I admit I do enjoy reading the "rude comments" threads because it's like a petri dish of all the awkwardly rude things that people could ever say to another person under the guise of "friendly advice." I never thought I'd be one to be able to add to the chatter re: Coach! The other day at work a coworker made an allusion to my bag left on a cafeteria table as I was getting some items from the fridge, asking if it was someone else's--because, ostensibly, the only other person who also carries the same brand must've left it and clearly we're the only 2 who carry such a brand (bags look nothing alike save for logo). I am sure it was a harmless comment, but it shows that the brand name on bags matters to some, especially after the comment about the "issue with Coach is that they're so expensive." I was further given information that she also was shocked her own mother "always" got new bags.
Not to get too deep and into sociological gender studies, but I am always disappointed when behaviors or trends that are traditionally associated with females are degraded or made light of as being a waste of time, interest or money. I pointed this out to my partner when he disparaged a recent acquisition as wasteful and worthy of admonishing laughter. This, after we'd both watched (I, more in curious support) YouTube videos of luxury skeleton watches (is that what they're called??) that he had a fleeting interest in for over a year. He denied it, saying he would equally make fun of people interested in luxury or expensive electronics, automobiles or the like. I then asked why, but the answer was not satisfactory.
In the end, I obviously am a grown ass woman who can spend her discretionary income any way she pleases, but it is so disappointing. My mother is a collector of creepy ass porcelain dolls (this, I promise you, was seriously a thing for many decades!) in frilly period dress, and my very good friend collects "figurines" (read: miniature dolls) of action figures from his latest television obsession, meanwhile a very nice colleague of mine collects rare book editions and attempts to keep them from souring or molding--often ordering them from overseas--despite the fact they're available as ePub or Kindle .mobi files...and for free, sometimes! *gasp*
Alright, going to go back to petting my collection now.