What is a bag you obsessed over, but ultimately did not buy (and why)?

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#76
Sparkletastic said:
Love this thread because it acknowledges that there are so many wonderful bags that we appreciate but, just aren’t right for us individually. I still think these bags are beautiful. I just didn’t buy because...

• LV Sofia Coppola - I don’t like hand carry and the style really isn’t me. Plus I worry the structure wouldn’t hold and if carried half filled it would collapse a bit.

• LV Cappucines - I’ve read it’s heavy and as I looked at it, it seems a bit more old fashioned than I’d like.

• LV City Steamer - It’s heavy and they never offered the leather / hardware combo I wanted.

• LV Kimono - I just think this is such a striking bag. But, I don’t like mono canvas and I rarely carry totes.

• LV Petit Metis - Totally got caught up in the hype. Didn’t buy because I don’t like mono canvas or small / medium bags with divided sections.

• Givenchy Antigona - It’s too bulky and heavy for me. Plus, I worry that even if I got a mini now, I’m late on the trend and it would read dated in a couple years. (The Kardashian effect. Ugh!)

• Polene Numero Un - Such a unique bag! But, I read the leather is fairly stiff - not thick and chewy as I’d want for this bag.

• MCM Milla - This looks like a good work bag. But, I couldn’t get over the fabric two toned striped strap.

• Gucci velvet anything - Lordie, I swoon when I see these bags. The color saturation is sublime. But, the velvet is just too likely to get stained / look word & matted over time. So I adore them from afar.

And, the one bag I never even liked but obsessed over whether I should buy because I can be kooky:

Hermes Birkin - I almost got caught up in tPF hype and seriously considered getting one because I thought I “needed” at least one in my collection. :facepalm: Uh...nope. I don’t even like the look of the bag.
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I agree 1000000% about everything!!!
I like the Kelly though.
 
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#77
Taylor_elle said:
  • Givenchy Antigona small. I really wanted this until I contemplated on the thick zip closure and what seems to be a small opening. Ultimately I felt that over time it would annoy me.
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Sparkletastic said:
• Givenchy Antigona - It’s too bulky and heavy for me.
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Purses & Perfumes said:
Givenchy Antigona - I have been dithering about this bag for so long! The stiffness of the zipper is the issue for me.
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I agree about the Antigona having the small opening, bulky and too structure and the zipper being so stiff! Unfortunately I bought it and it's annoying the hell out of me! And when I use it, it's an open bag, I just couldn't be bothered zipping it up.
 
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#78
The Hermes Evelyne TPM. I wanted one so bad, I was obsessed. Then when I finally had the chance to get one and look it over I was like... oh, you are too small for anything. The quality is tdf, though, so still mildly obsessed and wish I had funds to waste.

A YSL chevron wallet on chain. I have wanted one for many months now and when I finally saw it it felt like a brick. So hard and stiff. I did not understand the fuss and knew immediately it was a no for me. Obsession was over.
 
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pjhm said:
Every day for weeks I scoured the Hermès website for a Evelyne 29 . But when I finally put one in my cart, all of a sudden I didn’t think it was right for me, it’s open top, too casual, not pretty enough, etc.!
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Maybe I should also add the shape turned me off, I visited a sick friend in the hospital and the shape looked identical to the urine bag she was hooked up to......
 
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#80
EmmaPeel said:
1. Mulberry Lily
Although I still love the look of it the chain was very uncomfortable and too short to wear the bag as a crossbody.

2. Loewe Puzzle Bag
It looks so cool - unfortunately only on others.
On me it is bulky and additionally it is nearly impossible to find anything inside because of the narrow opening. A black hole bag.

3. Any bag from the Chloé Faye series
I am so torn because I love the 70s chic of it but I wasn‘t able to pull the trigger because I the ring-chain-combination which reminds me of some very weird piercing looks I have seen in the 90s where people had a chain connecting their ear and nose ring. (Anybody understands me? Maybe it is better for you if you don‘t... [emoji1])
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Perhaps the glossy goat leather Mulberry Lily series? Have one of those and it is the most comfortable bag ever.
I feel you on the Puzzle bag, it's definitely a work of art but yikes, is that opening small or what? :-)
And yes, yes, yes! The chain and nose ring connection - ALL my girlfriends in college and high school had it :-) SO FUNNY that you immediately connected that to the Faye, I did too!!!!!
 
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I wanted to add these two as well:

Mulberry Lily in the rose/powder pink shade: I still think this bag is so pretty but I have not been able to try it out in person.

Saint Laurent Sac de Jour small: I go back and forth on this one. I think I am okay with the absence of a zipper on top of the bag since it has a zippered compartment in the middle. I have tried it on, it is comfortable, looks good, easy to get in and out of, etc, but I just don't feel excited about it.
 
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Hermes Kelly - I’m not sure if this counts but I bought multiple sizes and styles and sold them all. The bag is too cumbersome and too formal for my lifestyle

Chanel Boy Bag - I’ve swooned over this bag and every time I’ve had the opportunity to purchase, I've hesitated. I don't like the fact that the interior is canvas and I wonder if it's too "trendy". It also doesn't hold as much as I thought.
 
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Ive always wanted to buy that LV eva bag. Ive been checking it every time im in toronto. But when I was already able to buy it I realized that it looks too simple for the price and a lot of things can happen that can damage the zipper part in the end I chose the favorite pm and love it
 
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Sunshine mama said:
I agree 1000000% about everything!!!
I like the Kelly though.
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I like the Kelly too. I don’t love it but, I really like it! At that price point, I’d have to loooove it. LOL!
pjhm said:
Maybe I should also add the shape turned me off, I visited a sick friend in the hospital and the shape looked identical to the urine bag she was hooked up to......
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jyyanks said:
Hermes Kelly - I’m not sure if this counts but I bought multiple sizes and styles and sold them all. The bag is too cumbersome and too formal for my lifestyle

Chanel Boy Bag - I’ve swooned over this bag and every time I’ve had the opportunity to purchase, I've hesitated. I don't like the fact that the interior is canvas and I wonder if it's too "trendy". It also doesn't hold as much as I thought.
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I have a Boy bag and the fabric interior bugs me too.
 
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