I am going on a ban - who else is in? join me for a support group here

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My name is Ashley... and I'm a handbagaholic.
It's been two days since my last handbag purchase.

I don't mean that as a joke... I am SERIOUSLY ADDICTED TO HANDBAGS!

My husband has tried to help me quit, but I just can't help it. The problem is mostly ebay. The merchandise changes every day, so how can I NOT look????

Please start a support group, I desperately need it.

Even my signature is a bold faced lie :cry:
Oh. I am just like you...I can't stop and it is expensive habit...worse than any drug habit lol. I am an addict when it comes to purses...I say this is the last one..two days later, I'm eyeing something else. I will never be satisfied or stop, in January I spent 5k on purses already. I am wondering if it is something deeper like depression..weather here sucks, gloomy and depressing. I have about 40 luxury bags mostly high end ones like LV, Prada, Gucci, Chanel. Not a hermes yet but it is on the list. My aim is to get at least one bag from each luxury line so far I can count the ones I don't have GIVENCHY, Valentino, Hermes and Dior.
 
I just did a purse purge today and found out that I had 40 designer bags -- the reason I say "found out" is because I seriously forgot about some of these purchases! I am a bit embarrassed to have so many and especially because I had a few that looked very similar (clearly I had lost track of what I had purchased! Repeated patterns and styles, yikes!) I love hand bags, but I want to limit what I purchase, purchase for the right reasons, and save more money (my DH and I want to start having kids soon, so I need to be more frugal -- kids = less purse money, for sure!). I like going on tPF though because I can see other people's bags and "talk purse" instead of necessarily "shop purse" on eBay, etc.! I plan on trying to just use the bags that I have and get excited about them again, not run and buy something new. I like the forums because I can celebrate my past treasures. Thanks for the support guys!
 
I have been lusting over a LV Delightful for months. I just purchased one Friday. I have placed myself on a handbag ban until September and a No Buy until I reach my fitness goals. I weight 165, goal weight is 140. I've given myself 6 months to get there. Is that TMI?.....lol
No! No TMI! I also need to hit the treadmill, put down the glass(es) of wine and STOP ordering handbags!!! :shame:
 
A support group-- just what I need! Posted this in the wrong thread earlier, sorry for the duplication but I think now I'm posting in the right place.

I am completely obsessed with buying another designer bag. Do I need this bag? No. Can I afford this bag? Yes, but there are other things I should be focused on financially right now. Can I stop obsessing over it? No. Has anyone experienced this? How do you resist buying the bag?? Please help, I am weak! :sad:
 
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