If you're one to take good care of your bags, you will still be loving and using your LV in 10 years from now because it will still look good. Would you still want to be using that JC bag (if it held up) in 10 years? Just something to think about. However, if you need a good throw around bag anyway, then get the JC now and that can be your back up bag even when you get your lv so you don't wear out your lv bag.