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post #16 of 27
If the prices on Canal Street are an indication, it seems there is an excessive surplus.
post #17 of 27
have you checked if the illegal chinese factory workers in italy were rounded up and deported recently?
post #18 of 27
They're made in France aren't they?
post #19 of 27
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They're made in France aren't they?

Not all of them.
post #20 of 27
The reason there's an LV monogram bag shortage is because Bono has to use them to deliver medical supplies to African children.
post #21 of 27
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Originally Posted by tagutcow View Post
The reason there's an LV monogram bag shortage is because Bono has to use them to deliver medical supplies to African children.

post #22 of 27
LV is lowering supply until the holiday season:

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Despite nationwide strikes in France, Louis Vuitton, a peddler of posh handbags, does not have sufficient stock to cater to the sudden increase in demand. Anxious to save enough goodies for Christmas, the company is closing its flagship shop on the Champs-Elysées in Paris earlier each day and raising its prices in the euro zone.

http://www.economist.com/node/17309229
post #23 of 27
^ So their strategy to sell more bags is to sell less bags, even though the total number of bags sold wouldn't really change one way or the other....
post #24 of 27
Nope, their strategy is to avoid an appearance of operational problems at Christmas by simulating operational problems in the fall.
post #25 of 27
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Nope, their strategy is to avoid an appearance of operational problems at Christmas by simulating operational problems in the fall.

This.
post #26 of 27
Thread Starter 
Well, I was able to pick up a Louis bag tonight, I don't know why Neiman Marcus doesn't take Visa/Master Card. This running up to put it on a gift card is a bit annoying.
post #27 of 27
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Originally Posted by Slopho View Post
Well, I was able to pick up a Louis bag tonight, I don't know why Neiman Marcus doesn't take Visa/Master Card. This running up to put it on a gift card is a bit annoying.

Wheres your Plum Amex, smalltimer? At least have a black card like the guys with the fallback 250K jobs.
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