I was just thinking about this. I still have about 20 bags after a major purge in December and some buys since. I thought this might be my magic number, but I think it's still too many. Starting this week, I'm back to not having to lug my computer around every day and have started systematically carrying all my bags. So far this week, Monday and Tuesday's bags are keepers, but today's is not, which is what got me thinking. It's one of those bags that I've been justifying keeping, but I think it's time for it to go. It just doesn't make me feel special.
Ever purged your collection in pursuit of one bag? How did it go?
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I was just thinking about this. I still have about 20 bags after a major purge in December and some buys since. I thought this might be my magic number, but I think it's still too many. Starting this week, I'm back to not having to lug my computer around every day and have started systematically carrying all my bags. So far this week, Monday and Tuesday's bags are keepers, but today's is not, which is what got me thinking. It's one of those bags that I've been justifying keeping, but I think it's time for it to go. It just doesn't make me feel special.
^Sounds like you are on to something, Janine! I am glad that you are getting the chance now to think your bags through. 
As for me, I am in a bit of a rut/muddle...more on this after I get back from doing some work, but I really could use some advice!
More later - it's nothing earth-shattering, I am just a bit stuck.
As for me, I am in a bit of a rut/muddle...more on this after I get back from doing some work, but I really could use some advice!
More later - it's nothing earth-shattering, I am just a bit stuck.
Hmmm.... last I heard it was trying to decide on a crossbody, btw the LV and the Chloe? And now I'm seeing a bunch of Bals on her list... including a Velo!
I took pics of a bag I wanted to sell, and then when it came to listing it, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I bought this bag new about a year or so ago, and haven't even used it. Why oh why couldn't I list it??
I took pics of a bag I wanted to sell, and then when it came to listing it, I just couldn't bring myself to do it. I bought this bag new about a year or so ago, and haven't even used it. Why oh why couldn't I list it??
i've never posted in this thread but have occasionally peep in. anyway just to share kimmi i've several experience in giving away bags
usually i'll gently bring it up that u are clearing closet and u have a rarely used good condition bag that u are wondering will she like to adopt? it's ok if after seeing it she decided it's not suitable for her (than give a big smile) usually the potential recipient will agree to view the bag 
if she show any interest than comment it'll be wonderful if she accepts it. proceed to pack the bag in a nice bag and say Thank You (with a super big smile 
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i've never posted in this thread but have occasionally peep in. anyway just to share kimmi i've several experience in giving away bags
Nice!!! I like this strategy, ms p -- it's very sweet!!!
I'm loving the purging idea, but I'm running out of bags to finance a gorgeous Bal City... Ideas?
1 classic bag that you'll use forever is better than 10 'it' bags that will fade with time
So, I'd say, go for it!
So, I'd say, go for it!
Hee hee..okay, it's past 2pm here and I still have work to do (grading, proof-reading...blaaaaah)...but I will share my little mini-dilemma with you all. Please bear with me!!!! It's not that big a deal, really, but I do feel the need to think out loud for a sec. Sorry for the novel...
thithi, I am in fact still looking for a cross-body. I have decided that LV is not exactly what I need in this case, no matter how much I love the look of the Bloomsbury. Up until the other day, none of the cross-bodies I was seeing had that "wow" factor for me. And then, after a long absence, I wandered back into the Bal sub-forum...
Yes, fellow handbag afficionados, I had forgotten all about the Velo. And the Ticket.
They are JUST what I had in mind!!!! I am aiming for one of each.
What a revelation.
I feel liberated!!!!
As you may recall, my current collection consists of the following:
YSL Zip Hobo
Chloe Small Black Betty
Chloe Medium Red Edith
Chloe Medium Whiskey Edith
After my Bal revelation the other night, I decided to think about the bags that I own and what was really working for me about each of them (or not). The Betty and the Zip Hobo definitely work - they are keepers, I enjoy carrying them - in fact, I wouldn't mind owning another Betty style if I could find one in the right color. Two Ediths, however, is too much. More precisely, it is TWO Ediths too much...I love love love the look of the classic Edith, and the workmanship and leather are gorgeous, but they are satchels, and one of them is brown.
I seem to remember myself posting somewhere earlier in this thread about liking brown bags but them not ever working for me...and liking satchels but them not ever working for me.
How many times do I have to make the same mistake to learn????????
Point is: I am not taking full advantage of those lovely bags. Period.
As a result, they are both on the chopping block.
The dilemma is simply that I feel very stupid for having made the same mistake yet again. Sigh.
That's all.
Just.feeling.about.as.intelligent.as.a.paper.weight.
You would think that I would have learned.
thithi, I am in fact still looking for a cross-body. I have decided that LV is not exactly what I need in this case, no matter how much I love the look of the Bloomsbury. Up until the other day, none of the cross-bodies I was seeing had that "wow" factor for me. And then, after a long absence, I wandered back into the Bal sub-forum...
Yes, fellow handbag afficionados, I had forgotten all about the Velo. And the Ticket.
They are JUST what I had in mind!!!! I am aiming for one of each. What a revelation.
I feel liberated!!!!
As you may recall, my current collection consists of the following:
YSL Zip Hobo
Chloe Small Black Betty
Chloe Medium Red Edith
Chloe Medium Whiskey Edith
After my Bal revelation the other night, I decided to think about the bags that I own and what was really working for me about each of them (or not). The Betty and the Zip Hobo definitely work - they are keepers, I enjoy carrying them - in fact, I wouldn't mind owning another Betty style if I could find one in the right color. Two Ediths, however, is too much. More precisely, it is TWO Ediths too much...I love love love the look of the classic Edith, and the workmanship and leather are gorgeous, but they are satchels, and one of them is brown.
I seem to remember myself posting somewhere earlier in this thread about liking brown bags but them not ever working for me...and liking satchels but them not ever working for me.
How many times do I have to make the same mistake to learn????????
Point is: I am not taking full advantage of those lovely bags. Period.
As a result, they are both on the chopping block.
The dilemma is simply that I feel very stupid for having made the same mistake yet again. Sigh.
That's all.
Just.feeling.about.as.intelligent.as.a.paper.weight.
You would think that I would have learned.
I'm loving the purging idea, but I'm running out of bags to finance a gorgeous Bal City... Ideas?
Go for the city!!!
How about sitting down with a calculator and coming up with a reasonable savings plan? Or perhaps consider a layaway deal?
(This works really well for me, at least).
Hee hee..okay, it's past 2pm here and I still have work to do (grading, proof-reading...blaaaaah)...but I will share my little mini-dilemma with you all. Please bear with me!!!! It's not that big a deal, really, but I do feel the need to think out loud for a sec. Sorry for the novel...
thithi, I am in fact still looking for a cross-body. I have decided that LV is not exactly what I need in this case, no matter how much I love the look of the Bloomsbury. Up until the other day, none of the cross-bodies I was seeing had that "wow" factor for me. And then, after a long absence, I wandered back into the Bal sub-forum...
Yes, fellow handbag afficionados, I had forgotten all about the Velo. And the Ticket.
What a revelation.
I feel liberated!!!!
As you may recall, my current collection consists of the following:
YSL Zip Hobo
Chloe Small Black Betty
Chloe Medium Red Edith
Chloe Medium Whiskey Edith
After my Bal revelation the other night, I decided to think about the bags that I own and what was really working for me about each of them (or not). The Betty and the Zip Hobo definitely work - they are keepers, I enjoy carrying them - in fact, I wouldn't mind owning another Betty style if I could find one in the right color. Two Ediths, however, is too much. More precisely, it is TWO Ediths too much...I love love love the look of the classic Edith, and the workmanship and leather are gorgeous, but they are satchels, and one of them is brown.
I seem to remember myself posting somewhere earlier in this thread about liking brown bags but them not ever working for me...and liking satchels but them not ever working for me.
How many times do I have to make the same mistake to learn????????
Point is: I am not taking full advantage of those lovely bags. Period.
As a result, they are both on the chopping block.
The dilemma is simply that I feel very stupid for having made the same mistake yet again. Sigh.
That's all.
Just.feeling.about.as.intelligent.as.a.paper.weight.
You would think that I would have learned.
I LOVE the idea of having the Bals added to your collection - they should add some smooshy colours in.
And you are learning. You aren't getting the bloomsbury, despite how much you love its look and style.
How many MAC did you get before you realized that the style didn't work for you? Isn't it better to do 2 instead of 8 or 10?
Isn't it better to sell it now, when you KNOW you won't carry it instead of wait and hold onto it for a year, when the demand will be less, and the two bags will have gathered dust for a year?
I think the only think you want to do in the future is - don't buy more than 1 bag of a style until you've owned and carried that bag for 3 to 6 months. Would you marry without dating your partner? Having a bag is not unlike a marriage - they are with you day-in and -out, and their petty annoyances can grate you like cheap cheese.
This is BRILLIANT!!!!!
It should be the official TPF motto!!!!
Thanks so much, Vintage Leather - you are right, I am learning, I just still slip into regressive mode sometimes. I love the idea of not copying a style until I have test-driven it for several months.
I actually sat down last night with some paper and a calculator and figured about some goals for what I would like to have in my collection and how I could reasonably achieve them. I need to be concrete like that, otherwise I lose focus (and then some).
Again: Thank you so much!!!!! I have learned a lot from you.
Baby Doll, I think the savings plan is a good idea.... keep selling what you've got left, and in the meantime, try to put a way a little every week or so towards your dream bag. It will be worth it!!
Lo, I think the ticket or the Velo would be a great crossbody addition. For some reason I thought you were trying to stay away from bbags, but thank goodness you're not. There are some great colors and new styles coming out this year, and it's totally reviving my Bal love. It's good to know that I'm not the only one! Did you see the new Maxi Twiggy too? It's a satchel that can be worn crossbody!! I like the selection of colors you've got on your WL... they're all lovely(sang and pourpre my faves).
Don't berate yourself for getting the Ediths... sometimes it's good to see a bag IRL to really know that it's not going to work for you. But next time, I'll make sure to talk you out of any brown satchels!
Lo, I think the ticket or the Velo would be a great crossbody addition. For some reason I thought you were trying to stay away from bbags, but thank goodness you're not. There are some great colors and new styles coming out this year, and it's totally reviving my Bal love. It's good to know that I'm not the only one! Did you see the new Maxi Twiggy too? It's a satchel that can be worn crossbody!! I like the selection of colors you've got on your WL... they're all lovely(sang and pourpre my faves).
Don't berate yourself for getting the Ediths... sometimes it's good to see a bag IRL to really know that it's not going to work for you. But next time, I'll make sure to talk you out of any brown satchels!