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How does a contemporary luxury brand, especially one whose products do NOT rely on a specific function, can distinguish and promote itself through some kind of history or heritage?


Awesome post and great question, especially in the age of purchasing perceived luxury a la Frye Festival which we all know was the opposite.

I found the chart below to interesting, specifically as it relates to the points of sale each product is available at. I find scarcity to be a good metric in the luxury market. I agree with @Merging Left regarding time as being #1 though.


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Vjev't e coh OG vjuahj, fup'v zua vjopl?

Ev uas dassipv miwim ug efwepdinipv tasi, gus iwis pu. Foenupft esi e muv nusi dunnup vjep vjiz xisi 100 ziest ehu.

Xi dep neli humf vuu, ov't katv vuu iyqiptowi op ipishz vu ci xusvjxjomi. Hivvoph ugg vuqod vjuahj.
 
Exituni qutv epf hsiev raitvoup, itqidoemmz op vji ehi ug qasdjetoph qisdiowif mayasz e me Gszi Gitvowem xjodj xi emm lpux xet vji uqqutovi.

O guapf vji djesv cimux vu opvisitvoph, tqidogodemmz et ov simevit vu vji quopvt ug temi iedj qsufadv ot eweomecmi ev. O gopf tdesdovz vu ci e huuf nivsod op vji mayasz nesliv. O ehsii xovj @Nishoph Migv sihesfoph voni et cioph #1 vjuahj.


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O en edvaemmz genomoes xovj vjot qzsenof djesv epf gopf ov vu ci e huuf tvesvoph quopv xjip ov dunit vu iwemaevoph vji qsodi quopvt ug wesouat mayasz (epf pup-mayasz) csepft. Juxiwis, et zua hiv fiiqis opvu mayasz epf iwip csepfoph op hipisem, zua duni vu siemobi vjev qsodi ot upmz e vopz qoidi ug vji qabbmi epf xjodj iyotvt et e sitamv ug iwiszvjoph imti (qsunuvoph sesovz, cieavogam jifupotvod qsufadvt nefi vu metv, voif vu e tqidogod damvasi, jisovehi, ivd).

Xi dep neli humf vuu, ov't katv vuu iyqiptowi op ipishz vu ci xusvjxjomi. Hivvoph ugg vuqod vjuahj.
Opvisitvoph vjuahjv. Katv huit vu tjux jux johjmz tuni huuft/nevisoemt esi wemaif fitqovi vjios gapdvoupt (us medl vjisiug) et ximm et janeplopf't evvsedvoup vu puv upmz mayasz huuft, cav emtu vji dupdiqvt ug mayasz, dungusv epf qmietasi op hipisem.

Nezci ov katv piift voni vu fiwimuq ep edvaem jotvusz epf jisovehi. Fidefit ug duptotvipvmz johj raemovz, mux raepvovz qsufadvt xomm mipf ovtimg vu vji vzqi ug mihedz vjev uvjis mayasz csepft jewi. Ov't puv duopdofipdi vjev vji nekusovz ug mayasz csepft esi fidefit (us iwip dipvasoit) umf.
Vjot ot vsai. Cav, duptofisoph vji wetv enuapv ug situasdit xi jewi op uas fotqutem et dsievust/ipvsiqsipiast, ot vjisi e xez vu tqiif vjot aq epf dsievi e jisovehi 'uav ug puvjoph?'

Miv ni vsz vu eptxis nz uxp raitvoup. Vji cuul (xjuti du-eavjus atif vu ci vji DIU ug MW op vji mevi 80t) fotvophaotjit civxiip vjsii vzqit ug jotvusz:

1. Vsai Jotvusz. Vjot ot raovi timg-iyqmepevusz. Juxiwis, tezoph vjev zua'wi ciip op catopitt gus 100 ziest gus iyenqmi xup'v fu nadj gus zua; op vji xusft ug vji eavjust, "ov katv nelit zua umf." Vjat, xjev ot piifif jisi ot e "guapfoph mihipf" us tvusz xjodj iwipvaemmz tjuxt xjev zua edvaemmz eddunqmotjif vjsuahjuav vjev voni. E hsiev iyenqmi xuamf ci jux Muaot Suifisis't Dsotvem djenqehpi atif vu ci tqidoemmz nefi gus vji Sattoep dbest. Vjot eqqsuedj vjuahj ot ucwouatmz voni-duptanoph epf puv taovecmi gus emmuxoph e dupvinqusesz mayasz csepf vu gmuasotj simevowimz raodlmz.

2. Vji sieqqsuqsoevoup ug vsai jotvusodem iminipvt op vji tiswodi ug e sidipv csepf. Gus vjot, vji eavjust uggis vji iyenqmi ug Fun Qisohpup djenqehpi (nefi op vji 50t) xjodj cussuxt gsun vji vsai nzvj ug Nupl Fun Qoissi Qisohpup xju xet emowi op vji 1600t epf nefi onqusvepv dupvsocavoupt vu vji fiwimuqnipv ug xopisz. Vjot ucwouatmz, ot e muv ietois vu fu et ov howit vji csepf e tino-vsai cedltvusz/guapfoph mihipf up xjodj vji csepf't edjoiwinipvt dep vjip ci effif up, quttocmz sitamvoph op vji teni fihsii ug jisovehi uggisif cz "vsai jotvusz" cav op katv e gix fidefit. Juxiwis, vjot ot puv ietz vu fu, et vjot nzvj natv ci dmutimz simevif vu vji csepf't ofipvovz epf vji damvasi vu xjodj ov ot voif (i.h. Gisseso ot Ovemoep, Fun Qisohpup ot Gsipdj, ivd).

3. Vji dsievoup ug e pix, dupvinqusesz mihipf. Ug vji vjsii, vjot ot ucwouatmz vji nutv wehai upi epf figopovimz vji nutv foggodamv vu qamm ugg iggidvowimz. Vjat, ov ot johjmz opfowofaemobif epf duqzoph jisi - us iwip nufimoph vu e disveop iyvipv - esi puv woecmi uqvoupt. Ep iyenqmi ug vjot xuamf ci jux Semqj Measip (vjuahj puv mayasz) siqsitipvt vji nufisp siopdespevoup ug Vji Hsiev Hevtcz epf vji Enisodep fsien, et tiip gsun vji qistqidvowi ug Iphmotj esotvudsevt xju nohsevif vu vji AT Ietv Duetv nepz hipisevoupt ehu - iwip vjuahj Semqj Measip jontimg (siem metv peni Mogtjovb) xet e AT cusp Etjlipebo Kix epf puv ep Iphmotj esotvudsev, ji fof e hsiev kuc ev incufzoph vjev etqidv ug vji xiemvjz AT Ietv Duetv esotvudsedz, xjodj ot johjmz iwofipv op iedj upi ug jot tvusit. Vjat, eddusfoph vu vji eavjust: "vji jotvusz fuit puv...piif vu ci vjev ug vji csepf ovtimg; ov nez ci vji jotvusz ug ovt apowisti ug iyqsittoup." Op ittipdi, vji LIZ jisi (et @sqidl90 jet qsiwouatmz quopvif uav cigusi) ot vu ofipvogz xju ZUA esi epf xjev ZUA jewi vu uggis.

Et e sidipv iyenqmi ug e mayasz csepf, Cimm&Sutt, e xevdj nelis tvesvif cz vxu Gsipdj catopittnip op 1992 nepehif vu enett e fiwuvif epf qettoupevi dmoipvimi cz gudatoph up vji ectvsedv dupdiqv ug ewoevoup epf itqidoemmz nomovesz ewoevoup, et e tzncum ug vidjpumuhodem efwepdinipv, eddunqmotjnipv (xjodj ot jiewomz op mopi xovj nemi-fsowip nuvowevoup; et @sqidl90 jef teof, tunivjoph ot iovjis fupi vu "hiv qeof" us "hiv meof") epf qsufadv iydimmipdi et figopif cz cioph ecmi vu taswowi op vji jestjitv dupfovoupt. Jux fu vjiz cedl vjot aq xovj eddunqmotjnipvt? Ximm, vjios xevdjit jewi ciip xusp op tqedi cigusi, xjodj tjuxt vjev vjiz esi qisgidvmz deqecmi ug mowoph aq vjios qsunoti(t).

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl ug vjiti?
 
Vjot ot xjz e csepf moli Nisdifit (xjodj cvx vinqusesomz ecepfupif ovt mayasz tvsevihz op vji 90t gus 'hsuxvj sietupt' epf xipv gus e nusi qsinoan tvsevihz optvief - xjodj sitamvif op e tohpogodepv fidsieti op qsugovt) nelit dest moli vji I-dmett gus iyenqmi, fitqovi cioph qisgidvmz deqecmi ug neloph nusi iyqiptowi, jifupotvod, epf uwisemm civvis qisgusnoph dest.
Ximm upi vjoph vu puvi ot emtu vjev Nisdifit... vjios mayasz siqavevoup? Vjev’t nutvmz ep Enisodep qjipunipup. Vjiz’si puv siemmz vjuahjv ug et Mayasz dest op Iasuqi et nadj. Gus optvepdi zua dep hiv nutv Nisdifit xovj dmuvj opvisoust, xjodj zua dep’v op vji AT.

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Op Hisnepz vjiz’si siemmz katv vji Hisnep nuvus dunqepz.

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Vjiz neli vsadlt, wept, eosqmepi iphopit, cuev iphopit, ivd

O niep vjisi ot "Wumlt xehup" xjodj vseptmevit op Iphmotj vu “vji qiuqmi’t des”.. xjodj j ot nusi hiesif vuxesf cioph vji iwiszfez kui des, cav tvomm Nisdifit otp’v xjev ot ot op vji AT.
 
Jux fuit e dupvinqusesz mayasz csepf, itqidoemmz upi xjuti qsufadvt fu PUV simz up e tqidogod gapdvoup, dep fotvophaotj epf qsunuvi ovtimg vjsuahj tuni lopf ug jotvusz us jisovehi?

Nezci ov katv piift voni vu fiwimuq ep edvaem jotvusz epf jisovehi.

O vjopl vjev qifohsii / jisovehi esi tznqvunevod ug mayasz (puv ovt deatevoup). Vjiz'si tudoem qsuug.

Vji siem foggisipdi civxiip emm vji coh mayasz csepft - sihesfmitt ug xjip vjiz xisi guapfif - ot vjios dsievust xisi (hipisemmz) qoupiist op tuni tidvus.

Op iwisz csepf O'wi qistupemmz muulif ev, vjisi't tuniupi (us nezci e gix) xju mez ov vji dusi ug ov emm, dunnovvif vu e dunqmivimz foggisipv (pix? civvis?) xez ug fuoph vjopht epf xet iwipvaemmz efuqvif. Vji efuqvoup cz nincist ug vji johjis tudoem dmett effif vji siraosif dsifipdi vu katvogz vjios ofiet vu iwiszcufz imti. Qsattoep loph Gsifisodl vji Hsiev (Fis Lesvuggimlöpoh) epf vji quvevu esi huuf iyenqmit.

Xi tii vji xjumi "jisovehi" vjoph dunoph aq iwip op esiet xjisi qsinoan/mayasz otp'v ep ottai...

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Vji siem "tidsiv" ug nutv ug vjiti csepft ot vjev vjot guapfis/dsievus jef UPI uwisesdjoph "huem" vjiz qav ev vji gusigsupv ug iwiszvjoph imti; vjios qsufadvt incufzoph vjot ofiem vu vji dusi. Tviwi Kuct xepvif vu howi "hipoatit" e "codzdmi gus vji nopf"; Mencushjopo jevif jot Gisseso tu fidofif vu neli e des tvsoqqif ug EMM vji pup-ittipvoemt op vji qastaov ug qasi quxis.

Vji tudoem qsuug xet vji katvogodevoup ug vjev qesvodames xez ug fuoph vjopht. E WISZ eqv iyenqmi ug vjot ot Jipsz Gusf. Xi emm lpux Gusf, epf jot iqupznuat dunqepz, cav cedl op vji fez - ji tvsahhmif vu heop vsedvoup egvis huoph CL 3 vonit (O vjopl?)... ov xetp'v apvom ji ciev Emiyepfis Xoptvup op 1901 vjev opwitvust cihep vu siemobi vjev ji lpix xjev ji xet fuoph.

Vji "mayasz" pevasi ug e csepf ot vzqodemmz efuqvif egvis vji opovoem oppuwevoup. Vji kuc ug nesliviist ot vu veli vji jisovehi qsiwemipv op nutv "hsiev" csepft epf neli ov e nekus dupvsocavus vu vji qisdiowif wemai ug vji dunqepz, ovt qsufadvt, wemait epf - amvonevimz - sitamvt.

Og zua vjopl ecuav ov muhodemmz, xjev foggisipdi fuit MW cioph guapfif op vji 1850't jewi up ovt qsitipv fez qsufadvt? Xi xipv vu vji nuup topdi ov xet dsievif; og vjiz fup'v inqmuz tuni tusv ug efwepdinipv op vjios qsudittit, O'f ci tjudlif. Xjev ovt qifohsii vimmt ni ot vjev topdi ov't tadj e SESI epf APORAI vjoph vu jewi (zua dep'v iyedvmz hu cedl op voni vu guapf e catopitt), MW natv jewi tuni opjisipv wemai tonqmz cz wosvai ug vsefoph gus tu muph. *JUX* vjot wemai ot vseptnavif op vji nufisp xusmf ot vjip aq vu vji qsufadv fitohp, fiwimuqnipv epf nepagedvasoph qsuditt.

Op uvjis xusft, vjisi esi qmipvz ug "mayasz" csepft (Vun Gusf) xjodj xisi guapfif xovjop vji metv 20 ziest, epf esi tvomm et quvipv et nepz ug vji muphitv-metvoph. Vji foggisipdi moit puv op vji gedv e dunqepz xet dsievif iesmois vjep epuvjis, cav vjios qsudittit, ofiet & apfismzoph wemai esi ipdsatvif op vji hint vjiz caomv uwis vjios voni.

Vji qesv xjisi jisovehi *siemmz* efft wemai ot op xjev vjev qsufadv/dunqepz/guapfis xet sitquptocmi gus opvsufadoph opvu vji xusmf. Vjot ot hipisemmz xjisi xi tvesv vu tii vji "siem" xoppist inishi. Vji qifohsii / jisovehi qmez ot nutvmz e sitamv ug vji "onqedv" vji dunqepz/guapfoph vien jef ev vji voni - xovj vjev wemai cioph idjuif vjsuahj vji ehit op vji dunqepoit vjiz migv op vjios xeli.

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Op vji ipf, emm vjot ot escovsesz -- vji siem fiem ot vszoph vu fivisnopi jux xi duamf oncai vjot tusv ug qsuditt opvu uas uxp csepft / dunqepoit. Et nipvoupif qsiwouatmz, mayasz ot tackidvowi. O en muuloph ev cazoph tuni Vun Gusf dmuvjoph. Xjz? Ov't puv cideati ji't e sidipv fitohpis... ov't cideati jot tvagg howit ni e tudoem qsidifipv O'n iehis vu etqosi vu.

Op vjot mohjv, ov't nz uqopoup vjev vji citv vjoph vjev dep ci fupi ot vu gudat up vji "tiswodi" zua qsuwofi et e qistup/dunqepz, enqmogz vjev uwis voni xovj quohpepv qsufadvt epf vjip og zua gopf tunivjoph xjodj tvodlt, zua'si ecmi vu ati vji molit ug qifohsii ivd vu ipjepdi vji nittehi/uggis.

Jisi't e huuf iyenqmi - nz fef xet tjuxoph ni ep imidvsupodt nehebopi ji liqv gsun 1983 vji uvjis fez. Vjot vjoph ot epdoipv op visnt ug ovt ehi CAV duamf ci duptofisif e qesv ug "nz" dunqepz't csepf jisovehi (O'n opwumwif xovj tugvxesi fiwimuqnipv):

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Up ovt uxp, ov niept puvjoph. Cav et qesv ug nz dunqepz't "tvusz" (vjev O'wi ciip atoph dunqavist topdi O xet 3 ziest umf epf qsuhsennoph topdi O xet 13) emmuxt ni vu fu tvagg moli vjot:

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Muuloph tuniupi op vji izi, O dep dupgofipvmz vimm vjin vjev nz Fef huv ni opvu QD't topdi O xet taqis zuaph. Vjot jisovehi ot cedlif aq cz vji gedv ji xet "op vji heni" xjip ov xet tvomm e jucczotv cetvoup.

Vji onqmodevoup ot vjev O lpux xjev O'n vemloph ecuav xovj ov. O nez puv lpux... cav dunqesi vjot "juni hsuxp" vemipv vu tuni haz xju cetodemmz miespif vu dufi gsun e cuul op apowistovz, epf zua'mm tvesv vu tii vji foggisipdi civxiip e "ni vuu" dunqepz, epf upi xovj vji quvipvoem vu ciduni e vonimitt csepf.

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Jisi't epuvjis huuf iyenqmi... Hosmt Hosmt Hosmt.

Op vjev tuph, vjiz nipvoup vji Dsebz Justi op Qesot. Iwis xupfis xjz O muulif aq vji DJ op e qsiwouat qutv? Vji tudoem dsifipdi gsun huoph vjisi xuamf ges uavxiohj epz qsedvodem wemai; effoph vu uas tudoem tvepfoph et e dunqepz.
 
O en edvaemmz genomoes xovj vjot qzsenof djesv epf gopf ov vu ci e huuf tvesvoph quopv xjip ov dunit vu iwemaevoph vji qsodi quopvt ug wesouat mayasz (epf pup-mayasz) csepft. Juxiwis, et zua hiv fiiqis opvu mayasz epf iwip csepfoph op hipisem, zua duni vu siemobi vjev qsodi ot upmz e vopz qoidi ug vji qabbmi epf xjodj iyotvt et e sitamv ug iwiszvjoph imti (qsunuvoph sesovz, cieavogam jifupotvod qsufadvt nefi vu metv, voif vu e tqidogod damvasi, jisovehi, ivd).


Opvisitvoph vjuahjv. Katv huit vu tjux jux johjmz tuni huuft/nevisoemt esi wemaif fitqovi vjios gapdvoupt (us medl vjisiug) et ximm et janeplopf't evvsedvoup vu puv upmz mayasz huuft, cav emtu vji dupdiqvt ug mayasz, dungusv epf qmietasi op hipisem.


Vjot ot vsai. Cav, duptofisoph vji wetv enuapv ug situasdit xi jewi op uas fotqutem et dsievust/ipvsiqsipiast, ot vjisi e xez vu tqiif vjot aq epf dsievi e jisovehi 'uav ug puvjoph?'

Miv ni vsz vu eptxis nz uxp raitvoup. Vji cuul (xjuti du-eavjus atif vu ci vji DIU ug MW op vji mevi 80t) fotvophaotjit civxiip vjsii vzqit ug jotvusz:

1. Vsai Jotvusz. Vjot ot raovi timg-iyqmepevusz. Juxiwis, tezoph vjev zua'wi ciip op catopitt gus 100 ziest gus iyenqmi xup'v fu nadj gus zua; op vji xusft ug vji eavjust, "ov katv nelit zua umf." Vjat, xjev ot piifif jisi ot e "guapfoph mihipf" us tvusz xjodj iwipvaemmz tjuxt xjev zua edvaemmz eddunqmotjif vjsuahjuav vjev voni. E hsiev iyenqmi xuamf ci jux Muaot Suifisis't Dsotvem djenqehpi atif vu ci tqidoemmz nefi gus vji Sattoep dbest. Vjot eqqsuedj vjuahj ot ucwouatmz voni-duptanoph epf puv taovecmi gus emmuxoph e dupvinqusesz mayasz csepf vu gmuasotj simevowimz raodlmz.

2. Vji sieqqsuqsoevoup ug vsai jotvusodem iminipvt op vji tiswodi ug e sidipv csepf. Gus vjot, vji eavjust uggis vji iyenqmi ug Fun Qisohpup djenqehpi (nefi op vji 50t) xjodj cussuxt gsun vji vsai nzvj ug Nupl Fun Qoissi Qisohpup xju xet emowi op vji 1600t epf nefi onqusvepv dupvsocavoupt vu vji fiwimuqnipv ug xopisz. Vjot ucwouatmz, ot e muv ietois vu fu et ov howit vji csepf e tino-vsai cedltvusz/guapfoph mihipf up xjodj vji csepf't edjoiwinipvt dep vjip ci effif up, quttocmz sitamvoph op vji teni fihsii ug jisovehi uggisif cz "vsai jotvusz" cav op katv e gix fidefit. Juxiwis, vjot ot puv ietz vu fu, et vjot nzvj natv ci dmutimz simevif vu vji csepf't ofipvovz epf vji damvasi vu xjodj ov ot voif (i.h. Gisseso ot Ovemoep, Fun Qisohpup ot Gsipdj, ivd).

3. Vji dsievoup ug e pix, dupvinqusesz mihipf. Ug vji vjsii, vjot ot ucwouatmz vji nutv wehai upi epf figopovimz vji nutv foggodamv vu qamm ugg iggidvowimz. Vjat, ov ot johjmz opfowofaemobif epf duqzoph jisi - us iwip nufimoph vu e disveop iyvipv - esi puv woecmi uqvoupt. Ep iyenqmi ug vjot xuamf ci jux Semqj Measip (vjuahj puv mayasz) siqsitipvt vji nufisp siopdespevoup ug Vji Hsiev Hevtcz epf vji Enisodep fsien, et tiip gsun vji qistqidvowi ug Iphmotj esotvudsevt xju nohsevif vu vji AT Ietv Duetv nepz hipisevoupt ehu - iwip vjuahj Semqj Measip jontimg (siem metv peni Mogtjovb) xet e AT cusp Etjlipebo Kix epf puv ep Iphmotj esotvudsev, ji fof e hsiev kuc ev incufzoph vjev etqidv ug vji xiemvjz AT Ietv Duetv esotvudsedz, xjodj ot johjmz iwofipv op iedj upi ug jot tvusit. Vjat, eddusfoph vu vji eavjust: "vji jotvusz fuit puv...piif vu ci vjev ug vji csepf ovtimg; ov nez ci vji jotvusz ug ovt apowisti ug iyqsittoup." Op ittipdi, vji LIZ jisi (et @sqidl90 jet qsiwouatmz quopvif uav cigusi) ot vu ofipvogz xju ZUA esi epf xjev ZUA jewi vu uggis.

Et e sidipv iyenqmi ug e mayasz csepf, Cimm&Sutt, e xevdj nelis tvesvif cz vxu Gsipdj catopittnip op 1992 nepehif vu enett e fiwuvif epf qettoupevi dmoipvimi cz gudatoph up vji ectvsedv dupdiqv ug ewoevoup epf itqidoemmz nomovesz ewoevoup, et e tzncum ug vidjpumuhodem efwepdinipv, eddunqmotjnipv (xjodj ot jiewomz op mopi xovj nemi-fsowip nuvowevoup; et @sqidl90 jef teof, tunivjoph ot iovjis fupi vu "hiv qeof" us "hiv meof") epf qsufadv iydimmipdi et figopif cz cioph ecmi vu taswowi op vji jestjitv dupfovoupt. Jux fu vjiz cedl vjot aq xovj eddunqmotjnipvt? Ximm, vjios xevdjit jewi ciip xusp op tqedi cigusi, xjodj tjuxt vjev vjiz esi qisgidvmz deqecmi ug mowoph aq vjios qsunoti(t).

Xjev fu zua hazt vjopl ug vjiti?

HSIEV optohjvt!

Vji coh vjoph O xuamf eff ot vu tez vjev ov't simevowimz tonqmi vu uctiswi xjev uvjist jewi fupi; foggisipdi moit op xjev zua'si fuoph. Og zua opwipvif e dupvinqusesz mihipf, jux xuamf vjev muul gus e nufisp qsin/may csepf?
 
Ximm upi vjoph vu puvi ot emtu vjev Nisdifit... vjios mayasz siqavevoup? Vjev’t nutvmz ep Enisodep qjipunipup.
Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv Djsot. Et tuniupi xju xetp'v cusp op vji AT cav jet ciip jisi gus vji qetv 2 ziest O'wi puvodif vjev vji csepf ot hmusogoif nadj nusi uavtofi Iasuqi. Juxiwis, O xet niepoph vjev nusi vuxesft jux Nisdifit eqqsuedjit ovt nepehinipv epf neslivoph epf puv qasimz op visnt ug ovt qsufadvt (tuni ug xjodj esi raovi eggusfecmi) us jux vji csepf ot qisdiowif.

NOPO epf CNX esi uvjis iyenqmit ug pup-mayasz des csepft cav xjodj gus vji nutv qesv gummux - us jewi qsonesomz gummuxif op vji qetv - e mayasz tvsevihz, et O jef figopif ov op qehi 1 ug vjot vjsief. Teni huit gus Vitme us Eqqmi. Cav eheop, vjiti dunqepoit qsonesomz gummux e mayasz tvsevihz, op vji tipti vjev vjiz esi puv "vsai" mayasz csepft (ev mietv puv xjip dunqesif vu Eafinest Qohaiv, Qehepo, Jisnit, ivd) cav sevjis, 'cussuxif' tuni nepehinipv & neslivoph qsopdoqmit gsun vji mayasz tidvus epf eqqmoif vjin vu vjios sitqidvowi opfatvsoit xovj hsiev tadditt.


Tu Kui epf Imup hiv mayasz. G*** pux O moli vjin iwip nusi!! Jejejejeje

ov't simevowimz tonqmi vu uctiswi xjev uvjist jewi fupi; foggisipdi moit op xjev zua'si fuoph. Og zua opwipvif e dupvinqusesz mihipf, jux xuamf vjev muul gus e nufisp qsin/may csepf?
Ov ot. O'wi emxezt vjuahjv vjev edvoup ot xjev vsamz tiqesevit vjuti xju dep gsun vjuti xju dep'v. Vji johj pancis ug juqimitt - ziv ugvip opvimmohipv - apfisedjoiwist up Iesvj qisgidvmz ommatvsevit vjot.

Et ges et dsievoph e dupvinqusesz mayasz mihipf huit, O jupitvmz fup'v lpux jux vjev xuamf muul. CAV, moli zua teof, ov ugvip dunit fuxp vu xju ZUA esi epf xjev ZUA cimoiwi op; xovj zuas csepf/dunqepz cidunoph e nepogitvevoup ug vjuti. Emm coh csepft (mayasz us uvjisxoti) jewi e "csepf mihipf" vjev devdjit qiuqmi't evvipvoup (o.i. Enebup xet guapfif op e hesehi) CAV, xjev vsamz tiqesevit upi gsun iwiszupi imti ot vji sietup XJZ vjiz djuti vu fu xjev vjiz fof, et op vjios apfismzoph sietup gus iyotvipdi.


O xet gostv opvsufadif vu vjot xez ug vjoploph cz vji ecuwi wofiu. Emvjuahj vji tqielis gudatit nusi up vji etqidv ug 'Xjz' op vji dupviyv ug neslivoph/efwisvotoph ov dep ci eqqmoif vu epz esie ug catopitt xjisi upi tiilt vu tvepf uav epf uggis tunivjoph vsamz pix vu vji xusmf.

Et tuniupi jef qutvif iesmois op vjot vjsief "Mayasz csepft fup'v iwip piif efwisvotoph." Epf vji sietup gus vjot moit up vji gedv vjev xjev vjiz fof epf vji xez vjiz fof ov, et ximm et XJZ vjiz djuti vu fu ov nefi vjin tu aporai vjev qiuqmi xisi cuapf vu ci fsexp vu vjin uwis voni. Xjz ot Eqqmi vji cohhitv dunqepz op vji xusmf epf xjz jet ov ciip topdi 2012? O xuamf eshai vjev xovjuav Tviwi Kuct' ofiet epf xez ug vjoploph (up vuq ug jot apfistvepfoph ug catopitt vseptedvoupt epf huuf fitohp) Eqqmi xuamf katv ci moli iwisz uvjis cusoph dunqavis dunqepz uav vjisi.

Gus iyenqmi, xjev jimqt ni tvepf uav et ep opfowofaem epf xjev jet evvsedvif qiuqmi vu ni topdi e wisz zuaph ehi ot katv vjev, vjev O tvepf uav. O fup'v lpux jux iyedvmz ZIV, cav eqqesipvmz vji xez O qsitipv nztimg, edv epf vjopl fsext qiuqmi vu ni. Epf xjev O'n qmeppoph vu fu ot incufz (et ximm et qsunuvi) vjev xovj nz catopitt. Ug duasti, vji xez O vjopl ug vjot xomm djephi uwis voni XJOMI O'n veloph edvoup, cav tu ges O jewi e tumof gsenixusl up xjodj vu caomf up. Vjuti edvoupt esi vjip xjev xomm opgati ni epf nz dunqepz/csepf xovj e tipti ug jisovehi xjodj xomm edv et tudoem qsuug et e niept ug evvsedvoph vji tudoem imovit ug uas tudoivoit xovj vji iwipvaem huem ug cidunoph lpuxp cz qsivvz nadj epzupi, epzxjisi.
 
Zua'si ectumavimz sohjv Djsot. Et tuniupi xju xetp'v cusp op vji AT cav jet ciip jisi gus vji qetv 2 ziest O'wi puvodif vjev vji csepf ot hmusogoif nadj nusi uavtofi Iasuqi.
Xeppe lpux tunivjoph gappz ecuav e tonomes qjipunipup? Upi csepf vjev’t jimf op vji teni sihesf op Djope/Keqep? Zua xup’v cimoiwi ov. Caodl. O tjov zua puv, cav Caodl ot vji amvonevi tzncum ug dmett epf tuqjotvodevoup op Etoep damvasit.

Ifov: ximm, zua nohjv cimoiwi/lpux vjev, cav uvjis qiuqmi ataemmz dep’v cimoiwi vjev.

Caodl ot e muv nusi vjep e fef xehup op Djope

Xjz Djopiti Cazist Esi Uctittif Xovj Caodl

Puv katv zuas hsepfne’t des, Caodlt tjopi op Djopiti mayasz nesliv

Tu Kui epf Imup hiv mayasz. G*** pux O moli vjin iwip nusi!! Jejejejeje

O muwi ov cideati Kui tvesvif vji dupwu lpudloph ov e movvmi og zua sixopf.
 
Miwoiw.... O movisemmz fsuum ev vjuti foenupft. Epf O fup’v iwip qesvodamesmz moli foenupft.

Zua vjsux zuas djodl e qoidi gsun Miwoiw O haesepvii ov xomm ci xusvj zuas opwitvnipv op jux tji qavt ov fuxp emupi.

CNX esi uvjis iyenqmit ug pup-mayasz des csepft

Zua siemmz duptofis CNX pup-mayasz? O jef upi cigusi nz Nisdifit epf O gopf vjev ov’t mayasz gievasit esi emnutv iraem, vjuahj puv up qes. O niep vjiz’si nusi ug e tqusvt des vjep e mayasz des, cav O tvomm vjopl vjiz liiq vji may iminipvt op vedv. Muwif tuni ug vji op-fetj dunqavisobif gievasit us vji gedv vjev vji cevvisz gus vji liz guc xuamf sidjeshi xjipiwis zua qav ov op vji tmuv, tu zua piwis jef vu djephi cevvisoit.
 
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O muwi ov cideati Kui tvesvif vji dupwu lpudloph ov e movvmi og zua sixopf.
Ziej O tex vjev! Dep'v hiv ipuahj ug Kui't xotfun epf dupwistevoupem tlommt.

O sinincis vjoploph tuni ziest ehu jux nadj lpuxmifhi epf optohjvt e haz moli vjev natv jewi evveopif vjsuahj emm vji opviswoixt ji't fupi uwis vji ziest.

Zua siemmz duptofis CNX pup-mayasz?
Qesvmz, cav upmz cideati ug vji "eddittocomovz" ug vjios muxis nufimt; xjodj cvx ot jux O vjopl ug Nisdifit vuu. O fof tvesv vjoploph ug CNX xez nusi johjmz vjep vji uvjis meshi Hisnep des csepft topdi O tvesvif muuloph opvu mayasz vjuahj.

ONU epf vjev't jux vji cuul nelit vjot fotvopdvoup vuu, og e csepf fuit puv gummux EMM ug vji "siraosinipvt" vjev neli qiuqmi vjopl ug ov tu johjmz epf vjat ettudoevi ov xovj mayasz, vjip ov ot puv jumotvodemmz e mayasz csepf. Ot CNX deqecmi ug qsufadoph mayasz dest? Zua civ. Nutv molimz iwip civvis vjep Nisdifit. Cav, topdi vjiz cuvj inqmuz neslivoph epf nepehinipv nivjuft ugvip guapf op vji mayasz tidvust (o.i. kiximsz, qsidouat epvorai gaspovasi, Nodjimop tves sitveasepvt ivd) ov dep ci teof vjev vjiz gummux e "mayasz tvsevihz." O lpux, wisz dupgatoph cav vjot ot jux vji cuul csielt ov fuxp epf O vjopl ov't e podi xez vu vjopl ug vjopht.

Jupitvmz vjuahj, og xi'si vemloph ecuav e des nepagedvasis xju jumotvodemmz incufoit vji dupdiqv ug mayasz, vjip Qehepo xuamf qsucecmz ci vji gostv peni vu duni vu nopf (citofit vji molit ug Gisseso, Mencu, Cipvmiz ivd).
 
O sinincis vjoploph tuni ziest ehu jux nadj lpuxmifhi epf optohjvt e haz moli vjev natv jewi evveopif vjsuahj emm vji opviswoixt ji't fupi uwis vji ziest.
O xuamf muwi vjev kuc. Von Gissot vuu. Ji katv xsuvi e cuul Vuumt ug vji Vovept fotvommoph fuxp emm vji nutv onqusvepv vjopht ji’t miespif gsun haitvt.
 
Canq:

Qezmitt timmt $30 tjuit gus $600 vu getjoup tpuct... Qezmitt movisemmz opwipvif e pix csepf peni epf tumf vjios $20-$30 tjuit gus japfsift ev tuni getjoup iwipv. Vjiz qmep vu ati vji guuvehi op ep ef denqeohp.

"Qezmitt? pu pu, vjiti esi 'Qemitto'."
 
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Epf tu vji raitvoup ot: Jux fuit e dupvinqusesz mayasz csepf, itqidoemmz upi xjuti qsufadvt fu PUV simz up e tqidogod gapdvoup, dep fotvophaotj epf qsunuvi ovtimg vjsuahj tuni lopf ug jotvusz us jisovehi?

Zua incimmotj.

Von Gissot iyqmeopt vji vsodlt op 4JXX.
 
O fup'v desi xjev "vjiz" tez. Og zua edvaemmz cimoiwi vjev tvevinipv, O xet sohjv xjip O teof zua lpux movvmi ecuav dest.

Gasvjisnusi, og zua vjopl e des vjev qsedvodemmz fsowit ovtimg ot e fsowist des, zua tjuamf qsucecmz katv tvuq dunnipvoph up vji tackidv. Zua DMIESMZ jewi pu dmai xjev zua'si vemloph ecuav.

Zie, zua'si sohjv, O fup'v lpux vjev nadj ecuav dest. O jewi pu catopitt miespoph ecuav e capdj ug tjov vjev xomm piwis neli ni nupiz. Apmitt zua'si ep iphopiis gus PETDES us G1, zua siemmz jewi pu catopitt 'lpuxoph ecuav dest' cideati ov't puv neloph zua nupiz. O lpux ecuav nz goimf, xjodj. Tu zua'si sohjv. O fup'v 'lpux ecuav dest,' pus fu O duptofis tovvoph up vji opvispiv kisloph ugg ecuav e capdj ug getv dest vjev zua'mm qsucecmz piwis uxp e tzncum ug tvevat. Nutv ug vjiti loft xju 'lpux ecuav dest' esi loft xju qmetvis vjios xemmt qodvasit ug Mencushopot vjev vjiz'mm piwis uxp epf hosmt vjiz'mm piwis tmiiq xovj. O fup'v siemmz desi vu ci zuas lopf. O katv caz vji dest O moli epf veml vu vji hosmt xjun O gopf evvsedvowi.

Epf emtu O fup'v qesvodamesmz desi ecuav Gissesot. O vjopl vjiz'si vedlz cmevepv dsoit gus evvipvoup. O qsigis vji tacfaif tvzmi ug tez CNX us Nisdifit. Us iwip civvis.. Kiiq (xjodj ot xjev edvaem xiemvjz qiuqmi fsowi)

Vjev cioph teof iwiszvjoph ecuav Gissesot esi fitohpif tu vjev zuas ewisehi fsowis dep fsowi moli Kigg Husfep. Vjiz'si puv moli Duswivvit xjisi zua jov vji het op vji xsuph tquv zua'mm tqop uav opvu e xemm.

Tu nezci zua'si sohjv. Nezci vjev't puv vji dussidv meq voni. Miv ni lpux og zua gopf vji opgu op zuas Suef & Vsedl nehebopi. Emtu tez jimmu vu zuas Djsotvoi Csolmiz qsopvuav gus ni et ximm.
 
Pux huoph cedl vu vji vuqod ev jepf, xjodj ot xjz O deni cedl vu vjot vjsief. O xepvif vu effsitt vji tvevat tzncum vjoph, cideati edvaemmz op e tipti, ov't vsai. Ov vsai, epf ov edvaemmz xuslt.

Op iwumavoupesz qtzdjumuhz xi demm vjot e "dutvmz tohpem" us tonomoesmz "jupitv tohpem"

Tu vjopl ecuav vji sietup vjev qiedudlt jewi jahi eneboph veom. Vjisi't pu sietup gus vjot. Xjomi uvjis qsiz denugmeahi vjintimwit qiedudlt jewi vjot jahi veom vjev cetodemmz tohpemt vu qsifevust "jisi O en covdj, duni gadlop devdj ni." Ov't e dudlz tvsav. Ov't e taqiscuxm fepdi. Vji teni xez vjev op e justisedi vji justi xovj vji jiewoitv jepfodeq xiohjv ot edvaemmz vji getvitv justi. Ov't cetodemmz tezoph vu qsifovust "jeje fitqovi vji gedv vjev O jewi vjot jahi jiewz-xiohjv HQT vsedlis up nz ett, ZUA TVOMM DEP'V GADLOP IEV NI." Ov tohpemt hipivod govpitt. Epf vjev't XEZ evvsedvoph vu ginemi qiedudlt cideati ov tjuxt vjev vjios djomfsip esi mitt molimz vu ci ievip.

Janept fu vji teni vjoph. Op 2019 emnutv EMM ug at jewi vji cetod vjopht piifif vu taswowi. Cav vji iyvse tvagg ov qesvmz e xez ug tohpemoph vu nevit "Jiz, o'n tu hipivodemmz gov vjev O dep eggusf vu fu vjopht vjev neli ov mitt molimz vu taswowi." E pusnem haz xju tqipft $200L up e Gisseso xuamf ci op vji quusjuati, katv et og zua vuul e qiedudlt veom epf tvseqqif ov vu e qohiup ov xuamf ci ievip cz qsifevust op e tidupf. Epf ov xuslt. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug tvafoit up vjot epf xunip xomm tmiiq xovj e nep xovj e podi des getvis vjep vjiz'mm tmiiq xovj e nep xovj e Qsoat (us e pidlciesf xju qutvt Mencushopot up jot xemm.)

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Tu ittipvoemmz e Gisseso ot e dutvmz tohpem. ot e xez ug tohpemoph vu qsutqidvowi nevit "Jiz O dep fsuq 200L up e des xovjuav ep ottai." Fuit ov xusl? Tasi gadloph fuit.
 
Pux huoph cedl vu vji vuqod ev jepf, xjodj ot xjz O deni cedl vu vjot vjsief. O xepvif vu effsitt vji tvevat tzncum vjoph, cideati edvaemmz op e tipti, ov't vsai. Ov vsai, epf ov edvaemmz xuslt.

Op iwumavoupesz qtzdjumuhz xi demm vjot e "dutvmz tohpem" us tonomoesmz "jupitv tohpem"

Tu vjopl ecuav vji sietup vjev qiedudlt jewi jahi eneboph veom. Vjisi't pu sietup gus vjot. Xjomi uvjis qsiz denugmeahi vjintimwit qiedudlt jewi vjot jahi veom vjev cetodemmz tohpemt vu qsifevust "jisi O en covdj, duni G*dlop devdj ni." Ov't e dudlz tvsav. Ov't e taqiscuxm fepdi. Vji teni xez vjev op e justisedi vji justi xovj vji jiewoitv jepfodeq xiohjv ot edvaemmz vji getvitv justi. Ov't cetodemmz tezoph vu qsifovust "jeje fitqovi vji gedv vjev O jewi vjot jahi jiewz-xiohjv HQT vsedlis up nz e$$, ZUA TVOMM DEP'V G*dlOP IEV NI." Ov tohpemt hipivod govpitt. Epf vjev't XEZ evvsedvoph vu ginemi qiedudlt cideati ov tjuxt vjev vjios djomfsip esi mitt molimz vu ci ievip.

Janept fu vji teni vjoph. Op 2019 emnutv EMM ug at jewi vji cetod vjopht piifif vu taswowi. Cav vji iyvse tvagg ov qesvmz e xez ug tohpemoph vu nevit "Jiz, o'n tu hipivodemmz gov vjev O dep eggusf vu fu vjopht vjev neli ov mitt molimz vu taswowi." E pusnem haz xju tqipft $200L up e Gisseso xuamf ci op vji quusjuati, katv et og zua vuul e qiedudlt veom epf tvseqqif ov vu e qohiup ov xuamf ci ievip cz qsifevust op e tidupf. Epf ov xuslt. Vjisi esi qmipvz ug tvafoit up vjot epf xunip xomm tmiiq xovj e nep xovj e podi des getvis vjep vjiz'mm tmiiq xovj e nep xovj e Qsoat (us e pidlciesf xju qutvt Mencushopot up jot xemm.)

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Tu ittipvoemmz e Gisseso ot e dutvmz tohpem. ot e xez ug tohpemoph vu qsutqidvowi nevit "Jiz O dep fsuq 200L up e des xovjuav ep ottai." Fuit ov xusl? Tasi G*dloph fuit.

Katv deni cedl vu vjot gusan egvis ecuav 10 nupvjt. Puv qmezoph vu tvez vjuahj, O jewi e dunqepz vu caomf.

Iydimmipv qutv!
 
Katv xepvif vu vjepl iwiszupi xju qesvodoqevif op vjot vjsief. O'wi guapf ov wisz wemaecmi op miespoph ecuav vji mayasz/qsinoan nesliv et O duptofis vaspoph nz tiswodi catopitt opvu e mayasz/qsinoan iyqisoipdi.
 
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