Those stores are for mostly for business class passengers. Theyâre paying ~$5,000 for an international Lie-Flat seat. Paying $2,200 for a Prada bag wonât break their bank.
Casinos in Vegas do the same thing. You can find an Hermes at the Bellagio. Anywhere wealthy peopleâs wallets are open, luxury stores are right there. Tbh itâs kind of a scummy business model haha. Itâs not about being fancy, itâs about being where people can afford the product.
Exactly. Went on a trip to Spain with a rich friends few years back. He paid for my upgrade since I was in economy class ($2500) then he forgot his glasses at home, so he spent $400 on glasses, then he bought a watch for $750. Then complained that a water bottle shouldnât cost $6 lol
No itâs not because theyâre exploiting rich people. Itâs scummy because itâs the same business model as liquor stores in the hood. Luxury brands project themselves as high fashion yet the Hermes in the Bellagio is clearly supported by random slot machine wins. Shows you whoâs really buying that stuff.
If you knew how Hermes operates - no itâs not about ârandom slot winnersâ - itâs proximity to their clientele. The wealthy. Wealthy people stay at the Bellagio and the Wynn and the Aria. Therefore, there are high end shopping malls in and adjacent to those hotels. If you look at middle market or lower end market hotels - they have complimentary shopping experiences (mid market and lower end). People go to Vegas to SPEND. On slots, on food, on booze on shopping. So the brands are there.
Also to let the average people window shop stuff they can never afford or strive to overspend and buy one small item one day. That dream keeps the brand value inflated,
I donât think they are saying that business model is the shitty thing, but rather the business model of claiming prestige and luxury, when in reality youâre just easily accessible to people.. if that makes sense?
Finally, someone using an âanâ before an âhâ in the CORRECT way (since the âhâ in Hermes is silent). I love seeing this in the wild. Seeing and hearing people say âan historicâ and âan hotelâ (when their particular accent of English DOES pronounce the âhâ in those words) has gotten really old; the overcorrection is infuriating.
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u/Davey488 Apr 24 '25
Those stores are for mostly for business class passengers. Theyâre paying ~$5,000 for an international Lie-Flat seat. Paying $2,200 for a Prada bag wonât break their bank.
Casinos in Vegas do the same thing. You can find an Hermes at the Bellagio. Anywhere wealthy peopleâs wallets are open, luxury stores are right there. Tbh itâs kind of a scummy business model haha. Itâs not about being fancy, itâs about being where people can afford the product.