I apologize for the long story in advance but I know some of you can relate to this. DH bought me a special anniversary gift while we were away on vacation. We were married on 11/11/00, and on 11/11/11 we were celebrating our 11th anniversary and we stopped in the Aruba LV store. I was going to buy myself an LV Milla wristlet like bag as a souvenir. Of course, you always have to try on your HG bag, which was the LV Brea MM in Amarante. I tried it on and did my little poses in the mirror, when DH said that I could go ahead and buy the bag! I was over the moon. 
However, I have only used the bag a handful of times. She was so pretty but I would always worry about ruining her. She was my most expensive bag in my collection, but the least used. Fast forward a few years later, I was on vacation in Barbados. I ran into the same SA that sold me the bag in Aruba years before! We even pulled up my FB page and I showed her I had a picture of the 3 of us when we first bought it. All the other SA's gathered around and they got a kick out of the story.
I even found out that she said back then that she was in training in the Aruba store and that I was her very first sale and her co workers took her out for drinks that night to celebrate! It just made that bag, all the more special as it was my anniversary gift and I just found out it was her first sale.
Back home, I kept trying to use my Brea but it was hard. It was too cumbersome for me for my work commute. Too big for taking out at night. It wasn't functional enough for me and was just a waste to just sit in her dust bag.
I finally asked DH, if it would be ok to sell her and get something I can enjoy more often. (Normally, he doesn't buy my bags as I never want to feel guilty about selling later on). So after years of going back and forth in my head, I finally sold it 2 weeks ago. I knew I had to get something special to replace it and something I would really use. And in her place, I bought this beautiful, pre owned Chanel Ultimate Soft bag! I love it. It's so soft, it's the perfect size and I've already used it. It's in excellent condition! Did I mention I love it!
Thanks for letting me share. Pics to follow from my phone.
However, I have only used the bag a handful of times. She was so pretty but I would always worry about ruining her. She was my most expensive bag in my collection, but the least used. Fast forward a few years later, I was on vacation in Barbados. I ran into the same SA that sold me the bag in Aruba years before! We even pulled up my FB page and I showed her I had a picture of the 3 of us when we first bought it. All the other SA's gathered around and they got a kick out of the story. I even found out that she said back then that she was in training in the Aruba store and that I was her very first sale and her co workers took her out for drinks that night to celebrate! It just made that bag, all the more special as it was my anniversary gift and I just found out it was her first sale. Back home, I kept trying to use my Brea but it was hard. It was too cumbersome for me for my work commute. Too big for taking out at night. It wasn't functional enough for me and was just a waste to just sit in her dust bag.
I finally asked DH, if it would be ok to sell her and get something I can enjoy more often. (Normally, he doesn't buy my bags as I never want to feel guilty about selling later on). So after years of going back and forth in my head, I finally sold it 2 weeks ago. I knew I had to get something special to replace it and something I would really use. And in her place, I bought this beautiful, pre owned Chanel Ultimate Soft bag! I love it. It's so soft, it's the perfect size and I've already used it. It's in excellent condition! Did I mention I love it!
Thanks for letting me share. Pics to follow from my phone.
How awesome is it that you ran into that SA again? Sometimes we forget that life is not really about things, but the people and the memories we make. Things sometimes link us to those and that is one of the reasons that make them special and take on a life of their own. But sometimes we just want to spend an insane amount of money on a Chanel bag because they're so darn pretty... and that's okay too! 
