Hermes Silk Scarves - Made in ChinarnHermes Clemente, Togo, Swift, Chevre, Fjord, some Croc - made in ChinarnOnly 10-20% of leather is made from Pakistan, Himalayas, Amazon, depend on where they capture the rare animal - they are sold for PHP8M.rnHermes Atelier - 90% non french artisans, mostly from poor countriesrnrnActual total price of a Birkin - PHP30,000rnProfit - 2,000%rnRetail Price - PHP600,000.00rnrnSinong ginag*g*?? KAYO! hahahaha And they say its French!

Pumasok ako sa isang shop ng hermes... tumingin-tingin... tpos prangka ko tinanong un tindero... " Bakit napakamahal ng mga tinitinda nyong bag?" Ang sabi niya... lahat ng balat ng mga bag na ito ay matanda pa sayo... there are 50 years old and above... its like your buying a piece of history... that's why its expensive... just like wine... mas mahal ang matanda... kaya gnun...rnrnnakakatawa ang mga comment d2... pero in fairness lahat sila may point... bkt ka nga nmn bibili ng isang bag na katumbas n ng isang condo sa pinas o higit pa? pero wla akong nkikitang masama... kung may pera ka... e di bumili ka... pinaghirapan mo naman un eh... kung sa masama mo kinuha... si God na ang bahala sayo... rnrnmasarap xe ang feeling kapag nkkabili ka ng mga bagay na galing sa sarili mong pawis... your hard earned money... not because social climber ka or something kaya ka bibili... gus2 mo lng mkita un pinaghirapan mo... so bkt ka papa-apekto sa mga sinasbi ng iba... eh pera mo nmn un...rnrnnakabili tuloy ako ng tie dahil npakagaling ng tindero mag-sales talk... mahal nga xa... alam ng tindero un pero my sinabi xa skin... "kung ayaw mo na s tie n yan at sawa k na... pwede mo pang ibalik sa tindahan para palitan ng ibang kulay ng tie... kht san sa mundo basta my hermes... so hindi k n rin lugi kung gnun... rnrn

Bad taste to be displaying and flauntng birkin bags, when there are that don't have food to eat. Only in the philippines do they have no shame. it is colonial mentaility ppl don't even realize how embarassing it is to have nannies following your every move. it's modern day slavery. how these ppl sleep at night i don't know.

Joseph, if they can afford one for themselves, by all means let them have it. And since when were rich people obliged to philanthropic work? I'd want a Birkin or Kelly myself. I am not a bad person because of that and neither are they. Fashion isn't fair, no.

I am saving up for a birkin. I haven't paid my rent for almost a year now and I was forced living with my parents again. All for the love of Hermes (uhr-mey.) I ride the jeepney everyday. I've lost weight too. It's the best alternative to Chinese diet pills.

I can't wait to see the reactions on the faces of the people in MRT when they see me sporting my ostrich Birkin. If the price increases, I'll settle for the Kelly instead.

@ anonymous

jealousy has nothing to do with "everyone"'s collective disgust for ultra-rich lifestyles, especially in a massively third-world country. get it right.

"who's who" is right. who are these.

I remember when Gretchen Barreto was asked if she went to the launch of LV in Greenbelt: I dont go sa launching kasi people who attend those things are the people who likes to get gifts lang. I went on the first day of opening kasi thats the day where serious buyers do our stuff =)

Korek...as in pwede idonate nalang ang mga pero nila..masyadong maluho ang mga tao ngayon..hindi niyo madadala sa langit ang mga yan

Everyone suggesting that they might as well donate that money to charity instead of spending on a Birkin are just deathly jealous of how they can't afford one themselves, so they make these absurd moralist statements to mask their envy.

Birkin's quota for one year was achieved in one night. Oh, I love this country.

lahat binibigyan natin ng negatibo,it shows only that we can afford and we are fashionable race

To my mind, there is no envy for the rich. If you have it, flaunt it. Why not? The Filipinos have mastered the art of social climbing anyway.

The issue is how the rich people in the Philippines, a majority of them lawbreakers, continue their business with impunity. You don't need to do a lifestyle check to detect that the source of money is illegal (like Mikey Arroyo and other wives of politicians).

In the US, generally speaking, there is no hatred for the rich because they know that the law is applied evenly. Think Leona Helmsley and Martha Stewart.

Do you think a member of Manila's 500 can land in jail even for 4 weeks? I don't think so.

Hahahahaha ayan, korek si monocle diyan. oo nga naman, hmph! Inggit lang kayo dahil never kayong ma-i-invite sa mga sosyalang ganyan hahahahahaha

nature watcher, you can't blame the Tantocos for putting up a luxury stores in the Philippines. Luxury brands have a market and whatever you think, the luxury market provides jobs to filipinos. First, they provide landlords like Ayala with rent. Second, they provide construction workers who build their stores with salaries. Third, they give jobs to their sales people. Fourth, when they advertise, they give jobs to editors, printers, and advertising agencies. Filipinos will find ways to satisfy their luxury fix. They will fly out and spend their money abroad. I'd rather they spend it here. And please don't generalize...alangan naman Hermes put a sign that says only people who earned their money through honest means allowed to buy.

Capitalism works that way. You work hard, you get to buy whatever you want. You can also give it to a charity of your choice. Or you can give it to your dog. Remember, you don't have to be rich to donate to charity so Spotters who keep complaining about how rich people spend, I do hope you practice what you preach.

Congratulations Pacman. In fairness, love ko ang pink BIRKIN ni JINKEE. I want to see Aling Dionisia carry a yellow BIRKIN too.

Why is it that when you attend social functions abroad (NY Fashion Week, Oscar's After-Party, etc.), you don't feel the air of snootiness during the affair.

Why is it in Manila, the aroma of pretense permeates the place right away for events like this.

Is it because, except for the Ayalas, the source of wealth for a majority of the guests is questionable (read illegal)?

Cheap collection with highly pretentious crowd.

These celebrities and rich people just add to the "guest" list of the so called top 400 families of the Philippines to make it look good. What is shameful is the family of the owners of this store have the audacity to promote themselves as philantrophists and then go and set up this shop here in a so-called "poor" country outght to be ashamed of themselves....they tear up the countryside, bulldoze rainforests to put up more and more subdivisions and resorts, and siphon all the drinking water given to us from God for free, and take from acquifers and rivers to sell it back to us at about P1,500 per home at the minimum, rob our mines, spill mercury and support coal fired plants to destroy our reefs is appalling.....whatever little they do to the environment doesn't eradicate the billions they get from destroying the mountains, streams and forests.

nah. it doesnt follow that if you buy such ultra-expensive stuff, you are unquestionably, undoubtedly, irrevocably insensitive and anti-poor. some of them, maybe. but not all. if a hard-working you can reward yourself with a nice bag, not so much to flaunt it the way a gretchen barretto does, but because you think you deserve the best quality there is, i dont see anything wrong with that.

they have the money. you dont. get over it.

If there is anybody who should have been invited to this affair, it is no other then Jinkee or Aling Dionisia.

Ang pera ay galing sa pagsisikap at tagumpay ni Pacman.

A majority of the other guests, the source of money is either corruption or some criminal act. Trust me, this is the Philippines where a majority of the rich people are criminals but go scot free.

bat nandiyan pa yang tim yap na yan? ang kapal talaga, after all the brian gorrell fiasco, may mukha pa rin ihaharap sa people itong bading na ito!

In my opinion, there is nothing wrong even if Jinky buys 100 Hermes bags.

I have a problem with high profile guests like Mathay, Tinga, and Zubiri. I will bet my neighbor's mansion that a part, if not all of the money, paid to buy a Hermes bag is taxpayers' money.

BTW, talking about insensitivity, the First Gentleman was spotted at the San Francisco Airport this morning. He was on his way to Dallas for the Pacquiao fight. He was traveling with a coterie of alalays. Anybody who will tell me that he is spending his personal money needs a brain check. Looters all!

Buti wala yung queen of materialism na si Chuvaness dito? Kasama pa yung mga materialistic friends niya kagaya ni Daphne at The Bag Hag at yung pangit na parati nalang na ka invisible mode na si Paz.

I'm sure if you were a millionaire you'd buy Hermes too, along with other luxury goods you think you deserve. How come if it's ok if Jinky buys 10 Hermes bags but not if the alta sociedad does? Their money is as good as hers. Why is it ok if she prefers to buy those bags instead of giving them away to all the poor people she once knew?

CAPITALISM :D

No, Jinky Pacquiao used to be a poor Filipino who just wants a taste of the pie.

So does that mean Jinky Pacquiao is insensitive to the plight of poor Filipinos?

Jinky Pacquiao took home 10 hermes bag btw

An P8.9 million croc bag studded with diamonds was sold to an anonymous buyer that night.

Is that Tessa Prieto Valdez or Melai? Magkamukha talaga sila!

All Filipinos are social climbers. This is the ROOT cause of all corruption in the Philippines.

It's SHOW TIME.

COLONIAL MENTALITY & INSENSITIVITY TO THE PLIGHT OF POOR FILIPINOS at its best.

kelan kayo ako makaka-afford ng ganitong bag? i like ruffa's hermes!

hellowwww ang mahal kaya nyang bag na yan. magdonate na lang kayo mga ateh. sayang ang pera. mas maraming matutulungan yan.

...I was going to by my first Birkin bag today in Greenbelt 3, then I realized I was seven pesos short!!! Pinambayad ko ng Jeep galing Buendia. Oh well next time nalang...(Paanu kaya ako uuwi ngayun? may laman pa kaya itong Stored Value Ticket ko?)

the previous comments are hilarious :))

Source of Money for Birkin:

Ruffa - kinita sa Brunei
Angelu - galing sa relative ni Marcos
Camille - QC garbage collection of MEL
Kaye - pera ng Taguig

...donate niyo nalang yang pinambili niyo ng Herpes ah este Hermes bag sa mga taong lumalangoy sa dagat ng basura at nagpapasko sa gitna ng kalsada o kaya kay Efren "Kariton Kid" Penaflorida.

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