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Streetwear brand Supreme had recently collaborated with high fashion brand Louis Vuitton on a new collection.

Just a gist into the collection, they released a wallet that is literally reselling now for $1400 and a hoodie for $10,000. Pretty expensive to cough up RM50,000 for a jacket and a bloody wallet. For Louis Vuitton, these prices can be considered lower than standard but generally kids are buying these.

Now, one of the coveted pieces in the collection is... the backpack. The godly backpack. This bag, is going on ebay for around $11,000 equivalent to RM48,000. Have a look at what is happening in Pulau Pinang ( Penang )


I have no idea if it's true or a fake but the thought of letting your child bring a RM50,000 backpack to school is just beyond me, let alone him being an 8 year old or something. A lot of people have said that it is fake, logical at the very least.

The thing i'm worried about is, some ignorant person may see this as an opportunity to do bad things to the kid, steal his bag or perform unexplainable desires or even threats to the parents. The flashy red LV bag may be fake, but things could happen and I hope the parents think or have thought about it by now.

If it is real, just sayin, MY son ain't going to school with a backpack the price of two Perodua Axia. At that age, I wore a spongebob backpack, a bit like this one with the face and all. You want a car priced bag, you get your own XD.



To be honest, this news is just a funny post I saw on twitter and wanted to share here/

I had gone to Family Bundle located in Ampang and had a decent time there.

WHAT IS A BUNDLE?

Most people know what it is, but this is for those who don't know.

A bundle shop is an outlet where they sell pre-loved / used items for very low price. For instance you can get this Gianna Valentino button collared long sleeve t-shirt for RM5! In great condition might I add.

MY EXPERIENCE

Environment : 

One thing that I love about the place is that it is well ventilated. As it is indoors, they install these huge fans to circulate the air. Thus, it is not that hot in there as well.

I've been to another bundle location and everytime I visit there, I get a flu or some type of iritation in my nose because of all the dust + secondhand unwashed clothing.

They also have fitting rooms, which is rare in a bundle in my experience. Usually, either you try it on in the open, over your shirt, or hope for the best and purchase it.

Prices :

The items sold here range from around RM5.30 up to RM50. You do have to stroll around for quite a while as the shop is huge for a bundle considered most pre-loved outlets are very small.

I stumbled upon an RM5 Champion jacket that looked sick but because it had a few stains I didn't bother.

You can literally get 10 pieces of clothing for around RM50. It is amazing.

Weird Items :

When I go to a thrift, I always expect weird defected shirts. This shop didn't provide much of those. More so a large array of winter clothing, shirts, blazers and such. But I did find a gem, beware it may trigger you...


Office Hours :

From google, they open from 10am to 10pm, but if I recall we were there till 11pm i think so I guess it differs from weekdays to weekends or I am just justifying my bad memory.

Location :

It is in Ampang, so make sure you open up Waze to find the shortest route. We went there with ease cause we passed through a housing area. It was a Saturday night in Ampang, so I was hoping for the worst. Yet, it was manageable.

Pros :

• large price range (lowest to highest)
• large array of children /adults clothes available
• good ventilation
• presence of fitting rooms
• many workers
• large well lit environment
• small chance of getting weird quirky items
• drinks available (cold)
• Great for students

Cons

• a tad bit dusty
• small fitting rooms
• too many choices :D
• not many weird items but small chance
• normal shirts only to be honest

On Reddit r/streetwear, a user named cokeslurpees posted a picture of what appears to be Supreme tagged blank t-shirts in Kmart which is equivalent to Jusco, Aeon and Tesco in Malaysia.

Here is the gist of it :

American Apparel closed down all it's outlets, so they have a lot of extra t-shirts to letgo.

Kmart quickly saw the potential and bought the excess blank shirts without knowing the Brand tagged on them.

Each only selling for $4 max, converted to RM17!

They had them in many colours like teal, white, black and more.

Backstory :

Supreme had been speculated to have been printing their t-shirts on either Gildan and even American Apparel. So a lot of people have kind of confirmed that American Apparel has been supplying Supreme for their blanks.

Now :

People are buying literally dozens of them at once just to resell. In my opinion, I would probably do the exact same thing.

Resell prices are going upwards of $45 up to $60 because of the Supreme Tag.

Haters :

Based on the video listed here, people have been so butthurt to see this that they cut off the tags and wrote L meaning "loss" or equivalent to basically a bad scene. Such childish moves to be doing in a local store.

Conclusion :

I don't see any wrong with reselling if you're worried about that. Who wouldn't do the same, be honest with yourself. Buy small, sell big. Also if there's a potential or certain demand, why the hell not.

Tesco, Aeon, Giant, get these shirts omg need these type of mishaps in Malaysia! Not people throwing slippers at a car. But yeah, to the people that bought all the shirts, salute for being up to date on the scene. For real, love the drama :)