[G.Mason]

"According to a police report, Ms. Aldridge did not pay for a $485 pair of black pants, a $120 Kate Spade wallet and a $1,250 Hermes wallet."

Excuse me?

Just how much ca$h does "Hermes" place in a wallet that one would pay $1,250.00 for it.

Oh ....... I'm sorry. She didn't pay for it.

Seems the old "I was incensed at the price" plea would work here.

[xJones]

"Seems the old "I was incensed at the price" plea would work here. "

Possibly, but nobody walks into Neiman Marcus looking for Wal Mart prices. Their price tags could cause cardiac arrest for the faint of heart.

Ms. Aldridge, who was named best dressed in Vogue's July 2002 issue profiling Dallas,

She was doing it for Dallas. She had a reputation for style, and she had to keep up somehow!

[Labyrinthos]

Seems the old "I was incensed at the price" plea would work here.

That only works when you steal copyrighted music off the internet.