Anyone use Taigan?

[porcelain monkey]

I got an invite from Sid Mashburn (the incredible Atlanta men's store) to join Taigan (http://www.taigan.com/) free for one month. Taigan appears to be a collection of boutiques under one banner. While it is nice to be able to see the videos posted by Sid and his guys, they charge $15 a month for the privilege of buying things from these boutiques. Has anyone else used this site? I can't imagine that I am going to pay $180 a year for it. I really think Sid Mashburn would be better off posting this kind of stuff on their own site.

 

[gdl203]

hilarious. Are we back to 1999 or what? How do people get such ridiculous businesses funded? Pay $15/month for the privilege of spending your money...

 

[porcelain monkey]

Originally Posted by gdl203

hilarious. Are we back to 1999 or what? How do people get such ridiculous businesses funded? Pay $15/month for the privilege of spending your money...

I couldn't agree more - it seems ludicrous. Sorry for the bump, but has anyone else encountered this site? Anyone bought anything? Any of the boutiques listed have any insight into the business model?

 

[Jack2000]

Paying a fee for the privilege of buying something at retail pricing seems like a strange idea. But if you view the member benefits page you will see that you get to participate in such novel activities as BROWSE, VIEW and SIGNUP. It is all clear now.

 

[Bartolo]

The website offers a free 30-day full trial.

 

[Cary Grant]

If the products are exlusive to this outlet I'm sure people will pay. Hell... people pay up from for the privilege of shopping at Costco...

 

[dsarna]

Taigan's okay

 

[davidmac]

curated collection of the best shops/boutiques from across US with fresh video uploads would be very attractive to the shopaholics of the world.

Explored the site yesterday...like the personal touch that each retailer brings with their own videos. Check out REVIVAL videos.....very good!

Seems like a great aggregation play....I think they have under-priced it at $15/month!

 

[mr.blueeyes]

I'd pay the fee to get to Sid's store without having to go cross town in ATL. traffic - and how can you shop at Sid's if $15.00 is that big a deal?

 

[gdl203]

Originally Posted by davidmac

curated collection of the best shops/boutiques from across US with fresh video uploads would be very attractive to the shopaholics of the world.

Explored the site yesterday...like the personal touch that each retailer brings with their own videos. Check out REVIVAL videos.....very good!

Seems like a great aggregation play....I think they have under-priced it at $15/month!

Originally Posted by mr.blueeyes

I'd pay the fee to get to Sid's store without having to go cross town in ATL. traffic - and how can you shop at Sid's if $15.00 is that big a deal?

Hilarious spam shilling sessions from n00b and n00ber... carry on guys...

 

[davidmac]

IT'S NO secret that I am an admirer of the writer Julia Reed. She's the New Orleans-based dynamo who can delineate the antics of a first lady or the wiles of a business criminal or tell us how they make everything from coleslaw to the Rolls Royce engine.

An ace reporter for Newsweek, her hobby is food, glorious food ... and a little bit of drink. And once upon a time, Julia added heft to whatever serious thing Vogue might be offering, but she slipped out of Anna Wintour's hands.

Julia is a charter member of the Wow gang when we can nail her down. But now I want to tell you about her moonlighting as the "creative director" of another brand-new Website called www.taigan.com.

Shopping online may feel pretty impersonal, but Julia insists that taigan.com is different and her part of it is writing a little magazine on the Website, called "fetch." The taigan.com site showcases really great individual retailers who each have a gorgeous homepage where they post delightful videos of their wares.

Julia's column under the "fetch" name talks about holiday entertaining and making merry (She is an expert as all of her husbands and boyfriends could tell you.) Julia's column stays "up" on the site for two weeks at a time and changes slightly each Wednesday. The Wows advise you to get onto this for your own sake. (I always take Julia's advice on everything because I'm afraid of her and fear she'll take away my Southern eating privileges.

 

[Shirtmaven]

/\\ Shill?

 

[davidmac]

http://www.businesswire.com/portal/s...69&newsLang=en

 

[davidmac]

A Shill?...i think not.

A Claqueur....perhaps!!