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#46
GatorBlue11 said:
Sentence 2 and the last sentence mean the exact same thing. :nogood:
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It's not! Like many here do not really care about prestige, there are in reality many do care and it is a fact that many do not buy LV but turned to chanel or hermes for that reason, u can see comments like this in the related forums. For the last statement, it's subjective. We can think either way! Actually I am asian and in my country, lv does not appear prestigious for one reason, but i m not sure if i should comment why as i may offend another group of people of my race, even though I believed most do not come here. However, I think in western countries there is no such issues! I may be biased, but i would think perhaps if i am Caucasian living in another country rather than my own, I will be happy to wear LV with pride!
 
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#47
Well I can see OP's point and I can understand OP's feelings. When I first came to the country, I thought Coach was a super expensive and high-end brand. I saved a while just to get my very first second-hand Coach from Craigslist. And then I didn't even use that bag, I stored it carefully in my closet and only took it out occasionally. Back then to spend this kind of money on purses is a very guilty feeling, and if back then you told me that my Coach is not that great, I would have felt hurt too.

And let's face it, to spend even a couple hundred bucks on a handbag is already not "practical."

Now I see Coach as lower tier brand and I no longer buy them. Same goes with MMK, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, and many other brands around that price range. It is definitely not because their qualities are so horrible for their prices. You have to admit, for the prices of those bags, the quality is pretty darn good. But I just don't buy them anymore, nor do I carry the ones I still have in my closet. Now I buy and carry LV, even though coach and MMK both have very similar bag styles as LV, and their quality is not necessarily lower, I would still prefer to carry my LV. Why? I don't know. There must be some status/brand association going on. Cause design and quality can't solely explain this propensity to buy and carry LV compared with brands such as Coach and MMK.

So our precious LV is just OP's Coach level. And her LV is the Hermes. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I moved on from Coach to LV, and I am not looking back. But there are many others on this LV forum that still buy Coach and MK, and treat them the same. Similarly, OP moved on to Hermes and choose to not look back, but many that own Hermes could still buy and choose LV. In the end you can't deny that LV is a bit below Hermes on status, availability, and price range.

Of course to people that can't even afford coach bags, we are all *****es.
 
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chasy.price said:
Well I can see OP's point and I can understand OP's feelings. When I first came to the country, I thought Coach was a super expensive and high-end brand. I saved a while just to get my very first second-hand Coach from Craigslist. And then I didn't even use that bag, I stored it carefully in my closet and only took it out occasionally. Back then to spend this kind of money on purses is a very guilty feeling, and if back then you told me that my Coach is not that great, I would have felt hurt too.

And let's face it, to spend even a couple hundred bucks on a handbag is already not "practical."

Now I see Coach as lower tier brand and I no longer buy them. Same goes with MMK, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, and many other brands around that price range. It is definitely not because their qualities are so horrible for their prices. You have to admit, for the prices of those bags, the quality is pretty darn good. But I just don't buy them anymore, nor do I carry the ones I still have in my closet. Now I buy and carry LV, even though coach and MMK both have very similar bag styles as LV, and their quality is not necessarily lower, I would still prefer to carry my LV. Why? I don't know. There must be some status/brand association going on. Cause design and quality can't solely explain this propensity to buy and carry LV compared with brands such as Coach and MMK.

So our precious LV is just OP's Coach level. And her LV is the Hermes. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I moved on from Coach to LV, and I am not looking back. But there are many others on this LV forum that still buy Coach and MK, and treat them the same. Similarly, OP moved on to Hermes and choose to not look back, but many that own Hermes could still buy and choose LV. In the end you can't deny that LV is a bit below Hermes on status, availability, and price range.

Of course to people that can't even afford coach bags, we are all *****es.
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Thanks for understanding what i meant! I do still love LV, they have the BEST quality in my opinion. If you do not care about the image it gives especially in my country, LV is by far the best investment when it comes to bag. To be honest, i hate it that LV has it's name tarnished here, to the extent MANY of us here do not want to carry them anymore. Not because we don't like LV, but for a reason not to be told openly. Perhaps you can try to imagine carrying an LV in a place 90% of the people carrying the same brand, but fake. And there's a reason why i chose to keep the denim pleaty, which is the least faked.
 
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How awful it must be to have to conform, OP, with whatever it is you perceive as your society's /social hierarchy's expectations. But that topic is for another forum where you might get more support. You won't likely find it here because the LV sub forum is for those who love the brand and find delight in their LVs. Now, if you came here to ask for support /validation in choosing to carry LV in spite of your social circle's expectations, you might gain sympathy and advice on which purses are best.

Personally, I am old enough to not care about my status in my social life and what people think of my purses. It is liberating once one gets to that stage in life when you don't let what others think and say define you. Live your life with higher purpose than to fit in. :)
 
#53
While shopping in a high- end Dept. store about a week ago I saw a " middle -aged" woman who was carrying a classic Speedy 25 in Monogram and it looked as if the bag had belonged to her for a very long time. You could just " tell" the bag was 20+ years old, if I had to guess. This woman was impeccably put- together and everything about her was pure well- mannered sophistication. She was elegant and poised and exuded class and charm and personality. And Yes, she was carrying a LV " entry level" bag, and an " old" one at that! My point...her handbag didn't define her, her good manners and down to earth personality conveyed so much more. Buy what you love and be who you are! I count myself among those who love and proudly carry LV, and I feel blessed and fortunate in every area of my life.
 
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bagloverismeme said:
I am just trying to reminisce my loving relationship with LV :D:roflmfao:
And also finally realised why no one shares the same sentiments, perhaps those who shared are not even here!
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Why bother reminiscing LV when you think it's bellow you?

lvmon said:
I still fail to understand the point of this thread.
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+1. I guess we are supposed to feel sorry for OP because she is in the dilemma of feeling trapped by her Hermes and Chanel purchase when all she really wants to do is buy LV but the people where she is from just wouldn't understand her if she did?
 
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chasy.price said:
Well I can see OP's point and I can understand OP's feelings. When I first came to the country, I thought Coach was a super expensive and high-end brand. I saved a while just to get my very first second-hand Coach from Craigslist. And then I didn't even use that bag, I stored it carefully in my closet and only took it out occasionally. Back then to spend this kind of money on purses is a very guilty feeling, and if back then you told me that my Coach is not that great, I would have felt hurt too.

And let's face it, to spend even a couple hundred bucks on a handbag is already not "practical."

Now I see Coach as lower tier brand and I no longer buy them. Same goes with MMK, Kate Spade, Rebecca Minkoff, and many other brands around that price range. It is definitely not because their qualities are so horrible for their prices. You have to admit, for the prices of those bags, the quality is pretty darn good. But I just don't buy them anymore, nor do I carry the ones I still have in my closet. Now I buy and carry LV, even though coach and MMK both have very similar bag styles as LV, and their quality is not necessarily lower, I would still prefer to carry my LV. Why? I don't know. There must be some status/brand association going on. Cause design and quality can't solely explain this propensity to buy and carry LV compared with brands such as Coach and MMK.

So our precious LV is just OP's Coach level. And her LV is the Hermes. I don't think there is anything wrong with that. I moved on from Coach to LV, and I am not looking back. But there are many others on this LV forum that still buy Coach and MK, and treat them the same. Similarly, OP moved on to Hermes and choose to not look back, but many that own Hermes could still buy and choose LV. In the end you can't deny that LV is a bit below Hermes on status, availability, and price range.

Of course to people that can't even afford coach bags, we are all *****es.
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I am just going to add that I was at Coach the other day looking around... and I was impressed by their current collection! Almost all their logo bags were gone and the current collection focuses on luxurious leather. It liked it!
 
#56
Why is everyone being so hard on the OP ? She is expressing her opinion that L.V. is better value for the money. She is not throwing shade. I thought this was a safe place to express your opinion .....:nono:
 
#57
fabuleux said:
I am just going to add that I was at Coach the other day looking around... and I was impressed by their current collection! Almost all their logo bags were gone and the current collection focuses on luxurious leather. It liked it!
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Yes I agree. I have seen some recent bags by Coach and they are beautiful. I had a beautiful leopard print quilted coach tote and I honestly don't remember whatever happened to it but I miss it till this day.
 
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pursegirl3 said:
Why is everyone being so hard on the OP ? She is expressing her opinion that L.V. is better value for the money. She is not throwing shade. I thought this was a safe place to express your opinion .....:nono:
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Thanks for your understanding! I guessed perhaps it was my choice of words that unintentionally caused unhappiness among tpfers. Perhaps i should be more sensitive rather than just being too blunt.

Actually, I didn't mean to say 1k a bag is cheap. What i meant is if i can't afford a 1k bag eventually, I will just use longchamps that i had instead of buying more bags that cost few hundreds, but if i can still afford a 1k bag after selling other bags due to financial reasons, LV the only brand that i am still willing to spend money on despite having to save it up, but not other brands like coach for example cos i don't find coach value for money. Coach is too expensive for the brand and quality imo. For the same amount of money, i will buy a LV vs 2 coach for example.
 
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