Put on your big boy panties

We thought it was interesting that we are getting so many searches coming here from Google that specify "Michael Tonello bully". Made us giggle.

And it also makes us laugh that Mr. Tonello is so obsessed with "exposing" the inner workings of the Hermes marketing system.

Honey, it's a recession. Still. Globally. Do you think most people give a rat's ass if someone has to wait six months or a year or two to buy a $10,000 bag? And more to the point, so what?

So what if Hermes does or does not have a wait list?
So what if they prefer to sell to some customers over others?
Exactly WHAT big conspiracy/scandal/scheme is this supposed to be, other than a luxury goods firm doing what it's always done: rewarding good customers with hard to get items.

So what.

And .... so what about Purse Forum?

Yes, We're members who lurk much, much more than we post. As with any online forum, there are good people and bad. Good threads and bad. Do we think there is some "nefarious" (another favorite Tonello word) scam going on there? Any rational person looking around will see there are no grandiose schemes happening there. We still buy on Ebay though we're careful. It's called common sense. Are there people looking to sell on Purse Forum, even though it's against the rules? Seem to be. We ignore them and figure the moderators will eventually deal with them. And if not, why is it our business?

Is the site for profit? Sure. Just like CNN or Ebay or Amazon or the New York Times or the Times of London or ANY site that takes ads or allows people to use the resources for free. Traffic = $. Again, so what?

Do people get banned? Seems so. From what we've seen, it's people who broke the rules. So ... buh bye.

Again, so what?? Got your knickers in a knot because you were told to leave a purse forum? Oh, boo freaking hoo. Mr. Tonello and Ms. Lehtonen must like it there because from what we've heard, they can't stop going back. Maybe that's the real problem - they can't stand it that some group doesn't want them. So the solution? Trash anyone and everyone associated with the site because their widdle feelings are hurt. And - QUEL HORREUR! - someone called Mr. Tonello an idiot over on PFA. Why, that just can't be permitted.

Mr. Tonelli, put on your big boy panties (and we're giving you the benefit of the doubt here). There are no monsters under the bed. Stop seeing conspiracies where none exist.