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Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-07-28 9:30

" Hey, look at you, carrying last year's Prada bag and getting away with it!"
Now you (young, pretty, broke but have an expensive taste) have a choice!

Join (for as little as $19.95 per month) and they'll loan you up to five designer bags at a time! Pick your bag on line and receive it in mail, show off to your girlfriends and make them jealous, then return it for more!
Keep it a secret, the b__ch in your office doesn't have to know...
http://www.bagborroworsteal.com/

qinger · Post by **qinger** » 2004-07-28 12:23

This really sounds like a joke. But it is true? I am too old...

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-07-28 12:35

Apparently they were doing pretty well. I just think the whole thing is such a joke.
And their bags are not that pretty. In fact, most are ugly logo bags. It is the kind of bag that does nothing but making a statement :" Oh Look, I have an LV/Gucci/Fendi bag!"

tiffany · Post by **tiffany** » 2004-07-28 12:47

well, whenever I see a LV bag now, I think: hmm, $20 from chinatown;
now, you are telling me prada bags are up for rent....
ah, I have no respect for expensive handbags any more

silkworm · Post by **silkworm** » 2004-07-28 12:54

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 31,00.html

花差花差小将军 · Post by **花差花差小将军** » 2004-07-28 13:03

I never had repect for a bag, and I won't respect someone just for the sake of the designer bag she's carrying. I have more respect for rich and tasteful people carrying subtle and understated nice bags.

笑嘻嘻 · Post by **笑嘻嘻** » 2004-07-28 13:07

how about the money that pay for those designer bags?

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-07-28 13:08

tiffany wrote: ah, I have no respect for expensive handbags any more

What do you mean by "not any more"? 小白，难道你曾经一见名牌皮包就肃然起敬么？我要鄙视你

vivi · Post by **vivi** » 2004-07-28 13:14

I have to say it is a creative idea, making money out of some people’s superficialness, why not?!

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-07-28 13:22

vivi wrote:I have to say it is a creative idea, making money out of some people’s superficialness, why not?!

Has anyone seen <Catwomen>?
Basic plot is Sharon Stone is launching a new facial cream that will turn your skin into living marble, but if you stop using it, your skin will completely shatter. And Catwomen, of cause, while Spiderman and Superman are saving the world, is fighting against evil makeup Tycoon to save all women's skin from this evil addictive product.
The sad thing is, I bet, if this cream actually exists, all those superficial women will kill and steal to get one. And there will be a highly profitable black market for it.

tiffany · Post by **tiffany** » 2004-07-28 15:15

Knowing wrote:
tiffany wrote: ah, I have no respect for expensive handbags any more
What do you mean by "not any more"? 小白，难道你曾经一见名牌皮包就肃然起敬么？我要鄙视你

I got a healthy respect for the money behind it...... sorta

vivi · Post by **vivi** » 2004-07-28 16:08

something like that probably already exists, like the 'holy water' from SK-II, just less evil. sometimes all it takes is just a little bit of common sense.[/list]

tiffany · Post by **tiffany** » 2004-07-28 16:15

holy water? 怎么让我想起来古龙的天一神水

qinger · Post by **qinger** » 2004-07-28 17:35

我不知道是崇拜还是羡慕，每次逛店看到有人背lv就很小家子气地指给某人看：lv哎。没文化的某人久而久之也知道lv大约是种很昂贵的东西。
可有个朋友到国内出差，回来时带了只冒牌lv, 说是公司的秘书请他到秀水街买的（乖乖不得了，秀水街这么有名，连米有去过中国的老美都知道）， budget $20, 他还没花完。
从此我再看到lv大惊小怪，某人都很胸有成竹地说：“知道，不就是秀水街的吗！”

vivi · Post by **vivi** » 2004-07-28 18:01

中文好象叫‘神仙水’，也是据说能反老还童的玩意儿。80ML $180 加币税前。在天涯看见有人说，你要见过没化妆的郑秀文，打死你也不会买SK-II了。I think there is some truth in there. 白金你也不用知道，你每天跑步比什么神仙水都好使。

登 · Post by 登 » 2004-07-28 23:18

Generally speaking, using any products from SK-II is like skin suicide......or exchange your health for something magic but evil

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-07-29 8:33

Wha! Is Sk-II that bad? Good thing I could not get any in US, otherwise I would have tried some.

vivi · Post by **vivi** » 2004-07-29 9:05

I don't know how bad it is. I just know it is not as good as it claims to be( well, just like every other skin care product I guess). I have tried. In Toronto, SK-II is sold in most of the Chinese shopping malls. You could also order it online. In Canada you have to pay the sales tax when you pick it up at the post office.

ravaged · Post by **ravaged** » 2004-07-29 14:33

saks carry SKII now. i have no idea what that magic ingredient pitera really does, but from people's descriptions i think it's just some sort of chemical exfoliant. most people in china don't use chemical exfoliants like BHA, so any product that does it is bound to make a difference and get people hooked.

helenClaire · Post by **helenClaire** » 2004-08-03 13:00

那天看中文报纸讲奢侈品消费，说皮包经久耐用，暴露在外，是一些人想表示自己进入高消费的entry point,有的常年停留在只能买得起品牌包的阶段，人称“包法利夫人“。

Knowing · Post by **Knowing** » 2004-08-03 14:18

helenClaire wrote:那天看中文报纸讲奢侈品消费，说皮包经久耐用，暴露在外，是一些人想表示自己进入高消费的entry point

噢！就是亦舒写标准糖爸爸必备道具之一：半旧的鳄鱼皮公文皮包。