[jonathanjong]

While brand loyalty is often frowned upon (under the moniker of fanboyism) it's a good feeling, discovering a company that just makes products that work for you. As it happens. I've not found a brand of headphones like that, but I do have several (N = 3, and counting...) Denon products. However, I'm a sucker for Apple products, Moleskine notebooks, Logitech peripherals/accessories, Vans and Hush Puppies shoes, and Victorinox Swiss Army knives. What brands of any type of product do you find yourself enamored of? (Gah, couldn't avoid ending with a preposition without making the question sound weird...)

 

[jbusuego]

Oakley(20+ t-shirts, 6 pairs of sunglasses including penny, 10+ hats) several pairs levis 501, 12 pairs of Dr. Martens

 

[Gatto]

Coach for bags and sunglasses

Esprit for sweaters, socks, jackets and jeans

Thinkgeek for Tshirts

Aldos for dress shoes

Converse for every day shoes

Incase for soft electronics cases/backpacks

Griffin for hard electronics cases

Apple for computers/DAPs

Sigg for water bottles

Can't think of any other brands that are my absolute go-to brands.

edit: totally forgot! Gilly Hicks for undies and PJs. They've totally spoiled me, I never buy those anywhere else.

 

[jonathanjong]

I want ThinkGeek gear! Can't justify getting them to ship to NZ, though...

 

[synaesthetic]

For electronics I don't shop brands, I shop functionality and price-performance ratio.

I am fond of Audio-Technica headphones though.

Clothes are generally purchased on merits of price and whether I think they're cute or not.

A quick glance in my closet reveals a lot of american apparel, l.e.i., fashion bug, nautica, self-esteem, SO, YMI, and various other things. I'm attracted by cut and style and price more than brand name.

I only really follow brands specifically when it comes to food. Off-brands just don't taste right.

 

[jonathanjong]

I guess I should clarify the question a little:

What brands have you found yourselves gravitating towards?
Have you discovered that you return to a brand precisely because they make products that appeal to you? Brands that consistently fulfill your "cut and style and price" criteria? Brands that consistently fulfill your "functionality and price-performance ratio" requirements?

 

[Seaside]

If the question is what brands you trust from the experience or something like that, I would say... well...

Eizo for the monitor.
LG for household electronic.
J crew for casual wear.
Marrie calender for frozen food.

And, yeah...

Altoid for tin can.

 

[Uncle Erik]

Does Linux count? I use Apple gear, too.

Let's put Electra-Print, Cinemag and Lundahl on the list, and I'm partial to Wusthof kitchen knives.

Clothing is from REI, Martin+Osa and Brooks Brothers. I'll occasionally buy others, but those are my go-to shops.

I'm pragmatic about most everything else.

 

[TheRobbStory]

Chrome Bags
Diesel Jeans
American Apparel t-shirts, underwear
CK suits
LINUX
Sub-Pop, Saddle Creek, Jade Tree records
UniBall pens
Vans, Asics shoes
Ray Ban glasses
Moleskine notebooks
Apple DAPs
NJS/Keirin bikes/parts
Campagnolo bike parts


So yeah, I'm basically just a hipster. Crap.

 

[Rednamalas1]

Venetta Bottega for shoes, bags, wallets
head porter for backpacks and bags
visvim for shoes
apple for comp
rotring, pentel for mechanical pencils
seiko
AT and stax for headphones
Leica

 

[Arainach]

Microsoft for Operating Systems, Development Tools, Office Suites, and Keyboards.
Coca-Cola for pop.
HP for Calculators.
Nikon for Digital SLRs, Canon for Point & Shoots.

Past that, I'm pretty flexible.

 

[jonathanjong]

Microsoft? Applegeeks, attack!!!

 

[Rednamalas1]

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonathanjong /img/forum/go_quote.gif Microsoft? Applegeeks, attack!!!

*Arainach entered the game*
*SteveJobs entered the game*
*SteveJobs attacked Arainach for 323 damage*
*Arainach attempted to heal himself with a bottle of potion*

- Due to unknown error in microsoft operating system, all players are forced out of the game -
- This is a routine maintenance, and we expect to be game to be fully restored by date of 2043. thank you for your patience-

[/endHorriblejoke]

 

[jonathanjong]

That's hilarious!

 

[zx10guy]

Cisco for network gear.