Summary
exceptions , including “end of seasons or between two sales seasons”.BE CAREFUL ON THESE PLATFORMS
1. The brands offered are not always the most interesting
A small overview of brands present on Veepee. Nothing too fancy for a clothing enthusiast.
In the columns of BonneGueule, we talk to you about hundreds of brands every day. But the reality is that there are thousands of them on the market.
And among these brands that you don't know on these sites, a large majority are simply not interesting.
If we take the Sutor Mantellassi brand which is the subject of the reader's question at the beginning of the article, a search tells me that this Italian brand probably has a certain history but a quick view of the current models gives a good idea of what it's worth today:
© This marked leather (look at the front) and dull color does not inspire confidence in me at all.
This marked leather (look at the front) and dull color does not inspire confidence in me at all.
Whatever their price, we will not advise you to buy these shoes, which do not have the characteristics of a quality shoe .
2. See beyond the attractive crossed-out price
In fact, the temptation to which you are exposed on these sites is the same as during sales periods : prices crossed out everywhere which make you believe in an avalanche of good deals.
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But the reality is more complex than that:
- There are many brands on the market that do not have optimal quality/price ratio. Therefore, even with a big promotion, it is not necessarily interesting.
© €100 as a reference price for a plain polo shirt with 50% polyester seems very high to me. Even at 40€ I would not recommend this purchase. With this budget, consider a Uniqlo merino polo shirt, for example.
€100 as a reference price for a plain polo shirt with 50% polyester seems very high to me.
- Some platforms are even suspected of inflating reference prices to make people believe in a bigger discount. Sometimes, a simple search on your favorite search engine will allow you to notice a difference between a crossed out price on a private sale site and the actual initial sale price of a garment.
- Another suspicion about these private sales concerns the presence of Loom
- Falke
- Frescobol Carioca
- Schiesser
- Villebrequin
- Zimmerli
© I was surprised to see NN07, a Danish brand offering good basics on Veepee during the spring. The prices were very attractive.
I was surprised to see NN07, a Danish brand offering good basics on Veepee during the spring. The prices were very attractive.
