Last Thursday I had a really unpleasant experience. My handbag was stolen. It was a LV speedy in epi leather with a charm, worth 1000 Euro. Inside the bag was my BV wallet, all my personal belongings and my blackberry. The next day someone found the bag and returned it back to me. It was in good overall condition with just some stains that I managed to remove. The leather was a bit wrinkled but I stuffed it up and now Im hoping for a full recovery. Unfortunately I lost my cell phone and some other things.
Anyway, this whole incident got me into thinking. The thought of having lost more than 1000 Euro just like that made me sick. Having your bag stolen is a shock by itself but when the bag is so expensive then it is really a big deal. Even now that I have my bag back I dont feel any better. I mean, is it worth to work and save in order to buy those items or is it a total waste of money? Not to mention that carrying a high end bag can make you a target.
As some of you might remember I was about to buy a nero cabat. After the incident though I cannot stop wondering if this is a wise move. The cabat is wide open and any mugger can easily grab things from inside. Not to mention that if someone grabbed my 3500 Euro worth bag I would die instantly. I think that if I bought it I should use it only as a special occasion bag, only when I am with my car for instance and never when I use the public transportation. But is it worth to give that kind of money for a bag you rarely use?
I dont know but I feel like this incident made me see things a bit differently what expensive bags and items in general is concerned. Have you experienced anything similar? I would really like to hear your opinions.
P.S. Do you know any conditioner suitable for my LV? I want to baby the leather to help it overcome the shock! Thank you!
Anyway, this whole incident got me into thinking. The thought of having lost more than 1000 Euro just like that made me sick. Having your bag stolen is a shock by itself but when the bag is so expensive then it is really a big deal. Even now that I have my bag back I dont feel any better. I mean, is it worth to work and save in order to buy those items or is it a total waste of money? Not to mention that carrying a high end bag can make you a target.
As some of you might remember I was about to buy a nero cabat. After the incident though I cannot stop wondering if this is a wise move. The cabat is wide open and any mugger can easily grab things from inside. Not to mention that if someone grabbed my 3500 Euro worth bag I would die instantly. I think that if I bought it I should use it only as a special occasion bag, only when I am with my car for instance and never when I use the public transportation. But is it worth to give that kind of money for a bag you rarely use?
I dont know but I feel like this incident made me see things a bit differently what expensive bags and items in general is concerned. Have you experienced anything similar? I would really like to hear your opinions.
P.S. Do you know any conditioner suitable for my LV? I want to baby the leather to help it overcome the shock! Thank you!
Or maybe start off small with a cheaper designer purse...like a marc by marc jacobs, so that *if* it were stolen again (which I think would be highly unlikely) it would be about $400 lost, not $1k.
I'm not going to change my tastes for a fear of what bad people can do to me over them. But I do own my posessions and they do not own me so if some bonehead wants them that badly, they can have them!