Excelsior! Academy Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Exhibit A https://www.boredpanda.com/funny-shopping-items-nordstrom/ 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katy Posted April 25, 2021 Share Posted April 25, 2021 Because people with more money than taste will buy them. Hence the term “fashion victim.” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Katy said: Because people with more money than taste will buy them. Hence the term “fashion victim.” Ha! More money than sense! 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bolt. Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 There's also conspicuous consumption. Societies have often found ways to make a public display of just-plain-wealth through absurdly priced wearable objects. It's kind of like buying a fancy piece of original art: it's for shouting the message, "By the way, I'm the kind of person who has enough money to buy things at this price!" Or maybe it's for money laundering. I've heard that some component of high-cost trade in 'the arts' is about money laundering. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonhawk Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 17 minutes ago, bolt. said: There's also conspicuous consumption. Societies have often found ways to make a public display of just-plain-wealth through absurdly priced wearable objects. It's kind of like buying a fancy piece of original art: it's for shouting the message, "By the way, I'm the kind of person who has enough money to buy things at this price!" This. I mean, how else are the 10am martini ladies at the country club going to know that you are richer than they are unless you have a purse with a banana hanging off of it? It's more than showing you have a ton of money: but that you have so much money that you decided to literally throw your money away on something like this. Nothing says, "Too much money to burn" better than plastic fruit, amirite? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 (edited) Why do brands create ridiculous, overpriced items? Well, before I clicked that link, I was thinking that the answer is obvious — those brands know I’m stuck at home, I’m bored, I’m not too bright, I’m spending hours aimlessly browsing online stores, and I want some new toys 😃... but that stuff was just plain idiotic! I don’t care how late at night it is and how bored I am; I do have some standards! Almost worse than the fact that someone will actually buy that stuff, is the thought that there was a buyer at Nordstrom who saw it all and said, “Wow, that’s Klassy with a capital K” and ordered it. It’s sad to think that there are some amazing designers of things that are actually beautiful, and they don’t have the nerve to approach the buyers at Nordstrom, but some lunatic with an idea for a miniature folding chair on a chain... well... yikes! I have been sucked into quite a few informercial gadgets over the years — looking at you Malibu Pilates and the Chair Gym — so clearly I have a gullible streak, but that stuff at Nordstrom is so over-the-top (and crazy expensive) that it’s hard to imagine that anyone would buy it. Edited April 26, 2021 by Catwoman 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Are you all saying that I am really the only person who wants the Louis Vuitton Lockheed C-5 plane bag? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Caroline said: Are you all saying that I am really the only person who wants the Louis Vuitton Lockheed C-5 plane bag? Looks like it. 😉 Although, that straight-jacket coat thingamajig might actually be pretty warm, so there is that. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Tick Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 How do I get into this racket on the other end? I can clean out my craft closet, glue some of that together and sell it as a one of a kind for $799.99? I want in! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 4 hours ago, Caroline said: Are you all saying that I am really the only person who wants the Louis Vuitton Lockheed C-5 plane bag? Yes, in fact, you ARE the only one. However, *I* am the one who wants the $1900 Tiffany’s silver yarn ball. And they don’t make it anymore, which is completely wrong. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 5 hours ago, Caroline said: Are you all saying that I am really the only person who wants the Louis Vuitton Lockheed C-5 plane bag? I swear, Caroline, if you get that bag before I do, I’ll pinch you so hard that you’ll cry! 😉 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catwoman Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 1 hour ago, Carol in Cal. said: Yes, in fact, you ARE the only one. However, *I* am the one who wants the $1900 Tiffany’s silver yarn ball. And they don’t make it anymore, which is completely wrong. That’s what makes it so collectible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caroline Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 38 minutes ago, Catwoman said: I swear, Caroline, if you get that bag before I do, I’ll pinch you so hard that you’ll cry! 😉 Maybe I could make it my avatar... 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indigo Blue Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 I kinda think the broccoli handbag is cute and artsy. I like the tin cup thing, too. And who wouldn’t like an 18k gold paper clip bookmark? The shrimp handbag is ugly.😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sneezyone Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Because there’s always someone dumb enough to buy it. Every year there are egregious examples. I remember seeing a $65+ dish of barely cooked collard greens for sale at Neiman Marcus. 🤯 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 You can make a lot of money off of primates' need to signal. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wildcat Posted April 26, 2021 Share Posted April 26, 2021 Did y'all see that someone at the Oscars last night carried the shrimp purse?! She used it as a clutch, though. I saw the Oscar's photo not long after viewing the Nordstrom link and about fell out of my chair laughing. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QueenCat Posted April 27, 2021 Share Posted April 27, 2021 Wow! That's all I can say... I actually do shop from Nordstrom's sometimes but I've never seen anything like these items when shopping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KungFuPanda Posted April 28, 2021 Share Posted April 28, 2021 This is perfect for this thread: Have you guys seen any of these small electric composters meant to be a countertop appliance in your kitchen? They are HUNDREDS of dollars for something you can literally do for free in a bucket. It's insane! Vitamix even has one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 OP here. Just now catching up to the thread. I will have to go look at the Oscars photo with the shrimp bag. One part of me thinks the brands are pranking us, but another part thinks maybe there really are people with more money than sense. I mean who would really carry a tiny, blinged out chair on a strap!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Excelsior! Academy Posted April 28, 2021 Author Share Posted April 28, 2021 https://www.thezoereport.com/culture/novelty-clutch-bag-trend-2021-oscars-red-carpet Outrageous clutches at the Oscars. Check out the price on the lips clutch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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