tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post3098202576571278694..comments2023-12-30T03:10:28.275-06:00Comments on Style...A Work In Progress: “BAIT, n. A preparation that renders the hook more palatable. The best kind is beauty.” - Ambrose BierceHebdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17160555954425132663noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-65410748729762406752008-11-19T19:36:00.000-06:002008-11-19T19:36:00.000-06:00Tess - I must be a bad bag owner...as long as the ...Tess - I must be a bad bag owner...as long as the bag's leather I buy a bag to "use"...that includes putting it on the floor (which is probably why one of my Balenciagas is looking a little the worse for wear)...fabric or suede I'll be completely paranoid and hold in my lap.<BR/><BR/>editor - I agree completely...it should be about the craft and design...which is why it irks me so much when stores use this kind of naff "freebie" as some kind of incentive. If I like the bag, I'll buy the bag...I don't need/want the hook and I guess I find it kind of insulting that they assume I'll be swayed by the offer of one.Hebdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17160555954425132663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-71214015050253566812008-11-19T08:57:00.000-06:002008-11-19T08:57:00.000-06:00I received this same purse hook last year (media g...I received this same purse hook last year (media gift) and i have to say, as far as purse hooks go, this one is the best design i've ever seen - i've never owned or tried any others, but most look pretty freakin' bad. anyway, i have actually on occasion used my hook, and felt semi-foolish and semi-glad to have it. <BR/>as far as a gift-with-purchase, it's hardly a bold font type of deal, i'll agree, but it is better than the "spend $X and get a $Y gift card" in my opinion, because those really defy logic = buy what you want, and we'll give you a reason to buy more, even if you don't want more. that is the kind of "special" that really irritates me. shouldn't these bonus offers be incidental anyway? whatever the "gift" is, it shouldn't be the motivating reason to buy a 2k bag. the bag ought to be the only reason to do that, right. so in some ways, this very small gift actually makes a lot of sense. but it shows how demanding we are now, how much we want more more more that the purchase itself is not incentive enough, and a small bonus gift is not regarded as the extra that it is. if we're going to buy a purse, then the store ought to give us a luxury suv and a year's worth of free gas with it. that seems to be what it takes these days, to get customers to appreciate what they're buying. it's not about getting the thing they want, but about getting more - more off, more extras, more stuff. <BR/>weird.<BR/>i hope some customers at least demand that the item they are buying to get the extra stuff is something that is of excellent quality, craftsmanship and design - those are the "extras" that i hold out for these days.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08154615284957070071noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-74858377722531110072008-11-18T22:19:00.000-06:002008-11-18T22:19:00.000-06:00After spending 2 grand on a handbag, I would have ...After spending 2 grand on a handbag, I would have to set it on the kitchen counter in the dark because I couldn't be able to afford to go to dinner to use the table hook or pay the electric bill! I'm all for designer handbags, but smart shoppers never pay full price. It's not that I'm cheap (OK, I am)I just want to buy MORE!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-14116530332267948292008-11-18T18:40:00.000-06:002008-11-18T18:40:00.000-06:00That's a laugh. NM are far, far out of touch.That's a laugh. NM are far, far out of touch.Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03406942482508439839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-49564132449150146612008-11-18T16:00:00.000-06:002008-11-18T16:00:00.000-06:00well i thought the crisis was a joke ?well i thought the crisis was a joke ?.....https://www.blogger.com/profile/16097640453005747136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-61371558753120655882008-11-18T10:35:00.000-06:002008-11-18T10:35:00.000-06:00Well I desagree. Unless you like putting your hand...Well I desagree. Unless you like putting your handbag of the floor and grow families of germs in your handbag.<BR/> And actually when you own a $2000 handbag,you don t want to put it on the floor because it is fragile.And how practical to have it on your knees when you eat at the restaurant.<BR/>I think the handbag hook it is a really cool invention!Tesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130071247177894296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13973394.post-86704624727763420542008-11-18T09:24:00.000-06:002008-11-18T09:24:00.000-06:00Wow. Apparently all this economic downturn has mad...Wow. Apparently all this economic downturn has made those bastards GREEDY with their handbag hooks. And I agree, what a crap invention: My bag would get more abuse on that hook than sitting on the dirty floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com