Yes, it was difficult for people to buy a bag, but that's going to happen when there's a limited supply of something that I'm sure tens of thousands of people wanted to try to buy.
I think what people need to understand is that these bags are handmade in Italy at a time when most major brands are (secretly) mass producing their bags in China. I know for a fact that Celine and
Prada, for example, produce all of their bags in China, then ship them Italy where they stamp the "made in Italy" label on, so that they can technically be considered produced there. As someone who works in the industry, I can tell you that producing anything in Italy takes time, and there is no such thing as mass producing tens of thousands of bags a month, like you can do in China when you have people working for 14 hours a day. I just think it's very sad that people are misinterpreting the natural supply and demand of MGs bags as something of a marketing strategy, when I don't think that's the case. I appreciate that there's finally a brand that is trying to create sustainable, well-made, and beautiful bags at a price point that many women can actually afford.
People are not screaming and crying that it's Hermes' fault that Birkin's are somewhat difficult to buy, so I don't understand why people are so harsh towards
MG. Maybe because the price point is so much more accessible, so people feel entitled to be able to buy them? Either way I hope they continue to stay true to their values and not mass produce these bags, because I think they're doing something very special.
