Can you imagine any other presidential candidate shopping at Ross?

[ansible]

I know many people who would look down at you for even shopping here.

[madaboutharry]

1. Sanders is a millionaire.

This photo actually offends me. They don’t need to shop at a discount store. This photo is for show.

[wisteria]

5. I agree.

[TomCADem]

6. Which of his Three Homes Will He Keep His Clothes At?

The fact that he goes on a photo op to Ross just seems way too slick.

[BusyBeingBest]

16. I remember when Michelle Obama sneaked out of the WH to shop at Target.

[HerbChestnut]

22. Does it also offend you that he does his own grocery shopping?

[RandySF]

26. Nobody gives a shit.

[Skittles]

44. you got that right

[David__77]

31. Someone seems to care lol

...

[karynnj]

66. Hanafords on North Avenue, Burlington!

Note he even brought his reusable bag!

[Indepatriot]

35. You can tell by all the Armani they're usually dressed in.

P.S. If I sold my house, and most of my possessions, I'd be a "millionaire" too, and I make about 70,000 a year. P.S.S. we often shop at Ross...

[ehrnst]

72. I got an Armani suit at a thrift store. Some folks just gotta hate, I guess...

And others are happy to eat the canapes the new Armani clothing wearers serve, while flattering them:

October 14, 2015

Mr. Sanders was cheered at a fancy campaign fund-raiser at the Hollywood home of Syd Leibovitch, a high-end real estate agent, and his wife, Linda, on Wednesday night.

Tickets for the event sold for a minimum of $250. Those who spent the maximum, $2,700, or who raised $10,000, were invited to a “pre-event reception,” according to the invitation.

The 14 co-hosts included Cindy Asner, the former wife of the actor Ed Asner, the actress Mimi Kennedy, and Benjamin W. Decker, whose website notes that he was once called the “legendary Hollywood P.R. maven” by Forbes magazine, and used to produce “celebrity-driven red-carpet movie premieres.”
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It was the ninth such event of his campaign, his aides said, according to the pool report.
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As Mr. Sanders began speaking to the guests, he joked that the Leibovitch house was a “proletariat” home, and told them, “The truth is there are many people in this country who have money but also believe in social justice.”

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/senator-bernie-sanders-calls-hillary-clinton-foundation-money/story?id=30687863

[SKKY]

36. Yup.

[chia]

60. All politicians do things for show.

[Generic Brad]

69. Shopping at places like Ross may be why he's a millionaire

If we saw a photo of him shopping at a high end store we could gripe that he's out of touch with our concerns and how we have to live. I don't think he was engaging in poverty porn. Bernie normally appears in clothes that look like they were purchased off the rack. This photo is totally believable to me.

[Doremus]

70. A net worth of $2m. Because he wrote a book.

For comparison sakes, Bloomberg is worth 26,000 times more than that, $52 billion.

Sanders has far more in common with the middle class than Bloomberg ever will ... unless he gives away $51.8 billion.

[stonecutter357]

2. lol fail !

[RandySF]

3. I imagine one has a lot of shopping to do when one owns three houses.

BTW, Ross is the most popular store at Union Square in San Francisco.

[wisteria]

4. I want my a President to be better dressed

I don’t even shop at this dump

[Gravitycollapse]

9. What a strangely elitist, disconnected thing to say.

[BusyBeingBest]

13. Got some nice rattan baskets and a pretty rug at Ross.

And an aluminum shower caddy that won't rust. It's not the nicest place on the inside but the stuff they sell isn't bad. It's indistinguishable to me from TJ Maxx and Homegoods.

[womanofthehills]

23. Wow! I shop at Ross - you can get lots of good brands there

Especially brand name sheets, brand name kitchen stuff. I take my grandson there for his Nike shirts. I get my dog toys there.

Ross is fun because they have such a variety of stuff.

[Indepatriot]

37. We shop at Ross too. Some folks just gotta hate, I guess...

[cwydro]

51. I guess you'd fit under the label of someone who looks down on others based on where they shop.

Wow. No words.

[zackymilly]

64. I want my President's teeth not to fall out when he talks.

See how shallow that sounds?

[betsuni]

7. I'm not familiar with Ross, but aren't most of their products made in China?

It would be nice if candidates shopped at small businesses and bought American-made things.

[Gravitycollapse]

10. Ross sells discounted clothes from other stores/companies.

They are quite popular as a cheaper option to department stores.

[betsuni]

18. Thanks. So it's like a promiscuous outlet.

I don't know why the OP thinks anyone would look down at that. Everybody loves outlets and discounts.

[rpannier]

48. Post #4 on this thread

[womanofthehills]

27. Like TJ Maxx, they have a variety of stuff - not just clothes

[Gravitycollapse]

29. Oh yeah. I've bought food there before. Lol.

And luggage.

[Cha]

11. They have the worst clothes here in Hawaii.. imo

I go in to buy running socks,

[pandr32]

78. They are pretty junky here in Hilo, too

Just about all the clothes are polyester now and ugly.
Much of the household stuff is seconds and the rest damaged and in clearance.

Aloha to you, Cha!

[Hekate]

12. Ross (Dress for Less) sells brand name items from last year, at a discount. You'd have to check each

...brand name label to find its origin.

Candidates or anyone who wants to shop only American-made better be prepared to search far and spend lots of money. Have you tried that, or does it just sound kinda good?

[betsuni]

15. If I were a candidate I would make my staff find local businesses in states I was visiting and

shop or eat there. For the optics. Especially if I was an anti-trade deal candidate.

[Hekate]

19. Ooooo-kay

[Indepatriot]

39. Sanders isn't "anti-trade" he's anti unregulated "free" trade. Big, Big, Difference!

I encourage you to get involved and run for office! I support local business as much as I can, and would welcome a candidate who speaks to those issues.

[betsuni]

49. No, TPP wasn't unregulated free trade.

[democrattotheend]

73. Exactly

I have tried at times and it's almost impossible. And then I found out that half the stuff that says "made in the USA" is either made in sweatshops in LA or by prisoners making $2 per hour or less.

There are some "fair trade" clothing companies, but they mostly sell t-shirts and casual wear, and they never make petites. Very hard for me to find work clothes from fair trade sources, though if anyone has any suggestions on that I'd love to hear them.

For some reason, the clothing industry is one of the hardest to buy ethically in.

[RockRaven]

8. This bears the hallmarks of posturing...

maybe it is not thus, but it sure as hell looks like it. Why? Because the most valuable, precious, and limited resource a Senator and presidential candidate has is TIME. And shopping at Ross is a bad allocation of one's hyper-limited time due to the variability and unreliability of their stock. Thus one must conclude this is merely virtue signaling. Utterly transparent, manipulative virtue signaling.

One must ask what he thinks of voters' intelligence that he thinks such a gambit will be helpful.

[Hekate]

17. As you point out, the thing one spends most of at Ross is TIME. It takes a long time to sort thru...

...the racks to find what you want.

[krissey]

20. I can't stand the stores. Long racks stuffed with clothes. Messy. I hate shopping and this is the

worst. I have gone in but I walk out with nothing.

[MoonlitKnight]

21. There are voters in that store

Not wasted time.

[Captain Zero]

57. maybe he just needed some new pocket combs

Ross always has stuff like that don't they?
I may be undecided, but I always lean Bernie any chance I get.

[Hekate]

14. I don't know a single solitary soul who would look down on a Ross shopper

They carry well-known brand names in clothing, household items, anything you can think of. As far as I can tell, clothes are always in season, just unsold from the past year in more expensive stores. Women's swimsuits are reliably $19.99, still carrying tags for $68.00.

[pnwmom]

47. Me, neither. That was exactly my reaction. nt

[SamKnause]

24. I am not familiar with that store.

I like Bernie.

I like Jane.

[Indepatriot]

25. Next he'll be promising free 10 packs of tube socks for all!

Oh, the scourge of SOCIALISM!!!

[HerbChestnut]

30. America's sheep should have a right to unionize.

For too long, sheep have provided us with essential wool for our fuzzy socks, and what do they get in return? They're fed grass, they're shepherded, they're even sometimes put on display at country fairs. In the wealthiest country in the history of the world, sheep rights are yuman rights.

[Indepatriot]

40. NAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH

[RandySF]

28. The only issue I have with Ross

It's so disorganized that I cannot find a damn thing I'm looking for.

[Sunny Daze]

43. Same

[Crowman]

33. On the way to Betsy's place.

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[David__77]

34. I would like to see him at Dollar Tree.

....

[ecstatic]

38. I go to Ross too, mainly for unique decor. But this explains a lot.

Lol! I don't mean to be harsh, but Bernie is going to have to step it up a notch as far as personal presentation. The disheveled look holds him back from being more widely accepted.

[Captain Zero]

55. Lincoln was a pretty disheveled guy

at times. I'm not sure if he got written up on his DU job performance report for it though.

[jg10003]

41. I knew a couple worth 300 million. they shopped at the dollar store

They drove a mercury. Their house was a nice 4 bedroom colonial in a upper middle class neighborhood. It was very nice, but nothing more then a successful doctor or lawyer would have. Not all rich people feel the need to live in huge mansions and drive rolls-royces (neither of which Bernie could afford).

In case you're wondering how I knew them, they belonged to my synagogue. Everyone knew how rich they were, but never mentioned it to them because we knew they would be embarrassed. They were lovely people.

[pnwmom]

46. There's a book called The Millionaire Next Door. Many real millionaires like to save money

when they can, and that's part of the reason they're millionaires.

[TruckFump]

67. IMO, the winning answer

Wealthy people who are self-made often are careful with what they spend because they remember what it was like to not be financially secure.

[democratisphere]

42. As the transfer of wealth continues, the millionaires will be shopping at Ross,

while the rest of US will be shopping at The Salvation Army Store and Goodwill.

[pnwmom]

45. He's going there to meet voters. (Which is why there's a camera person behind them.)

But actually, it's easy for me to imagine several of the candidates buying clothes there. Lots of people with money, like Bernie, try to save it when they can.

[cwydro]

50. Yikes, you really know people who would "look down":on others based on where they shop?

Glad I don’t.

[pertello]

52. Cheap?

Because when you’re worth millions you don’t need to shop there. And as for me, when I’m strolling into Walmart I’m not usually followed by a camera crew. Pete Buttigieg lives in a home worth maybe $250,000. He and Chasten ( no income anymore) have over $100,000 in student debt. THAT’S middle class!

[Codeine]

53. Can you imagine being naive enough

to believe he actually shops there?

[Mike Nelson]

54. Yes, of course...

... I recall George Bush doing something like this at a market. Hillary did a subway. I'm sure others have done it, though I can't recall the specifics. It's a way the candidates "relate" to voters. The pictures are taken and shared for that purpose - to show voters candidates are like "ordinary" Americans. Image thing... sometimes it's not advised... imagine Crooked Donald and Meliana going to Ross!

[Captain Zero]

56. The Chico Store, sunny California.

ansible, did you take this? Just wondering?

[doc03]

58. Some of my wealthiest friends are just plain cheap.

[dsc]

59. I can easily see Pete doing so

and certainly his husband (many teachers shop there). I have no idea if either of them do but I could easily see that. I could also see Pete shopping at Men's Warehouse.

[brooklynite]

61. Maybe the guy who's net worth is less than a million?

Michael Bloomberg $61.8 billion
Donald Trump $3.1 billion
Tom Steyer $1.6 billion
Elizabeth Warren $12 million
Joe Biden $9 million
Bernie Sanders $2.5 million
Amy Klobuchar $2 million
Tulsi Gabbard $500,000
Pete Buttigieg $100,000

[chia]

62. No one in my middle class life would look down on me for shopping at Ross, which I've done

for many years. I couldn't afford to shop at department stores then, now I refuse to pay designer prices.

I've already cast my vote for Biden here in CA (mail-in), but Bernie shopping at Ross gave me a smile because I could relate.

[Iliyah]

63. Yes and at Target tooooooooooo......

[mercuryblues]

65. Yes I can imagine

other candidates shopping there. Stores like Ross, 2nd hand, and thrift stores were my go to stores when the kids were little and it seemed they out grew their new clothes in the time we drove home. Or those special occasion clothes they would only wear once or twice.

I have brought Lennox, butterfly Meadow at less than 1/2 the price as a gift for my MIL. Le Crusette baking dishes and so on. Right now I have a large glass bowl on my coffee table to hold remotes in. The colors compliment and match the room décor perfectly. I paid 7.99 for it so if it gets nicked or broken no big loss. I mean. I guess I could go to Macy's of Neiman Marcus and spend 10X more on stuff so some people wouldn't look down on me. But those aren't the type of people who wouldn't want to be friends with me to begin with.

[yardwork]

68. Who cares? I'm serious.

This constant backhanded harping on anybody who doesn't think and act EXACTLY like Bernie and Jane Sanders is not a winning strategy. We have a tyrant in the White House. I don't care where people shop. I'm supporting candidates who can beat Trump.

Stay focused. Resentment and petty sniping is not a winning look. It comes across as weak.

[ehrnst]

71. It's wise to have oneself photographed going shopping somewhere other than Kohl's...

I guess he learned his lesson...



https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/462665-sanders-contrasts-his-fashion-from-trump-actually-it-is-kohls

https://advocate.stpaulunions.org/2015/05/14/kohls-refuses-to-hear-from-workers-who-keep-its-stores-clean/

https://democratherald.com/news/local/union-s-picket-at-kohl-s-turns-tense/article_da5c8790-56af-51f0-b814-438ca3e95100.html

[Jose Garcia]

74. You can buy home decorations threre. Very useful if you own three houses

[redqueen]

75. Evelyn Yang said she is proud of finding bargains

and brags about how little she paid for clothing items.

I think bargain hunting millionaires aren't as unusual as some think. Perhaps especially so if they live in NY.

[Kaleva]

76. Kudos to them for having the money to shop at stores like Ross

Living on SSDI, I'm a St. Vincent DePaul shopper.

[brewens]

77. Probably headed to Greatclips next. Good for him. n/t