The woman married a literal PRINCE and people expect her to have mish-mash cookware from Homegoods??? Idgi. Even PRE-Harry Meghan dressed better and more $$$$ than Kate so this is simply how she operates, accept it or don't. I do not understand the hate other than blatant racism.
I feel some type of way about it. Because there is a DEEP bitterness certain non-black women have when they see a black woman with something they deem to be of value. Something they always considered to be reserved for the elite. But we have nothing to prove to those people!
I imagine this is really true, but it is weird to me because Le Crueset is not, like, super elite. I could build a set if I wanted to. It would take saving and several years but it's attainable. Like, I would assume there's a brand I don't know of that she would use. She's a fucking royal.
And I don't like the idea of black women pouring money into a company that does not give a damn about us in order to show people who are morally less than us that we are good enough. Like, who are they? C'mon now.
If the product is of worth? And you have the money? Baby, enjoy yourself. But some of these products have dipped in quality. You're just buying a logo. And it's a logo that needs YOU to remain special. You're special all on your own. Bump a Chanel or Van Cleef.
What's funny is that certain companies will complain that black women have tarnished their brand when the reality is that (1) the product is not as good as it once was and (2) they need black female celebrities to make the products aspirational.
There are two ways to make money with luxury products. Sell to a small handful of obscenely wealthy people for an absurd amount of money ($4,000 t-shirt) or sell to a much larger number of upper middle-class people at a lower rate ($400 t-shirts).
If you are going to go for the latter, you're going to need an entertainer to make it look appealing. Someone who is "cool" to older people. Because teens aren't buying $3,000 bags. A Rih. A Zendaya.
Just comfort yourself with the thought that this well made pot will outlive its shitty creators, and revenge is a dish best served daily, with friends and family, for the rest of your life.
(I have exactly one gigantic Dutch oven in red because it was a ridiculously clearanced Major League Baseball tie-in, and a week before my company had paid us a bonus if we got a covid vaccination when the first one came out. Luckiest timing.)
Basically everything we have came from ONE of their factory to table sales at a convention center. The 'mystery' box was an outrageous steal. Ticket+mystery box was $100, my partner and I both did one and ended up with 2 griddles 3 dutch ovens, an oval ceramic baker and some utensils + more.
Definitely.
My partner wanted to do everything matching, I have color preferences but neither of us could pass that up. Ended up with colors in our palette anyway! We ended up with Marseille, Flame, & White
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However, those are DAMN GOOD POTS.
(You are dumb if you spend that much. I'm sorry.)
I like too many of their colors to not have a ridiculous mismatched jumble.
My partner wanted to do everything matching, I have color preferences but neither of us could pass that up. Ended up with colors in our palette anyway! We ended up with Marseille, Flame, & White