I'm not going to take sides on this one because I wasn't there and I don't know exactly who said what to whom. But the idea that this will hurt Hermes' sales is ludicrous. As many have already pointed out, the vast majority of Oprah's fans can't afford Hermes. For the people in the world who *can* afford Hermes, this just adds a tiny bit more cache or exclusivity to the brand image for a brief moment in time. "Check out my new Hermes scarf...even Oprah can't get one (snicker-snicker)"
Now if it was Target or Wal-Mart, they'd be fucked 12 ways to Sunday...
