Right on.

Well I think that a lot of mindless idiot wannabe tween girls shop at Hollister just so they can look cool, but I don’t. Almost my entire wardrobe is from there because THE CLOTHES FIT. Hollister is the only place that I can find jeans that fit me. And, consequently, the prices aren’t bad at Hollister. Only at Abercrombie and Fitch. Man, do I hate Abercrombie and Fitch.

But that’s besides the point.

Really, is it necessary to slam clothing stores? If you don’t like what they sell, it’s as simple as NOT GOING THERE. That’s something I don’t understand. Maybe being “in” isn’t what you’re looking for– and that’s great for you– but seriously. Stop complaining.

OK………you know that abercrombie and hollister have the same prices as Pacific Sun and the CCS magazine and Hot topic and also Delias and those stores and some prices at abercrombie might be less . also i know eveyone wears those but let them wear what they want .sooooooooooooo really next time you go to the mall go into the stores and look at the prices
and then if you still want to talk about theses stores go ahead I LOVE ABERCROMBIE AND HOLLISTER AS YOU CAN SEE I REALY DONT AGREE SORRY
I<3 ABERCROMBIE AND HOLLISTER

STOP COMPLANING AND GET A LIFE

As the mother of a middle school girl, I couldn’t agree more. I encourage my daughter to be truly confident and comfortable with who she is. She doesn’t need a $40 T-Shirt to try to show the world she’s cool. She’s a great, well-liked kid for who she is. Do I indulge her a bit? Yep. But that stuff is a very small part of her wardrobe. I know girls who don’t walk out of the house without one of those brands plastered on their chests. To me that says one thing: “I am insecure and hope you think I’m cool because I have this shirt.”

1st off dont nag on stores because you dont have enough money to buy their shit… your probably just jealous because you cant afford it i like hollister because i like the way it fits me and i look sexy in it, the shirts and pants are cool looking and if you dont think so you really are blind by the way none of the brands you like are really very famous so shut the fuck up also.. get your facts straight

Lmao Meredith, (on that last comment.)

yeah, i wear hollister and i somewhat like it but it kinda does get to a point where the prices are a little much for a tank top. And it gets kinda annoying to see practically EVERYONE wearing hollister. Even the geeks r wearing it. And who cares if ur poor. obviously bryan, ur a cocky little asshole and can’t tell ur ass from a hole the ground.

How detrimentally restrictive the self perception of those who believe a vulgar brand will bring them confidence. 90% of what you really are is invisible to the eye and true aesthetic beauty needs NOT an endorsement much less a brand. Paradoxically, from a symmetrical but futile point of view, an attractive being needs NOT aids other than a little cleverness.

A note for the insightful, travel, experience, discover and most important: assimilate. You might realize why the US are viewed as the Mecca of tasteless vulgarity, ignorance and overindulgence. “The land of the obese and stupid”

For the purist: fashion is a lifestyle, as unique as the individual, and starts with your food intake, not someone’s name embossed on your attire.

There really is nothing wrong with wearing Hollister n/e thing like that. Aero is actually as cheap or cheaper that Wal-mart’s clothes. Hollister is a little overpriced, but if you go to the clearance section, it’s worth it. The shirts always smell amazing when you take them home too. Yeah I sniff my shirts after I buy them, but I’m weird. I like Rue 21 and TJMaxx alot too.
So don’t be hatin’ on us if you see us wearin’ brands like that.

I do believe that Hollister is WAY WAY overpriced. However, when you start knocking on Aeropostle I gotta wonder bout that. I bought my daughter like 15 shirts in there for under 100. So I don’t know where you can get a bargain like that. Even if you don’t get the stuff on clearance they ALMOST always have a sale going on. Right now their jeans are like $14 – $20 a pair & heck you can’t even get that price if you were to go to Target. So Hollister u r right on but I think u r missing the mark on Aero.

i toataly agree with Brian . you have your facts wrong !

Okay, upon reading this, and seeing many biast opinions from the, rebels (people opposed, not meaning anything) to the hollister kids.

I for one, i wear what i like, and i know some of you are saying you like the fit and stuff, thats cool, but, there are other cheaper fitting things out there.

Not only cool kids wear hollister, but in my experience (not all, but most)
Are pretty stuck up assholes id love to put a fist through their mouths. I know so cool hollister kids, and i constantly refer to them as sheep.

Because, those of you who keep up with fashion or whats in, whats out, is completly upsurd, be yourself, if you like that kinda thing, so be it, but i’ve never seen the appeal of wearing the same thing as someone else, i like to stand out some, Hollister kids do look like clones to me, and the fact i live in the moutains (Colorado) i constantly feel like “The Hills” are taking over my beloved state where Regular jeans, shirts and non bullshit, who cares what who is wearing, is disappearing. No matter what you guys say, you will be judged based off of what your wearing, if you changed your apaprel once in a while, then your alright, but i know people that wear Hollister everyday, same shirt, different color, things like that.
That gets boring, and i generally look down on those people for not taking chances with somethings.

Now, as for the rebel group. All you non conformist bastards need stop generalizing these individuals, putting a kid who wears Hollister in the “prep” group is like saying that people who wear bandanas are gangsters, which im usually referenced to since i, wear bandandas alot. Stop being so prejudice to those different from you, and the same goes to everyone else. Although you won’t see me in any of those stores unless im dragged by a girlfriend, but i’ll let you know, if that happens, she won’t be my girlfriend much longer. I like my style, i like standing out, and im okay with that. People like their styles, thats cool too. Some people feel safe wearing the same thing. while others go to ridiculous outfits on a daily basis, its all part of human nature, so we shouldn’t really complain about it.

Unless someone gets the ball rolling to see reactions as this post did.

i agree. someone else said it and its true- anyone that i have ever seen wear hollister and/or abercrombie is a complete bitch and totally stuck up. dont get me wrong, i do wear some name brands but they dont define me. its almost as if someone wearing hollister or abercrombie is on a power trip because they were stupid enough to spend $80 on a pair of jeans. you can say im poor or whatever and thats fine but that is more of a reflection on you than it is on me. just a heads up- you may think youre hot shit but at least half the people that see you are making fun of you!

I just wanted to say I completely agree with you.
I’ve always disliked the idea of being a walking advertisement for someone because it “looks cool.” After I worked at Hollister Co., though, I really gained a hatred for Abercrombie & Fitch (who owns them, abercrombie, Ruehl, and Gilly Hicks).
It’s funny that working there gave me a whole new reason to hate them: they don’t care about their employees AT ALL. They assume that everyone who works there part time is a moron- 99% of the time, they’re right, unfortunately.
Oh, and a final note for those of you who DO shop at these places: If you shop at Abercrombie and Fitch or Ruehl, STOP. If you feel like you MUST give in to this ridiculousness, at least buy from Hollister; all of the stores carry IDENTICAL merchandise but put different logos on them, and Hollister offers the lowest prices. Better yet, don’t buy it at all. It makes me laugh when I see people wearing shirts with a moose on ‘em, because it makes me think “HEY! LOOK AT ME! I PAID 40 DOLLARS FOR A SHIRT SO THAT I CAN REPRESENT A COMPANY THAT TREATS ITS EMPLOYEES LIKE DIRT. DON’T I LOOK HOT?”

Don’t get me wrong, I own some shirts from Hollister, but I’ve never paid more than ten dollars for them…and they were my work shirts.

yeahhhh i dont wear hollister or abercrombie anymore i wear pac sun !!!!! but hollister isny expensive!!!! at allllll

I’ve never actually gone to Hollister or AE or A&F but I’d like to go. I don’t even know the prices, but I know I’m not gonna go there 24/7

Okay first of all some people where those clothes just because they like them. I enjoy the colors and i think that the logo makes the clothes look nice. I also think they are highly over priced but i do own clothes from there. Also i feel very badly because i recently found out that hollister owns sweat shops in China and that they practice free tarde. If you dont know what free tarde is it is when big companies buy goods through a source where the producer of those companies is not getting paid what they should be. They are getting paid like 6 cent for working all day when the companies sell it to you for like 40 dollars does that make sense girls. I think instead of bashing these stores we shoudl just encourage teens to shop at stores that you know where they are getting there products from and what the people who make them are being paid. Thank you for your time.

I rally hate people who dress wearing a brand on their chest. I hate the way the clothes look and i hate how people think its cool to wear them. I go to school in Manhattan, so we don’t get a lot of those kids. I just don’t like the fact that they have to wear mainstream clothing in order to attract people to them, if thats even their goal. A lot of my clothing are solid colors, cheap and basic. I wear some vintage and handmade clothes. I think its nicer to dress cheaper and comfortably rather than spend a shitload on lame clothes and look like a fag

ohh and just cuz u shop at hollister ur not a prep or a bitch. i like hollister cuz omg there clothes idk what it is but the fabric of the shirt i just got is so cool idk. lol. but ANYONE THAT THINKS THAT UR A PREPPY STUCK UP BITCH IF U SHOP AT HOLLISTER, UR ABOUT 2 MEET THE BIGGEST BITCH RIGHT HERE. I DONT HAVE MY ENTIRE CLOSET HOLLISTER ACTUALLY I ONLY HAVE LIKE 6 SHIRTS FROM THERE BUT IF U SEE ME IN 1 UR GONNA CALL ME A PREPPY BITCH WOW. MY FRIENDS THAT SHOP THERE ARE THE NICEST PEOPLE ULL EVER MEET. AND MY BFF THAT IS LIKE IN LOVE WITH HOLLISTER AND ALL THOSE OTEHR STORES LOVES SNOWMOBILING AND SPORTS AND SHIT JUST LIKE ME. WE ARE SLEDNECKS. THAT SHOP AT HOLLISTER SO SHUT UR FUCKIN MOUTH U DUMB CUNT. IDK WHICH 1 OF U SAID IT BUT IDC. YALL HAVE ISSUES IF U THINK THAT U FUCKING STERYOTYPES. YAH IM A SLEDNECK MONSTER DRINKIN HOLLISTER WEARING NONPREP BITCH WHAT THE FUCK YOU GONNA DO CUZ IM STIKKIN UP 4 MY FRIENDS BITCH FUCK THAT IM OUT.

its pretty obvious to me that your a total loser who doesnt like hollister because its a brand name and you obviously think your “so damn unique” just because you dont shop there.
wooooww.
get off the computer && go shopping or something.

and by the way,
dont think your so cool just because you dont shop there.
if you look around you’d notice tons of people who dont wear that stuff.
losers included.
dont hate.

omg shut the fuck up!
you’re probably just mad cuz you cant afford it. its not bad if we have the money and care about buying from these stores. they’re nice clothes and have a better look than ‘normal’ ones. so shut the fuck up and dont talk about shit you havent even had.

lmao. i laughed so much when i read ur post merideth. hollister clothes are not expensive, mkayy? i happen to be a HOLLISTER FREAK {thats what mah friends call mee} and i only buy in the clearence section. I go to hollister once every 1-2 weeks and when i go i go directly to the clearence section. GUESS WHAT?: I got a hoodie there for $17. thats cheaper than ross and marshalls. and anyway.,. aeropostale is not expensive. u can great deal there like i bought these two jackets there{they were 2 for $20} and your only dissing all these brands because ur jealous because you cant afford these clothes. well guess what? why dont u actually try shopping at the stores instead of just critisizing them just because all the \stuck up\ and \popular\ kids wear them. {although i wouldn’t recommend abercrombie. their clothes are for REALLY skinny people} and i buy at hollister because the clothes are comfortable and they are pretty much the ONLY brand that looks good on me. and FYI: some of my friends are nerds and they shop at hollister. {OOOOOOOOOOOOOOH}

yeah. i totally agree. every person at my school wears frickin hollister crap. its for people who think they are better than everyone else cuz they can buy ridiculously expensive stuff. preps, stop wearing that stuff. its pathetic. i understand if like there is a cute abercrombie jacket thats your favorite color and its at a second hand store! so its cheap! and fav color so….. as long as you dont buy it cuz u think it makes you cooler.

i couldn’t agree with oyu more, hollister is like the new taliban. its taking over teens everywhere! i dont shop anywhere near those stores. my friend is prep and when ever we go to the mall and walk by hollister i have to say “dont let the force reel you in!” LOL HOLLISTER SUCKS

I </3 HOLLISTERRRRRRRRR

Okay, Im going to be the person that’s on the fence instead of both sides. I wanna point out that we all are titled to freedom of speech and this is Meradith blog. But here goes. . .

#1 Aeropostale is the cheapest of the \Popular\ stores.
They are ALWAYS having some type of sale. I mean stuff can go down as low as Target and Walmart stuff. So really they are not expensive at ALL.

Okay. I work at Hollister, and being an employee, me and my co-workers including managers RARELY buy stuff at the original price even with the discounts they give us. Cause EVERYTHING eventually goes on clearance 3weeks later or when we get new shipment or a season.

Example: This Plaid Peacoat original price was $200
They came in 3 weeks before christmas. I was gonna buy one for my mom with my discount. (Im part time so my discounts not alot) it would of been $160. My manager told me to wait until after christmas because we getting the Spring Preview update and the coat was going to go WAYY down on clearance. Sure enough the day after Christmas the coat was priced at $79.99 So even with my discount the coat went WAYY pass my discount. And as the weeks went the coat eventually went as far as $29.99. Its all about shopping smart!

And I learned that you never suppose to shop the current season. Me, personally I buy my winter clothes off line during the spring and summer when they are at their cheapest. And my spring/summer clothes during the winter.

Like the current solid color Flip Flops are $16 at Hollister now. . .but when I started working at Hollister back in October the SAME Flip Flops were $6.90. So its all about shopping smart. I wear and shop at Hollister and Im not stuck up/snotty/bitch/hoe or etc. I wear the clothes cause they actually FIT. And out of Abercrombie & Fitch, American Eagle, and Abercrombie, Hollister tends to be alittle less priced.

But stated before Aero is the absolute cheapest.
I think of it as:

When it all boils down to it. . .regardless if its a clothing brand or a shoe brand. . .all the company wants is your money. And its all about your likes and dislikes. Some people are just influence by what they like by how the people they seen act in the clothes they are in.

That’s just my opinion. Like belly buttons we all have one.

Later days guys. :]

Eh, I couldn’t agree more.
I actually like Hollister, some of their clothes are cute, but I could never buy there. They have some really cute jeans but they’re super expensive, not only that, but the biggest size is a size 11.
Why do that? It’s kinda like “lulz ur fat gtfo my store~”
you know?
It’s pathetic. Hollister is for skinny rich girls.
But I do like American Eagle and Aeropostale. A&F is ridiculous.

I LOVE ABERCROMBIE & FITCH AND I LOVE HOLLISTER!!!!!! I think that their clothes are awesome n cute but that’s my OPINION!!! for those of you who think that everyone who wears it is stuck-up or a prep you guys are STUPID!! Since when is it bad to want to dress nice? I admit that you can’t be really fat if you want to wear A&F n Hollister but if they made it in really big sizes abercrombie wouldn’t be in that much demand. I HATE AEROPOSTALE!! THEY’RE STUFF IS JUST A CHEAP STUPID KNOCKOFF OF ABERCROMBIE N FITCH!! AND ABERCROMBIE N FITCH IS NOT THAT EXPENSIVE! EXPENSIVE WOULD BE JUICY COUTURE N THEY’RE STUFF IS CUTE!!

Also you guys should stop arguing about the people who shop there. A lot of good people shop there (WHO ARE NOT PREPS OR STUCK UP)!!!! and for those people who like AEROPOSTALE I only have 2 words to say to you guys

FUCK YOU!!!!!

Wow. You’re an idiot. You’re probably one of those weird goth/emo/weird kids that in anti hollister because everyone who can afford it and LIKES the style wears it. I’m not a mindless idiot because I shop there? I just tend to like their outfits. and to Mike, I don’t care if it “falls out of style”. I’ve been shopping there before it even became SUPER FAMOUS. I’ll still wear it because I like it. Gah, people are such haters because some people can afford cute good quality clothing.

To the people who hate Hollister, grow up and stop being so negative towards the people who love it. I’m a girl I shop in hollister get over it. Its not expensive. They way I look at it is I’m getting good quality clothes for decent money. So to all the haters out there GROW UP