Hey everyone! I've been pretty much non-existent for a while. Now I saw the sweetest wallets, the 2002 and 1938...and I'm interested again!
I'm wrestling with purchasing new leather goods knowing there are slim chances I will be using them since my "gallivanting" across town has decreased. Are there more posts and conversations where people are struggling with whether they should indulge on new purchases?
Yes, me, here it is. It is hard to forego new stuff. I already have unworn stuff left over from when I retired which I may never wear. I thought I would work at least one more year. But the "head honchos' of where I was changed along with a marked change in direction, so I decided to leave. I already worked quite a while, so it was an ok decision.
Meanwhile, any HS I buy are vintage. I bought two Giraffes early last year prior to Covid lockdown but nothing from this year's collections. Buying HS is supposed to be fun but I have no interest in the new patterns. It wouldn't be fun going to the boutique. The local bead store went bust, which bothers me a lot, but the person who ran it had no other choice. Moreover, I'm in the category of people who are supposed to stay home. There's a big bead show in a few days but I don't dare go b/c now it's been determined that even brief contact with various people (like bead sellers!!!!) could result in Covid, even if a person's masked. Vendors would be from all over at the show, including places known to be Covid hotspots. Locally, I am sorry to see retailers (clothing stores & others) close shop or file for bankruptcy. It's just a miserable time whether a person's sick or not.
But I know this situation will not go on forever. I believe that a vaccine will come along in, oh, maybe realistically, in six months. Six months is not forever.
Now, if you see a grail that you have been seeking, and you can go for it, why not? I remember the 2008 financial crisis, stuff was more available at H b/c people had declined SOs. I got my first K at that time, a bag from the prior year that I had not been offered b/c I hadn't bought a K before. I used that bag quite a bit since then, it's now ready for spa. So,
@JazzyMac, if you see a wallet you particularly like, why not go for it? There's probably a whole lot of less competition for any H items at this time.
