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Old Aug 17, 2008 | 6:49 pm
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Braindrain
 
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Originally Posted by Pickles
Have you tried it? I would consider 10K USD of LV crap in HK in a single sitting to be, by HK standards, small ticket. When I mean bulk, I mean nouveau riche Chinese mainland or bored tycoon tai tai/mistress bulk. On the other hand, even 10K is probably a number that can be made "flexible" if you threaten to walk after loading up on the goods. We're talking HK after all.
Actually, yes, I've tried it. They didn't even blink. Didn't threaten to walk though, since I still needed to buy some stuff.

No, that amt doesn't even compare to a single Hermes (iconic) bag, I agree.
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