They won't specify what *individuals* will get what tags, just that it's a $2,500 Prada handbag -- which still raises the crime concern.
Why would anyone *want* to invest $2k5 to a lousy handbag? There are LOTS
of more useful things in that cost range.
Not "anyone"....instead, think "any woman."
Which is its own answer.
High-maintenance women require a steady diet of Fendi bags, Cartier necklaces, and $400 dinners at French Laundry.
Hookers are a lot more cost-effective.
BTW, I wonder if the RFID tags can be programmed to advertise themselves? Maybe an audio circuit that chirps "Three thousand dollars" when a society bimbo enters "Le Effete Chantrelle" through the mandatory security turnstyle?
--Tim May
