Cobra Hired To Guard Shoes

London, Sept 10: To their high society owners, a pair of haute couture shoes can be a precious thing.

But to guard a 62,000 pound (USD 120,000) pair of ruby- sapphire- and diamond-encrusted Rene Caovilla sandals at their London launch, retailer Harrods went to extreme lengths: bringing in a live Egyptian cobra to patrol the shoe counter.

Whether hiring a poisonous snake is, strictly speaking, the most effective means of guarding precious footwear might be a moot point with security experts.

But it makes for a pretty effective photo opportunity.

A spokeswoman for Harrods admitted that the cobra had been hired strictly for Monday launch of the shoe collection.

"The snake has now been returned to its owner," she said.

So no need to fear snake bites at the shoe counter, then.

"Not unless you are a burglar," the spokeswoman said

BROUGHT TO U BY SUNKAN

hi sunkan,

Saw the shoe as well as the cobra...look like our dear cobra is better watchman..or was it a publicity stunt????

whatever the red shoe looked good.. .

Originally Posted by shanvy

hi sunkan,

Saw the shoe as well as the cobra...look like our dear cobra is better watchman..or was it a publicity stunt????

whatever the red shoe looked good.. .

DEAR SHANTHI,
WISH U COULD POST IT HERE..I HAD ONLY THE MATTER..SUNKAN

hi sunkan

it was on cnn and even local news..caught it being a news buff..for those who have not seen....

it is on yahoo....videos...
wait till the actual film is loaded...even here ur not spared by ads...

Yahoo!

Originally Posted by shanvy

hi sunkan,

Saw the shoe as well as the cobra...look like our dear cobra is better watchman..or was it a publicity stunt????

whatever the red shoe looked good.. .

Aaah Shanvi...can u pls post snaps or clippings of the shoe n the cobra....I would like to c that one...pls if u can.....thanks

Originally Posted by shanvy

hi sunkan

it was on cnn and even local news..caught it being a news buff..for those who have not seen....

it is on yahoo....videos...
t:void(window.open('http:/javascrip/cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/news;_ylt=Ap48Db4flFyFlsh7h.Hbz7HbKs0F?ch=49799&cl=4054266&lang=en','playerWindow','width=793,height=608,scro llbars=no'));
wait till the actual film is loaded...even here ur not spared by ads...

nothin happening shanthi, the site does not open..sunkan

Hi sunkan,

When i opened it worked for me..i dont know....i have changed the link..should work.
Let me see...
moonbeams the picture

Thanks Shanvi......

Originally Posted by shanvy

Hi sunkan,

When i opened it worked for me..i dont know....i have changed the link..should work.
Let me see...
moonbeams the picture

hey shanthi by posting the pics u have added rounak to my post..sunkan

moonbeams

check out the link it works fine now. I have corrected it.