Bag Insults - Ever Had One?

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#136
It is the same when people criticize anything you may buy or change about your appearance, where you have spent your hard earned bucks. I always ask, DID YOU PAY FOR THIS? When they reply no, I further emphasized that when you fork over the cash to buy this purse, then you can choose, until then zip the lip!!!!:lecture:
 
#138
I told my cousin the other day that I just bought a Chanel bag, and, of course, she asked what I payed for it. When I told her (600 dollars, which is sooo great for this vintage bag, it's beautiful) she's like "What?! That much?! What about when it's not trendy anymore?"

Really, I didn't care to answer. Anyone who likes bags knows that the price I payed is great for a Chanel bag. And, come on, Chanel going out of style? I'll let her believe that she's the smart one, buing cheap plastic bags every other month, while I'll have a classic, a bit more expensive bag, that'll last forever :smile1:
 
#139
Onederland said:
The most uncalled for, IMO, was not about clothes per se but just a really snide comment. My sister was at her friend's house for dinner, (the same friend who made the comment about Target/F21), and over conversation my sister mentioned that there's this bakery in north county that has really good cookies. Her friend's father then replied in a very demeaning and sarcastic manner, "I'm sorry we all can't hop in our $40,000 BMW, and drive 40 minutes just to get a cookie like you can." Which, between adults that comment wouldn't have been as insulting, but between a 50 year old man and a 17 year old girl, it takes a new level, especially when the comment was uncalled for, and how talking about a cookie turns into an insult.
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IMO, they are the ones obsessed with wealth, since it seems to be eating them up inside. What I'd like to ask is she really your sister's friend?
 
#141
Never had a bag insult, not one I care to remember anyway.

I cultivated a loud way of declaring "How dare you?!" and "Who do you think you are?!" over the years. It just came out of my mouth one day while I was being verbally abused by an attendant in front of a line of people waiting for cabs. It was amazing to me b/c for many years I just didn't know how to answer nasty words. I use it when circumstances extend to that level. I hate being verbally abused or seeing others being verbally abused.
 
#143
papertiger said:
Make that triplets!!!

My answer to their first question is now "I'm not sure it was a gift" coz it leaves them with nowhere to go

JEALOUSY MY DEARS - mean mouthed JEALOUSY

My sister (who introdiced me to the bag-drug with her real gift of a Paul Smith Satchel) once had a stranger come up to her in the street and say:

"you people make me sick with your bags and fancy shoes, it's people like you that caused the recession":nuts:
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??? no!!! we are the people driving the economy!! hehe
 
#144
ladies....who cares what anyone thinks of your bag....wear what you like....its noone's business honestly. People who ask about prices have no class or etiquette. Asking about the price of a bag is like asking someone what their salary is. I never answer price questions...in fact whenever someone asks me about the price of my bag....my respect for them crashes to the ground...and i just answer " how about we leave that as a mystery for you"
 
#145
yenanh00 said:
not to sound rude or anything, but have you ever thought of ppl asking how much it cost? as a compliment.. I ask people how much their bag or shoes cost all the time.. for me, it just to figure out how much i'm going to spend, if it worth that much, and where I can find it..
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sorry for replying so late,
but it just happens so often and i just think it's kind of weird sometimes
cause it just gives me the idea that they want to laugh at you especially not knowing me and all
I never have the heart to ask a random person how much they paid for an item unless they are really close to me
 
#146
Whatever!!! Bal is a classic in any style, maybe a little jealousy from your friend???

If I was ever going to spend BIG bucks on a high(er) end bag I'd go Bal before LV or Chanel!!!!!

You bought it, you love it and YOU defend it!!! LOL

Congrats!
 
#147
I even had bag insults on my bag collection thread....that must have cost a lot..all my Fendi's look alike, yaddah, yaddah
There will always be those who don't get it. I have actually said once, "I have more bags than anyone you will ever know, get over it."
Of course I know there are some that have more bags than I do...but believe me the person I said that to would not understand the Purse Forum.
 
#148
mirdc said:
I've been lucky and haven't received too many comments from huffy people like this about purses/shoes. However, I can't say the same when it comes to dogs. You'd be floored at some of the rude things people say when they ask how much your dog is and when you say $3500 - they look at you like you've got three heads, then insult the dog, and say they'd never pay $ for a dog - only mutts are worth anything! Argh - people!
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This is interesting (little off topic) but my DH got into a bidding war at the pound for my cat (who at the time was a kitten). Four people showed up to adopt him on the day he was avail for adoption...DH won with a bid of $750.00. The lady who worked at the city pound looked at us like we were crazy, but DH was tired of the back and forth (200, 300, etc) on the bids and wanted to end it so he blew the other guy out of the water with a high bid. The city pound representative said to us "You do know it is a stray?!" I was so annoyed by her remark - to us it was the most precious kitten in the world and that $750.00 was going to help other pound animals.

Back on topic -

As far as bags ~ I am use to people not understanding my obsession / passion and have learned not to tell / talk prices esp. with my mom, she would have a heart attack. :faint:
I have got the typical "looks" good and bad from people in public, but I don't recall any rude comments as of yet.
And I have a friend who is "not a shopper" and hardly knows a handbag from a grocery bag - sad but true, i like her but at times it is like we live on different worlds. :alien:
So I never get into discussing bags / costs etc, with her - it would be like talking to a rock and she would never get it.
 
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#149
Onederland said:
The most uncalled for, IMO, was not about clothes per se but just a really snide comment. My sister was at her friend's house for dinner, (the same friend who made the comment about Target/F21), and over conversation my sister mentioned that there's this bakery in north county that has really good cookies. Her friend's father then replied in a very demeaning and sarcastic manner, "I'm sorry we all can't hop in our $40,000 BMW, and drive 40 minutes just to get a cookie like you can." Which, between adults that comment wouldn't have been as insulting, but between a 50 year old man and a 17 year old girl, it takes a new level, especially when the comment was uncalled for, and how talking about a cookie turns into an insult.
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These kinds of comments from adults to children are so inappropriate. Even worse than the friends. I am an adult now by a long-shot, but I still remember when my dad came to pick me up from a 6th grade field trip in his Porsche. You had to get permission from the teacher on duty to go back with someone privately instead of on the school bus, and all the teacher did was grunt, shake her head and say, "Tough life, huh?" when she asked me which car was picking me up and who was in it. I still remember wondering how/why she thought she knew anything at all about my life based on my dad's car. I also felt from my tone that she didn't like me. It was my first year in that new school and it really affected me.
 
#150
mirdc said:
I've been lucky and haven't received too many comments from huffy people like this about purses/shoes. However, I can't say the same when it comes to dogs. You'd be floored at some of the rude things people say when they ask how much your dog is and when you say $3500 - they look at you like you've got three heads, then insult the dog, and say they'd never pay $ for a dog - only mutts are worth anything! Argh - people!
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Actually, this scares me a lot. I have a dog that is very unusual for this area (and also very cute), and I will not answer anyone who asks how much he is. I am already, DH says unreasonably, afraid he will be dog-napped by someone who just thinks he is cute. If they think he also has a monetary value, then I would be petrified. So I often say things like, "I don't know because he is a present from my mom, who didn't want him because he was so bad." Maybe paranoid, but he is really adorable and can't go out for a walk without being stopped many times for comments and petting etc.
 
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