I just got an email saying they are increasing their prices.
NONONONONONONONONO....
Economy is getting worse but these luxurious items' prices are skyrocketing... sigh......

I die!

I'm not happy either. I just received an email from the manager of my local boutique stating the price increase is effective Friday, May 6th.

"Bottega Veneta will be expecting a price increase of at least 15% on our handcrafted products..."

I'm hoping the increase won't be 15%. I suspect it will actually be less than that.

all these price increases have to do with what Bv is doing in Italy
they have had their factory certified with some kind of thing
sorta like osha here where they ceritify that workers can only work on one thng for so many hrs a week to avoid carpal tunnel
things like that
apparently it is a very big deal and they have to be re-ceritfied every 6 months
I can only think that labor costs increase shipping and handling for everything
everything goes up except my dollars

Wow! Thanks for all the info. Too bad about the price increase.

BV hasn't been as bad as other high end designers with the price increases - I think there was a very modest one last year - but, I agree, I would rather the prices stay where they are. Actually, I would rather that prices go down!

thanks for the info!

Originally Posted by septembersiren

all these price increases have to do with what Bv is doing in Italy they have had their factory certified with some kind of thing sorta like osha here where they ceritify that workers can only work on one thng for so many hrs a week to avoid carpal tunnel things like that apparently it is a very big deal and they have to be re-ceritfied every 6 months I can only think that labor costs increase shipping and handling for everything everything goes up except my dollars

it's depressing to travel when you earn in USD!

Greed greed greed.

The quality has certainly not improved, IMO.

well the last price increase was about a year ago
it has to do with the price of gas and oil

^^ Maybe so, but I don't think it costs $400 more to produce my cervo bag than when I bought it in late 2009.

I got the same form email from a store manager. Damn!

I agree, the quality is not improving. Customers will pay more if they see some added value. But a random increase to cover the cost of doing business under ISPESL is not one I welcome. I would have thought they were obeying worker protection rules before. If it is just a matter of being inspected, a 15% increase seems a little high.

Nuts. The bags are pricey enough already.

Originally Posted by Miss_FancyBags

Nuts. The bags are pricey enough already.

Yeah, I haven't bought a BV bag since before the LAST price increase. I don't think I've bought one since 2009.

Yikes, 15% is a big increase. That's not good news.