifanayo.
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Juni-03-2019
