South Korea shoppers line up before dawn ahead of expected Chanel price hike

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More than a hundred shoppers waited in line to enter a store of French luxury brand Chanel in Seoul on Wednesday, as they rushed to buy products in the hope of beating price increases expected to kick in later in the week.

This came even after more than 100 new COVID-19 cases linked to nightclubs in Seoul have brought fears of a second wave of infections in a country held up as a coronavirus mitigation success story.

Lee Ji-yeon, 54, said she arrived at the store about 7:30 am and that her future son-in-law is waiting at another department store to buy a Chanel bag for her daughter as a wedding present. There are several months ahead of the wedding, which has been pushed back from November to March because of the virus.

Many South Koreans gift luxury bags for weddings. Also in line was a man who said he would buy a Chanel bag for his girlfriend as a present for a wedding, which has been pushed back from April to late this year because of the virus.

 

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Late-stage af

They got their priorities straight, what a materialistic country

They will experience a panic buying&stockpile.

Prices will most likely plummet. People are realizing they don’t need this overpriced crap anymore. Especially with the virus going on. This shit isn’t essential.

Consumerism is a virus

So why are they queuing outside an LV store ?

south korea has the highest household debt in Asia, terrible culture that prizes material posession as a measure of success.

Para var, huzur var...

See people, the economy will come back.

When there is no problem. Create one after all the world hasn’t stopping spinning.

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