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Euridice · Jun 15th, 2009, 01:30 PM

woo hoo!! that was a tough crisis, too! good for you! I say, just stay away from the BV store and the general environs, if possible. Carrying a bag you haven't carried before = a great mindful-inducing tactic!!

I don't think it would be such a terrible thing to get one item in the color you want if you would use it, but if you want to be banned in June, then, hey! you have loads of lovely items already!!!! yay for you!!

Originally Posted by Jane*Bond

Thanks everyone. Crisis averted for today. I got a late start to my day due to work, so I had little time to shop and finish my errands. I went to Nordstrom too and wasted some time there (I love shoes and with so many on sale, I had to stop by). By the time I finished, stores, including BV, were closed. Yay! I bought nothing other than some insoles, which was really hard because I saw a pair of Miu Miu shoes that I fell in love with a few months ago and they were now 40% off. But I have decided to stick to my June no-shopping ban. I am very proud of myself.

Today, I carried a bag that I never carried before. I did the same thing last weekend. This is making me happy and making me think twice about buying more things when stuff I already have is being unused.

momo43 · Jun 16th, 2009, 06:43 PM

ok...anyone wavering on their bans for this fantastic summer sale???? i know i am....i really really want the mini chiara in royal purple with the gold splashed suede..ugh. someone stop me. i really need to be saving for my August vacation to China. all these sales are killing me!

greenpixie · Jun 16th, 2009, 07:02 PM

This is me NOT giving in to this summer sale.

Since the leathers and mods don't look they are available for what I had in mind, I am trying to stay firm and not order. "...but it was on sale" will not be my rationale this time around.

Jane*Bond · Jun 16th, 2009, 07:44 PM

I may have to waiver. I'll be really disappointed in myself, since I am on a shopping ban for June. But, I am glad that I resisted BV this weekend. For the price of a small leather good (at 50% off no less), I can get a nice leather bag at Ignes!

And that Cherry Red is dreamy! I was thinking about getting that in the fall/ winter after a bag purge.

tlloveshim · Jun 16th, 2009, 07:51 PM

I was tempted by tan suede but forbid myself since I'm in a bespoke and MUST behave. I'm also doing a little clearing which is hard to do but I'm making myself do it. Being mindful is not easy.

elizat · Jun 16th, 2009, 07:54 PM

I'm tempted too. But, how pathetic am I if a month into my year long no buying zone I cave?

I don't need a bag- hell, nobody needs a bag. That is what pockets are for in theory- I could carry my ID, check card and essentials in a billfold clip like men do, in all honesty. So, no, I need nothing.

Jane*Bond · Jun 16th, 2009, 08:04 PM

Originally Posted by elizat

I'm tempted too. But, how pathetic am I if a month into my year long no buying zone I cave?

I don't need a bag- hell, nobody needs a bag. That is what pockets are for in theory- I could carry my ID, check card and essentials in a billfold clip like men do, in all honesty. So, no, I need nothing.

Well, I had a ban starting on January 1 that was supposed to last until sales started hitting in June. I made it exactly 8 days. Now that is pathetic!

Yes, pockets would work too, but they are not nearly as stylish. I blame my mother for all of this. She was and is very much the fashionista and passed that along to me (sometimes forcefully). When I was a teenager, we once went out and I did not have a bag and she thought it looked like I was not put together. She started this craze. I think I should send her what may be an upcoming Ignes bill.

lionlaw · Jun 16th, 2009, 08:32 PM

^^ No, you are doing good compared to me. I lasted what-- 8 hours? Every little bit helps.

I would be encouraging, but with the sale, every Ignes is under $300. You can't beat that price for these bags. I must have something cobalt I think, definitely double-tone, maybe red.

elizat · Jun 16th, 2009, 08:33 PM

^ Oh, you should send it to her- the joke factor would be priceless!

I know about the pockets... I really would like a mini Emilia or Emilia in cobalt w/o studs. I can't believe they are charging $20 to NOT put 8 studs on though. That can't be right, IMO.

I should not buy anything at all, especially b/c two bags I have listed have not sold and w/ redoing the bathroom (larger expenses than usual lately).

I love the cobalt though and did sell 5 bags in May.

Mentha · Jun 16th, 2009, 09:00 PM

yeah the 20$ for no studs is funny,

I am tempted by the royal purple too , like the distressed look, maybe a gabrielle in it, it looked great in the josephine posted here,
I can get another bag since the millie didnt work out
but we have moved to Ny, right in the middle of manhattan which is like shopping paradise or .... waterloo

so should I be saving up for some summer splurges here

lionlaw · Jun 16th, 2009, 09:04 PM

The $20 no studs fee is irking me too. It makes no sense

Euridice · Jun 16th, 2009, 10:23 PM

maybe the charge is to cover just doing something different from the norm. but yeah, you would think the charge would be to cover the cost of the extra hardware ADDED to something.

Euridice · Jun 16th, 2009, 10:24 PM

Originally Posted by elizat

^ Oh, you should send it to her- the joke factor would be priceless!

I know about the pockets... I really would like a mini Emilia or Emilia in cobalt w/o studs. I can't believe they are charging $20 to NOT put 8 studs on though. That can't be right, IMO.

I should not buy anything at all, especially b/c two bags I have listed have not sold and w/ redoing the bathroom (larger expenses than usual lately).

I love the cobalt though and did sell 5 bags in May.

oh no, that sounds like you are about to cave! That you are rationalizing or justifying, whatever the word is that I am looking for. Remember the vanity, remember the vaniteeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! The $50 extra, etc. oh nooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

starkfan · Jun 16th, 2009, 11:00 PM

Phew, I think I'm safe from the sale! Tinted Choc is definitely tempting me, but my lining(s) of choice aren't on the list. (Purple, to be specific -- either cloth or suede, if there's a suede.) I'm not supposed to order my next Ignes bag(s) until much later in the year!

Eh, that $20 fee to remove studs is definitely weird. They're saving on the cost of the studs and on the additional effort/labour involved in putting them in. Does not compute.

MorningGlory · Jun 16th, 2009, 11:33 PM

Do they have to do something more to the bag when they take the studs out?

Jun 16th, 2009, 06:43 PM	#62
momo43 be more mindful! Joined: Mar 2007 Location: California Posts: 1,427	ok...anyone wavering on their bans for this fantastic summer sale???? i know i am....i really really want the mini chiara in royal purple with the gold splashed suede..ugh. someone stop me. i really need to be saving for my August vacation to China. all these sales are killing me!
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Jun 16th, 2009, 07:02 PM	#63
greenpixie Coach & Ignes Mod Joined: Dec 2006 Location: sunny CA Posts: 6,978	This is me NOT giving in to this summer sale. Since the leathers and mods don't look they are available for what I had in mind, I am trying to stay firm and not order. "...but it was on sale" will not be my rationale this time around.
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Jun 16th, 2009, 07:44 PM	#64
Jane*Bond Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 345	I may have to waiver. I'll be really disappointed in myself, since I am on a shopping ban for June. But, I am glad that I resisted BV this weekend. For the price of a small leather good (at 50% off no less), I can get a nice leather bag at Ignes! And that Cherry Red is dreamy! I was thinking about getting that in the fall/ winter after a bag purge.
Jane*Bond Member Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 345

Jun 16th, 2009, 07:54 PM	#66
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,076	I'm tempted too. But, how pathetic am I if a month into my year long no buying zone I cave? I don't need a bag- hell, nobody needs a bag. That is what pockets are for in theory- I could carry my ID, check card and essentials in a billfold clip like men do, in all honesty. So, no, I need nothing.
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Jun 16th, 2009, 08:32 PM	#68
lionlaw Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,876	^^ No, you are doing good compared to me. I lasted what-- 8 hours? Every little bit helps. I would be encouraging, but with the sale, every Ignes is under $300. You can't beat that price for these bags. I must have something cobalt I think, definitely double-tone, maybe red.
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Jun 16th, 2009, 07:51 PM	#65
tlloveshim Wild Thing! Joined: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Plains Posts: 8,475	I was tempted by tan suede but forbid myself since I'm in a bespoke and MUST behave. I'm also doing a little clearing which is hard to do but I'm making myself do it. Being mindful is not easy.

Jun 16th, 2009, 08:33 PM	#69
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,076	^ Oh, you should send it to her- the joke factor would be priceless! I know about the pockets... I really would like a mini Emilia or Emilia in cobalt w/o studs. I can't believe they are charging $20 to NOT put 8 studs on though. That can't be right, IMO. I should not buy anything at all, especially b/c two bags I have listed have not sold and w/ redoing the bathroom (larger expenses than usual lately). I love the cobalt though and did sell 5 bags in May.
elizat Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 9,076	__________________ Click to donate to rescue and shelter pets for free! http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/c...1237.ctgProd02 My blog of odds and ends

Jun 16th, 2009, 09:00 PM	#70
Mentha Member Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 283	yeah the 20$ for no studs is funny, I am tempted by the royal purple too , like the distressed look, maybe a gabrielle in it, it looked great in the josephine posted here, I can get another bag since the millie didnt work out but we have moved to Ny, right in the middle of manhattan which is like shopping paradise or .... waterloo so should I be saving up for some summer splurges here
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Jun 16th, 2009, 09:04 PM	#71
lionlaw Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 5,876	The $20 no studs fee is irking me too. It makes no sense
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Jun 16th, 2009, 10:23 PM	#72
Euridice Smoooossshh! Joined: Aug 2008 Location: Baltimore Posts: 6,401	maybe the charge is to cover just doing something different from the norm. but yeah, you would think the charge would be to cover the cost of the extra hardware ADDED to something.
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Jun 16th, 2009, 11:00 PM	#74
starkfan Member Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 2,441	Phew, I think I'm safe from the sale! Tinted Choc is definitely tempting me, but my lining(s) of choice aren't on the list. (Purple, to be specific -- either cloth or suede, if there's a suede.) I'm not supposed to order my next Ignes bag(s) until much later in the year! Eh, that $20 fee to remove studs is definitely weird. They're saving on the cost of the studs and on the additional effort/labour involved in putting them in. Does not compute.
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Jun 16th, 2009, 11:33 PM	#75
MorningGlory Member Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 431	Do they have to do something more to the bag when they take the studs out?

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