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May 24, 2002 9:54 AM Subscribe
That's beautiful. How long did it take you to find a handbag shaped liked an airplane? The first link has some of the most interesting vintage handbags I've ever seen.
The 9-11 bag is atrocious, both in theory and in execution. Some will see it as a tribute, some as a way of insensitively cashing in on a national tragedy.
posted by iconomy at 10:11 AM on May 24, 2002
The 9-11 bag is atrocious, both in theory and in execution. Some will see it as a tribute, some as a way of insensitively cashing in on a national tragedy.
posted by iconomy at 10:11 AM on May 24, 2002
some people see buying starbucks coffee, or nike shoes as cashing in a a national tragedy. How is this any different than earthquake shirts in California or anything else that commemorates a disaster?
Its a pretty a typical american response to hide in the dark things that make us afraid of the real world. Is a staunch reminder that we are now really a member of a world polictical situation (terrorism toward the west) that has been going on for decades really such a terrible thing?
perhaps by acknolleging these things happen we can get people to think about how our leaders policys effect our lives.
posted by vincentmeanie at 10:40 AM on May 24, 2002
Its a pretty a typical american response to hide in the dark things that make us afraid of the real world. Is a staunch reminder that we are now really a member of a world polictical situation (terrorism toward the west) that has been going on for decades really such a terrible thing?
perhaps by acknolleging these things happen we can get people to think about how our leaders policys effect our lives.
posted by vincentmeanie at 10:40 AM on May 24, 2002
There's still a site called ebags.com? What, is it 1999 again?
Ebags is one of the success stories of the internet: they kept their costs down, didn't grow too fast, didn't take venture capital, didn't go public, and are massively profitable. They're being sited as part of the new paradigm for ebusiness.
Wait, did I say paradigm?
posted by hob at 10:41 AM on May 24, 2002
Ebags is one of the success stories of the internet: they kept their costs down, didn't grow too fast, didn't take venture capital, didn't go public, and are massively profitable. They're being sited as part of the new paradigm for ebusiness.
Wait, did I say paradigm?
posted by hob at 10:41 AM on May 24, 2002
And I misspelled "cited." I blame it on the spellchecker, it's making me soft.
posted by hob at 10:42 AM on May 24, 2002
posted by hob at 10:42 AM on May 24, 2002
I can't believe ebags.com's still going - I've still got their branded freebie bag from the May2000 "World Internet Summit" in Barcelona, kept for humour value.
-on preview: the joke's on me, they're "massively profitable" - who would have guessed?
posted by chrispy at 10:45 AM on May 24, 2002
-on preview: the joke's on me, they're "massively profitable" - who would have guessed?
posted by chrispy at 10:45 AM on May 24, 2002
Some will see it as a tribute, some as a way of insensitively cashing in on a national tragedy.
I could interpret it that way except that it has an image of the explosion. How can that be seen as a tribute?
posted by mdn at 10:51 AM on May 24, 2002
I could interpret it that way except that it has an image of the explosion. How can that be seen as a tribute?
posted by mdn at 10:51 AM on May 24, 2002
Ebags! Yeah, talk about success story: they made money selling bags to other dot-coms! I've still got one from my former dot-com employer.
posted by salsamander at 11:21 AM on May 24, 2002
posted by salsamander at 11:21 AM on May 24, 2002
vincentmeanie: some people see buying starbucks coffee, or nike shoes as cashing in a a national tragedy.
WTF? Can you elaborate on this comment?
posted by davidmsc at 11:51 PM on May 24, 2002
WTF? Can you elaborate on this comment?
posted by davidmsc at 11:51 PM on May 24, 2002
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posted by shecky57 at 10:04 AM on May 24, 2002