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  <title>Birkins, &amp;quot;Wirkins&amp;quot; and Big Age Splurges | Luxury Brands Who &amp;quot;Gatekeep&amp;quot; Their Products...</title>
  <description>In this episode, Margo and Tashira talk about some of their big age &amp;quot;splurges!&amp;quot; When is it a splurge, and when is it a necessity? We discuss Tashira's recent acquisition of her first Birkin bag, Margo's hiring of a personal (and business) organizer, and how sometimes luxuries that are seen as &amp;quot;extras&amp;quot; might be more essential than for which they are given credit. We also dig into the ethics of &amp;quot;gatekeeping&amp;quot; &amp;amp;nbsp;luxury goods by brands like Hermes, Porsche and Rolex. Should luxury brands get to decide who is allowed to purchase their products at retail? Article referenced by Margo: https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/does-a-status-handbag-still-have-status-in-2024-we-investigate-818d8dbb Don't miss our Baltimore Supper Club: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/just-for-us-dinner-tickets-1118416727539 New Substack! https://justuspodcast.substack.com/subscribe?utm_source=menu&amp;amp;amp;simple=true&amp;amp;amp;next=https%3A%2F%2Fjustuspodcast.substack.com%2F Thank you to our sponsor for this episode, Purity Coffee. https://puritycoffee.com. Use discount code: JUSTUS20 for 20% off. Buy our new &amp;quot;Big Age&amp;quot; T-Shirt here: https://www.justuspodcast.com/product/big-age-tshirt Get your justUS swag here: https://www.justuspodcast.com/#in-feed-shop &amp;amp;nbsp; Follow Us on Instagram: @justus_pod @margo.lindauer @politicsandfshn &amp;amp;nbsp; Please visit these friends of the podcast. By using these links we earn a small affiliate commission/referral fee, which helps us continue delivering you great content! &amp;amp;nbsp; WHOOP: Get one month FREE when you sign up using our link: https://join.whoop.com/us/en/justuspod/ JUJ: livewithjuj.com Use code: JUSTUSPOD10 OSEA: https://oseamalibu.com Use code: JUSTUS10 to save 10% Quinn Parfums Candles https://quinnparfums.com Use code: JustUS for 15% Cloth &amp;amp;amp; Paper https://www.clothandpaper.com Use code: JUSTUS for %15 off &amp;amp;nbsp; Get convenient and affordable therapy with Betterhelp: https://betterhelp.com/justuspodcast </description>
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