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Commodity fetishism
That's not exactly what commodity fetishism is, but it's probably part of it. People often do value brand names in regards to their treats, regardless of the labor input.
Yeah I was going to say, it doesn't seem commodity fetishism explains "treats" fully.
Commodity fetishism doesn't mean a consumer going "damn I love commodities so much I want to fuck them", it means ignoring the social relationships inherent in the way goods are produced and consumed