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Warren DeMontague

(80,708 posts)
169. If I was as rich as Oprah, I'm sure I'd find questionable stuff to spend ridiculous sums o money on.
Sun Aug 11, 2013, 07:04 AM
Aug 2013

It just probably wouldn't be a handbag.

I love handbags [View all] BainsBane Aug 2013 OP
This is the very bag Oprah wanted to look at BainsBane Aug 2013 #1
Sorry.....not looking at the handbag. yourout Aug 2013 #2
Seriously? n/t Egalitarian Thug Aug 2013 #14
Oh you're such a MAN NuclearDem Aug 2013 #96
Perhaps because the purchase of that bag Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #3
because no shop clerk tells white women they can't afford expensive bags BainsBane Aug 2013 #6
Just a guess - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #16
I tend to agree that it looks like an ordinary bag BainsBane Aug 2013 #138
The coverage must have been in media I don't read/listen to. Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #177
I am one DUer that likes the Daily Mail. RebelOne Aug 2013 #17
Just be aware it's a right-wing tabloid BainsBane Aug 2013 #55
I think I can detect Right-Wing sentiments. WinkyDink Aug 2013 #86
I like The Daily Mail.... Little Star Aug 2013 #174
well, it is, really. BainsBane Aug 2013 #195
I read it...daily! WinkyDink Aug 2013 #85
i like it also Liberal_in_LA Aug 2013 #133
The hell they don't pipi_k Aug 2013 #53
The only reply in that case was, "That would be for you on your salary, Shopgirl." WinkyDink Aug 2013 #87
^^^^ this happens ^^^^ daily ^^^^ clerks -just- know ^^^^ Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #89
Then how come they didnt know O had $$$ ?? lunasun Aug 2013 #128
Yes, I agree it doesn't - Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #178
So do you believe Oprah's treatment had nothing to do with race? BainsBane Aug 2013 #95
Here's what I believe... pipi_k Aug 2013 #102
Sexism, in buying a handbag? BainsBane Aug 2013 #108
The reference to pipi_k Aug 2013 #187
We're supposed to take pity on a billionaire duffyduff Aug 2013 #115
She said she was dressed as usual--in designer clothes. tblue37 Aug 2013 #192
+1 PotatoChip Aug 2013 #194
"enough experience with racist snubs to recognize one" RedCappedBandit Aug 2013 #233
When I shop for a car, I wear the raggediest clothes I own. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #216
Years ago... pipi_k Aug 2013 #223
I know lots of people like that. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #224
"because no shop clerk tells white women they can't afford expensive bags" ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #122
My mother and I are white and when I was in high school pnwmom Aug 2013 #235
Not true. Any shop in the same league as the shop being discussed avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #141
Honestly, I wouldn't even go in such a shop BainsBane Aug 2013 #143
Evidently, Oprah show is not broadcast there. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #149
If you nicely tell them you're "just browsing today" they usually respond very kindly and let you be bettyellen Aug 2013 #186
A shoe store clerk once told my mother and me that we couldn't afford their boots. pnwmom Aug 2013 #234
If that is a bag that sells for $38K, someone got taken. CurtEastPoint Aug 2013 #4
I really do not see 38K there and I love my handbags. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #28
And you KNOW it cost pennies to make duffyduff Aug 2013 #110
I agree. ZombieHorde Aug 2013 #243
38.000?!?! burnodo Aug 2013 #5
Fail BainsBane Aug 2013 #8
really? burnodo Aug 2013 #10
No, not to me BainsBane Aug 2013 #12
Well, Target was just a generic reference. burnodo Aug 2013 #15
No BainsBane Aug 2013 #66
One of my favorite purses came from Target dflprincess Aug 2013 #124
"There is no fucking way I'd be caught dead with a Target bag." lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #218
A homeless family could live a year on that. Cleita Aug 2013 #41
that is the average retirement pension income of a teacher where I live after nearly roguevalley Aug 2013 #71
Not rich by any means, but... pipi_k Aug 2013 #184
ditto, my angel roguevalley Aug 2013 #197
By buying cheap imported products made in sweatshops BainsBane Aug 2013 #135
I guess we shouldn't buy food either because it's harvested by cheap immigrant labor. Cleita Aug 2013 #185
Well, as soon as you look for a big price break- you're helping ensure lower wages or bettyellen Aug 2013 #188
You are clearly uninformed on the point BainsBane Aug 2013 #204
You are suggesting that the Target bag won't carry and contain purse-stuffing? lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #217
Oh yeah! pipi_k Aug 2013 #225
I have several purses. I like them as well. But I've never paid over $44 for a purse, and Zorra Aug 2013 #13
Sounds like you are wasting money having several purses you don't need BainsBane Aug 2013 #20
By that reasoning you shouldn't have a purse at all. Cleita Aug 2013 #46
So it's okay for someone to buy five cheap purses BainsBane Aug 2013 #83
You haven't really followed the issue here. Cleita Aug 2013 #88
Thanks for taking the time to explain BainsBane Aug 2013 #91
Here's the thing...I like Oprah and am very disturbed about the racism she experienced Zorra Aug 2013 #69
Obviously to normal people that kind of expense is inconceivable BainsBane Aug 2013 #92
That is one FUGLY bag BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #58
Well, you wouldn't buy it BainsBane Aug 2013 #60
I have no problem with Oprah looking at a FUGLY bag BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #65
You made the comment BainsBane Aug 2013 #70
hey you didn't accuse me of being racist, BB Skittles Aug 2013 #105
You want me to kick her ass too? BainsBane Aug 2013 #159
For $38,000, I could buy a nice car. PADemD Aug 2013 #117
you wouldn't give it to the poor instead ? JI7 Aug 2013 #139
My car is 11 years old. PADemD Aug 2013 #144
so is mines, but unlike some other poor we still have a car JI7 Aug 2013 #147
I'd carry the car around on my arm to show people that I can afford a $38,000 car. lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #220
I can't imagine why anyone needs a car that expensive BainsBane Aug 2013 #152
I would have some left over after buying the car I want tabbycat31 Aug 2013 #219
Anyone paying 38 Large for that thing... greytdemocrat Aug 2013 #72
You see, it's not how WE perceive that bag. The wealthy recognize the price..uh designer! Blaukraut Aug 2013 #76
Maybe she just thought it was pretty BainsBane Aug 2013 #154
Agreed BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #78
This is definitely the way to go, much better for the economy BainsBane Aug 2013 #155
The bag was designed for Jennifer Aniston (it's called the "Jennifer") and it doesn't cost $38,000. Beacool Aug 2013 #121
It depends avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #151
OMG. What a fugly bag. Ilsa Aug 2013 #127
I remember my junior high classmates in the '70s wore bags like Aniston's BuelahWitch Aug 2013 #131
Looks like a basic bag to me, not ugly but not particularly noteworthy. BainsBane Aug 2013 #136
Does that bag come with $37,925 in cash in it? Hassin Bin Sober Aug 2013 #134
Thirty-eight THOUSAND dollars - for that??? calimary Aug 2013 #183
I'm told that one is actually closer to $3000 BainsBane Aug 2013 #200
Sheesh - still WAY too high. calimary Aug 2013 #201
The one advantage is that it's made in Italy as opposed to a Chinese sweatshop BainsBane Aug 2013 #205
Bag..theres a bag? That's Anniston...Oooo Katashi_itto Aug 2013 #199
Seriously? It's UGLY! AndyA Aug 2013 #206
I guess it's a different version of the bag BainsBane Aug 2013 #210
Is that it? I'm no handbag expert, but it looks rather ordinary....dare I say it...ugly. nt lunamagica Aug 2013 #226
What is the second one? senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #7
I got it for about $260 after the coupon BainsBane Aug 2013 #9
No way would I pay $260 for a purse even with a coupon. RebelOne Aug 2013 #19
Yes, I see avoiding the issue is incredibly important to some BainsBane Aug 2013 #24
no one is avoiding the issue. they are discussing another one. Paying 40K for a roguevalley Aug 2013 #74
See, I don't think what's fucked is what people buy BainsBane Aug 2013 #137
The second one is also a Brahmin BainsBane Aug 2013 #11
I just did some shopping and found a cute cross-body Brahmin on Dillard's site senseandsensibility Aug 2013 #21
That's my view BainsBane Aug 2013 #29
What kind of moron doesn't realize that Oprah can afford whatever she wants? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #18
They know she can afford it BainsBane Aug 2013 #26
...In Manhattan? Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #29
What? BainsBane Aug 2013 #42
I haven't really been paying attention to the story, to be honest. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #45
Obviously the clerk didn't know her BainsBane Aug 2013 #52
A "moron" that has no clue who she is. Beacool Aug 2013 #125
Serious question: Did the event take place in Switzerland? I'm asking because I missed the story. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #126
She was in Zurich for Tina Turner's wedding. Beacool Aug 2013 #129
Oh, okay. That makes a bit more sense. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #130
Good post. And that $38,000 is probably not even close to her daily interest earned on her fortune R B Garr Aug 2013 #22
Spending $38,000 on a handbag is sickening no matter what color you are. nt Bonobo Aug 2013 #23
By all means, post your outrage about Jennifer Aniston BainsBane Aug 2013 #25
It's not outrage. Bonobo Aug 2013 #56
What is most sickening BainsBane Aug 2013 #62
That's fine. Bonobo Aug 2013 #63
This message was self-deleted by its author BainsBane Aug 2013 #64
I agree rape and rape apology is sickening. Bonobo Aug 2013 #68
Okay, let me try again BainsBane Aug 2013 #80
I wish your attempt at talking to me about my post Bonobo Aug 2013 #81
I apologize for raising the issue here out of context BainsBane Aug 2013 #84
Seems to me what is far more problematic BainsBane Aug 2013 #67
Aniston bought a much less expensive bag, not the the $35,000 bag Oprah was interested in. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #148
Better than spending 4 Million to lock a pot smoker in a room until he drinks his own urine. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #33
+1 nt snappyturtle Aug 2013 #38
I'm too rough on purses to ever spend sufrommich Aug 2013 #27
Well, that is the chief reason to get a good bag BainsBane Aug 2013 #35
That must have been some party! sufrommich Aug 2013 #43
Same here pipi_k Aug 2013 #73
to each their own Skittles Aug 2013 #31
Scheduling Skittles for an ass kicking BainsBane Aug 2013 #32
You're not the only one. n/t tammywammy Aug 2013 #34
They are. nt Cleita Aug 2013 #50
truly. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #90
Why don't you show us a handbag that meets your discerning taste then? BainsBane Aug 2013 #161
I do too.... pipi_k Aug 2013 #104
Yeah, they aren't designer BainsBane Aug 2013 #160
so they're not pipi_k Aug 2013 #182
They are made by a family owned business BainsBane Aug 2013 #208
Cool, but... pipi_k Aug 2013 #215
Simply not true theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #36
I'm here enough to know what outrages people BainsBane Aug 2013 #39
So you admit you made an uniformed statement? theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #49
I think the main difference here is that Oprah was denied the potential purchase R B Garr Aug 2013 #51
That has nothing to do with my post theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #54
I see, sort of, but the conspicuous consumption of the uber-wealthy is really a sidebar R B Garr Aug 2013 #61
I'll agree it is a sidebar discussion - Ms. Toad Aug 2013 #82
Exactly. theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #94
I think you mean when they are non-white, because this is what she said: R B Garr Aug 2013 #97
My post was made in repsonse to a very specific statement theHandpuppet Aug 2013 #93
Okay, but you took one sentence and basically changed the intention of the entire OP R B Garr Aug 2013 #100
Thank you for clarifying my post BainsBane Aug 2013 #166
Sure! I just thought it was very brave of you to post this personal insight into your tastes R B Garr Aug 2013 #198
I did not say there had never been outrage about conspicuous consumption BainsBane Aug 2013 #165
People have been denying the role of race BainsBane Aug 2013 #59
actually, I am curious now. what number is the post where they deny race here. Thanks. roguevalley Aug 2013 #77
I repost one in the African American group (without link or reference to the poster's name) BainsBane Aug 2013 #98
another post is number 202 BainsBane Aug 2013 #209
where is the denial? Jeez, point to the number on the thread roguevalley Aug 2013 #75
I already gave you that information BainsBane Aug 2013 #162
Yeah, and the finger-wag and the armchair quarterback are central moves in the exercise regimen. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #40
I buy my shirts at Costco and rarely pay more than 35 bucks for a pair of shoes. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #37
It IS her business. Bonobo Aug 2013 #57
It'd have to be one hell of a bag, I tell you what. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #111
The $200,000 Birkin bag carried by other celebrities BainsBane Aug 2013 #163
If I was as rich as Oprah, I'm sure I'd find questionable stuff to spend ridiculous sums o money on. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #169
Do you know how to fly it? BainsBane Aug 2013 #170
Heh. No. I flew a Cessna once for about 10 minutes. Seemed fairly intuitive but it freaked me out. Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #171
You could also take all the lessons you would need BainsBane Aug 2013 #172
Yah. What you said! 'Zakly! Everyone spends pnwest Aug 2013 #44
If I had 38K to burn I'd buy a professional espresso machine and one of those crazy massage chairs Warren DeMontague Aug 2013 #47
I bought the only purse I own at a discount store five years ago. Cleita Aug 2013 #48
That top one, the dark brown is sicc! bravenak Aug 2013 #79
I dismiss neither the racism directed at Oprah nor the horror of global class disparity. antigone382 Aug 2013 #99
this post deserves its own OP. Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #103
I don't know about that...it's just something I rattled out. antigone382 Aug 2013 #112
I don't resent it but, as another human being on the face of this earth I can look and watch and say Tuesday Afternoon Aug 2013 #116
No, I don't deny that a bag is a privilege at a lower income level BainsBane Aug 2013 #107
My point is that we need to point out how obscene our own purchases are globally. antigone382 Aug 2013 #120
There is also the issue that our economy is now based entirely on consumption BainsBane Aug 2013 #156
Yes, and that is precisely the problem. antigone382 Aug 2013 #179
It's not a derailment. BainsBane Aug 2013 #212
+1000 lumberjack_jeff Aug 2013 #222
Didn't Beyonce buy a Bugatti Veyron? That's $1 million plus. flvegan Aug 2013 #101
Who is the idiot? BainsBane Aug 2013 #167
The clerk, of course. flvegan Aug 2013 #181
I agree BainsBane Aug 2013 #211
If this were Ann Romney you'd be complaining about it duffyduff Aug 2013 #106
Oprah isn't running for President BainsBane Aug 2013 #109
You aren't making sense, but then again your original post doesn't, either duffyduff Aug 2013 #113
That's the issue if you are determined to deny racism BainsBane Aug 2013 #118
huh? interviewer asked her_MSM picked up the story lunasun Aug 2013 #132
Do you hate Jennifer Aniston too? BainsBane Aug 2013 #142
Carried the same bag since 1990 abelenkpe Aug 2013 #114
Has to be a good bag to last that long BainsBane Aug 2013 #119
These are the handbags that Oprah was looking at. Beacool Aug 2013 #123
There is a picture above with Jennifer Aniston carrying that same bag BainsBane Aug 2013 #140
Jeniffer's bag doesn't look the same. It doesn't appear to be made of crocodile skin. LisaL Aug 2013 #145
Could be. I came across it on the Daily Mail through a google image search BainsBane Aug 2013 #146
I found the whole line of bags Tom Ford named for Jennifer Aniston. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #150
Well, then she didn't buy that bag at all BainsBane Aug 2013 #153
You are making an assumption. avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #157
So you're saying you think Aniston has a line of handbags named for her BainsBane Aug 2013 #158
It's not the same, it's regular leather. Beacool Aug 2013 #189
Yeah, but the one Jennifer is wearing doesn't cost as much. Beacool Aug 2013 #190
Oprah should just go to ebags.com and invest the rest. knitter4democracy Aug 2013 #193
Everything in that picture is tacky from her shoes to the bags to her pants snooper2 Aug 2013 #221
I don't mind the jacket, but the pants got to go. Beacool Aug 2013 #232
The bigger the bag, the harder it is to find any one specific item in it. hobbit709 Aug 2013 #164
definitely BainsBane Aug 2013 #168
BainsBane JustAnotherGen Aug 2013 #173
I have always loved handbags and shoes. I also think Oprah can spend whatever she... Little Star Aug 2013 #175
The elephant in the room, here, is that there is racism in Switzerland. MADem Aug 2013 #176
I love bags and shoes etherealtruth Aug 2013 #180
KnR. BTW, I really like that second bag. tblue37 Aug 2013 #191
Here is the link BainsBane Aug 2013 #196
Racism is bad. Oprah is a poor example of a victim of it. Demo_Chris Aug 2013 #202
Oprah is a drama queen and an egomaniac to boot duffyduff Aug 2013 #203
I'm thinking you really aren't in a position to point fingers BainsBane Aug 2013 #207
The first woman to own her own network, that's who... Phentex Aug 2013 #239
First world problem, in spades. nt MineralMan Aug 2013 #213
So is Oprah full of shit? pipi_k Aug 2013 #214
Oprah didn't write the Secret BainsBane Aug 2013 #228
My pipi_k Aug 2013 #236
PS... pipi_k Aug 2013 #240
"A racist would naturally attract racism"? BainsBane Aug 2013 #241
Oprah is clueless... lunamagica Aug 2013 #230
This is one reason why pipi_k Aug 2013 #238
I'd never heard of hardbags costing that much. Sometimes I go to Nordstrom and see shoes and hanbags lunamagica Aug 2013 #227
A lot of celebrities carry Birkin bags. They can cost up to $200K. BainsBane Aug 2013 #229
WHOAH! What is that they say about a fool ad his money? lunamagica Aug 2013 #231
I love bags too. But here's what I don't get about the "It's not racism" comments. nolabear Aug 2013 #237
Some actually did deny racism in the Trayvon Martin murder BainsBane Aug 2013 #242
Post removed Post removed Jan 2014 #244
I knew this was out here somewhere JustAnotherGen Feb 2014 #245
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