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Dr. Mojoe Slam in This weeks Other Paper
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kgibson07
Cleveland, OH (Ohio City)
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Tigertree wrote I am pretty sure I am writing a letter about this one. I am tired of reading these stories about "ridiculous" people in Columbus who buy expensive clothes.
no clue what the article says, but from your initial description, it sounds like ignorance. the stuff at mojoe, especially the denim, is pretty top-notch and employees are pretty knowledgeable.
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kgibson07 wrote
Tigertree wrote I am pretty sure I am writing a letter about this one. I am tired of reading these stories about "ridiculous" people in Columbus who buy expensive clothes.
no clue what the article says, but from your initial description, it sounds like ignorance. the stuff at mojoe, especially the denim, is pretty top-notch and employees are pretty knowledgeable.
I particularly enjoy the tshirts in the windows, in January.
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turbo ninja
Crumb Bus, Oh.
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Tigertree wrote I am pretty sure I am writing a letter about this one. I am tired of reading these stories about "ridiculous" people in Columbus who buy expensive clothes.
I read the column and the only time the word "ridiculous" appears is when the author is describing his own appearance. I thought the tone of the column was self-deprecating at worst and he didn't say anything negative about any particular person.
He did initially characterize Dr. Mojoe as a place for "pretentious" people to buy jeans, but that's the opinion of a man who admits that his most expensive pair of jeans came from the Gap. I thought he paid appropriate respect to the shop as a place for people who appreciate the difference between quality denim and Wranglers, and he concludes by saying that he passed on Mojoe jeans "not because [he] didn't want them" but that it was "simply impractical to spend $200 or so on something [he] was afraid to wear in public."
I can personally understand his point about the jeans being somewhat impractical because I don't have room in the budget for Diesel when Levi's 514s (which may also make the author feel like a "bird with blue legs") do fine for a quarter of the price. I don't think the column is meant to criticize people who do appreciate the difference and don't mind paying for it.
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mellotron
Arena District
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I checked out the article, and funny, I actually really connected with the author (who I'll grant you has a tendency for inflammation).
I know well the feeling of "I guess this looks good but I'll feel self conscious ever time I wear it." This never came up in the mid '90s when oversized was more fashionable and you could hide a football physique under big clothes :)
All in all, I took this as a self-conscious, intimidating account of a non-early adopter's venture into a designer clothing store.
Couple things though. The writer's wife was told she wasn't "emotionally prepared" to buy jeans of the quality offered by Dr. Mojoe as she left without a purchase. Some hyperbole perhaps since the whole line wasn't quoted, but honestly, what is that? Is that industry speak? Is this somehow not condescending?
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Tigertree
771 N. High St.
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Yeah the "emotionally prepared" line struck me as pretty crazy too.
I guess being a store owner, I read it more from the "more affordable version of the same thing" angle, which I feel like keeps coming up, and isn't at all true. There is a reason that H&M or Forever 21 sweater falls apart on the 2nd wear and the more expensive, american made (with decent fabric) sweater doesn't. The attention to detail and care that goes into making the garments we sell make them fall on the body better, wear over time better, wash better, feel better. I don't ever see that side of the story here, I just see why it's not worth it and how to achieve the same "look" for less.
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ChrisD28
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My only problem with this article is that in the first two paragraphs Williamson refers to those who shop at Dr. Mojoe, eat at nice restaurants, go to nightclubs, attend musical events and go to art shows as both pretentious and ostentatious.
In my opinion Williamson might want to refer to a dictionary before he writes his next op-ed. While pretentious and ostentatious people (characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others) could surely be found partaking in any of the activities that were mentioned, so too could those who take a genuine personal interest in those places/activities.
More to the point of the article, Williamson did nothing to justify this claim about a Dr. Mojoe customer. In fact, I believe that when he admitted that the jeans were of a fit and quality that he was unused to and which he liked, he directly contradicted his initial assertion. If he'd have said that the jeans felt no different from the $50 ones that he was accustomed to then he could make the claim that the store's customers were interested only in "conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others." However, the fact that the quality and fit were better than that of other jeans means that there is more to them than just a show of wealth, status, etc.
To his credit Williamson was largely complimentary of the service he got a t Dr. Mojoe. And, he was just self-depricating enough to make it hard to be upset with him for his oversites. But, please, if your piece is being published look up your words first to make sure that you are actually saying what you are trying to say. It just looks really unprofessional the way that it is.
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ICEBOXER
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People are free to spend their money as they see fit. Just try to keep a small portion your mind aware of the fact that as we make all of our little indulgences, there are a lot of people in this world who can't even put food on the table and a roof over their heads. This isn't to guilt or say that you need to give all of your money to charity, just to ask people to be a little more reflective as they consume.
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