That was the chaos that was opening day in Shanghai's Walmart. While in Shanghai, I was surprised to find that Walmart actually provides private buses to shuttle its customers around, much like how IKEA is doing it in Brooklyn.
With free transportation, it's easier than ever for people to get their bargain fixes. Little do people know, cheap goods are destroying the earth. I hate to overkill the subject of "go green", but the more we buy inexpensive, throw away-type products, the more they'll pile up in our landfills. I'm not going to get into the whole "Walmart is the devil" discussion because I still go there myself (they have cheap organic strawberries), but this extends to something beyond that and IKEA furniture.
I've always been a proponent of quality and feel that quality is the best money-saving attribute a product can carry. If something is crafted properly with high-quality ingredients, it does its job time and time again, and the cost per use decreases while utility per use does not diminish over time. So, when it comes to clothing, investing a little more in classic pieces from each season that never go out of style means that they'll stay in your closet longer and out of the landfills.
Ralph Lauren is such a visionary because of his ability to place a modern touch on classic pieces. His menswear line contains pretty much the same staples every year - the navy blue blazer, summer chino pant, and the famous polo shirt. They're simple, quality, trendproof garments that get the job done each and every year.
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