Remember that the
next time you contemplate selling there. And multiply the amount you want by
God-knows-how-much. I don't. The film doesn't say.
I justified my
one trip into that place once when I was in Manhattan, as a museum of
alienation if not art because, you see, designers are not sadists or
misogynists and those anorexic models are not masochists but easels.
So when I walked
in--the cosmetic departments always greets you first in places like this--curious
sales staff smiled when I told them I was just visiting one of Manhattan's
museums. I went upstairs to the salon of a designer I'd never heard of and
found some pink denim hooded jackets in one corner. The price point was more
than $900. This was about twenty years ago, so imagine what they'd charge now. I
asked if I might try one on, clarifying that I couldn't purchase it, and the
sales associate smiled and said yes. It fit oh, so perfectly and looked great.
But, to tell you the truth, I didn't need a piece of pink outerwear so wasn't
even tempted to call my Mom and receive a resounding no, next to be told to
wait for our ship to come in. Believe me, it won't.
I think you need
to be a billionaire to shop there and actually buy something.
And if my ship
does come in, no one will know. Last thing I'd do is hang out at high-end
places.
Though there is an anecdote about a bag
lady who went to the fur department--they did let her into the store--and showed
deep interest in an ermine coat spotlighted on a mannequin. The sales staff
told her it was a bit on the pricey side. So she lingered there for a few
minutes and then began to pull bills out of one of her bags--thousands of
them--and bought the coat.
"You can't tell a
book by its cover" is the creative commentary offered.
I've read that
you should be extremely choosy about which panhandlers you donate to, in
Manhattan in particular. A New York Times
article tracked any number of Manhattan panhandlers commuting via the Long
Island Railroad to mansions, if not palaces, where they are not staff.
Funny, why does everyone
in the film have large eyes? I wonder if the bag lady did.
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