My advice would be if you can afford it buy it. Go for the classic luxury items that you will have forever. I wish I had bought more 20 years ago! The price has gone up and up and the quality has gone down! Whenever I go into Chanel or Hermes wearing something I’ve had for years the sales assistants flock round me to admire it!
Is anyone else shopping out of fear/stress of prices increasing?
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I seem to be doing that with everything. Im panicking whil shopping online because everything goes out of stock so fast since everyone is on lockdown and killing time shopping online.
Lately its been more relaxed and I have been questioning myself if I really need the item plus I had a no buy month challenge.
With designer I would make a wishlist and buy the things u want when u can and not let it depend on price increases. When u have the money go for it.
Lately its been more relaxed and I have been questioning myself if I really need the item plus I had a no buy month challenge.
With designer I would make a wishlist and buy the things u want when u can and not let it depend on price increases. When u have the money go for it.
For most of us here- shopping is our sport! I agree, everyone is shopping online so everything is getting sold out
Some of these price increases have irritated me. I’m also tired of spending days stalking classic pieces that should always be in stock. So I’m not shopping out of fear. I have started focusing on other things.
Amazingly well - it is an incredibly durable bag. I only sold it because it was too small for every day, and I had similar styles.
I do have a few things more on my wishlist even though I own 12 luxury bags.
But the excitement of getting those new bags has dwindled since out of those 12 bags, I find myself mostly reaching for 6 of them.
So it’s more of: will I feel ok seeing that bag sitting, collecting dust? Or could I use the money to travel once things go back to normal?
It’s boring, but my bank account is happy.
I’ve wanted a pair of two carat diamond stud earrings for some time and told myself I’d only purchase them once I published my first novel (so close now!) but then I started noticing some significant price increases in February on the diamond price index (!) and figured with an economic rebound the prices would be climbing... so I pulled the trigger early and now I’m really glad I did. I just purchased on blue Nile. I checked their prices today and the same diamond pair is about $ 1.5K more expensive (eeeeek!). So glad I bought when I did.
Congrats on your novel and on your earrings! I don’t buy stuff bc I’m thinking about beating price increases. I’d rather take the time to make sure it’s what I want. . . Even if it’s a purchase I’ve been planning, I’d rather have the extra time. But, I do sometimes kick myself in retrospect — like why couldn’t I have decided I wanted x item, last year lol.
Good thing you were able to “save” 1.5k!
Earrings/jewelry are my weakness. I haven’t bought any luxury bags for years now but I keep buying more earrings even though I have so many now. At least jewelry all fits into one box and doesn’t take up a lot of closet space like bags
I definitely have. I started my luxury journey in the beginning of 2019, and since then have purchased 15 bags, 12 SLGS’s and 8 scarfs. (Yikes!). However, I look at it as I built my entire collection in 2 years vs. over a long period of time. I have mostly classic pieces, but do have some trendy too. I live in a small town where no one even knows what LV is, and thinks Chanel only sells perfume; so trendy bags don’t really bother me in the long run. If I like it I’ll wear it whether in style or not. All the price increases have probably contributed to some of the buying, and being at home due to COVID.
I wish these prices stop increasing or for temporary at least until the pandemic is over and everyone is back to full-time work so they can keep producing more of these items out. Also with theses increases, I wish my work would give me a pay raise to keep up with the luxury good items! LOL. But it's just a thought... and something to be hopeful for. i'm sure this is every girl's dream to get a pay increase while luxury good increase goes up as well.
Same, I just got into it again because I don't have someone try to tell me how I can spend my money when it's MY money I earned and worked hard for to get what I want.
I think if I really wanted something I’d snap it up but I always tend to buy in waves. Months of no purchases or addictions to bags and then wham! Chanel bags aren’t suitable for my lifestyle (mostly work) but I’ve been bitten severely by the H bug. I still love LV and carry my babies and slg’s to work every day though. I like how the H accessories are under the radar and I really love their leather - specifically Clemence - too! So squishy and it smells so good.
I am sort of the same. This year, so far, I haven’t purchased any bags. I did buy 2 rings though.
However, last year I sold bags and bought 3 new ones.
Currently, I do have a bag on my wish list, but I am still considering.