The Dumbest Reason You Ever Gave For Buying a Bag

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dramaprincess713 said:
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A few years ago, Coach outlet had a Wizard of Oz collection. There were three Toto items-a mini bag, a wallet, and a scarf. I had to have all the Toto items because Toto looks like my dog, even though I don’t use scarves, the mini bag didn’t even fit my phone (making it not functional for me), and I don’t switch out my wallets (and I have one I’m perfectly happy with). To be fair, my husband actually gifted me the wallet and bag so I technically didn’t buy them, but I definitely told him I wanted them. I still have all of the items. I sometimes tie the scarf to a bag when I remember to. I have used 5hr wallet a few times when I use a smaller bag since it’s a smaller wallet. The mini bag is essentially decorative storage for smaller items now (but actually, my phone is now smaller so I should see if maybe it might work for me as a bag now). But basically, I have all these items that are almost never used but I had to have because of my dog (and honestly, I have no plans to ever get rid of them).

I bought the Louboutin Paloma tote because I felt like it was “me in a bag.” As I said at the time, the bag is fairly “normal”/classic straight on with the black but then has this unexpected sass/edge on the sides with the red, leopard, and studs. I felt like that described me-fairly average/normal/boring upon first meeting me but with interests and a more sassy/wild/edgy side that you wouldn’t necessarily expect from me. “Me in a bag”, so I had to have the bag.

The last one is silly but also the most legitimate to me. I was looking for a red bag and came across one from a Korean designer. I was already hooked because I’m Korean myself, and the bag I was looking at had a name almost identical to the name of a cousin of mine who passed. We were super close-the closet thing I’ll ever have to a sister-so this bag felt “meant to be” to me. Honestly, I was probably just digging way too deep for an excuse to buy the bag, but it makes me think of her every time I use it so no regrets.
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I firmly believe in the sentimental power of items, including bags. Wearing them are an opportunity to remember and I think it's a legitimate reason. I'm sorry for your loss.

I can relate to the Korean designer justification. MCM has some great pieces and I've had terrific customer service experiences with them, but I'd be lying if I said that they're Korean-owned hasn't swayed my purchases. It was also what made me jump on the Bulgari x Ambush collaboration (Japanese brand, Korean-American designer).
 
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dramaprincess713 said:
I’ve got a few…

A few years ago, Coach outlet had a Wizard of Oz collection. There were three Toto items-a mini bag, a wallet, and a scarf. I had to have all the Toto items because Toto looks like my dog, even though I don’t use scarves, the mini bag didn’t even fit my phone (making it not functional for me), and I don’t switch out my wallets (and I have one I’m perfectly happy with). To be fair, my husband actually gifted me the wallet and bag so I technically didn’t buy them, but I definitely told him I wanted them. I still have all of the items. I sometimes tie the scarf to a bag when I remember to. I have used 5hr wallet a few times when I use a smaller bag since it’s a smaller wallet. The mini bag is essentially decorative storage for smaller items now (but actually, my phone is now smaller so I should see if maybe it might work for me as a bag now). But basically, I have all these items that are almost never used but I had to have because of my dog (and honestly, I have no plans to ever get rid of them).

I bought the Louboutin Paloma tote because I felt like it was “me in a bag.” As I said at the time, the bag is fairly “normal”/classic straight on with the black but then has this unexpected sass/edge on the sides with the red, leopard, and studs. I felt like that described me-fairly average/normal/boring upon first meeting me but with interests and a more sassy/wild/edgy side that you wouldn’t necessarily expect from me. “Me in a bag”, so I had to have the bag.

The last one is silly but also the most legitimate to me. I was looking for a red bag and came across one from a Korean designer. I was already hooked because I’m Korean myself, and the bag I was looking at had a name almost identical to the name of a cousin of mine who passed. We were super close-the closet thing I’ll ever have to a sister-so this bag felt “meant to be” to me. Honestly, I was probably just digging way too deep for an excuse to buy the bag, but it makes me think of her every time I use it so no regrets.
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These reasons all make perfect sense to me :smile:

when I find the next perfect Gucci bamboo top handle or Roberta di Camerino, my excuse will be,
because [ @papertiger or @cowgirlsboots] has one
 
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