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zen_bliss
07-18-2005, 06:31 PM
apparently, their R&D is next to nothing for all the small designers they rip off... and yet they charge so much!

http://tinyurl.com/8p8zy

"Most of the several dozen designers interviewed for this story say the company with the worst reputation for knocking off original products is Pottery Barn. People are allegedly so spooked by the company that its buyers have taken to hiding their nametags at trade shows just to get designers to talk to them, according to Richard Stim, a California attorney who sued Pottery Barn for a client."

mama2galpals
07-19-2005, 07:38 AM
thanks for posting this. that article was really interesting.


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babyready
07-19-2005, 08:12 AM
I have read articles in the past that said the same thing. It's really crazy.

Sarah1
07-19-2005, 08:27 AM
I feel totally validated now for never shopping at PBK! (or PB for that matter!) Their stuff has always struck me as SO overpriced...and I am willing to spend $$ for nice stuff.

hellokitty1
07-19-2005, 03:24 PM
thanks for the article! Good reading.

rupptopia
07-20-2005, 11:10 PM
Thanks for posting, very interesting. . .

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