Costly Iphone Pocket Sells Out Nearly Immediately

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The 'Costly iPhone Pocket' by Issey Miyake sells out quickly, sparking discussion on HN about its value and appeal, with some users questioning its worth while others defend consumers' right to spend their money as they like.

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tyleo

about 2 months ago

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I’ll admit that I think it’s a BS product.

I find it funny that our little HN seems to agree yet Apple’s over there basically printing money.

apparentAuthor

about 2 months ago

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How much money could they have printed if they've sold out already? Seems like it would have been very low-volume.

tyleo

about 2 months ago

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Millions, enough to make a difference for most people.

apparentAuthor

about 2 months ago

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Apple isn't most people...in their world, "printing money" is a much higher bar. There's also significant reputational risk if it turns out to be a flop (as it easily could have). That's why I assumed they started with very low inventory, to be able to tout it as an item that "sold out" as opposed to "flopped".

tyleo

about 2 months ago

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IDK I live in the same world as them. They sold out of what are essentially $200 socks. I’m happy to disagree but it’s certainly printing money by my definition.

apparentAuthor

about 2 months ago

Without knowing how many units were sold, how much the famous designer was paid, or how much they spent on marketing (probably not a ton because it got a lot of organic coverage due to how outrageous it seemed), I'm unable to determine whether anyone made a material amount of money. If the designer made $10M I'd say he printed money. If Apple made $10M I'd say that's not remotely material to their bottom line.

fouc

about 2 months ago

Yeah I wouldn't be surprised if they only produced somewhere around 20,000 to 70,000 units. (45 +/- 25 ?)

ChrisArchitect

about 2 months ago

Earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45930847

tim333

about 2 months ago

It doesn't seem that out of line with other Issey Miyake stuff. I'm not an expensive fashion buyer myself but I guess people can spend there money on what they like.

Issey Miyake online uk: https://uk.isseymiyake.com/collections/isseymiyake/

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