At Hermès and a handful of other exclusive retailers, “secret shopping” has becoming the winter season’s newest trend. Anyone who can still afford, say, the three cashmere throws at $2,225 each that Mrs. Fuld bought when she stopped by the store that day isn’t likely to advertise it. Instead, the city’s most extravagant shoppers are ferrying their purchases home in unmarked bags; delegating delivery to assistants; or manipulating credit card bills to disguise their spending from outsiders—and their spouses.
via What Rich People Don’t Want You to Know About Their Spending – The Daily Beast.
Below is a piece that I posted on Huffingtonpost.com yesterday. About ten minutes after it went on line, the metropolitan editor of the New York Post emailed me about running it and it’s on page four in Saturday’s paper. The piece has reacted in a full range of opinion, from overwhelmingly positive to outrage. I’m trying to understand why some people are so upset. And as soon as I have a full grasp on this I’m going to publish again at Huffingtonpost.com and put it in my personal blog as well. (Thanks to Randy Marks)