Fashion Brand? Cult? MLM?

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    12 days ago

    Yoga and athletics-wear company, though that’s broader now. They made it big on stretchy form fitting things made in sweatshops, just as the yoga industry began to boom.

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    11 days ago

    A women’s clothing brand. Back when I was on Reddit there was a subreddit for it and all of the women would brag about their weekly hauls that they spent hundreds on, and how they would have to hide it from their husbands, or how their constant purchases were leading to fights in their household. It was insane.

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    12 days ago

    I’m aware of what lululemon is but not aware of what’s going on in New. What’s up?

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      USian garment manufacturer who has sweat shops multiple employment opportunities for slave labour workers out in Asia; therefore their products will now be tariffed upon import.

      Edit: They are Canadian, see below, but incorporated in the US.

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        Apparently the creator is also racist and purposely named it to be hard for speakers of East Asian languages to pronounce, but I believe everything I read on the internet.

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          Probably - make cheap, sell high is good business sense, at the end of the day; if you’re only concern is pure profit.

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        Lululemon is Canadian, but you’re right about most of the products being made in various Asian countries.

        But also their CEO is a piece of garbage and nobody should be buying their overpriced shit anyway.

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      12 days ago

      There just seems to be a lot of posts, I guess it’s very popular but I don’t know what it is.

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    11 days ago

    A waste of money. If you buy things just because of a brand’s name or popularity, I’m going to assume you’re a brainless sheep that just wants to “fit in”. Lose that mentality, be your own person and fuck the naysayers.

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      11 days ago

      Not strictly true. I have a couple of Lululemon gym t-shirts. 2nd hand, £10 each. They wick sweat brilliantly, dry out quickly, and don’t stink if you have been wearing them for a few hours.

      I wouldn’t dream of paying full price, but the materials and build quality of the items are far better than the cheaper fast-fashion alternatives.

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      11 days ago

      The only time a brand should really matter is for critical use. Unbranded defibrillator? No thanks. Going mountaineering? Don’t buy from temu. Motorbike helmet? Not from Shein.

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    Fun fact: when I was doing the Landmark Education courses, loads of people there were working for Lululemon. The company paid for it. Either they are big into mindfullness, or they hire people who need counseling.

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      Wowsers. I think they want their customer base to think they’re into mindfulness & realistically hire some people that need counselling. But mostly LLL is pretttttty fkn culty and clicky. It’s fkn weird, dude. Seems that course is part of the process… Curiouser and curiouser.

  • MyBrainHurts@lemmy.ca
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    12 days ago

    Ha, I have no idea why it would blow up but the company is from my city, Vancouver. It is legitimately one of the most popular brands here in that I’d guess 3/4 women own at least one set of lululemon pants?

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    10 days ago

    My wife claims “Lululemon is wonderbra for the bum”.

    Not sure what to make of that but she’s gonna be the expert here.