I bumped into a friend earlier and the first thing that came out of her mouth was : "A new bag again? How much did it cost?". I tried my best to avoid her reiterating questions about my bag until I finally gave in and told her the price (after pestering me for the umpteenth time). Her response- "wtf! Just for a stupid bag? I can buy like xxx amount of xxxx with $xxxx you just spent... Blah blah blah.." I just winked and said "by all means, go ahead. I won't judge you if you do so"
I love your response. Very classy :giggles:
I sometimes get remarks from a co-worker about one of my designer bags. Actually, I think she is under the impression that I splurged on just this ONE bag and doesn't know that I've been collecting bags over a decade or so. She would say things like, "Where did you get your bag?" insinuating that it might be a knock-off and "Do you have any money in your wallet or did you spend it all on the bag?". Another time, she saw my bag on sale at a designer website like Bluefly and Gilt. She emailed me a photo with the price and said, "Whoa! An investment!" Clearly, she can't seem to get over that I spent over $1K on a bag. I just try to ignore her comments. But, at the same time, I can't comprehend why she is fixated on what I spend my own money on when she likes luxury items herself. She has a Rolex, drives a luxury vehicle, wears substantially sized diamond jewelry, etc.
Which is why I love your response and I hope you don't mind if I use it one of these days
In the office, the worst is already some teasing from fellow executives who are male (and majority of them are male, since IT is still a male-dominated industry) - saying my handbags cost more than the one-month salary of some of the people who work under us (that's a gross exaggeration since those who work under us make more in a month than what one of my premier bag costs). I chalk it up to ignorance since they actually aren't so aware about how much a designer handbag costs - they just know it costs quite a lot.
And then add on that I wouldn't judge others who choose to buy rubber bags as well, as it's their money too (which is a similar response as what someone else here also gave). And honestly - the Candy cost so little compared to my other premier bags that it was really almost refreshing (and yes, it was much cheaper probably because it's made of rubber). My Candy is also a summer bag, more for the beach, plus for rainy days (which we get a lot of regardless of season). It's not like I use that bag for the office. 
