You never know. The then-wife liked to stop at the LL Bean "basement" or whatever they called the marked down facility.
She found a powder green heavy canvas duffel bag with leather bottom, so I bought it for her. Other than the dirt-attracting light color, it was a great bag, especially for the price.
A Summer or two later, we're standing at a ferry landing waiting to board, and a young woman starts asking us about the duffel.
Turns out she designed it, and asked if we'd tell her how much if we remembered.
I told her "$35.50". She was bummed, and said the leather alone was over $12 dollars a square foot.
Lots of things look good on paper.