Today, they're just up there for the money, just packaged and be gone.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
We live in a society where everything's packaged.
I think there's a bargain in every garage sale - not as much as there used to be, but they're still there.
I'm a sucker for packaging!
I see the Ricky Martin thing, and everything is like, just packaged for this moment. Where are they going to be 10 years, 20 years from now?
I fell for MUJI socks at their store in N.Y.C.'s JFK airport, and now I get them in bundles.
I have to have the cotton candy shipped in.
There are not enough going into production so that we can tout them. Look at 'Precious'... In order for them to stand out, they have to get made in the first place, and that's just not happening enough.
When the purse strings tighten up at museums, the institutions usually cut back and cancel shows. That's exactly the wrong reaction. In fact, now is a good time for them to loosen up - a chance to breathe and experiment a little - and go for the juicy solution lurking in their own basements.
The old swashbuckling days of the playboy ship owner, of the fellow with no cares in the world who does multimillion dollar deals over coffee, are gone.
They tend to lay dormant for a while but often come back, and then the cheques come in!