San Francisco!

Re: San Francisco!

What I find interesting about Hannspree is that the company is not
Korean but Taiwanese.

http://www.dba-pr.com/hannspree_releases/co_bground.htm

Han is used as the prefix for anything Korean. Maybe this use of
Han was intended to give the perception of quality electronics in
order to try and follow in the footsteps of LG or Samsung.

http://in.tech.yahoo.com/040602/137/2dfx3.html

Bo
--- In spiers@yahoogroups.com, Lily Yuan wrote:
>
> I've always wondered why there is no H&M in Seattle yet. Ikea made
it here
> early on, but not H&M, a company started by Swedish I believe. I
thought the
> Nordic people always had a thing for the PNW. But I guess they
probabaly don't
> think people here are that stylish. REI is considerered more
stylish here, it
> seems:) H&M stores are all over on the East Coast. Now that they
made it San
> Fran, maybe soon they'll come to Seattle? Yes, I agree with your
daughters that
> their stuff is definitely inexpensive and stylish.
> lily
>
> --- John Spiers wrote:
>
> > Folks,
> >
> > A couple of things I found interesting in San Francisco...
> >
> > 1. H & M clthing store... I never noticed these stores before,
but there are
> > two around Union
> > Square area... and I had 3 daughters with me, and they noticed.
I knew I was
> > in trouble when
> > I followed them in and there was a stairwell landing full of
bored stupid men
> > and a very long
> > line of women at the cash register. I laughed at them at first
but then
> > found myself with
> > them after a long while.
> >
> > The clothes are inexpensive but stylish (so they tell me).
Since they were
> > inexpensive, my
> > daughters reasoned I was not spending very much on them. My
daughters made
> > up for the
> > low prices with volume.
> >
> > 2. You've all bought potato chips or candy or a soda pop from a
vending
> > machine. Well, the
> > Apple computer line of iPod products are available from vending
machines in
> > San Francisco.
> > You insert your card, push A 7 or whatever, your card is
charged, and the
> > ishuffle or iPod
> > nano or whatever drops down in the chute for you to take your
machine. There
> > are iPod
> > accessories and Sony PSP players in the same vending machine.
> >
> > 3. Speaking of China, Grant Avenue has stores that seem to have
learned from
> > Shanghai Tang
> > inasmuch as they are finally competing on design. Made in China
products but
> > designed for
> > the USA market. Check out "Old Shanghai" for a good example.
> >
> > 4. A Korean maker of flat panel screens decided they could make
money if they
> > hired USA
> > designers to build cool products around their screens. See
Hannspree at 400
> > Sutter... again
> > my daughters went crazy over the very attracrtive items. I
recognized one
> > item from the
> > Hammacher Schlemmer catalog, so they are wholesaling... I worry
when people
> > try to make,
> > import and retail. The store may hurt them.
> >
> > Cheap Hotel: Grant Hotel on Bush...$60/night, 2 blocks from
Union Square;
> > $15 meal, Uncle
> > Vito's on Bush - $50 meal, Rue Lepic, 2 blocks away.
> >
> > John
> >
>

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