Am I the only one in the world who finds Loius Vuitton bags butt ugly?

KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 01:47 AM
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Am I the only one in the world who finds Loius Vuitton bags butt ugly?

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Oeditpus Rex

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Mon May-08-06 01:49 AM
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1. Our secretary of state uses those!

Why do you hate America?

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ZombieNixon

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Mon May-08-06 01:49 AM
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2. No. That purse of my ex's that I spent $18 to mail back to her...

that was a Louis Vuitwhatever bag. I have a thing against them now. :grr: :P

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Mon May-08-06 01:53 AM
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4. It probably wasn't really a Louis Vuitton.

I own Gucci, Vuittan, Coach, Versace...but they're all fake.

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KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 01:54 AM
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6. Now I LOVE Coach

don't own one, knockoff or not, but man, I love their stuff.

I do have a really nice Stone Mountain (and it is real).

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SeattleGirl

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Mon May-08-06 02:11 AM
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9. I have a Coach bag

Like this one I saw on Ebay, only in red.

http://cgi.ebay.com/COACH-SM-SOHO-HOBO-HANDBAG-PINK-PUNCH-100-AUTHENTIC_W0QQitemZ6877569540QQcategoryZ63852QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I also have this Monsac bag in red.

Love them both!

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KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 01:53 AM
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5. I am not a big fan of that particular shade of brown

:puke:

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pitohui

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Mon May-08-06 01:51 AM
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3. apparently EOM

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Sannum

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Mon May-08-06 01:57 AM
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7. No

And the influx of fakes makes them even uglier. I have a real Hermes Birkin bag that i inherited from my great-aunt, a few Prada bags and a Marc Jacobs bag, but I would never get Louis Vuitton. The whole brand just seems trashy to me for some reason. :shrug:

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reyd reid reed

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Mon May-08-06 02:02 AM
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8. Nope

I've never really understood the attraction to designer bags. I find the same crap in it whether it's Vuitton or K-Mart:

Wallet
Keys
Gum
Hairbrush
Mail
Nail polish
Receipts
Sunscreen
Lipstick
Chapstick
Lint

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KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 02:15 AM
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10. but no money!

:rofl:

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reyd reid reed

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Mon May-08-06 02:35 AM
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11. I have five kids...

What's this 'money' of which you speak?

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Robeson

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Mon May-08-06 02:46 AM
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12. I'm sorry, I'm not up on the latest Waspy trend....

...is this like the dooney and burke bag status symbol thing, and then, everyone graduates to a Hummer H2?....:shrug:

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KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 02:58 AM
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14. very similar

Do you remember Gucci bags back in the 1980s? That Brown with the tan lettering. Louis Vuitton bags look like cheap Gucci bag knockoffs, only they are exhorbitantly expensive.

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u4ic

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Mon May-08-06 02:46 AM
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13. Nope

they do nothing for me, either.

I, being a good liberal, bought a purse made by students in India to support their orphanage (we have an office here of the non profit that runs them), and lots of things made by the kids were for sale during the fundraising banquet.

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HarukaTheTrophyWife

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Mon May-08-06 03:15 AM
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15. I actually have bipolar tastes.

I've been called out before due to wearing $90 jeans, expensive shoes, and pairing that with a 50 cent thriftstore shirt. Personally, I think it all balances out, in the end.

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REP

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Mon May-08-06 03:57 AM
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16. The Signature Bags are Tacky As Hell

Some of the bags without the logo are rather nice. I prefer Coach (or any quality bag without a huge fucking logo).

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wildhorses

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Mon May-08-06 04:30 AM
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17. me too, I despise being a walking billboard...

if I am going to advertise I would like to be reimbursed (or should that be reimpursed?)

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REP

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Mon May-08-06 06:31 AM
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19. On The Nose!

Though I'm not sure I'd take money to carry an LV signature bag - it's like wearing a sign reading "Rich Douche."

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RebelOne

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Mon May-08-06 06:26 AM
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18. I do not like Louis Vuitton bags.

When I was in Paris, I went into the Louis Vuitton showroom because my friend wanted to buy a wallet to match her purse. As you walk in the doors, you are hit in the face with the smell of leather. Anyway, my friend paid a small fortune for a wallet. I told her she was out of her mind. Who in their right mind would even want a Louis Vuitton purse or wallet? You are a walking advertisement for the designer.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 06:34 AM
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20. ms. kitchen -- here's my favorite

il bisonte -- phenomenal stuff -- http://www.ilbisonte.com/

italian -- with only the italian way of working with leather.

you won't see it everywhere -- last your whole life time.

very, very chic.

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RebelOne

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Mon May-08-06 06:49 AM
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22. Considering the cost of the bags, they had better last a lifetime.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:25 AM
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34. they do!

i own some of it.

the ''natural'' leather is undied -- and so gets darker and darker with age.

i love it.

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tigereye

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Mon May-08-06 10:33 AM
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48. oh, those are beautiful

those are the kind of bags I love.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 11:02 AM
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51. me too.

and you won't BELIEVE the quality.

everytime you handle it -- you fall in love with it all over again --

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 08:28 AM
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30. Why must I be poor?

Damn you for that link! I'm currently fighting my shoe and purse addiction.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:26 AM
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35. i know how you feel -- i have to save and shop.

so i see something i want and save for it and then go shop.

it's the SLOWEST acquisition process ever.

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 09:37 AM
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39. I can usually talk myself out of it.

Having a child around seems to work wonders for that. I add up how many pairs of shoes for her, how many Girl Scout meetings, how many months of tap lessons, etc that one purse would pay for and then I talk myself out of it.

I brood for days after.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:46 AM
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42. lol -- kids will do that!

jus tthink -- years from now -- you'll LAUGH about this.

about the time she's a teen -- and you're ready to wring her neck.

you can never win -- know what i mean?

there's no ''big sigh'' with a ''laugh'' smilie or i would put one up.

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 09:49 AM
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43. I'm not looking forward to the teen years!

She's almost 6 now and that's bad enough.

Seems like there's more money going out than coming in.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:52 AM
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44. yeah it'll getcha.

just believe that patience is it's own reward.

sometimes that's all you get -- besides the obvious joy of having a wonderful child.

you get this from me::applause:

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 10:01 AM
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45. Thank you.

It's been one of those mornings already. PTO called and wants me to do more and more things for the school. I hate turning them down but I do have a life.

All of the kid-friendly organizations seem to think that if you are a single mom you should have no life outside of your child.

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tigereye

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Mon May-08-06 11:19 AM
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55. fraid that doesn't change, Xmas

my son is 10 - and the cost of all the vid games and accoutrements he wants are staggering. I have recently said, you need to start paying for this stuff yourself with allowance, chores I pay you for and all that good stuff. They need to know that $ doesn't appear out of the sky. I'm very clear with him how much his dad and I have to work for pay for different things and that we have to pay to keep the house, phone, DSL and all that good stuff.

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 11:29 AM
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56. I already have that policy in place.

Problem is that right now we are living with my parents (not enough income coming in) and they don't have a similar policy. Most of my income goes to bills and to my parents for letting us stay here. She hears them talking about how easy I have it and just assumes that I must have tons of money to spend.

If we had it that easy we wouldn't be living here!

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 06:36 AM
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21. luis vuitton is for style amateurs.

folks really interested in fashion, style, etc wouldn't vuitton unless it was vintage -- now that's a whole other story.

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Heidi

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Mon May-08-06 08:38 AM
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32. I knew I could count on you to bring

the truth to this compelling debate, xchrom! :rofl:

:hi: How ya been?

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:28 AM
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36. i'm ok

my dad is driving me crazy!

i'm his full time caretaker --- and he's having a hard time of it.

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Heidi

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Mon May-08-06 09:31 AM
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38. You're better offspring than I am, then.

I love my Daddy, but ( :yoiks: ) I'm pretty sure he wouldn't want me to be his full-time caretaker, and I don't have enough caregiver instinct to even attempt something like that. You have my admiration.

I'll send you both good vibes for patience, my friend. :pals:

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 09:43 AM
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41. thanks heidi!

oh trust me i'm not that good.

he bitches at me -- i bitch at him -- then i feel bad cause he's 94 and CAN'T walk or get around.

then he'll do something dangerous -- and set my hair on fire!

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supernova

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Mon May-08-06 07:02 AM
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23. I've never liked it

Mostly it's that they look cheaply made, besides the LV design everywhere. The stitching is haphazard and uneven, and the leather, if you can find it, is of poor quality. Ick.

If I pay good money for something, I want it to be so well-made that it will last me 20 years at least. I'm not paying good money to do your advertising for you and get myself another one in two years.

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tjdee

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Mon May-08-06 07:11 AM
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24. They are disgustingly ugly--color, style, etc. but people like to show off

their money I guess?

I have a few acquaintances who think they're classy, though...I totally disagree with them.

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 08:32 AM
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31. Bingo!

I'd much rather find a handbag at a thrift shop that was well-made than spend a ton of money for the crap that comes out of LV (unless you look at another poster that stated vintage LV-different story entirely).

I've found some fantastically quirky handbags for 0.25 and .50 cents at thrift stores, worn them out once or twice w/ a simple brooch, scarf or even a thrift store lace handkerchief peeking out and have had more compliments than anyone wearing LV.

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In_The_Wind

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Mon May-08-06 07:32 AM
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25. I don't need plastic to carry my stuff!

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Magrittes Pipe

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Mon May-08-06 08:03 AM
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26. Chanel bags are uglier.

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riona

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Mon May-08-06 08:07 AM
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27. Nope, add me

I look for a bag that has outside compartments for glasses and phone, and big enough inside for a couple of other things. I don't care who makes the bag as long as it's well made and the color I need.

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Ramsey

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Mon May-08-06 08:10 AM
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28. I despise all those logo bags

It's so ostentatious.

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xmas74

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Mon May-08-06 08:26 AM
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29. Nope.

I've never owned one because I thought they were so ugly. Most of the people I knew who owned them were not interested in quality or fashion-they just wanted to drop the namebrand.

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samplegirl

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Mon May-08-06 09:19 AM
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33. My daughter has few of them

personally I don't care for designer bags.
I look for a bag that suits my needs and one
that I'm attracted to not the label.

As far as I'm concerned non of those bags are
worth the money. I like to change bags to often
to go with what im wearing or what I'm doing.

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Heidi

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Mon May-08-06 09:40 AM
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40. How did the car show go, samplegirl?

:hi:

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samplegirl

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Mon May-08-06 11:09 AM
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52. as kitchenwitch would say..........

roll me in honey I took second place!!!
Will post some pictures tonight.

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Heidi

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Mon May-08-06 11:17 AM
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54. Congratulations!

:thumbsup:

I'll look forward to the photos. Your lil car is just gorgeous! :hi:

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KitchenWitch

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Mon May-08-06 03:54 PM
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57. DIP me in honey!

:rofl:

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BikeWriter

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Mon May-08-06 09:29 AM
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37. One of my Sweeties says she lurves me more than her Loius Vuitton purse.

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skygazer

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Mon May-08-06 10:05 AM
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46. Not the only one

I think they're very ugly. A couple of women at work have them after saving and scrimping on their retail salaries to buy them and I think they're hideous myself. Certainly not worth the money, no matter how long they last. I prefer my little hemp bag, or my pretty black beaded bag for more formal occasions. Neither of which cost more than $35.

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tigereye

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Mon May-08-06 10:28 AM
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47. no

if I wanted a pricey bag, Coach would be my pick.

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gollygee

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Mon May-08-06 10:38 AM
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49. I'm not willing to spend a whole lot to carry things

from one place to another :D

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Spider Jerusalem

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Mon May-08-06 10:53 AM
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50. They're positively godawful...

Edited on Mon May-08-06 10:58 AM by Spider Jerusalem

but then so are a lot of 'status symbols'.

People who like Louis Vuitton handbags/luggage are probably also the sort of people who would want to buy a gold Rolex with a diamond-inlaid mother-of-pearl face (which is also ostentatiously tacky to the point of hideousness)...and for the same reasons, to impress other people with the fact that they have a Louis Vuitton bag or a Rolex. As far as I'm concerned, the message those things send is 'I have too much money and no taste or discernment whatever'. (Or 'I bought this from an Asian street vendor on Canal Street in Manhattan for twenty bucks', considering how popular they are for counterfieting.)

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leftofthedial

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Mon May-08-06 11:10 AM
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53. Pretty much all "fashion" is butt ugly

That's kind of how it works--see how far you can push the butt-ugly envelope and still get people to buy it/fawn over the designer's "genius"

If it wasn't ugly, it wouldn't be disposable. If it wasn't disposable, there wouldn't be any money in it. It's basically a scam, but one of those, like religion or gambling or dieting, that people go along with because they have convinced themselves that it is "fun" or has redeeming qualities.

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xchrom

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Mon May-08-06 06:17 PM
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65. damn -- you had me pegged.

:eyes:

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grace0418

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Mon May-08-06 04:06 PM
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58. I think most trendy, expensive, ostentatious things that people spend way

too much money on are often amazingly ugly.

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Shell Beau

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Mon May-08-06 04:11 PM
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59. No!! They are UGLY!!!

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WindRavenX

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Mon May-08-06 04:12 PM
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60. no, they look like ass

How anyone spends hundreds to fucking THOUSANDS of dollars is beyond me completely.

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baby_mouse

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Mon May-08-06 04:15 PM
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61. They're HIDEOUS, darling.

Class is in the cut and the good workmanship, not the price.

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Left Is Write

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Mon May-08-06 04:24 PM
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62. I wouldn't know one unless someone pointed it out to me.

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bleedingheart

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Mon May-08-06 04:25 PM
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63. They are ugly so that they STAND OUT so that the owner can be

recognized as having a DESIGNER BAG...it also tells the muggers who might have money so they stay away from me...

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YellowRubberDuckie

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Mon May-08-06 06:12 PM
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64. BUTT UGLY....

I have a simple black messenger bag I bought at Target that I use as a purse. Paid $20. Best thing I ever bought, and I will cry when something happens to it.
Duckie

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graywarrior

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Mon May-08-06 06:27 PM
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66. I wouldn't recognize one if it humped my leg.

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entanglement

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Mon May-08-06 06:28 PM
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67. They lets my preciousss copycat thread sink like a stone

Edited on Mon May-08-06 06:29 PM by entanglement

:cry:

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