I AM A BABY-er! If wearing and using bag brings joy to you, keeping it pristine brings joy to me! A member mentioned earlier that there is a certain amount of coolness with the nonchalant use of a luxury item which I always, always try to pull off. At the end of the day, while I was acting "cool" my brain was telling me "do I look cool enough to not care because all I wanna do is make sure this baby doesn't get hurt/dirty/touched."
I hate it when random people touch my bags. I find this particularly rude. I dont know where your hands have been! This was a problem for me before with nosey co-workers but I found this particulary alarming and annoying with SAs. I always ask permission from the owner first before I touch a bag, even if I know it doesn't cost more than $100, out of respect. Unless a bag is on a store display shelf, that is why it's there, this should be the only time bags are touched by random people. So, my message to the SAs that plan to do this, (I know they are not here) ask permission from me first or wear your store-issued gloves! My SA knows better, this is not her or anyone from my home boutique.
Recently, I put my brand new Gris Mouette B35 on the marble (or tile?) floor at The Rotunda Neiman Marcus (afternoon tea) for less than 10 mins... I couldn't do it! Initially, I thought, it has plastic on it's feet. Then I thought, well, what if the leather touches the floor? Good thing I remembered I have a reusable bag so laid it like a picnic blanket and put my B35 on top. We were at a corner so I know I didn't make a spectacle. After the restaurant, my sister and I went to our go to our favorite place when we can't find anything we like at any Union Square boutiques...
Nordstrom Rack, where there are always treasures to be found! Lol! I put a pair of shorts that I bought in my B35, which was so uncharacteristic of me, but it felt right. I even forgot to take it out for a few days. That goes to show, B35 is roomy. Lol!
I would not carry my bag like that lady at the supermarket because I always wanna look cool, but one way that works for my neutrotic behavior towards my bags is by hooking it on my son's stroller handle. I feel like I am able to protect it more because it is closer to me and I keep my eye on it every so often.
I wanted this post to be a candid recollection of my latest experiences so I'm not gonna enumerate all the things I do for my bags (keep in box, keep stuffed, lay on it's back, etc, etc, etc.) because I do pull all the stops but a few things that I thought of doing is climate control. I dont own and exotics and I live in the Bay Area (California) so I dont think it's necessary until I do a full on research about that topic. Another thing I haven't adopted is Lexol wipe. I've heard about it but always procrastinate in buying.
With all the babying, my bags have been through unavoidable circumstances like rain, water spillage, hardware/leather scratches done by me (unbeknownst) and others, leather dryness, etc. My bags and I, of course, survived these ordeals, but did it hurt like hell? YES IT DID! Every inch of my soul for days on end.
To each his own.
