It’s been a few weeks since I’ve gotten back from Las Vegas which played host to THREE major jewelry market shows (My first adventure as a “buyer” at market). I’m just now writing about it because I was enjoying keeping that little experience all to myself. The thing is I keep seeing things I want to comment on from “Market” and you guys know nothing about it. Here’s an example.
Tonight, I’m watching “America’s Got Talent.” It’s not a must-see TV event, I just have nothing better to do. What caught my eye…Sharon Osbourne‘s EARRINGS!! Seriously, I’m like, those look just like the little ditties I tried on in Vegas, (and took pictures of!) 
I LOVED them, but can’t remember how much they are. I don’t think we bought them but I wish we would have. They had another super cool pair that had black and chocolate diamonds too, but I must admit the all diamond had more ZIP. They were three dimensional which really made them stand out. Dang, might have to find me a pair after all, I mean if Sharon’s rocking them, the rest of us should be too, RIGHT?!
Did I mention I saw Candy Spelling at one of the shows? I didn’t want to be too “stalkerish” so I took a picture from like….WAY FAR AWAY, but I thought I’d share it with you anyway. Can you see her? Trust me, it’s Tori’s Mom. She’s the one with her back to us, shopping. I know it could be anyone!
Here’s a really good picture…..It’s jewelry designer, Steven Lagos. He was one of the nicest designers we met, and I picked out a few of his new collection for myself! I’m dying for them to come in I want to see if the jewelry was that good that I had to have it, or whether Lagos was so nice I wanted to support him. Either way, I’m going to sporting his stuff like a billboard soon, and chances are you will too. Oh and I found other stuff for you too, more when it all comes in!!
Posted: June 22nd, 2010 | Author: anitacochran | Filed under: Blog Posts, Where's Anita? | Tags: America's Got Talent, Anita Cochran, Candy Spelling, diamond earrings, Jewelry, Las Vegas, market, Sharon Osbourne, Steven Lagos | No Comments »
I know Mother always said if you don’t have anything nice to say, “Keep Your Trap SHUT!” I just can’t. Over the weekend in Las Vegas, I ate, or should say, I picked at the worst hot dog known to mankind. 
Oh, it looked good, in fact look at the pictures, almost mouthwatering aren’t they?? The bad thing is one bite of these Hot Pink pigs and the only water in your mouth will be that spray from the inside of your cheeks, that sure sign you’re seconds away from vomiting and better get to a toilet, STAT.
Why, you might ask did I venture to the land of ground up grossness? Well, like a virgin, I fell for the celebrity of the thing. Yep some big names had put a seal of approval on Hot Pinks. Holly Madison, Hugh Hefner’s old girlfriend, one of the Kardashian’s….does it really matter which one, and Miss America were all shown at the opening wrapping their mouths around a Hot Pink one. Now I shudder to think, did they enjoy it? Maybe they did. Celebrities are a different breed and maybe this stuff -which I’m sure isn’t on any of their normal diets- is so forbidden it tasted like fruit to them. (I’m sure it couldn’t have tasted like meat.) There’s a slim chance they sincerely believe this is good stuff and thus put their name on a dog. I, however, am going to believe each and everyone was handsomely reimbursed for their endorsement.
The even scarier thing is I look up Hot Pink’s online and the Hollywood version has every famous face on earth lapping up the dogs, and they’ve been in business 70 years! I pray that something went very wrong in Las Vegas because my Kansas tastebuds can’t be that wrong!
Well, here’s where Momma would be proud, I do have one good thing to say, I learned a valuable lesson in marketing. Yep, endorsements do work! But here’s the thing Hot Pink’s, and all you Hot Women they paid to coax us in there, it only works once! If you’re venturing to Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas soon, and see Hot Pink’s Hot Dogs, peek inside to see if any celebrities are there then ………..RRRRUUUUNNNNNNNN the other way.
Posted: February 5th, 2010 | Author: anitacochran | Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: Holly Madison, Hot Dog, Hot Pink's, Kardashian, Las Vegas, Miss America, Planet Hollywood | No Comments »
I LOVED them, but can’t remember how much they are. I don’t think we bought them but I wish we would have. They had another super cool pair that had black and chocolate diamonds too, but I must admit the all diamond had more ZIP. They were three dimensional which really made them stand out. Dang, might have to find me a pair after all, I mean if Sharon’s rocking them, the rest of us should be too, RIGHT?!
Did I mention I saw Candy Spelling at one of the shows? I didn’t want to be too “stalkerish” so I took a picture from like….WAY FAR AWAY, but I thought I’d share it with you anyway. Can you see her? Trust me, it’s Tori’s Mom. She’s the one with her back to us, shopping. I know it could be anyone!
