At what amount do you consider a handbag to be expensive?

At what amount do you consider to be an expensive handbag?

  • $100-$200

  • $200-$300

  • $300-$500

  • $500+

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#46
babysunshine said:
Understood you well. But I personally cannot feel myself to be responsible for other people's jealousy and envy.
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+1.

Especially if they really wanted to, they can have it as well. But their priorities are different, and that's none of my business. So their jealousy is on them.


$4000 is considered expensive for me. When I bought my flap, I was thinking that was way too much for a bag. Still bought it, but I don't want to cross that threshold again.
 
#48
Over 1K is expensive for a bag.

There's so much focus on TPF on jealousy and envy, and, frankly, I think it's been overstated to the point of absurdity. Most people don't even notice, much less care, about things you own. Think about it; men and children are at least 70% of the population, and they don't know a Chanel from the English Channel. It's like when my mom told me the girl on the playground was mean to me because she was jealous. I said to my mom, "no, she's just a jerk."
 
#49
vintagefinds said:
Over 1K is expensive for a bag.

There's so much focus on TPF on jealousy and envy, and, frankly, I think it's been overstated to the point of absurdity. Most people don't even notice, much less care, about things you own. Think about it; men and children are at least 70% of the population, and they don't know a Chanel from the English Channel. It's like when my mom told me the girl on the playground was mean to me because she was jealous. I said to my mom, "no, she's just a jerk."
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+1000000 SO RIGHT. I hate the term "hater."

Sometimes people will judge you for your lifestyle and style choices (big rock, pricey bag, CLs) just as you might judge them for theirs (Crocs or outdated trends or ???) -- aesthetically. Judging style, that's all. People will always judge other people (loudly or quietly) while defining who they themselves are; that's part of the project of self-identity. "Nice, tolerant, open-minded people" are just OK with other people having different values, and keep their own judgements to themselves.

You can be a tolerant label whore or a tolerant radical feminist but let's be honest, how many of either of those do you see? People at the fringes tend to stick to their own. The middle's where it's at.
 
#52
Interesting question. As my knowledge of handbags has grown and expanded I have spent more and more on bags. Interestingly though, more money doesn't necessa mean better quality. I bought a gorgeous Gucci bag that I pikced up off my desk one day and the who,e bottom fell out. Recently I bought a "no-name" bag that is wearing like iron and cost 100.00. I don't necessarily think that more money means better quality. Lately I've been thinking that for 1200.00 I could purchase a nice rug or chair or put it towards a trip. So I'm rethinking the whole issue of how much is a lot to spend.
 
#54
babysunshine said:
It takes courage and determination to live life the way we want regardless of other people's opinions. When I was younger I used to care, now I don't. In fact, if I know that will incite resentment, I might do that on purpose just to provoke negative emotions! My rebel side.
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Hahaha!!! I'm with you on this one. Why should I try to make everyone happy when I can't enjoy my self? If they're jealous, it's their problem and not mine!
 
#55
babysunshine said:
Understood you well. But I personally cannot feel myself to be responsible for other people's jealousy and envy. We are all of us blessed in various different ways. Everyone will have something others have not, or have not something that others have. I cannot afford above $1000 bags, that does not mean I will be jealous or envy someone who could afford. I cannot understand competition in this sense.
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I agree with this as well. I'm sure you don't have any intention to make people jealous. Jealous people are not worth to think about but if you have to try to make jealous people NOT jealous by your choices of handbags is like if you're beautiful, you have to make your self ugly to avoid jealousy. Lol.
 
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