2021 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Any one else?

[Sparkletastic]

NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES

1. Bags by Brand Showcase!

Each week, share photos of your bags from the specified brands. Choose a posed “beauty” shot or get your bags out and about in action shots!

We highlight 3 brands per week: 2 premier and 1 contemporary in alphabetical order as listed on tPF. Any brands not listed are showcased in our last week. Brands change to the next set each Sunday.

Our first brand week starts now - Sunday, Oct 31. Please share photos of bags from these brands:

• Bottega Venetta
• Burberry
• Alexander Wang

Tip: Grab your photos from last year in the 2020 resolution thread. Search your user name and the brand to find your photos.

2. Special Stories
Thanks @Claudia Herzog for the suggestion

Wear a bag that has a backstory involving a person, place, or opportunity for which you feel grateful.

 

[JenJBS]

Congrats on your purchase! I love circle bags.

Thank you!

Cute! I’ve been wanting a circle bag also. Haven’t found the right one yet.
This is not quite a circle bag but reminds me of the look. Might order this.

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So pretty!

 

[Vintage Leather]

I list on EBay for the minimum amount I want to get, in Facebook groups for 10% over what I want to get, and on posh for 2x what I’ll settle for.

I ran numbers. Of the 143 things I’ve sold on Posh, 11 have been purchased outright. The rest have been sold either in a bundle, or after accepting an offer.

The one thing that does irritate me is when someone lowballs me, I reply with what I’m willing to take - and then they come back with something within $3 of their initial offer. $2.40 is not the hill I want to die on. If I wasn’t willing to take $30 for a Judith Leiber lipstick case, why would you think $33 is more appealing?!? I value my time and yours a darn sight more than $2.40.

 

[cowgirlsboots]

I list on EBay for the minimum amount I want to get, in Facebook groups for 10% over what I want to get, and on posh for 2x what I’ll settle for.

The one thing that does irritate me is when someone lowballs me, I reply with what I’m willing to take - and then they come back with something within $3 of their initial offer. $2.40 is not the hill I want to die on. If I wasn’t willing to take $30 for a Judith Leiber lipstick case, why would you think $33 is more appealing?!? I value my time and yours a darn sight more than $2.40.

...that´s buyers who don´t understand the art of playing price-ball...

 

[More bags]

Is there a color that you discovered works well for you ? Is there a color you find that just doesn't work for you? For me I discovered that green bags can work well for me. Grey not so much. I looked like death warmed over carrying a grey/ taupe bag.

In addition to black and grey, I love red, burgundy and darker, saturated blues.

The only colors I don’t really like on a bag for myself are neon yellow and neon yellowy green. I’m a redhead and have a pinky skin tone, so those colors clash horribly with my skin.

I’ve been trying to stay away from getting any yellow bag because the last time I owned one, I just couldn’t pair it with much. If this came back in stock I’d probably get it tho. They just paired the bag with the perfect colors in these model shots.

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Cute pic and colour palette on this lady.

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My greens: moss green Coach Tabby, ivy green Coach Rogue, miscellaneous SLGs from Leatherology, MK, Longchamp, LV, Coach. I don’t recall what brand the camo piece is, picked it up from Nordstrom Rack a few years ago.

Great green bags @baghabitz34. I especially like your Rogue and owl bag charm.

 

[More bags]

It’s not really light. This is more accurate color-wise. Funny thing, in both pics, there is a pearly sheen to it that is not there IRL....View attachment 5001078

Pretty colour and it looks great with the scarf!
@jblended Congratulations on your wonderful stats. Well done on gifting your yellow SLG and bringing joy to someone’s day. Lovely bag from your mom. I prefer the blue-purple metallic pain you added to the butterfly, it looks more magical.

 

[More bags]

I am joining this thread a little late, but have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your goals for 2021. We will be moving sometime this year and in preparation I am looking at my closet and reevaluating much of what I own. I don't want to pack and move more than I need to, and it would feel good to settle into our new home with a more streamlined wardrobe and bag collection.

My goals are:

1. Wear what I buy. This might sound simple, but it forces me to stop shopping for my fantasy lifestyle and shop for the lifestyle I have now. I have kids, don't work outside the home, and have a pretty casual style. Thanks to Covid, we don't go out to events at all (though I know that will change one day). I need to spend more on things that I will wear/use regularly and stop spending money on beautiful thing that will just sit in my closet.

2. Take care of bags that need some love. I have at least two vintage bags that I won't carry/sell/give away until they get some minor repairs. Its time to take care of them and either use them or pass them on to someone who will.

3. Let go of the pieces that don't serve me anymore. I have some lovely things that just don't suit my current lifestyle, and it's time to honest about whether or not I will use them in the future.

Welcome to the thread @dreamlet it’s good to have you here. Wonderful goals. We’re here to support you and cheer you on. Best wishes on preparing for your upcoming move.

 

[CoachMaven]

And I am officially spoiled...though my grey Coach is not an outlet bag, now that I have the Clemence Pico, the pebbled leather on it feels thin and slightly stiff...slippery slope, indeed.

If you haven't already, get yourself some vintage Coach. That leather is on an entirely different level.

 

[Bag peace]

Thanks everyone for your feedback on the colour change! It's clear everyone prefers the pop of colour to the original black. I'm going to continue this ombré.
Knowing myself, that butterfly will change colour every time I have a bout of insomnia!

@dreamlet Great goals and welcome to the thread! Good luck on your move!
@Cookiefiend Great stats and closet purging. Yay on the vaccine!
@JenJBS congrats on the round bag!
@Purses & Perfumes Wodehouse is my favourite author! I also haven't moved onto audiobooks. I can do a podcast but, I want to touch and feel and smell my books.

...that´s buyers who don´t understand the art of playing price-ball...

I can't play those games at all, I'm afraid.
If the asking price is fair, I don't bother negotiating at all. I will ask for a shipping discount (because I often use a forwarding company depending on where I live at the time, and will then pay additional shipping charges to the forwarder).
If the asking price is higher than it should be, I'll ask for a 15% discount max. If they counter a few dollars higher, I accept and do not counter again. It's not worth the time for a few dollars.
If the item would still be overpriced after a 15% discount and shipping discount, I don't make an offer at all; I just tell myself I cannot afford this item and move on right away.
I can't bargain and haggle and insult someone with very low offers. For me it's the time you lose more than anything, going back and forth trying to get the right price... it's not for me. I'm pretty useless in this regard!
I really admire those who can haggle well, but I admire those who have the patience to sell on various platforms even more!

 

[More bags]

Posting my February stats early too!
Bags in or out - 2 in, 0 out, but I have 2 listed. The two in were the Lady Dior (), and a Ferragamo Studio Tote that I couldn't resist.
SLGs - zero in or out. I have listed my H Silk'in wallet because I think it's too big now.
Scarves in or out - 3 Scarves in (ELenK, Od'unJ and JdS), and 5 (five!) scarves out! Woot! But only one of the five was a 90, the rest were gavs... I think they're breeding in there - I swear I didn't have that many!

Books read - I finished Great Expectations and then watched the 1946 film. The book was better. I've started Sense and Sensibility.

The Great Basement Purge was sidetracked by the gray February weather - MEH.
I did however purge several pairs of shoes, and took down the last of the holiday decorations - 'snowflakes' on the dining room table and a small Dicken's Village arrangement of 2 churches and its surrounding greenery. I had left them up to cheer myself up with, but the weather is getting warmer and the sun is out longer every day, which helps. I've signed up for my COVID vaccine too!

Spectacular stats Cookie. What colour is your new Studio Tote?
Congratulations on your new and exiting scarves! Great reading and outs.

 

[CoachMaven]

I did look at those - having seen your posts, and other people's. I prefer not to have that outside pocket. Just my personal preference, that I don't love outside pockets on bags. Otherwise I'd have probably gotten a couple of the Portland Leather bags. Their colors are extraordinary!

I thought I was the only one! People always asking about/will only buy handbags with outside pockets, and here I am never using them in the bags that do have them. Some still have the tissue paper in them to keep their shape

 

[More bags]

I´m still very much a "saver", but am actively fighting against this mindset: Dior New Lock and YSL vintage leopard coat for the trip to the grocery store today.

I’m sure you looked amazing cowgirlsboots!

Cute! I’ve been wanting a circle bag also. Haven’t found the right one yet.
This is not quite a circle bag but reminds me of the look. Might order this.

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That DeMellier bag is

 

[JenJBS]

Thanks everyone for your feedback on the colour change! It's clear everyone prefers the pop of colour to the original black. I'm going to continue this ombré.
Knowing myself, that butterfly will change colour every time I have a bout of insomnia!

@JenJBS congrats on the round bag!

That sounds so fun! You know we'd love to see pics whenever the butterfly changes color, if you ate willing to post them.

Thank you!

I thought I was the only one! People always asking about/will only buy handbags with outside pockets, and here I am never using them in the bags that do have them. Some still have the tissue paper in them to keep their shape

Glad to know I'm not the only one!

 

[whateve]

I thought I was the only one! People always asking about/will only buy handbags with outside pockets, and here I am never using them in the bags that do have them. Some still have the tissue paper in them to keep their shape

That sounds so fun! You know we'd love to see pics whenever the butterfly changes color, if you ate willing to post them.

Thank you!




Glad to know I'm not the only one!

I use some outside pockets. But if they are flat outside pockets I usually don't use them as I don't want to stretch them out or make them bulge. Also, if they are open pockets, I'm afraid that whatever I put in them will fall out. This happened once with my phone. It turned out it was in the car under the seat but I had hours of worry until I got home and used the find my phone app.

 

[BowieFan1971]

If you haven't already, get yourself some vintage Coach. That leather is on an entirely different level.

I have bought and sold a few...just haven’t found the right one.

 

[momasaurus]

I am joining this thread a little late, but have thoroughly enjoyed reading all your goals for 2021. We will be moving sometime this year and in preparation I am looking at my closet and reevaluating much of what I own. I don't want to pack and move more than I need to, and it would feel good to settle into our new home with a more streamlined wardrobe and bag collection.

My goals are:

1. Wear what I buy. This might sound simple, but it forces me to stop shopping for my fantasy lifestyle and shop for the lifestyle I have now. I have kids, don't work outside the home, and have a pretty casual style. Thanks to Covid, we don't go out to events at all (though I know that will change one day). I need to spend more on things that I will wear/use regularly and stop spending money on beautiful thing that will just sit in my closet.

2. Take care of bags that need some love. I have at least two vintage bags that I won't carry/sell/give away until they get some minor repairs. Its time to take care of them and either use them or pass them on to someone who will.

3. Let go of the pieces that don't serve me anymore. I have some lovely things that just don't suit my current lifestyle, and it's time to honest about whether or not I will use them in the future.

These are well-stated and thoughtful goals! We are here to help. Should you do the repairs (#2) before or after the move? This way you can start to anchor your goals in real time.