New here to Luxury Bags, and I was wondering if I could get some advice from experienced people ^__^
I'm considering saving up + budgeting for my first expensive designer handbag this year (the most expensive handbag I own is less than 2k).
I'm gravitating toward either MyABC Cherry Lambskin, Small Cherry Patent, or Medium Cherry Patent.
I'm thinking about the following options:
1) Bite the bullet and buy it in store. The pros is I can get exactly what I want, and I get the Boutique experience. The con is that the nearest boutique is 40+ minutes away, and I don't want to buy something this expensive online.
2) Search secondhand sites and see if I can find a second hand one. The pro is that it's so much cheaper, since Lady Diors don't hold their value, I noticed I can get one in almost new condition for around 3000 with the full set. The con is that there's very few small bags, so I would likely have to settle for a Medium. I also noticed most of the preloved bags have zippers, so I would probably have to make some compromises on size/leather, and style.
3) Buy a Chanel Classic Flap instead. They're only a little more expensive than the lady dior, and hold their value so much better. The con is, I actually like Dior bags style wise more than Chanel. It really bothers me that the bag doesn't have feet, and I've heard a lot of complaints about quality issues on the recent bags.
I'm considering saving up + budgeting for my first expensive designer handbag this year (the most expensive handbag I own is less than 2k).
I'm gravitating toward either MyABC Cherry Lambskin, Small Cherry Patent, or Medium Cherry Patent.
I'm thinking about the following options:
1) Bite the bullet and buy it in store. The pros is I can get exactly what I want, and I get the Boutique experience. The con is that the nearest boutique is 40+ minutes away, and I don't want to buy something this expensive online.
2) Search secondhand sites and see if I can find a second hand one. The pro is that it's so much cheaper, since Lady Diors don't hold their value, I noticed I can get one in almost new condition for around 3000 with the full set. The con is that there's very few small bags, so I would likely have to settle for a Medium. I also noticed most of the preloved bags have zippers, so I would probably have to make some compromises on size/leather, and style.
3) Buy a Chanel Classic Flap instead. They're only a little more expensive than the lady dior, and hold their value so much better. The con is, I actually like Dior bags style wise more than Chanel. It really bothers me that the bag doesn't have feet, and I've heard a lot of complaints about quality issues on the recent bags.
.You’ll eventually “need” both lady d and classic in closet but for now my vote is chanel. They hold their value better and the style is more classic IMO
Regarding preloved/brand new, I suppose it depends on whether you are happy to compromise on a few details or wait for what you want to come up. I recently bought a Dior bag brand new (ABC Lady Dior) and for a little while I did consider a Chanel instead, but I've always gravitated towards Dior more and I'm happy I went for it 
