LOL, that sounds like my boyfriend! He knows the differences between a fake and a real bag
hahahah
he sounds so much like my husband now
Bag Insults - Ever Had One?
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hahahah
he sounds so much like my husband now
am an HR person and i would say THIS IS HARRASMENT ...IT IS NOT even an insult!!!whats wrong with her!
This reminds me of something I read years ago. A quick search brought it back. The quote comes from http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/archives/011492.html and says, "JAP on cell: 'Ugh, I hate when they ask me to buy a Coach purse! I wouldn't even buy it retail. Like, really, do I look like white trash?' -- Canal St"
Snobs hear me now! Coach is not an inexpensive brand in a world of easily available under-$50 bags, which most women see as just things to protect and carry their stuff. I've seen "white trash," "welfare," "cheap," "ghetto," "trashy," and "common" applied to Coach bags. Wow. Just... wow. I wish I had the financial position to be able to dismiss those bags as "cheap" and not good enough for the likes of me! People who say things like that make me think that they're phony and that they probably paid for all of their designer stuff with credit cards, hiding the receipts and statements from their significant others, but then I scold myself and think that it isn't polite to make assumptions like that.
^^That link is a riot!
If anyone said my handbag is ugly, I'd have to agree with them. I LOVE ugly bags.
And furthermore, nothing annoys a rude person more than when you agree with their insult about you.
It totally neutralizes their smart a$$ remarks.
Or, either they think you're witty, or they like you for siding with them.
Go figure.
ETA..Who would take a comment like that seriously anyway? If people say things like that to me, I just reply, "So, you don't have to buy one if you think it's that bad!"
If anyone said my handbag is ugly, I'd have to agree with them. I LOVE ugly bags.
And furthermore, nothing annoys a rude person more than when you agree with their insult about you.
It totally neutralizes their smart a$$ remarks.
Or, either they think you're witty, or they like you for siding with them.
Go figure.
ETA..Who would take a comment like that seriously anyway? If people say things like that to me, I just reply, "So, you don't have to buy one if you think it's that bad!"
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Wow that is extremely rude! It is their loss not yours though you can be sure of that, class is not dependant on money.
That is exactly right; most people except for us on TPF buy the below 50 dollar bags. When I lived in the US and was a student I cared about what I looked like but I considered Coach expensive then and bought Tignanello leather bags and the like.
I live in Europe now and no I do not buy Coach but you cannot buy it here either. I do buy Furla though which for the average income here is considered a very stylish and expensive bag. A lot of people could say it is cheap or something like it. I am shocked that some people only consider the most expensive stylish which completely devalues what makes a lot of people happy and what they treasure. Not everyone can afford Hermes and even if some could they may not want to spend that money on a bag or perhaps do not like the style, etc.
That is exactly right; most people except for us on TPF buy the below 50 dollar bags. When I lived in the US and was a student I cared about what I looked like but I considered Coach expensive then and bought Tignanello leather bags and the like.
I live in Europe now and no I do not buy Coach but you cannot buy it here either. I do buy Furla though which for the average income here is considered a very stylish and expensive bag. A lot of people could say it is cheap or something like it. I am shocked that some people only consider the most expensive stylish which completely devalues what makes a lot of people happy and what they treasure. Not everyone can afford Hermes and even if some could they may not want to spend that money on a bag or perhaps do not like the style, etc.
I get it from this 'friend' of mine who's so clearly jealous of any bag I buy. After I gush about a gorgeous Juicy bag I just bought, she tells me "Oh, I hate Juicy, their colors are too bright and loud for me." Seriously??? I'm thinking she's probably never been in to a Juicy store or anywhere where they'd sell one to even think that. So I say "Well the bag is black...and I love it." And leave it at that.
The funny part of this is that, quite recently, I bought a gorgeous red leather Juicy bag for a friend this Christmas. She hears about it and comes to me in class and asks (almost scandalized) "You bought her a Juicy bag??" I'm like "Yeah, she's never had one and I know she'd really love it." And then she says in this infuriating way, "You know I'm your best friend, right?" (insert the winking haha) I just smile and say, "But you hate Juicy."
And she goes, "But it's Juicy!"
Yes, yes, I know it's Juicy...
The funny part of this is that, quite recently, I bought a gorgeous red leather Juicy bag for a friend this Christmas. She hears about it and comes to me in class and asks (almost scandalized) "You bought her a Juicy bag??" I'm like "Yeah, she's never had one and I know she'd really love it." And then she says in this infuriating way, "You know I'm your best friend, right?" (insert the winking haha) I just smile and say, "But you hate Juicy."
And she goes, "But it's Juicy!"
Yes, yes, I know it's Juicy...
I had a neighbor/friend stand in the middle of MY house and insult me for working a high level position and for buying designer bags(being a wife and mom I guess I am not supposed to be succesful on my own...only the men in this neighborhood are it seems, ha!!!)
So I said; "Wow, that's kinda funny coming from you whose wife works two jobs so you could put a 175k pool in your backyard. This I said with a wink and a smile...he shut his mouth after that!!
I work from home too so I am around for the family...this guy is just insecure I guess. I think most people who are rude and say things like this are very jealous and insecure, sadly. Usually I am patient but this guy was way over the top.
What annoys me is EVERYTHING I have was never given to me. My DH and I work our butts off for everything but we are also very balanced. Meanwhile this guy takes and takes and takes from mommy and daddy and he is 50 years old!! Then complains about them. They even bought his 3500sq ft house. He needs to be cut off from their $$ so he can learn some respect!
So I said; "Wow, that's kinda funny coming from you whose wife works two jobs so you could put a 175k pool in your backyard. This I said with a wink and a smile...he shut his mouth after that!!
I work from home too so I am around for the family...this guy is just insecure I guess. I think most people who are rude and say things like this are very jealous and insecure, sadly. Usually I am patient but this guy was way over the top.
What annoys me is EVERYTHING I have was never given to me. My DH and I work our butts off for everything but we are also very balanced. Meanwhile this guy takes and takes and takes from mommy and daddy and he is 50 years old!! Then complains about them. They even bought his 3500sq ft house. He needs to be cut off from their $$ so he can learn some respect!
Oh I fogot!! A girl at my table was staring at my Vuitton with disgust and tells me in front of everyone that Vuitton uses animal stomachs to make their bags. She said she watched a show on it.
It got really quiet at our table for a few seconds...so I turned my head slightly and said "AWKWARD". We all laughed, then I asked her if she was dropping acid while flipping channels from Style Network to the Animal Planet at the time? We all knew she did do hard drugs in the past....it was really funny!! She even laughed and said maybe! But she really thought they were made that way...LOL!!
It got really quiet at our table for a few seconds...so I turned my head slightly and said "AWKWARD". We all laughed, then I asked her if she was dropping acid while flipping channels from Style Network to the Animal Planet at the time? We all knew she did do hard drugs in the past....it was really funny!! She even laughed and said maybe! But she really thought they were made that way...LOL!!
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^^^ animal stomachs!? what part of the bag would that be exactly? LOL
I never had a bag that cost more than $50 until a year and a half ago so I always laugh at people who think Coach/LAMB/Kate Spade and such are 'cheap', 'welfare', 'ghetto' or what ever they say.
This reminds me of a conversation with DH last week when I was getting ready to go to a work holiday party at a club - he said "Are you going to wear your ghetto bag?" I said "Where did you even hear that expression, and which of my bags do you think is 'ghetto'?" His answer was "You know, that little crossbody pouch - isn't a 'ghetto' bag the kind you wear when you go someplace you don't want to put your purse down in case someone steals it?".
I never had a bag that cost more than $50 until a year and a half ago so I always laugh at people who think Coach/LAMB/Kate Spade and such are 'cheap', 'welfare', 'ghetto' or what ever they say.
This reminds me of a conversation with DH last week when I was getting ready to go to a work holiday party at a club - he said "Are you going to wear your ghetto bag?" I said "Where did you even hear that expression, and which of my bags do you think is 'ghetto'?" His answer was "You know, that little crossbody pouch - isn't a 'ghetto' bag the kind you wear when you go someplace you don't want to put your purse down in case someone steals it?".
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How cute of your DH!! He pays attention to details about you and what you wear. Very sweet.
I know...stomachs! Yuck. That's what I asked her but she couldn't remember. LOL!
Well this isn't so much of an insult of my bags but more of me, the person carrying the bags.
My coworker, who sits in the cubicle right across from me currently sells fakes to some people at the office. I've heard about this and was lucky that she never approached me.. thus far. Then one day I decided to carry my Speedy to work, and there she was, in my cube. She starts off by saying how she has a business of selling "designer" items that her brother gets from China. What they do is their own business, I won't judge nor do I really care. But what insulted me was when she said, Oh I didn't tell you about this business before, was because I'd assume you'd have contacts back "home" that would supply you with this kind of stuff (and proceeds to point at my bag and uggs). I'm sorry but it's one thing to insult someone's material goods, and it's another to assume based on one's nationality that they are a nation of fakes. Grrrr!
My coworker, who sits in the cubicle right across from me currently sells fakes to some people at the office. I've heard about this and was lucky that she never approached me.. thus far. Then one day I decided to carry my Speedy to work, and there she was, in my cube. She starts off by saying how she has a business of selling "designer" items that her brother gets from China. What they do is their own business, I won't judge nor do I really care. But what insulted me was when she said, Oh I didn't tell you about this business before, was because I'd assume you'd have contacts back "home" that would supply you with this kind of stuff (and proceeds to point at my bag and uggs). I'm sorry but it's one thing to insult someone's material goods, and it's another to assume based on one's nationality that they are a nation of fakes. Grrrr!
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