Reply To: Brand Names�Wasting Money

The Goq: Perhaps, but do you honestly think that is true? What significant difference do you think there is?

There are two issues: Spending money on “extra” things that could go to tzedaka which is ok but should be limited and spending money on things that are for status and not for pleasure which is not ok. Your case of spending money on designer brands for the purpose of pleasure exclusively would fall into the former category- though to claim that it is the primary motivation of rov people would be to delude yourself for there are many ways of making such things known to others apart from an outer brand.