What’s with the major focus on “designer” ($$$$) bags lately
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Anonymous
| Is it the new major, pandemic symbol of supposed social status or wealth? |
Anonymous
| Nah. It's back-handed marketing attempts, usually planted by someone representing the company. |
Anonymous
A mark of an idiot: thinking someone from Chanel is posting on rinky dink DCUM. OP Americans are flush right now. Everyone has some cash burning a hole in their pocket. |
Anonymous
| OP of one of the threads here -- I'm in the market for a new purse, that's all. It's not going to be flashy, I'm not going to request an extra chair for it at restaurants, I can well afford it, and I give generously to charity. It has just been many years since I've bought a purse and mine is starting to fall apart. ✌️ |
Anonymous
Yep. People with money have more of it now. DCUM = people with money |
Anonymous
| Chanel and Louis Vuitton just had price increases, people into bags have bags on the brain right now. |
Anonymous
So price increase = buy more bags? Not being snarky; I'm truly curious. |
Anonymous
More discussion. Along with switching of brands for those loyal to one etc… there’s a few YouTube’s on if Chanel loyalists will go to Hermes now. |
Anonymous
| I think for many companies a lot of promotions, raises, and bonuses came through in the past few months. Therefore people are looking to spend a little. |
Anonymous
Has to be this. Deluxe hand bags has to be a dying market. I have 3 college DDs so not into designer bags but they are actively anti-materialistic. It's wasteful. It's not cool. No thanks. This us what I hear about bags, shoes, clothes, etc. Extreme minimalism is a thing. |
Anonymous
There’s still a huge market for them. Your DD’s are not representative of all younger people. |
Anonymous
Anonymous
NP I beg to differ. PP's DDs are probably a lot more representative than Ivory Tower dwellers would think. The younger generation is eschewing conspicuous consumption. So what world are you living in? Where is this "huge" market? Considering the average American HHI it would be interesting to learn exactly how many are paying big bucks for a handbag. Even in the DMV most people don't run around buying a Birkin. |
Anonymous
| Thrifting is very in with college kids, even those with big budgets. Only the international kids wear the luxury brand jackets and bags. |
Anonymous
Resale market went nuts last year. You can't enter a thrift shop anymore without running into people who are clearly buying for resale. |