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1. Luxury brands, on the other hand,

always offer their items at much higher prices.

always offer their items at discount prices.

don't care what you think.

2. Luxury items are products that

are only for poor people.

are not necessary for daily use.

are necessary for daily use.

3. People buy them because of the belief that they are of higher quality,

or because they are image-conscious.

or because they love wasting money.

or because they want to be associated with the working class.

4. The store claims that it’s quality and styles of shoes

are just as good as those of more expensive brands.

are not the same as those of more expensive brands.

are not as good as those of more expensive brands.

5. The company temporarily rented an old Armani store,

to get that ordinary look of a discount store.

because it was cheaper than the other places.

to get the high-class look of a luxury store.

6. After several thousand dollars worth of merchandise were sold to the fashion experts,

the Palessi manager came out to tell the experts that this was the real deal.

the Palessi manager came out to tell the experts that this was just a prank.

the Palessi manager came out to tell the experts that this was just a discount sale.

7. A business professor observed, “People don’t buy on reality,

they buy because they have too much money.

they buy on perception.

they buy to save money.