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Can I just vent?!? I'm pretty sure the lined paper refill for a Ulysses MM notebook was $85 last week and now it is $100 (CAD). That is a 17.6% increase ... and the thought of paying $100 for notepaper seems egregious to me. Aaargh!!!!
 
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mimi 123 said:
I started tracking these when experiencing the price increase first time back in 2011. Huh, I am a "young" H lover! Hope it's a little fun for your day! (all in USD, data may not be all accurate.) :cutesy:
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Mimi, may I ask - the spaces in your chart, primarily in 2013, does that represent no change or that you don't have the information? Also, is the Pocket the same as the Gavroche? Thanks so much!
 
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klynneann said:
Mimi, may I ask - the spaces in your chart, primarily in 2013, does that represent no change or that you don't have the information? Also, is the Pocket the same as the Gavroche? Thanks so much!
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It seems as if Mimi listed the gavroches as "pocket" based on the prices in her chart. The pocket scarves from the men's dept are less expensive and remain so [$150 prior to the increase. $160 now]
 
#788
Monceau, sadly what I know about economics would probably fit into a thimble, but I have really enjoyed reading your posts in this thread - they are super informative.

I am shocked to read of predictions of oil at $20. I haven't kept close tabs on crude prices since I stopped working for Big Oil - are they talking about crude heading back to $20/barrel? That will be shocking and devastating for a lot of economies. Yipes!
 
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Monceau said:
It was around 2007-2008 when luxury prices began decoupling from inflation. Chanel even had a few years with increases every 8-10 months. It's markers like these that makes one think "bubble."
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MrsJDS said:
Monceau - I totally agree with you. The same thing has happened in certain real estate markets and the high end contemporary art market, and the word "frothy" has also been used to describe these two markets. This latest round of price increases has certainly given me real pause, especially when it comes to the big ticket items like handbags. At some point, I say "enough is enough".
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Yes, I agree - this is a bit scary on the macro economic front.
 
#790
On the pure "price increase watch" side, I bought a couple leather bracelets today and the word is they go up in "ten days to two weeks". I am still hearing no increase on CSGM which is awesome as I am eyeing my first....
 
#795
Yes, according to Citi's forecast, crude could hit $20.00/ barrel this year.

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...unge-to-20-and-this-might-be-the-end-of-opec-

WSJ had an interesting article about the impact of the oil glut in Houston. I was amazed to learn that 1/6 of all office construction in the entire US is happening in Houston! The current oil market threatens to halt that activity. Just goes to show that plenty of people in the US are negatively impacted by the oil glut as well. As others have pointed out, it looks like the Hermes price increases in the US are intended to cover loss of revenue in other markets, but plenty of US customers will be more selective with their discretionary purchases as well.

http://www.wsj.com/articles/falling-oil-prices-threaten-houston-building-boom-1423594984
 
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