you know you're a loyal tom bihn customer when...

[Frank II]

You check on flights to Seattle---just to meet Katy!!! And while you're there, use it as an excuse to peruse the store for an item or two!!!

[thorn]

You know you're a loyal Tom Bihn customer when

....you realize that a small organizer pouch is the perfect size to divide items up in your self-made "authentic" renaissance pouch. (but size mini is too small to be as useful in it)

[Nana8]

you watch the ups tracking of your package from tom bihn, anxiously awaiting its arrival. and when the ups man shows up early, you don't want to wait until after work and instead run home at lunch time to open the package!

or you decide to work from home that day because you know the package is coming...

TeeeHeeee...I have done this!!

[flitcraft]

You know you're a loyal Tom Bihn customer when you start thinking about buying a netbook just so you can justify getting the new netbook Ristretto.

[pretzelb]

2. the tom bihn bag that you've had forever looks and works great and isn't in any way worn, but you still want to get the new bag that tom has just designed because it is just so cool and you know that it is as well made and functions as well as the one you already have!

I'd change this to:

• The TB bag you have works great and looks new but you want to replace it just to get a better color.

I'd also add to the list:

• You actually subscribe to the Twitter feed

[reina]

if you notice non-Bihn bags' imperfections/low quality!

[Just]

P.S. Some day I'm going to run into Just -- and I'll probably know who she is because I'll recognize the bags that she owns (provided they haven't been lent out to relatives and friends; some of my bags have been "adopted".)

Some day. I figure if I see a TB bag in Plum around town, I'll just walk up and say, "Moriond, I presume?"

[MagicTiki]

You know you are a Tom Bihn customer when everyone in the household has learned the Sacred Ritual of the New Tom Bihn Bag:

1. Notify us when the box arrives, but do not touch the box.
2. Prepare the camera for our arrival.
3. Document the opening of the box, and the first display of the bag/accessory.
4. Document the modeling of the bag/accessory.
5. Document the first stuffing of said bag/accessory.
6. Take comparison/replacement pictures with old bag, if not a Tom Bihn product.
7. Take the "family picture" with other Tom Bihn products.
8. Post "initial impression" review on the forums with pictures (see steps 2-7).

I think I caught all the steps, right? ;-)




...

[thorn]

...when you have pre-ordered the next new product, unknowing what it might be. (or have already saved for it)

[hrmeeks]

. . . you don't get your hair cut for a month or more so you can save up to buy a new Tom Bihn bag!

[moriond]

You don't need colour swatches - you already own a bag in every colour!

Audrey

…or, even worse, you know how the color die lots have changed over the years.

You buy your new laptop bag up to a year before you buy your new laptop because they might run out of the color combinations you want or be out of stock when you place your bag order.

You remember the various pictures and movies that have been posted throughout the Forum, Blog, and on review sites, and link to them in your discussion posts about products. ;) (At the other extreme: when you're personally responsible for a large number of the pictures and movies that other people are linking to and talking about on the forum, but I'm not going to fill in reasons for other forum members -- you know who you are!.)

P.S. Some day I'm going to run into Just -- and I'll probably know who she is because I'll recognize the bags that she owns (provided they haven't been lent out to relatives and friends; some of my bags have been "adopted".)

[maverick]

your web browser's home page is set to all tom bihn products.

[maverick]

when you travel, specially to interesting destinations, you make sure you get a few pictures of your tom bihn bags to share on the forum.

[maverick]

I was glad to see that you have or had a Monolith and a Freudian Slip as well. :)

we still have the monolith in the family! my cousin uses the size 1 monolith for his 17" macbook pro.

[maverick]

you watch the ups tracking of your package from tom bihn, anxiously awaiting its arrival. and when the ups man shows up early, you don't want to wait until after work and instead run home at lunch time to open the package!

or you decide to work from home that day because you know the package is coming...