The Daily Beast has uncovered a juicy story about how some people shopping for luxury brands are increasingly asking for unmarked bags when taking away their big-ticket purchases.

“We kind of respect it,” says the sales associate, who’s worked at the store for several years and sees a white bag twice a day now, up from once a month in August. Skipping the trademark citrus bag, with its thick paper, brown cord handles, and logo, Hermès’ biggest spenders are “trying to be discreet.”

For those interested in the history, marketing and production of luxury brands, this book is an eye-opener; Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster

Flip Video camcorders are a very hot item for Christmas gifts this year (and cost less than $210). This is because a lot of people are looking for an easy way to take videos and transfer them on to YouTube.

Katie Stiles shows us how easy it is to transfer the Flip Video files to your computer and from there how to upload them to YouTube.

If you want to edit your video before uploading it, see how to edit your video instructions here.