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#46
When I see it I also feel it's a bit tacky... and I put it down to the parents wanting to show off (which is what I find tacky).
Its trying too hard IMO.
My husband worked hard for what we have and I hate to think of my kids growing up entitled so no they do not get designer anything! So far I have managed to get out of buying them electronics too. They have iPads but they are only for flying, the rest of the time they are hidden away. They do have a lot of cheap plastic toys. I think my husband spoils them way too much at Xmas and birthdays with the amount of presents but at least they are just toys and they have to use their imagination.
I encourage them to play outside most of the time. I want them to appreciate nature and grow up like I did playing in the trees.
So far they do not understand about wealth and growing up in a nice house in a nice area where there is no poverty I wonder whether they will not realise just how lucky they are until they go off on their own. I worry enough as it is that they will just assume things are great and not realise how much work it takes but then my husband and I grew up in families of modest means. Maybe those that themselves were able to have designer things as kids and who havent really had to work for stuff will treat their kids the same way. Nothing wrong with that it's just I have a different perspective.
 
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bella89 said:


I don’t have a problem with kids and luxury handbags, but when it reaches the point of the kid at 10:05 there’s a serious issue.
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That's unfortunate for that little girl. It seems like the parents are playing with her almost, baiting her to have a meltdown. I'm also surprised the store is allowing a child to manhandle that purse so much without buying it.
 
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mdcx said:
That's unfortunate for that little girl. It seems like the parents are playing with her almost, baiting her to have a meltdown. I'm also surprised the store is allowing a child to manhandle that purse so much without buying it.
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Agreed on all counts. What terrible parents, for not only a) allowing this behaviour and encouraging her to act up and plead to the camera b) sharing this online. I am so, so, SO thankful that I wasn't a kid who's entire life was documented online. I am in my late 20s and don't share any photos of myself online and don't use social media; I think it is so cruel and twisted how parents will film these kind of things and post them online. Sometimes it is lighthearted but this just seems strange and cruel.
 
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tinyturtle said:
A long, long time ago (before I found Chanel) I was critical of those "frivolous" moms who accessorized their "spoiled" daughters in luxury handbags.
And then yesterday, my daughters were playing dress up and trying on my mini Chanel bags. Of course, I thought they looked adorable and had a good laugh at my former judgmental self.
How do you feel when you see kids/ toddlers in luxury items?
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It's a big NO. lol. I have a son and I nearly had a heart attack one time when he decided to grab one of my classic flaps with his freshly greased french fry hands...Haha! After he saw my obviously over the top response to his venture, he's learned not to touch Mommy's bags.

If I had a daughter, I probably would only let her borrow them when she turns 18 and only IF I feel like she's responsible enough to take care of it. I really don't see myself letting an 8 year old sport a Chanel Mini in public...mainly because I was always taught growing up that the nice things in life come when you work hard for it.
 
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SugahSweetTee said:
my brother is currently on vacation and posted this on FB today.
nephew wearing Gucci slides is 12, niece wearing Vuitton handbag is 10...View attachment 4168277
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Meh. Slides and a pochette (I don’t consider the Eva pochette a handbag) aren’t bad at this age IMO. In some communities this would be the norm. If they are in the financial situation to do it, I say go ahead. Now if she had a Birkin at 10, I may have a slightly different opinion, but maybe not as I tend to be a, “How you choose to live is none of my business” kind of girl.
 
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#56
I don’t see anything wrong with it. Buying a kid a luxury item is the least of the world’s worries. There are bigger fish to fry.

Luxury is in the eye of the beholder. I buy my sons (I have no girls) expensive tennis shoes. My relatives think it’s crazy. I think that it’s a) in my experience, they last longer and b) because they last longer, I’m not buying shoes every other month (Shaq shoes anyone?). I’d rather buy one or two good pair than several cheap pairs. Waste. Of. Money. My kids. None of your business how I spend my money. There’s nothing wrong with wanting your kids to have nice things.

My kids have grown up watching me buy luxury things from resale shops, consignment stores, Goodwill, and Salvation Army. I don’t buy anything unless it’s on sale. They do the same! It’s because this is what we have taught our children.

Kids will always covet something that we think is inappropriate for their age. It’s our job as parents to teach them why they cannot have those things. Like my husband tells our kids, this is a borrowed lifestyle. Once you’re on your own, you have to get these things for yourself. Choose your major and your career/job wisely.
 
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I think giving luxury items to children is really kind of a waste because children normally aren't very careful with their things. They lose them and spill stuff on them and color on them and whatever. They can lose and ruin cheap stuff just as well as luxury stuff, thankyouverymuch. Even at age 12 or 13, I was still leaving my purse in class or wherever. Good thing it was a cheap Target purse and not LV. I still kinda cringe when I see posts here about giving tween and teen girls luxury bags because it only takes one slip of the mind or one encounter with a bully for that bag to disappear or be ruined. And most of us here can't afford to throw 3 and 4 figures worth of money in the trash. I don't think I would gift a girl that young a luxury bag unless she had put some serious skin in the game and had done some significant work towards earning it.

But it is a valid point that perspective does matter. $16K may not mean much to Kylie Jenner. It's a tiny fraction of her net worth, whereas it's a significant chunk of most of our annual incomes. It might even be more than a year of income for some people here. Her daughter ruining a $16K bag may have the same impact on her as me losing that $15 Target bag in mine.
 
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Bisoux78 said:
Say whattt?! A baby with a Birkin??? Ugh, I SWEAR that whole family is what's wrong with America today. The scary part is that I see all these young impressionable girls thinking the Kardashian's are all glamorous and "normal". :yucky: :sick: :annoyed:
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I know! I've never watched an episode but I read the news on my phone alot and unfortunately they are what the US considers as "news".
 
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bella89 said:


I don’t have a problem with kids and luxury handbags, but when it reaches the point of the kid at 10:05 there’s a serious issue.
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The parents think it is funny that they raised such a horrible brat? Wait until she is 21 and dead from drugs. And who would want that purse now with her grubby fingers and snot on it?
 
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