Quick Scan Rip Off

I don't quite know why, but it seems that I want to help people I don't even know with things you would think were apparent, but might not be to everyone. I kind of wish that I had something like this when I was younger so I wouldn't make mistakes that wasted time or money and that I later began to regret.

I surf the internet occasionally looking for whatever. (I found out that Lady Gaga was going to be in Richmond later in September by finding a link on a friend's facebook page for another song by another artist. I told you before that my mind wanders in a jumble and I hope blogging can somehow control it). Anyhow, this morning in my wanderings I stumbled upon a page that I wanted to share with younger gay guys about some swimwear.

I'm all for a company making a profit - that's the reason companies are in business. But when it comes to ripping people off or taking advantage of them, I am compelled to share and denounce it and show better alternatives. Hey, I have no ties whatsoever to any company that I advertise on my blog (a long discussion on how ads are rotated on the site for later). I have no investment in any company I discuss on my blog - whether to expose what seems to be a rip-off, or a company I do business with. Understand that upfront - no financial agenda for me here.

I was surfing for swimwear (an admitted fetish) when I came upon getbutch.com. Again, not against a company making a profit - without a profit, there's no incentive to sell anything. But the advertising plays to guys who like this style of swimwear. My problem is the cost. Hey, if you have the money and it's no object, buy what you want wherever you want. But if your looking for real clothing at REAL prices - this isn't the place to do it.

A pair of swimming trunks - $68.00!!!! They look good but, I could spend $30 at aussiebum.com and get similar and get two for that price.

A cut off t-shirt (looks great on the model) for only $38.00. Please, get smart, don't buy into it. Plenty of other options out there. In reality, by the time you hit your mid-40s, you are likely not going to look that good in them anyhow. And honestly, if you invested that $38 today at age 20 and had it pay out when you were 45 - even at today's paltry interest rates, you'd make $11.88. That shirt isn't going to last you past three years.

I'm not your father, I'm not anyone except someone who sees where our priorities are falling behind where we need to be. Time to wake up. I tend to find that kids coming fresh from high school are not being educated properly except for what needs to be known for an SOL test. Someone needs to be there to teach you the value of money, and that isn't likely to be in school.