Notice to Newcomers - re Trolls - Part 10

Tixy

Quick 'evening folks' and a bump from me

PS - how much of a bad idea does anyone think it would be to buy a 'designer' bag from china??

boultdj

No idea,I'm not realy a handbag sort of person' the 1 and only I'v got resemble's the Tardis and is full of reciet's, hankie's and inhaler's, with the odd copper lurking at the bottom.

solventsoon

Tixy wrote: »

Quick 'evening folks' and a bump from me

PS - how much of a bad idea does anyone think it would be to buy a 'designer' bag from china??

I take it it's not from one of our spammer friends, Tixy?:D

If not, I've got a "YSL" wallet and handbag that my brother bought me in Dubai a few years ago (they were a present, I'm not really into designer stuff, tbh) and they're not that bad quality, but I have seen copies that are really tacky and badly made. It's a bit of a lottery really. If it's a classic, fairly simple bag then it would probably be more successful than a more ornate one.

I got a lovely Tu£a bag from an outlet shop on the Cl@rks centre (can't think of its name at the moment), it was under a third of the price. The advantage to that is you can inspect them.

Hope that helps:D

solventsoon

boultdj wrote: »

Day off today Spoon, so a lie in and then rest of day took up with appointment's.

Woohoo, Boult, a lie-in, that's unusual for you.

Hope the appointments went OK?

Tixy

Not this time Spoon - its on ebay. Same make bags in UK are around £80, its not that is designer that I'm interested in, I like the design. Can buy from ebay for china/hong kong for less than £20 for the "same" bags.

I expect the UK sold bags are made in China as well. Don't know whether its worth trying. It might be a cheap copy or I guess it could be a copy but actually made in the same factory after hours (I've think this is what some places do). If the latter is the case I'm not sure if I'm happy with it as a concept, is it okay because its still some money going to the workers and cutting out the middleman making the brand profit, or is it bad as it could just be a local exploiting people (children?) and they actually get paid almost nothing and plus I then always wonder with fakes (if thats what it is) whether its actually funding the big world of drugs/trafficking etc etc.
So its partly a dilemma cos I don't know what I'll end up with, decent or carp and also a moral dilemma. I could be over-thinking this of course!!

Tixy

My bag is like that boult - so full & heavy I thought I'd start a new one!! No not qute (though I do that with wallets, just leave one full and start again -not full of cash though, just receipts and rubbish) but I'd like a smaller summer bag that is lighter to carry around.

solventsoon

Tixy wrote: »

Not this time Spoon - its on ebay. Same make bags in UK are around £80, its not that is designer that I'm interested in, I like the design. Can buy from ebay for china/hong kong for less than £20 for the "same" bags.

I expect the UK sold bags are made in China as well. Don't know whether its worth trying. It might be a cheap copy or I guess it could be a copy but actually made in the same factory after hours (I've think this is what some places do). If the latter is the case I'm not sure if I'm happy with it as a concept, is it okay because its still some money going to the workers and cutting out the middleman making the brand profit, or is it bad as it could just be a local exploiting people (children?) and they actually get paid almost nothing and plus I then always wonder with fakes (if thats what it is) whether its actually funding the big world of drugs/trafficking etc etc.
So its partly a dilemma cos I don't know what I'll end up with, decent or carp and also a moral dilemma. I could be over-thinking this of course!!

I'm not sure any of us would buy much nowadays if we thought about it too much, Tixy. There is a lot of exploitation in this world, and not just confined to so-called Third World countries unfortunately.

The days of being 100% certain of where things are made and knowing that the workers were treated fairly are gone, I'm afraid, except in the case of a few companies/markets. The world has changed a lot in the past 50 years and not always for the good:(


And on that happy note, I shall bid you all goodnight.

Thorsday tomorrow, feel free to wield those axes and tackle any tasks with vim and vigour:D

handyman123_2

Good Morning All, Just dropped in to say Hi. Busy as usual Mrs Handy is still laid up with her potted leg, so I have more to do than normal. But He Ho, what else is new with me.

Regards to all, Handy.:D

handyman123_2

boultdj wrote: »

No idea,I'm not realy a handbag sort of person' the 1 and only I'v got resemble's the Tardis and is full of reciet's, hankie's and inhaler's, with the odd copper lurking at the bottom.

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: Your Bags big enough to hide a Policeman!:eek: Wow and I thought the missus carried a lot in her bag :rotfl:

Would an Anti mugging spray not be lighter and easier to carry.

Regards, Handy

Tixy

A long time ago Pania wrote the message below to Newcomers or anyone who comes across a troll on the forum.


Over the last few weeks we have had a number of "troll" attacks on the boards.

What is a Troll?
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