3 1/2 months later

[Patati]

Saturday I finally got to take my November bought choco Paddy for its first walk. It's been a looong winter here up north.

I meet up with a good friend whom I haven't seen in a while. First she compliments me on my coat (not new but very nice Patrizia Pepe) and then spots the Paddy. "Oooh nice", she says, touches it and asks, "is it leather?"

 

[ranskimmie]

You should give her a semester in Chloe 101. LOL

 

[aznstarlette]

hahahaha WOW...and here I am thinking that the Paddington's soft leather is one of it's most distinguising characteristics :blink:

 

[redrose1028]

haha- i agree with ranskimmie- Chloe 101-lol

 

[tod]

OMG. I don't think you can any more "leathery" than the paddy. What bag does your friend carry?

 

[ETenebris]

Tell her "no, it's cotton!" LOL!

 

[Tanja]

LOL didn't she know that all paddies are made from plastic? We had a very hard winter with heavy snow here and the paddies are very insensitive to water. I use her as my bad weather bag so you don't need to worry.

 

[blugenie]

OMG do you have TARGET in Stockholm? Nice plastic ones there! Reminds me of a line from Working Girl: "Six thousand dollars? It's not even leathah!"

 

[Serenity Now]

Congrats for finally being able to take your paddy out!! Woohoo! The leather comment, don't worry about it. I'm sure she's not a person who's into bags and just wanted to compliment you but didn't quite know what to say. I bet her first instinct was to blurt out.. "Wow! A giant padlock!" but caught herself and came up with "is that leather" instead, LOL! I know, not the most eloquent save but I'm sure she just wanted to make mention of it so it looks like she noticed details about you I've done that a few times, hehe, in other situations. Oopsies... hahaha!

 

[blugenie]

^^ Sue, you're so nice! But that's so true!

 

[Serenity Now]

^^ Sue, you're so nice! But that's so true!

Aw thanks, blugenie. But ya know.. there was a time where I did that quite consistently, it seemed:shame:. If you met me for the first time, you'd think I've had very little social interaction, lol!

 

[blugenie]

I hate that foot-in-mouth scenario! :shame: You never know how someone will take it... But saying something I imagine is better than saying nothing because you have no idea WHAT to say, like moi! Yes, it can be very difficult for bag-coveters to relate to their non-coveting friends, and visa-versa!

 

[abandonedimages]

Tell her "no, it's cotton!" LOL!

 

[Goldensx5]

OMG do you have TARGET in Stockholm? Nice plastic ones there! Reminds me of a line from Working Girl: "Six thousand dollars? It's not even leathah!"

That quote " It's not even leathah" is my DH and my favorite quote from that movie and (in jest) he says it to me every time I try to explain away why a leather bag I had just gotten was so expensive!!

 

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