How do you fund your Hermes addiction?

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#124
duchess said:
I don't go around always including a price tag in my response to a compliment or observation. If someone say's they like my shoes, or purse;I don't say "Thank You, Manolo Blahnik $429.00, on sale at Sak's, Hermes Birkin $7,550.00"!
If someone wants to ask me how much anything costs;I am fine with that.
I may not always remember exactly? But I can give a ballpark figure.
I am pretty open, and approachable if I feel a persons intentions, or agenda are sincere.
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Same; I don't mind talking about it, but still I can't help feeling the original post was a little forward and rude. There is, IMO, a difference in asking someone how much something was and asking them how much they raised it.

Anyway, for my part, I am lucky to have generous parents and a fairly frugal lifestyle otherwise. My only real expenditures are fashion and holidays; I usually only shop for clothes in the sales, I don't go out a lot, I rarely eat out and I don't like insanely expensive coffee drinks! :P ($22 = €14, I know people who would easily spend that daily in Starbucks, and while I'm sure for some of them this is as good value as a Birkin is to me, I know which I would prefer.)

As Allan and others have said, the only thing that annoys me about telling people how much things cost is the remarks they make. Everyone has their own idea of value-- some people may raise a brow about my H purchases, but I think a lot of the things they spend money on (drinking, cheap clothes, general tat, fast food, etc.) are so wasteful.

Sometimes I think it would be better if we didn't discuss money with one another, but at the same time it does seem sort of unavoidable... :shrugs:
 
#126
piaffe said:
I understand that.

But then again, if one is truly reserved and if one wants to AVOID attention and specifically, to avoid these types of inappropriate/rude personal questions, publicly posting reveals with photos and action shots (etc.) and talking about one's collection and purchases is probably a bad idea.

I'm sure there are dozens and dozens of lurkers with fabulous collections that wish to remain *truly* anonymous, that don't want to be scrutinized in public.

If we participate in the public arena of tPF, we forfeit some control over our privacy. We can't make people not ask us questions. We can't totally protect ourselves from the curiosity we generate in others. The only way to do that is to refrain from posting anything personal at all.
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Piaffe- You said that with much more class than the people on here pointing out someone else's rude manners. Where I come from, that is rude. Well said! :tup:
 
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#127
I have noticed the person who started this thread has not commented on any of the responses. I find that odd, makes me wonder if the question was posed to gather information.
The thread does not bother me. I don't choose to disclose any personal information about my income or my purchases to anyone. I am not offended if someone ask how much my Hermes bags cost, I just do not answer the question.
 
#128
PF seems to have attracted a lot of media attention lately... Then again, the OP has very few posts so possibly they just forgot about it entirely. :D
 
#129
Encore Hermes said:
The tips are really great in 'professional dancing'. Work is actually easy, half the time you're really just sitting down!!!
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Do you think H could be convinced to make "clear heels"? :p
 
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