Good Taste or Spoiled?

[jacqualyn]

jealousy gets u nowhere..who cares if a kid is carrying a bag more expensive than ur current one..why does that concern u!

[DiorDeVille]

I just think that their parents are well-off and that's about it. No real value judgment to be had from a bag. I think it says more about the teen/child's family or social environment than it does about the person as an individual. JMO.

[betterstopnow]

I'm 21, and started collecting designer bags at around 18. I started with Betsey Johnson bags, then moved on to Tokidoki, and I received my first "higher end" (for me, anyway!) bag, a large black Botkier Bianca, for my 20th birthday. I now have 7 designer bags, along with several Tokidokis and Betseys.

I only bought one of them. A Betsey Johnson bag for around $200. I have gotten all the others as either presents or just randomly. My mother definitely indulges me.

I don't work, but I do take 15 credit hours a semester and attend UF. I work really hard for good grades, and I'm planning on going to grad school.

I guess this makes me spoiled...

I can definitely see both sides of this issue. On one hand, when I see a young girl carrying an expensive bag I definitely do a bit of a double take. However, being that I almost never buy any of my bags, I also understand that just because they might be spoiled doesn't mean they are spoiled rotten. I treat my bags like royalty and I thoroughly appreciate every single one of them

[QueenCoco]

Originally Posted by jacqualyn

jealousy gets u nowhere..who cares if a kid is carrying a bag more expensive than ur current one..why does that concern u!

I dont think its about jealousy....I think its more about the fact that too many parents just dont teach their children the value of things or prepare them for real life...after mommy and daddy cut the purse strings. I think it does the children a real disservice by not teaching them how hard it is to earn the things they want. I'm not against a 16 year old working hard and buying a speedy...however, it would be sad for that child to loose her time as a kid so focused on a materialistic item that she has the rest of her life to buy. The focus of teenage years should be fun and carefree because soon they will be adults with way too much responsibility.

[crazyboutcoach]

I think, Wow she's a lucky lil' girl, wish I had LV or Gucci or fill in the ____ when I was that age, because my collection would be HUGE now! Lol!

[carousel eyes]

I would actually lower the age, and go with 13/14 because at 17/18 I know I started to lust after higher end bags. I think it's ridiculous for young girls to have premiere designer handbags. They should be worried about not being able to go to movies with friends or what to get for a friend's birthday, not what's going to make them look richest.

[balenciaga-boy]

I think its fine. One should not be judged based on their appearances alone. Like how people feel when : just because they wear a sweatshirt and jeans that their bags are fake; a person, be it 5 or 50 should not be judged just because they have designer items. Designer bags are fashion. How a person is, is based on their social circle. Thus, I think it is neither good taste nor spoiled. If a kid wants to wear a designer bag to school, then be it. Its their choice, and it does not mean that they're spoiled.
I've carried designer bags to school when I was 13, so does my friends. We get good grades, have good behavior and are able to live without luxury items. To me, it is just because it looks nice. Like how a business man carries a briefcase and not a sports bag to office. Either one works for the same purposes, but one of them looks nicer.

[Elizaaa]

Originally Posted by jacqualyn

jealousy gets u nowhere..who cares if a kid is carrying a bag more expensive than ur current one..why does that concern u!

agreeee!
i cant say i get jealous of other girls bags, i just admire them

[PurseXaXholic]

Originally Posted by balenciaga-boy

I think its fine. One should not be judged based on their appearances alone. Like how people feel when : just because they wear a sweatshirt and jeans that their bags are fake; a person, be it 5 or 50 should not be judged just because they have designer items. Designer bags are fashion. How a person is, is based on their social circle. Thus, I think it is neither good taste nor spoiled. If a kid wants to wear a designer bag to school, then be it. Its their choice, and it does not mean that they're spoiled. I've carried designer bags to school when I was 13, so does my friends. We get good grades, have good behavior and are able to live without luxury items. To me, it is just because it looks nice. Like how a business man carries a briefcase and not a sports bag to office. Either one works for the same purposes, but one of them looks nicer.

I agree with this, completely.

[Designer_Love]

generally if i see a young girl with a bag i figure 9 times out of 10 it's a fake, esp around here where i live, real designer bags around here are rare (unless it's coach or d&b) and no one that age has a real one...most people around here either can't/wouldn't (due to the way people are raised around here, everyone around here says people who buy bags that expensive have no common sense....my mom don't even understand my bags, she thinks it's silly that i buy such expensive bags) buy bags like lv or gucci...and so on.

[timayyyyy]

I'm young and have designer bags and clothes, most given to me and some I have purchased for myself. I don't feel that I'm spoiled because I didn't ask for these things nor did I feel entitled to them. The things I wanted, I was too ashamed to ask my parents for it, so I bought it myself with some money I had set aside. As for whether or not I deserved the things that were given to me, that would be up to the giver's discretion.

To me, spoiled is when enough is never enough. When the want overexceeds the need. And let's be realistic, even though all of us here love to collect designer purses and bags, nobody really needs them.

[Elizaaa]

Originally Posted by DiorDeVille

I just think that their parents are well-off and that's about it. No real value judgment to be had from a bag. I think it says more about the teen/child's family or social environment than it does about the person as an individual. JMO.

my boyfriend and I come from pretty "average" families and i own a few lv things, a lot of the time its just influence of the media/celebrities on young people that get them into and saving up for designer stuff- not particularly their families- my mom would kill me if she knew how much the LV stuff actually was... ahaha

[chantal1922]

I don't see a problem. My mother bought my first Coach bag when I was 17. I didn't feel entitled at all. I still have the bag almost 10 years later. If the bag is given as a gift then it is up to the giver to decide if the girl should have it. Growing up my friends and I were givien Coach and Dooney and Bourke bags for birthdays, Christmas gifts or graduation gifts. We got good grades, didn't cause trouble and worked in the community. If the girls are saving their money then I think that is great! They are learning it takes a lot of discipline to save and money doesn't grow on trees. I don't have any children but I wouldn't mind buying my teenage daughter a designer bag (coach, d&b or small lv) if she got good grades, stayed out of trouble and appreciated it.

[alyssa18]

Originally Posted by timayyyyy

I'm young and have designer bags and clothes, most given to me and some I have purchased for myself. I don't feel that I'm spoiled because I didn't ask for these things nor did I feel entitled to them. The things I wanted, I was too ashamed to ask my parents for it, so I bought it myself with some money I had set aside. As for whether or not I deserved the things that were given to me, that would be up to the giver's discretion. To me, spoiled is when enough is never enough. When the want overexceeds the need. And let's be realistic, even though all of us here love to collect designer purses and bags, nobody really needs them.

I agree. I'm 16 and am saving up for a lv speeedy because my parents think that I sld buy everything for myself that isn't necessary because I have a job. I would also feel bad asking them for such a luxury item because they spend so much money on me for other things like private school that cost much more than a speedy.

[hotshot]

Many of us need to look beyond the designer names and judge a person for

who they are not for what they have.