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January 13, 2011 at 11:47 PM #654436January 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM #653329
CA renter
Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
And seriously, do you think all those people carrying around LV bags are really carrying the real thing?[/quote]
No, they don’t all carry the real thing. But I can tell the real thing from the fake just at a glance. It’s all in the leather trim. I have lots of experience shopping the bazaars of Asia. 😉
I myself have a fake LV wallet that is just like the real one. There are different quality fakes.
BTW, my friend from Taiwan who visits me every year for shopping says that Coach is the brand to carry daily for the professional office. Don’t need to be too showy at work, she says.
LV and Chanel are for going out.
This past holiday we went to the outlets in Carlsbad and Palm Springs. The Asians were out shopping in droves. Maybe 50% Asian customers. It was a mad house.[/quote]
The Carlsbad Outlet Mall has long been a regular stop for the Asian tourists. All through the downturn, they were keeping that place in business. It never really slowed down there, thanks to all the tourists. I’ve always thought it was strange that they would visit a foreign country and make stops at…malls. Weird.
January 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM #653395Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
And seriously, do you think all those people carrying around LV bags are really carrying the real thing?[/quote]
No, they don’t all carry the real thing. But I can tell the real thing from the fake just at a glance. It’s all in the leather trim. I have lots of experience shopping the bazaars of Asia. 😉
I myself have a fake LV wallet that is just like the real one. There are different quality fakes.
BTW, my friend from Taiwan who visits me every year for shopping says that Coach is the brand to carry daily for the professional office. Don’t need to be too showy at work, she says.
LV and Chanel are for going out.
This past holiday we went to the outlets in Carlsbad and Palm Springs. The Asians were out shopping in droves. Maybe 50% Asian customers. It was a mad house.[/quote]
The Carlsbad Outlet Mall has long been a regular stop for the Asian tourists. All through the downturn, they were keeping that place in business. It never really slowed down there, thanks to all the tourists. I’ve always thought it was strange that they would visit a foreign country and make stops at…malls. Weird.
January 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM #653981Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
And seriously, do you think all those people carrying around LV bags are really carrying the real thing?[/quote]
No, they don’t all carry the real thing. But I can tell the real thing from the fake just at a glance. It’s all in the leather trim. I have lots of experience shopping the bazaars of Asia. 😉
I myself have a fake LV wallet that is just like the real one. There are different quality fakes.
BTW, my friend from Taiwan who visits me every year for shopping says that Coach is the brand to carry daily for the professional office. Don’t need to be too showy at work, she says.
LV and Chanel are for going out.
This past holiday we went to the outlets in Carlsbad and Palm Springs. The Asians were out shopping in droves. Maybe 50% Asian customers. It was a mad house.[/quote]
The Carlsbad Outlet Mall has long been a regular stop for the Asian tourists. All through the downturn, they were keeping that place in business. It never really slowed down there, thanks to all the tourists. I’ve always thought it was strange that they would visit a foreign country and make stops at…malls. Weird.
January 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM #654116Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
And seriously, do you think all those people carrying around LV bags are really carrying the real thing?[/quote]
No, they don’t all carry the real thing. But I can tell the real thing from the fake just at a glance. It’s all in the leather trim. I have lots of experience shopping the bazaars of Asia. 😉
I myself have a fake LV wallet that is just like the real one. There are different quality fakes.
BTW, my friend from Taiwan who visits me every year for shopping says that Coach is the brand to carry daily for the professional office. Don’t need to be too showy at work, she says.
LV and Chanel are for going out.
This past holiday we went to the outlets in Carlsbad and Palm Springs. The Asians were out shopping in droves. Maybe 50% Asian customers. It was a mad house.[/quote]
The Carlsbad Outlet Mall has long been a regular stop for the Asian tourists. All through the downturn, they were keeping that place in business. It never really slowed down there, thanks to all the tourists. I’ve always thought it was strange that they would visit a foreign country and make stops at…malls. Weird.
January 13, 2011 at 11:57 PM #654441Participant[quote=briansd1][quote=flu]
And seriously, do you think all those people carrying around LV bags are really carrying the real thing?[/quote]
No, they don’t all carry the real thing. But I can tell the real thing from the fake just at a glance. It’s all in the leather trim. I have lots of experience shopping the bazaars of Asia. 😉
I myself have a fake LV wallet that is just like the real one. There are different quality fakes.
BTW, my friend from Taiwan who visits me every year for shopping says that Coach is the brand to carry daily for the professional office. Don’t need to be too showy at work, she says.
LV and Chanel are for going out.
This past holiday we went to the outlets in Carlsbad and Palm Springs. The Asians were out shopping in droves. Maybe 50% Asian customers. It was a mad house.[/quote]
The Carlsbad Outlet Mall has long been a regular stop for the Asian tourists. All through the downturn, they were keeping that place in business. It never really slowed down there, thanks to all the tourists. I’ve always thought it was strange that they would visit a foreign country and make stops at…malls. Weird.
January 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM #653344Stradivarius
Participant[quote] Stradivarius, About the thick glasses…since you are a doctor, do you have a medical opinion against corrective surgery ? [/quote]
I have nothing against refractive surgery for good candidates. I went for consultation about 9 months ago, and I just don’t qualify for LASIK in one eye (cornea too thin). I do qualify for phakic IOL but since it has only had approval in this country since 2003, I’m not ready to do it yet, personally. But it’s all risk:benefit. If at some point I can’t wear contact lenses comfortably, certainly I would consider it. But for now my eyes are healthy (near-sightedness is not pathology), so I’m not fixing it if it ain’t broke.
January 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM #653410Participant[quote] Stradivarius, About the thick glasses…since you are a doctor, do you have a medical opinion against corrective surgery ? [/quote]
I have nothing against refractive surgery for good candidates. I went for consultation about 9 months ago, and I just don’t qualify for LASIK in one eye (cornea too thin). I do qualify for phakic IOL but since it has only had approval in this country since 2003, I’m not ready to do it yet, personally. But it’s all risk:benefit. If at some point I can’t wear contact lenses comfortably, certainly I would consider it. But for now my eyes are healthy (near-sightedness is not pathology), so I’m not fixing it if it ain’t broke.
January 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM #653995Participant[quote] Stradivarius, About the thick glasses…since you are a doctor, do you have a medical opinion against corrective surgery ? [/quote]
I have nothing against refractive surgery for good candidates. I went for consultation about 9 months ago, and I just don’t qualify for LASIK in one eye (cornea too thin). I do qualify for phakic IOL but since it has only had approval in this country since 2003, I’m not ready to do it yet, personally. But it’s all risk:benefit. If at some point I can’t wear contact lenses comfortably, certainly I would consider it. But for now my eyes are healthy (near-sightedness is not pathology), so I’m not fixing it if it ain’t broke.
January 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM #654131Participant[quote] Stradivarius, About the thick glasses…since you are a doctor, do you have a medical opinion against corrective surgery ? [/quote]
I have nothing against refractive surgery for good candidates. I went for consultation about 9 months ago, and I just don’t qualify for LASIK in one eye (cornea too thin). I do qualify for phakic IOL but since it has only had approval in this country since 2003, I’m not ready to do it yet, personally. But it’s all risk:benefit. If at some point I can’t wear contact lenses comfortably, certainly I would consider it. But for now my eyes are healthy (near-sightedness is not pathology), so I’m not fixing it if it ain’t broke.
January 14, 2011 at 12:34 AM #654456Participant[quote] Stradivarius, About the thick glasses…since you are a doctor, do you have a medical opinion against corrective surgery ? [/quote]
I have nothing against refractive surgery for good candidates. I went for consultation about 9 months ago, and I just don’t qualify for LASIK in one eye (cornea too thin). I do qualify for phakic IOL but since it has only had approval in this country since 2003, I’m not ready to do it yet, personally. But it’s all risk:benefit. If at some point I can’t wear contact lenses comfortably, certainly I would consider it. But for now my eyes are healthy (near-sightedness is not pathology), so I’m not fixing it if it ain’t broke.
January 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM #653339sdrealtor
Participant[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=sdrealtor]When they come home I go through their back-packs[/quote] I’m sot sure I understood that part…[/quote]
DM
They are 7 and 11 years old. When they come home we pull out their homework folders and go through the work that was graded and returned to them. There are folders that come home with flyers that come home almost everyday(fundraisers, field trips, extracuricular programs, teacher weekly letters etc) and things I need to sign so they can return them to their teachers. Most graded assignments at their school have to be signed by a parent and given back to the teacher to ensure they were shown to the parents. I’m not snooping on them, I’m doing what just about every parent does with their kids at our school and likely our school district. I suspect most elementary school kids parents do the same.I will say that I do alot less of this with my 11 year old now. He has a a daily planner (provided by the district) for keeping track of his assignments. At this point with him, I pretty much say you know what you need to do and if you dont its your problem. If a child isnt self motivated and doesnt have good study habits by 5th grade its not easy to instill that anymore. I can clearly see the distractions about to pile on. When I pick them up at school each afternoon, he just started walking 20 yards behind me with his friends on the way home. While I am saddened by him starting to pull away, I am far more proud of the independence he is starting to develope and the respect he is earning from me in doing so.
sdr
January 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM #653405Participant[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=sdrealtor]When they come home I go through their back-packs[/quote] I’m sot sure I understood that part…[/quote]
DM
They are 7 and 11 years old. When they come home we pull out their homework folders and go through the work that was graded and returned to them. There are folders that come home with flyers that come home almost everyday(fundraisers, field trips, extracuricular programs, teacher weekly letters etc) and things I need to sign so they can return them to their teachers. Most graded assignments at their school have to be signed by a parent and given back to the teacher to ensure they were shown to the parents. I’m not snooping on them, I’m doing what just about every parent does with their kids at our school and likely our school district. I suspect most elementary school kids parents do the same.I will say that I do alot less of this with my 11 year old now. He has a a daily planner (provided by the district) for keeping track of his assignments. At this point with him, I pretty much say you know what you need to do and if you dont its your problem. If a child isnt self motivated and doesnt have good study habits by 5th grade its not easy to instill that anymore. I can clearly see the distractions about to pile on. When I pick them up at school each afternoon, he just started walking 20 yards behind me with his friends on the way home. While I am saddened by him starting to pull away, I am far more proud of the independence he is starting to develope and the respect he is earning from me in doing so.
sdr
January 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM #653991Participant[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=sdrealtor]When they come home I go through their back-packs[/quote] I’m sot sure I understood that part…[/quote]
DM
They are 7 and 11 years old. When they come home we pull out their homework folders and go through the work that was graded and returned to them. There are folders that come home with flyers that come home almost everyday(fundraisers, field trips, extracuricular programs, teacher weekly letters etc) and things I need to sign so they can return them to their teachers. Most graded assignments at their school have to be signed by a parent and given back to the teacher to ensure they were shown to the parents. I’m not snooping on them, I’m doing what just about every parent does with their kids at our school and likely our school district. I suspect most elementary school kids parents do the same.I will say that I do alot less of this with my 11 year old now. He has a a daily planner (provided by the district) for keeping track of his assignments. At this point with him, I pretty much say you know what you need to do and if you dont its your problem. If a child isnt self motivated and doesnt have good study habits by 5th grade its not easy to instill that anymore. I can clearly see the distractions about to pile on. When I pick them up at school each afternoon, he just started walking 20 yards behind me with his friends on the way home. While I am saddened by him starting to pull away, I am far more proud of the independence he is starting to develope and the respect he is earning from me in doing so.
sdr
January 14, 2011 at 12:38 AM #654126Participant[quote=Diego Mamani][quote=sdrealtor]When they come home I go through their back-packs[/quote] I’m sot sure I understood that part…[/quote]
DM
They are 7 and 11 years old. When they come home we pull out their homework folders and go through the work that was graded and returned to them. There are folders that come home with flyers that come home almost everyday(fundraisers, field trips, extracuricular programs, teacher weekly letters etc) and things I need to sign so they can return them to their teachers. Most graded assignments at their school have to be signed by a parent and given back to the teacher to ensure they were shown to the parents. I’m not snooping on them, I’m doing what just about every parent does with their kids at our school and likely our school district. I suspect most elementary school kids parents do the same.I will say that I do alot less of this with my 11 year old now. He has a a daily planner (provided by the district) for keeping track of his assignments. At this point with him, I pretty much say you know what you need to do and if you dont its your problem. If a child isnt self motivated and doesnt have good study habits by 5th grade its not easy to instill that anymore. I can clearly see the distractions about to pile on. When I pick them up at school each afternoon, he just started walking 20 yards behind me with his friends on the way home. While I am saddened by him starting to pull away, I am far more proud of the independence he is starting to develope and the respect he is earning from me in doing so.
sdr
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