Arugula Latte
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:06 PM
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What marketing genius came up with "Sag Harbor" for women's clothes? |
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At JC Penney there is a line of clothing for mature women called Sag Harbor.
I mean, really.
Why not Perky Bay? Or Firm Estuary?
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:06 PM
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1. It's for all those Hamptons wife wannabes |
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:29 PM
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6. I'm not a Hanptons wife wannabee and I just bought |
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a Sag Harbor blouse today. In fact, I am not even a wife. I am happily single.
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:42 PM
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12. Well, I'm glad you like it |
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:14 PM
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2. I won't even mention the Dress Barn. |
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Edited on Wed Aug-16-06 04:16 PM by CBHagman
Near my office is a store called the Dress Barn, as well as one called Dress Barn Woman (!). How equine or bovine or porcine are the implications there, hm? As if there weren't enough assaults on the self-esteem of the American woman.
On edit: That reminds me of something Dave Barry said about the name Dockers. He said they called them "Dockers" because calling them "pants for the bigger-butted man" was not regarded as a shrewd marketing move.
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Arugula Latte
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:19 PM
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3. The Dress Barn should sell everything in a Holstein print. |
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heh heh
And, yeah, Dockers. They probably also rejected: Pants for Chubby White Guys
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:25 PM
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4. Bad name. Halfway decent clothes. |
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There's one across the street from The Home Depot, and my wife has started shopping in there. It's one of the few mass-marketers that has stylish, adult clothing for the plus-size demographic.
Lane Bryant's okay but it's expensive because all those stores are in malls, Fashion Bug...ehh, a little too "you can look like you're 19 if you wear this" which is NOT the look you're going for if you're 38...pretty much everyone else's stuff needs to have "Gold Medal" printed upside down on it because the shit looks like it was cut from flour sacks.
The "Dress Barn" name, to me, doesn't say "self-esteem killer" so much as it says "cheap crap thrown on tables so you can dig through it." It ain't cheap anymore.
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Fri Aug-18-06 11:17 AM
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I'll be your hired hand! Dress Barn Woman... I'll let my offer stand! Dress Barn Woman... Can't you see my saddle riding high???
Sorry, but I used to live around the corner from an outlet mall that had both Dress Barn and a Dress Barn Woman stores, and every time I saw the sign I started thinking of Spinal Tap.
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Sun Aug-20-06 05:06 PM
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28. Don't forget "Fashion Bug" |
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:27 PM
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5. Sag Horbor has many styles for all body types, |
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not just for mature women, which I am.
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:37 PM
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7. Why is a nose job called a |
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"rhinoplasty?" I always picture a rhinoceros whenever I hear that word. And they don't exactly have little noses.
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:38 PM
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vewy bad.
I think it's a place.
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Arugula Latte
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:40 PM
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10. Yep -- it's a wealthy, yachty town in the Hamptons |
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:40 PM
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9. I prefer Chico's ...the trendy hippy look... |
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:41 PM
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It's very comfy and travels well too.
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:42 PM
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13. I do too...but I wait for sales.... |
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I should have called it more "bohemian"...and their jewelry to match is nice too...
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:48 PM
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15. Yes, it is expensive. |
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:wow: But I figure, if I can wear it for the next 10 years, :shrug:
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Wed Aug-16-06 06:31 PM
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Fri Aug-18-06 11:14 AM
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23. good, how is your family? |
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we should plan a DU picnic or something! (or maybe I should, you did it last time!) ;)
I actually saw a few Casey bumper stickers - I took my son to Steeler Camp and we saw a few on the way.
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Sun Aug-20-06 04:42 PM
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27. Hippy - yikes! - not good |
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"Hippy" in this context isn't very good wording either. Sag, hippy, barn. Hey, how about starting a brand named "Chicken Little" for petites? Oh well... :silly:
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Wed Aug-16-06 04:45 PM
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14. I bought Sag Harbor stuff for my 90-year-old mother. |
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Personally, I prefer J Jill. They have great sales.
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Wed Aug-16-06 07:25 PM
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21. My favorite pants ever are J.Jill but I got them at the Salvation Army. |
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They are so comfortable and well made. I will buy more when I need to.
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Wed Aug-16-06 06:32 PM
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17. and what about the dept. store called Lazarus? |
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that never made a bit of sense.
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Wed Aug-16-06 06:36 PM
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18. I believe her name was Fannie Izdrupen |
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Wed Aug-16-06 06:39 PM
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19. well, at least Scrag Harbor ended up on the clipping floor |
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Edited on Wed Aug-16-06 06:41 PM by QuestionAll...
during the blueskying sessions.
not a great name at all, what are they thinking. but these are interesting times, aren't they?
I don't have any research or backup, but I suspect there is a trend toward denegrating oneself with brand names like this. Its a purposeful marketing thing - bash yourself and be cool about it. Just another not so subtle step toward the debasing of the population.
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Wed Aug-16-06 07:28 PM
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22. What about the Fashion Bug? Is that for well-dressed insects? |
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:rofl: Sag Harbor is an awful name. Kohl's carries it too, and when I first saw that brand name, I said, "I'm not Sagging anytime soon. No thanks!" :rofl:
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Fri Aug-18-06 11:22 AM
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25. Strange name, yes, but they have some nice clothes. |
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I like Dress Barn too for basic sweaters, tops and dresses. And don't forget Coldwater Creek. A little more expensive but nice.
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Fri Aug-18-06 12:50 PM
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26. I think that genius also coined the diet candy "Ayds"... |
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