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Jibberish is like artwork

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BigBadWolf
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Well at least i think it is. I was reading threads on jibberish stuff and we say stuff like "peices" and i think it sounds like artwork. Please don't hate, just thought i would share. (i love jibberish stuff so i am not saying shit)
May 21 2011 1:56AM
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los.pinguinos
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jiberish*
May 21 2011 1:58AM
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BigBadWolf
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haha whoops, sorry it is really late over here
May 21 2011 2:06AM
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Piste.Off
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yea.... really ugly and overpriced artwork
May 21 2011 2:25AM
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Kangbang
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And how is it overpriced? $80-90 is a pretty average price for a hoodie.
May 21 2011 2:33AM
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Piste.Off
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you're delusional. i'm not paying $90 for a cotton hoodie with a shitty design my 2 year old cousin could have drawn
May 21 2011 2:38AM
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Kangbang
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Fine, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
May 21 2011 2:45AM
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Style+eeze
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That's just not true. I like jiberish, but arguing that it's "average price" for a hoodie is ridiculous.
May 21 2011 2:49AM
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doGelyst
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welcome to yet another clothing company.
May 21 2011 3:04AM
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jorb.co
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I have three hoodies that i wear regularly. the combined price of them is $49. fucking rich kids.
May 21 2011 3:09AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Yeah, most skiers grew up in inner city ghettos.
May 21 2011 3:16AM
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Kangbang
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Fuck the east side. West coast/side is where its at.
May 21 2011 3:33AM
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Dan.P
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Thats jiberish's whole marketing plan really, make it seem exclusive and rare. Likening it to art is just part of how they get away with over charging like a bitch
May 21 2011 3:39AM
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Jahrassicpark
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okay
May 21 2011 4:03AM
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nickyp
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This is actually the shittest, most pointless thread ever.
May 21 2011 4:11AM
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buddychaps
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Our feelings are mutual
May 21 2011 4:40AM
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Mike-O
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OP sounds like he just learned to think and decided to publish his first thought on NS.
May 21 2011 6:32AM
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cultrara
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or he is trying to justify his most recent jibberish purchase
May 21 2011 6:55AM
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BigBadWolf
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True, true.
May 21 2011 11:40AM
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585.
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radical thread is RADICAL
May 21 2011 12:05PM
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garret.
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congratulations

May 21 2011 12:27PM
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SlimDunkin.
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What is this?
May 21 2011 12:28PM
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*simba*
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I had a hard life growing up in Brooklyn. Guns, drugs, hookers. Just sometimes I wonder what it would be like to have not grown up in a dumpster.
May 21 2011 12:32PM
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fuckface3.0
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obviously none of you bitching about jiberish have any clue about steetwear. if you are complaining about the designs and prices of jiberish, look at supreme. some of their stuff is shit you could buy at tj maxx, and yet a button up is 110 dollars. its about the brand, as bad as it is to say. and yes, im sure your two year old cousin could have drawn that and put it on a sweatshirt, but heres the thing: HE DIDNT.
May 21 2011 12:33PM
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manabadman
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Thats great, but not everyone wants to look like they dress themselves by raiding through other peoples bins.

shit thread btw
May 21 2011 1:10PM
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Lolocaust.
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I'm proud of you KangBang... You took the high road. Thats my boy!
May 21 2011 1:14PM
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Chilly.
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LOL yea when you live off of mommys debit card
May 21 2011 1:21PM
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Kangbang
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Ahahahaha, no. My parents would never pay $80 for a hoodie for me. I've been buying nearly all my cloths since last year and will continue to do so with the job I have.

@Lolocaust, I'm not your "boy".
May 21 2011 1:53PM
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Chilly.
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Oh yea you and everyone else on this site with jiberish out the ass...LOLZ

May 21 2011 2:23PM
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T.MARTIN
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TROLOLOLOLOL
May 21 2011 2:24PM
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SirFryanator
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meh I was disappointed with my jiberish. won't be buying from them again. but I guess a lot of people think they produce a quality product so more power to them
May 21 2011 2:40PM
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fuckface3.0
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i bet you wear american eagle.
May 21 2011 2:50PM
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inactive
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design is art. everything we wear is designed. everything is art.
May 21 2011 3:12PM
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Corin
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Thing is they dont, it's more like $180-190..
May 21 2011 3:46PM
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SirFryanator
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http://purplejumpsuit.wordpress.com
May 21 2011 3:53PM
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SirFryanator
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http://purplejumpsuit.wordpress.com
May 21 2011 3:53PM
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PattyC
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For all the raw materials to make a hoodie it is around 50$ (not in bulk) And then they add the zipper which is super hard, and then they put graphics on it, it is definetly worth the money, they make maybe 10-15$ off of each hoodie, try making your own hoodie it will show you how much work it takes
May 21 2011 4:22PM
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summersover
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i dont know why but it bothers me so much when people say "piece" when referring to their Jiberish. Sounds so fucking pretentious like its a hoodie or a shirt not an antiquity
/endpetpeeve
May 21 2011 4:35PM
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SirFryanator
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your hobbes icon makes it impossible for me to take what you're saying seriously

big smile on my face tho haha
May 21 2011 4:37PM
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nickyp
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Are you serious? Jiberish is mass produced and screen printed in China. Jiberish is nothing special - the only thing that differentiates it from the hoodies bought at Walmart is that Tom Wallisch wears them, and there are swarms of little kids who don't understand the value of money propping them up.

The raw materials cost around $10, and the zipper is NOT hard to put on - they are produced in bulk with industrial machinery - there is no skill or care in it. Labour costs in China are low too. So Jiberish is making a hell of a lot more than $10 dollars matey. You're being robbed blind.

Jiberish =/= some kid at home making their own.
May 21 2011 5:29PM
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casual
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Word. Cool, quality clothing, but we're not talking about a Monet.
May 21 2011 5:32PM
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AGOF
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May 21 2011 5:38PM
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-JME-
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haha not quite accurate there
May 21 2011 5:42PM
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Snowgoner
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haha no. i don't know what clothes you are accustomed to buying, but an average price for a quality hoodie is closer to $50-60. the reason why jiberish can charge so much is because of supply and demand. their prices don't necessarily correlate to the quality of their apparel.

also, i have a few hoodies/crewnecks from two years ago, and the colors on many of the "pieces" has faded a lot. i didnt buy any jiberish this year. if i buy anything next year it will be because of the look, not the overall quality of the product
May 21 2011 5:43PM
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nickyp
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You work for Jiberish, so enlighten us.


At it's core, Jiberish is a clothing brand that plays on kids' desire to be like their idol. And it is a fantastic business model no doubt, I have nothing but praise for your marketing strategy. As the old adage goes, "Put Tom Wallisch in it, and they will come".

But Jiberish is just like every other mainstream clothing manufacturer - mass produced, imported from China, sold at a huge mark up.
May 21 2011 5:48PM
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Willard
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Jiberish over prices for sure. Bought a brand new Crew neck first time buying jiberish. It was missing stiching and fell apart in a matter of days. The jiberish i have traded with friends theres something wrong with every piece. Yet my old sweatshirt that cost 30 bucks from Getboards is in fine shape. Its not quality if its rare to find a sweatshirt over 2 years old that isnt trashed.
May 21 2011 6:00PM
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nickyp
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Exactly. Jiberish's sales are 10% quality product, 90% brilliant marketing.

Again, props to Pete Drago et al on doing what every company dreams of.
May 21 2011 6:02PM
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Davy.Crockett
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this. its kind of like hipsters calling movies 'films' rather then just movies
May 21 2011 6:17PM
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Dan.
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I'm pretty sure you're the same kid who pops up in every thread about Jiberish with this same argument, and you're claims have already been replied to previously, but here goes..

All of our clothing, including tees, is cut & sew. We do not print on blanks. Cut & sew means that all of our stuff is made to our specifications. Instead of printing on a Hanes Beefy T, or a Gildan sweatshirt, We go to a pattern maker who creates a silhouette to our specifications. Our manufacturer then takes those patterns, cuts fabric, and sews the fabric using those patterns, in our case, slimmer and taller tees, and slimmer and taller hoodies with our ribbing specifications, etc.
As far as the production run of our designs, we make 300 MAX of a design, often times much less. This means fabric cannot be purchased in bulk, which increases costs, and labor costs also increase, as the people cutting and sewing can't drone on mindlessly all day, as they have to change what they are doing really quickly. Even finding a manufacturer that will accept minimums of around 300 is a near impossible task.
Each of our designs has a ton of thought and time behind it from one of our designers. These aren't random scribbles tossed together, but thought out and well executed ideas from talented artists.
Simply stated, Jiberish isn't mass produced and sold at a huge mark up. It is a labor of love. If the owners (you mentioned Pete) were in it for the money, they'd have been out of this game a long time ago.
May 21 2011 6:35PM
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.Roockley.
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but it's still made in china right?
May 21 2011 6:41PM
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PattyC
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owned.
May 21 2011 6:43PM
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