Have to say I'm mad guilty for considering and often buying skate shit. The crap. I nearly bought that Girl skateboards lamp the other day. Somehow I stopped myself. I guess I reason it by thinking, well lamps suck, so might as well have a cooler lamp than one from Walmart. It is also about 6 times the price though.
The socks thing I don't really get. That's about as equivalent as talking about shirts. Cant believe someones buying skate t-shirts when you can get blank ones for so cheap.
I look at it as if youre buying this stuff, the companies are making money and hopefully youre just supporting the skate industry. Then I don't feel as bad.