Bag Insults - Ever Had One?

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#151
Safa said:
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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It never fails to amaze me why people think it is appropriate to ask others how much they paid for something. It is really impolite, it puts people on the spot and geeze, just go home and google it.
I live next door to a guy with a very expensive car...neither one of us would ever ask him how much it is. I frankly don't care and even if I did I wouldn't ask such an inappropriate question. It is his business, he is an orthopedic surgeon and I figure he worked his butt off in school and continues to work a lot, let him enjoy it.
It is unfortunate we have to worry about someone stealing things, but I am the same way. After we moved here, it is not longer "normal" to carry high end bags and my employer does not give us a place to lock our things up.
I am afraid I will be away from my desk and then not only lose my purse, but my wallet, my identity, credit cards etc. I don't worry about the co-workers, but we constantly have people from all walks of life in and out of there as it is a physical therapy clinic.
So now I just carry them if I go someplace that I know my bag will be right next to me. Sadly it is just the world we live in.
 
#153
I have been luck no one has had the nerve to insult my bags, it would not go well.. I am very nice but the type of person that has a rep for stating her mind and not taking anything from anyone.. To stangers I look stand off'ish so they do not tend to mess with me..

Now I have received comment such as how many bags do you have... And when I tell them I get this face.:wtf: and/or :confused1: but that is as far as it goes..

Normally I just get complemented on a bag if anything is said at all..
 
#154
Purrrfect, I loved your story about your $750 kitty! Yay for your husband!

I had this conversation with my sister, but only ONCE.
She (looking at my Fendi tote): Is that REAL?
Me (giving her the stink-eye): YES.
She: OMG! Do you know how much those things COST?!
Me: Well, I SHOULD - I PAID FOR IT! :lecture:
 
#155
I'm sure some of my family or friends have had negative thoughts about my bags, but they don't say anything to me about it. Well, my mom did tell me the other day that I was spoiled when she saw my birthday present. I went off a little about how my H and I both work and if we want to buy nice things sometimes, that is our business.

Really, the only negative things said about bags I own are comments on this forum. No one has said anything abouy my Burberry, but I have heard negative comments about Coach and my MK bag. I really don't understand why some people on TPF feel like they should knock down others bag choices on here. If you don't like Coach or MK, stay out of the threads for them. That's what I think anyway. :shrugs: Everyone has different taste.
 
#157
I became friends w/ this girl and took my Christian Dior Boston Girly to school. I bought it off eBay for $250.00 - $300.00 (it was used and had some wear). I read the guides on how to know if a Boston Girly is real, etc. I even got it authenticated in the Dior board and I was told it was authentic. So I took it to school one day and my 'friend' LOVED the bag. She kept on talking about it and asked me the price. Since we were starting to get close (she would tell me her problems and all - it was like she was the sister I never had!) I told her the price I paid. Anyway, one day (THREE MONTHS LATER, seriously! I'm not kidding!) she came in class and I swear, she YELLED "YOUR BAG IS A FAKE!' in front of everybody. I was like what the heck? So I replied 'no, it's not', B/C she kept YELLING it! I usually don't get in arguments but I swear she YELLED it like 20 times. After yelling that, she said 'You made me look like a fool! I told my mom and sisters I had a friend who owned dior and it's a fake!' Seriously, I was like ok? I said to her 'I paid $250.00 - $300.00 for it b/c I bought it off a resale(eBay) site. It was used and Diors don't always have great resale values/prices. It's real. I even got it authenciated(sorry about the spelling) on the purse forum'. Ugh, she just kept on yelling and said 'You can't buy a dior for less than 1000!' and I said 'HELLO, there's outlets too!' and she said 'EVERYTHING SOLD IN OUTLETS IS FAKE!' I just said 'Please! Some designer bags have their own outlets store! Check online, look for them! It's obvious you don't know anything about designer bags'. Then I just asked her 'Why are you so positive that I had to pay over $1000 in order to have an authentic bag'? and her response (trust me it's worth it!) 'Because I saw the Christian Dior website with my mom and sisters and they were selling your bag on there for over $1000'! I LAUGHED seriously! ROFLMAO! I just replied ' Seriously? You saw my bag on the dior website? My bag was made like 4 years ago! It's not going to be on their website anymore. Oh, and guess what? I've actually looked at the Dior site yesterday and my bag wasn't there.' She didn't reply LOL.

Sorry about all the grammar and spelling mistakes... I just had too vent lol. I know I wasn't to tactful and I could've just ignored her but we started having problems before that. She would insult me and others, and talk about how 'pretty' she was (sure, lol, sure :P bleh). So that just 'pushed my buttons' lol.
 
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#158
I dont usually get any comments aside from "That's a gorgeous bag". People here at work do not seem to be into that like we are. At work, i generally carry BV, Bal or Chanel as they are not as "logo-ed" as LV (which everyone and their mother knows). I reserve my LV's on weekends... My friends, generally do not say anything either as they have all known me to carry designer bags even when we were younger.

So, I would say, so far I have not had to deal with anyone... sometimes I do feel "shy" when i hear people talking about their bills, or how they went shopping and dropped xx amount of money and how omg that is... and i stay quiet because i know i drop their x amount times 5 on a bag or something... my husband tells me not to feel bad about my things, and wear them whenever, because we both work hard, no kids yet, we save and were not in debt. He tells me i should not let what other people think bother me. I usually dont, but i als dont want to invite jealousy and bad feelings, ya know?

BTW, SWEETPINLX3: dont mind youre friend. Its understandble she upset you, but its more likely due to jealousy that she has reacted that way :) enjoy your bag!
 
#159
BittyMonkey said:
"No, idiot, it's people like you who don't understand finances, savings, and economics that caused the recession."

Some people. Sheesh.
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people that caused the recession bit off more than they could chew
...and made poor and short term financial decisions.

People coming up and saying these types of things to you are an assault.
That's how I see it.

No one has ever said anything to me. Sorry to hear this. If they did, you bet I'd have a great quip to come back with. They might even be sorry they said anything.

That, of if I was in a good mood, I'd prob. try to make them laugh as an answer, and move on.

WHo wants to let idiotic comments waste our own mental energy or happiness.
 
#160
Not so much insults as to why would you pay that much for a purse....My response is, because I can and I would rather have a bag last me years, than have one last a month, (walmart)..Any how I have 3 Coach bags and I do not buy any other Brand....I buy Coach because of it's quality, styles, customer service, and other reasons...I'am a Mom to 4 kids, so yes, I do have to save and spend my money wisely...(Make sure it is a bag that I will use many years down the road)So if anyone has a rude comment about my bags, thats their lack of self confidence...Don't knock something until you try it....:D
 
#161
I was carrying a quilted MJ bag once (this was 2007) and a mutual friend told one of my good friends, "I can't believe she bought a quilted bag, those were so 3 years ago". Idiot.
 
#162
vanillabean said:
i get the 'how much did you pay for that?' followed by 'i would never pay that much for a bag.' i feel its a back handed insult. :s
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It IS a backhanded insult. Perhaps sometimes it isn't meant to be, but often it is. I think it's rude. The world is a more pleasant place because we don't all go around incontinently blurting out nasty comments about each other. If someone else has made a personal judgement that you would not have made, why not keep it to yourself, in the name of politeness? :shrugs:
 
#163
Several years ago when someone asked me how much I paid for a MJ bag, I replied that it was a house payment. After that, my colleagues called me the Crazy Bag Lady because they couldn't understand how someone could pay so much for a handbag! (If they only knew what I have bought in the past year!!!)
 
#164
sweetpinkx3, I love when people try and tell you that your bag is fake because it's almost always from people who know nothing about fashion houses and pricing. Like do some people honestly think that those of us who are willing to pay big money for a bag wouldn't do research etc especially in regards to authenticity? Come on now! I've had people say things like that about the bags I got from eBay like "how do you know it's real?" They all got to sit through my lovely lecture on how to authenticate a Chanel. And I mean the whole $2 tour version, stitch counts, glitter, sticker fonts etc all included. Their faces when I was done were just like :shocked: But hey, you're gonna ask a dumb question like that, I'm gonna answer it. I didn't say anything else after that but in my head I was just like "Yes, I am that informed about it and involved! And so what". Their shock was just giving me the impression that some people think you'd really just wing it when buying a designer bag like "Ohhh I hope it's real....!" lol seriously now
 
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