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[QueenDanceALot]

I often think that home ownership is overrated (and I am a homeowner) and I feel the same about D&B (and I own one of those, too).

[novamc1]

Didn't see the presentation, but am guessing that the host was trying to portray a Dooney as an "investment"--such as ownership in  real estate, which means  it is durable,  you can own it forever,  you might be able to  sell it for almost what you paid for it, or more than you paid for it, or at least get some of your money back when you sell.

Many people probably do think of Dooneys as investments.  They cost enough to be one, and they probably hold up very well and better than lesser-priced handbags.

A cheap handbag doesn't last, in many cases.  Rent goes out the window with no eventual  return on the money, either.

If that is the point that the host was trying to make, she must have portrayed it a little awkwardly.

[Alison Wonderland]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

I'm afraid I have no idea which handbag was being presented when she went on this tangent.

She was definitely not talking about renting handbags. :-) She was saying that owning this D&B bag is like owning your own residence, whereas owning some lesser bag is equivalent to renting a residence. The implication is that renting a residence is inferior to owning a place.

Whether I feel that home ownership is better than renting, I doubt that I would make that analogy in "mixed" company.

It was just...odd. She may very well have started down this road before realizing where it went.

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I've been there and it can be awkward and awful. I'm thankful I've never done it on television or had it recorded and posted online.

[QueenDanceALot]

I see D&Bs frequently at resale shops and for sure they aren't selling anywhere near what they sold for new.

Not an avenue I would use for investment.

[suzyQ3]

@novamc1& @Alison Wonderland, I think both might be on the right track.

Having taught adults for many years, I have cringe-worthy memories of trying to make my point clearly and succinctly. :-)

[kivah]

@QueenDanceALot

If I didn't own a home, I'd be homeless.

[QueenDanceALot]

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@kivah wrote:

@QueenDanceALot

If I didn't own a home, I'd be homeless.

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If I didn't own a home Id rent a home.

[Equuleus]

I really don't give much attention to what a host is saying nor do I try to make sense of something that makes no sense.  Don't know why one would put that much thought into a bunch of nonsense.

[suzyQ3]

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@Equuleus wrote:

I really don't give much attention to what a host is saying nor do I try to make sense of something that makes no sense.  Don't know why one would put that much thought into a bunch of nonsense.

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@Equuleus, we're all different. Although it took only a minute or so of "thought," I believed that it might generate conversation even beyond the host's comment and into a discussion about homeownership v. renting, which maybe you might consider worthy. :-)

[QueenDanceALot]

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@suzyQ3 wrote:

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@Equuleus wrote:

I really don't give much attention to what a host is saying nor do I try to make sense of something that makes no sense.  Don't know why one would put that much thought into a bunch of nonsense.

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@Equuleus, we're all different. Although it took only a minute or so of "thought," I believed that it might generate conversation even beyond the host's comment and into a discussion about homeownership v. renting, which maybe you might consider worthy. :-)

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@suzyQ3

I will await the determination with baited breath!