How do you react when people ask how much your bag cost?
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I completely agree. I don't ask others how much they spend on dinners out, movies, their home entertainment systems etc. so they don't need to ask me how much I spend on things I love.
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I think that a lot of people make an assumption when you are carrying a bag that is recognizably designer that you want it's expensiveness/exclusiveness to be commented on. I don't think that they see it as being rude, rather that they are responding to what they think of as a visible statement being made by the carrier.
My boss asks me ALL the time. Like enough already, I'm probably not going to tell you.
And I still won't tell ANYONE what my Chloe Tracy cost and it has been over a year haha.
And I still won't tell ANYONE what my Chloe Tracy cost and it has been over a year haha.
I agree that's the case at times. Also, there can sometimes be cultural differences where it's not considered rude - I know one of my friends finds it normal to ask other people how much they make, and we all tell him how rude it is here (he honestly had no idea). I consider the source when someone asks how much was paid for an item - the person could be passing judgement or be simply curious.
Ugh, that's so rude. I agree that saying it was a gift is the easiest and nicest way to get out of it.
The only times I've been asked were by close friends who are also really into bags and were possibly considering getting the same bag, so not a big deal at all
The only times I've been asked were by close friends who are also really into bags and were possibly considering getting the same bag, so not a big deal at all
My attitude and response to such a question varies.
I will tell a fellow purse lover or a good friend who I know won't make nasty comments.
I was in a situation with a group of women who all started talking about purses and they were being very snotty. When I initially refused to tell them the cost of my bag they started making catty, veiled comments about me not being able to afford bags like theirs (Coach) and I actually told them the cost of the bag I was carrying that day. (They definitely shut up. In fact their eyes almost popped out of their heads)
When co-workers or family members ask, I tell them I have forgotten how much I paid, or that I didn't pay much for it. I never tell them the actual price.
With strangers, I say that I don't feel comfortable discussing that. Although what is funny about this is that it seems to give them the impression that my bags are cheap and that I am ashamed of that.
I will tell a fellow purse lover or a good friend who I know won't make nasty comments.
I was in a situation with a group of women who all started talking about purses and they were being very snotty. When I initially refused to tell them the cost of my bag they started making catty, veiled comments about me not being able to afford bags like theirs (Coach) and I actually told them the cost of the bag I was carrying that day. (They definitely shut up. In fact their eyes almost popped out of their heads)
When co-workers or family members ask, I tell them I have forgotten how much I paid, or that I didn't pay much for it. I never tell them the actual price.
With strangers, I say that I don't feel comfortable discussing that. Although what is funny about this is that it seems to give them the impression that my bags are cheap and that I am ashamed of that.
It depends whos asking. If it's someone like family or someone I like but that don't spend near the money I would on a purse, I just down play it and say "a couple hundred dollars".
"Why?"
"My gosh, what a question. Next you'll be asking me how much I weigh."
MY FAVORITES!
My MIL & SIL ALWAYS ask me how much my bags are. not cos they want the bag, just for gossip. RUDE. I could NEVER EVER fathom asking someone how much they paid for something!
"My gosh, what a question. Next you'll be asking me how much I weigh."
MY FAVORITES! My MIL & SIL ALWAYS ask me how much my bags are. not cos they want the bag, just for gossip. RUDE. I could NEVER EVER fathom asking someone how much they paid for something!
