People who criticize your love for handbags...

[Noriko]

hahaha an entire forum on the net got *****y at me about my bag addiction. It started off when this guy pretending to be my friend bought me a bag. Then he asked for it back and I was like wtf. So anyhow, they were all outraged that bags cost that much etc. I was like **** it so I left the site and needless to say that guy didn't get his bag back, the money from the return went to charity where it belongs. They don't believe it did, but seriously, it wasn't even a really expensive bag, my collection is evidence that I don't need it

 

[spiralsnowman]

Wow that sounds awful Noriko, some people are so judgmental. What forum was it?

 

[Noriko]

Some lame forum Not even worth mentioning here. It was male dominated so obviously they wouldn't appreciate a bag habit, but they sure could spend $$$ on cars they'd eventually get rid of

 

[kojiko]

People who criticize your love for handbags...I have a few friends that love designer bags too. But not all of my friends...Luckily my parents & sisters agree/understand my love of designer bags. And brands in general too. hehe

 

[spiralsnowman]

they sure could spend $$$ on cars they'd eventually get rid of

Hear hear! *grin*

 

[CeeJay]

My sisters know I'm addicted ...(and so does the husband); the difference being that he doesn't know the actual price (if he did, he would KILL me!). However, that being said ... if he wanted some 'accessory' for his Land Rover, money would not be an object. So, to each's one ... right?!?!

 

[FendiBagLady]

Thank goodness for all of you because I have no one else to discuss my love with except for SAs who sell me my bags! Everyone I know just lectures me on how irresponsible it is and what a waste of money it is to spend so much on handbags.

 

[Kandi]

This is a terrific thread and hits at the heart of why I love this Forum. I have no one I can talk to about bags except my mother who doesn't approve but loves me enough to support what makes me happy. My husband has no idea of what the bags cost and doesn't even pay any attention to them. I'm sure he thinks I spend about $200 tops for a bag. I have one friend who I told what my spy cost and she gave me grief. It is so good to be able to talk here with folks who understand, educate me about new things, get excited about each other's purchases, all of the beautiful pics.....I check the forum first thing in the AM and it's the last thing I close out at night. You guys also help me with the guilt which rears it's head right after I purchase a new bag.

 

[Krissy]

I fill lucky b/c my boyfriend is the one who buys me 1/2 of my bags. I will say I like something, or if he see's a bag, (HE likes louis) He will get it.

But otherwise alot of my friends, co-workers, they think I'm crazy, Co Wrk-ers always say they like 'em. But they think I'm silly for having so many. Friends just call me the little fasionista',
the only one who dosent have any opionion is my dad. When I see him, he always says their nice, he just doesn't notice, nor does he say he cares about fashion.

Dad has golf, and tech., my mom and I have bags, and shoes!

 

[madeline]

Actually I had bever had a problem with people talking about my bags. All my friends loved them, coveted them and begged to have them when I would get sick of them. My parents understand bc my mom is the same way I am. But then when I moved to CA and started school everyone automatically hated me because of my bag collection. I never even talked about my bags and I am a nice girl but people didnt care they disliked me because I had a different bag each week. (I carry lots of hard to get/special LV's, chanel, balenciaga, etc) I was so hurt that everyone was like this but I kept carrying my bags and finally now everyone has taken the chance to get to know me and everything is okay. It is so wierd that people judge you bc what you have. It had never realized this was an issue before.

 

[Buttery]

Most of my friends and family are not informed of what I spend on handbags - they would be horrified and would judge me to be extravagant - I don't really care what they think but I always believe it is best to keep your expenditures on shoes, bags and jewelry to yourself - It's nobody's business and it's your life. All the more reason for this blog where we are all similarly afflicted and can speak freely.

I totally agree about keeping what you pay to yourself...But it seems that fashion is so much a part of mainstream now that when certain people see me carrying the same bag as Jessica Simpson, they easily find out what I pay (although, I got a toutie discount ) and that's when the talking begins. That damn InStyle Magazine is making it hard for a lot of handbag lovers. One Christmas, I actually told a certain jealous cousin that I was carrying a knockoff just to keep her off my back.:shame: (Yes, I know...it was wrong...but I felt backed into a corner.) Then, I later caught her looking in my bag. Then, she looks up at me like, "I knew it.":evil:

 

[Buttery]

My friends do NOT understand my obession with handbags neither. Everytime they see me with a new bag, they'll always comment sarcastically "geeze, how many bags do you have now or did you lost count already?" My family thinks I'm kind of crazy too but I'm lucky to have 2 family members that share my love with handbags: my dad and my aunt!!

My dad likes anything that's made in Europe (especially Italian leather) so if I come home with a handbag that's made in Italy, he'll be crazily admiring that piece of art. He thinks designer handbag is an investment too (lucky me).

My aunt is the ultimate handbag collector and shopoholic from my mom's side. I guess I can blame her for my handbag obsession since she helped kick start my handbag fixation when I was young by giving me a new purse (like Guess or Nine West) every b-day and holiday. She has a large closet full of designer clothes that I sometimes borrow for special events. And she has a large collection of handbags such as Fendi, LV, Coach, etc. that I would love to get my hands on one of these days.

Since my friends don't understand my obsessive love for handbags, at least I got 2 family members to turn to share my love.

Your family members sound great.

 

[Buttery]

My boyfriend... He's been really annoyed of me getting more and more handbags these days...

My mom and dad.. although they know the meaning of a good handbag (my dad recently just bought my mom a hermes ostrich birkin .. they don't agree with my excessive spending habit nowadays

Be sure to marry a man a lot like your dad. I man willing buy his wife an Hermes ostrich Birkin sounds like a great man.

 

[Buttery]

Well, I know I have been somewhat skeptical of other people's expensive collecting habits.

People who buy and collect beanie babies, stamps, minature railroad sets, and figurines certainly puzzle me. But if someone calls into question my collection of Rafe - I just figure, to each their own.

 

[Buttery]

Everyone criticizes my love of handbags. Especially my boyfriend. I have to hide bags from him! But people at work, my friends - they all think I am insane! But I fully admit my insanity where handbags are concerned!

When I worked full time, there were certain handbags that I'd never wear to work. I've seen women make other women's lives hell after they received an engagement ring (actually, that happened to me when I got engaged) or bought themselves a certain handbag...It was crazy.