上海post 1

so what i learned today...

shanghai has no mid-level bags. it's either below $100 or above $1,000. this makes sense when you think about the customers - and the dichotomy between rich and poor. you either make enough money to be able to buy a nice bag, or there's really no chance of saving up. coach (which, as shannah already pointed out, i hate) has priced itself out of the mid-level bags, or at least is much more expensive than in the states.

this weekend i'm hoping to go to one of the chinese markets where i will, if not thrown out for strange behavior, take pictures of these "low end" bags and show you what i mean. to me, they're actually quite nice. when your fancy has ended with one bag, just buy another!