you guys must have read about the latest rage on buying a certain model of a branded handbag. the one that states in bold that it is not a plastic bag. duh!! yes, it is also not a paper bag or a briefcase! what a stupid gimmick (am i going to be sued for that statement?! gasp!). the one that had people queuing for hours and hours. the hong kong press showed the picture of the first lady who entered the shop, complete with her own stool!! i was surprised she didn't have her portable potty with her. that was sarcasm, in case some of you missed it. the bag that was originally sold at £5 and is now being bid at £400 on ebay!
the one which was meant to replace plastic bags and be environmentally-conscious. meaning that you go to the pasar (market), you tell the aunties, "i don't need plastic bag hor! i've got my own bag" and promptly put in all the fishes, vegetables and meat wrapped in newspaper that you have bought. hello? the bag was meant to replace plastic bags. when was it considered classy or fashionable to hang a plastic bag on your shoulders and stride down the street, with your hips swaying from side to side. haiyoh! so aunty!
the thing that i don't get...is those ladies that are dying for a piece of that bag. what does owning one of those bag show about you? does it show that you are very influential and rich because you can get one of those when others can't? does it show that you are very fashion-conscious or a trend-setter? i don't think it does. it merely shows that............. you are a sheep! baaaaa! a follower with no opinions of your own. scratch individualism and character of the list too, whilst you are at it. doesn't matter what material the bag is made out of. doesn't matter who is the maker. doesn't matter what the design or colour is. all that matter is the fact that it is out of stock! and the fact that it is heavily overpriced! makes all the difference in the world and creates sudden influx of demand. i saw that bag sitting sadly in the shop a week before the rage began and it was looking so forlornly at me, asking me why no one wants to buy it?
that was before the sheep came.
that said, if someone was to give me one of the bag, i'll accept it gladly. what? you think i'm stupid? i've got character.....but i've also got a brain, ok?
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Hahaha!!! I totally agree!!!!
wat bag is that?
...and those sorhais who lined up at McD for Hello Kitty and Snoopy.
Yep, sorhais are born everyday!
dear wuching: you bought one of those bagssssss???? gasp! hahaha.
dear big pumpkin: wise people think alike. hahahahaha.
dear pooh: you haven't heard? anya's i'm not a plastic bag. would hv tot singapore went crazy for it as well.
dear cocka: hahaha. agree. that said, i have a box of snoopy. *holds hands up in protest* but i in no way queued up for them or bought any of them. i'm thinking of selling it on e-bay. if i am suddenly filthy rich, don't come and pretend to be my khai-kor ahhhhh.....
kakakakaka.
I saw that bag too. ROFL!
To steal a quote from cocka, i think all of us are 'sorhais' one way or another. I did do some of the McD queuing just for the fun of it. Then I gave some of them away.
Value is most often perceived especially in the fashion world. But heck, no way am I gonna buy one of those bags.
Itu Anya manyak clever. Not so nice also wat. Waste time only to queue. But like you, I will also gladly accept it as a gift. ;)Hehehe...
dear jonzz: haha. yah, i understand the getting into the fever purely for the fun of it.....but those crazy folks spend hours sitting on a measly plastic stool....i think it was pure torture....just to have a plastic equivalent thingy hanging on their bag.....and not be seen as chic...but merely copycats.
value is perceived when one can't get it. hahahaha.
dear kw: yah, a little on the rough side....then agn it wasn't meant to be classy....anya at $55 wohhhhh....worth it lah....but when ppl hike up price to thousands....only sot sot tei will still buy. if husband buy at that price, will also kena frying pan on the head. hahahaha.
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