louis vuitton vs other brand
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Just buy what you like and you will never worry, ponder, or regret. 
In my opinion LV handbags are great quality, good value and great styling. I regularly look at other high- end luxury handbags but can't seem to bring myself to buy one. I always go back to the LV store and find a handbag I love. I often see women in other high- end handbag stores shopping with their LV's. In my opinion LV's are as prestigious as any other handbag company. I would rather buy 2 or 3 LV's than one extremely expensive handbag.
I've sold several LV bags over the past year. My taste has changed, lack of use and profit (worth more than I paid for years before) are just a few reasons for selling the bags.
With the funds, I wanted to diversify and bought a Celine and a Hermes. I'm still loving my Nano Luggage, but have put my Hermes up for sale. I like the bag, but because of the price tag, I'm too nervous to do much with it. I think I bought into the Hermes hype, though the quality is very good.
I am going to rebuild my LV 's w/ just a couple of bags I LVoe, because they are awesome (durable) bags, I'm getting into the smaller (cute) bb and pm bags, and although they are pricey ($1500-$4500), they are not five figures. I won't cry if I get pen on one.
What triggered my revelation was that I was at Hermes just chatting about nothing w/ my SA when he had to take a phone call he was waiting for- it was from a client and it was about her bag's "emergency spa treatment". Boy, first world problem, huh? He told her the spa couldn't get the pen off her bag. It turns out her child decided to scribble on her five figure bag w/ a Sharpie. The women on the other end started to cry and from what I could gather from the SA side of the conversation, he was trying to calm her down. It was unbelievable. I waved goodbye and left. At that point I decided, I couldn't handle something like that happening to my bag, either. I overspent for my comfort level.
Yes, unlike some people who post, I have a bag budget.
A couple of the people who have posted have made statements on other posts that put-off readers. Yes, part of that is because of translation issues, but not reading and rereading what one's own writing (from different viewpoints) before posting. Even my daughter knows to think/read three times before tweeting.
Please don't let certain people get a rise out of you.
Life is too short. Focus on how fortunate we are to be on our technology discussing beautiful handbags.
With the funds, I wanted to diversify and bought a Celine and a Hermes. I'm still loving my Nano Luggage, but have put my Hermes up for sale. I like the bag, but because of the price tag, I'm too nervous to do much with it. I think I bought into the Hermes hype, though the quality is very good.
I am going to rebuild my LV 's w/ just a couple of bags I LVoe, because they are awesome (durable) bags, I'm getting into the smaller (cute) bb and pm bags, and although they are pricey ($1500-$4500), they are not five figures. I won't cry if I get pen on one.
What triggered my revelation was that I was at Hermes just chatting about nothing w/ my SA when he had to take a phone call he was waiting for- it was from a client and it was about her bag's "emergency spa treatment". Boy, first world problem, huh? He told her the spa couldn't get the pen off her bag. It turns out her child decided to scribble on her five figure bag w/ a Sharpie. The women on the other end started to cry and from what I could gather from the SA side of the conversation, he was trying to calm her down. It was unbelievable. I waved goodbye and left. At that point I decided, I couldn't handle something like that happening to my bag, either. I overspent for my comfort level.
Yes, unlike some people who post, I have a bag budget.
A couple of the people who have posted have made statements on other posts that put-off readers. Yes, part of that is because of translation issues, but not reading and rereading what one's own writing (from different viewpoints) before posting. Even my daughter knows to think/read three times before tweeting.
Please don't let certain people get a rise out of you.
Life is too short. Focus on how fortunate we are to be on our technology discussing beautiful handbags.
I don't see anything wrong with suggesting that a certain brand might be more prestigious than another. It's not the same as saying that a brand or product is better because it's more prestigious. If it's offensive to suggest Hermes is more prestigious than LV, than is it also offensive to suggest LV is more prestigious than Fossil? Is it offensive that purseforum groups designers in premier and contemporary groups? It's like admitting there's such a thing as a premier brand!
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. That the OP feels her bags are more prestigious has no impact on my enjoyment of the ones I own. I'm not offended at all. Caring about things like prestige is a *choice.* Caring about your image or having to beat out the Joneses is a *choice.* Obviously, the OP has made that choice, and if anything, I feel sad for her. To avoid a brand I love and think has great quality and value just because it's not prestigious enough? I just can't imagine living that way.
And on the wider point of LV offering excellent value among the premier brands, I agree. I'll take coated canvas over lambskin any day. Durability is important to me.
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. That the OP feels her bags are more prestigious has no impact on my enjoyment of the ones I own. I'm not offended at all. Caring about things like prestige is a *choice.* Caring about your image or having to beat out the Joneses is a *choice.* Obviously, the OP has made that choice, and if anything, I feel sad for her. To avoid a brand I love and think has great quality and value just because it's not prestigious enough? I just can't imagine living that way.
And on the wider point of LV offering excellent value among the premier brands, I agree. I'll take coated canvas over lambskin any day. Durability is important to me.
I agree!
I think it is a preference and what an individual buyer values. I think the OP is happy. She gets more joy buying very prestigious brands even if the quality is not as great as LV by what she stated. I actually like Chasy.price post. I think it sums up the OP well, and the cycle of developing a handbag collection for a lot of purse lovers. A poster on YouTube post made me stop, think, and laugh. She had an air about her Fossil brand compared to other brands similar to the OP. In reverse to the OP, she was telling LV lovers how Fossil was superior and lasted 18 years. 
We love our favorite brands for our own reasons even if the reasons don't make sense to others. The OP just wanted something to talk about even though many were not receptive. 
We love our favorite brands for our own reasons even if the reasons don't make sense to others. The OP just wanted something to talk about even though many were not receptive.
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I think it is a preference and what an individual buyer values. I think the OP is happy. She gets more joy buying very prestigious brands even if the quality is not as great as LV by what she stated. I actually like Chasy.price post. I think it sums up the OP well, and the cycle of developing a handbag collection for a lot of purse lovers. A poster on YouTube post made me stop, think, and laugh. She had an air about her Fossil brand compared to other brands similar to the OP. In reverse to the OP, she was telling LV lovers how Fossil was superior and lasted 18 years.
Ah~~ Thank you!
I completely agree with this post. It is really a choice to let others' opinions affect you. I think growing up people feel that it is not a choice, and we all go through this phase when we feel insecure about ourselves because some nasty comments from others. But in the end, how we feel about ourselves and how we maintain our self-image is a journey that we have to embark onto by ourselves - we alone decide how we feel about others' opinions.
Your post was so good that I HAD to comment and do the dishes later!
I remember when I came to the U.S. and thought that Coach was high end. It was not what I would pay comfortably. Years later I bought my first MK bag because it was on sale and I got a discount when I opened a new account. I then added another MK bag by using gift cards. Those were the days when MK was still viewed as a good brand. A few years ago I bought my first high end bag, a chanel. I felt so proud to buy it. I agree with what you said that sometimes we carry a brand because there is some brand or status association going on because I don't think all those high end bags really cost the retail price. I think it is ok to feel like that sometimes. It might give us self esteem. It might be a way of telling ourselves that we are on our way to success. I remember when I bought my first chanel the sales people were gathering to look at me. I'm not going to lie , it felt great. I had problems in my life and every time I carried my bag it made me feel good about myself. Some brand love is ok if you don't make fun of other people who might save and save to buy that lower tier bag, I remember when I was one of them. But I experienced both ends of the spectrum. Actually one of the bags on my wish list is my first LV even after two chanel bags. Sometime ago, I used to see this sharply dressed lady pick her child up and carry an LV bag. That was the time when I was in self improvement mode, and LV has been calling my name ever since because that lady looked so good carrying her LV.
I don't want to judge OP. Maybe she unintentionally did say something insensitive. I don't know why she feels this way. But what matters in the end is not Upgrading our bags, but upgrading ourselves.
I think if you buy what you love & love yourself you aren't always searching for the next best greatest thing - or trading up to the next brand within your price point solely because now you can. If I had unlimited funds, I still wouldn't buy Hermes. Why? Because I have never seen one single item that drew me to it. Has nothing to do with prestige, just personal taste. It's not on my "if I hit the lottery I would buy...XXXXX" because none of it speaks to me. I just got an email featuring the Birkin VS Kelly. For me it's neither. Just not a fan of anything I've seen from them.