If you like it I say buy it. Through my student years and during my first few years of working I used to get my bags from all kinds of stores and I rarely spent more than $50 on a bag and thought my friends were nuts for doing so. Over the years as they all fell apart or the trendiness wore off and after I could afford better quality I started to appreciate designer bags. I also like unique things that no one else has. I hate seeing something I have everywhere I go. The desire for long term quality, classic vs. trendy, and unique and rare lead me to start buying higher end bags. I think what is more important is how one carries themself....that can be tacky...not what their bag is. Some young starlets with all the hot designer bags seem to prove this daily.