What is the most that you'd spend on a handbag?

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#856
Hermès Birkin 35 cm in Barénia leather 7000 € and coming second my Hermès 32cm Kelly 4000 €. my most expensive bag would be my croc 28cm Kelly but it was a gift from my great-grandmother (XD vintaaaggge) and i don't know how much it's worth, probably around 10 grand (€)
 
#857
So i had to think about this one. I got an LV for a Christmas this year...but does that count? Second in line would be my Mini Noe at $560. I have other more expensive bags...but I don't PAY the retail. I buy a lot of my bags at consignment shops!
 
#859
i don't know if i updated with my most expensive bag....it's my Louis Vuitton Monogram Vernis Houston in Pomme d'Amour (the red tote in my sig)...was $1450+tax. :sweatdrop: But worth every penny, as i use her a LOT (it's a great work bag!!!) :D
 
#864
My newest... A baxter dog bag $1520 plus tax
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#866
The most I have ever paid for a bag was about £495 (approx. $950?) for a Mulberry Jayde Kenya Oak bag about 2 years ago. A few months after I got it, it was in the sale - typical! I do love it though and it's beginning to develop a nice patina.
 
#867
I love bags! I have more bags compared to shoes! I have from cheap chic to guilty pleasure bags. the most I ever spent on a bag was 1,400 and I've only been seen with it three times. It's a Marc Jacobs bag. Recently my fiance asked me to cut down my bag spending. he calculated that I spent almost $ 6,000 on bags in 2007. I told him that people walk around with one bag worth $6,000 and that most my bags are only a couple hundred dollars except for the LV bags my mother passed to me at 21. I'm not wealthy people! and I don't make CEO money, I'm just the regualr working girl with a degree in criminal justice. My fiance is a pilot and makes pretty good money, but he lives modestly. I've read some bloggers on here that compare buying a flat screen tv to a bag, and I'm not that extreme. I don't want to hide my bag fetish or buy a whole bunch of cheap bags. I tried to explain to him that a Micheal Kohrs bag on sale for $100 is not the same to a L.A.M.B bag on sale for $300.00, I'll snatch up the L.A.M.B and spend the extra $200. He wants me to only spend $2,000 on bags a year, I can't shop at Marshalls an TJ Maxx( no offensive, i've got some great Juicey bags there) for the rest of my life. I don't know what to do! shop on the low or find a middle ground? I know money can break up couples even before the sex! I saw this cute coach bag for $500.00 I'm itching to buy it this weekend. Should I tell him or hide It!:angel:
 
#868
He's eventually going to see it, right? What's the use of buying a great bag and having to hide it? I would mention it to him, but not necessarily ask him for his permission. After all, you are a working girl and the money that you are spending is yours and not his (this might change once you are married and financially combined). You don't sound like a chronic overspender or shop-a-holic who is willing to spend ALL for a bag. If you can afford the bag and it is not going to put you into debt or prevent you from paying bills, then follow your heart's content. That is my rule-only buy if you can afford it (and "affording it" doesn't mean piling it on a credit card with the intention of paying it off eventually). Just my 2 cents.
 
#869
This may sound harsh but IMHO, you shouldn't hide things from someone you intend to marry. That is a bad way to start a marriage. That said, it is best to communicate. You obviously have different priorities and I think those need to be discussed. You are right: money is one of the biggest problems in many marriages. I don't think you have to ask for permission but you do need to talk about expectations because once you're married, your money becomes "our" money.

Just because other people pay $6000 for one bag doesn't mean that it is a good argument for you to do so. In all honesty, $2000/year isn't exactly a small amount just on handbags. I know it is easy to get caught up and that you love them, but keep in mind that tPF spending and "real world" spending are totally different! Sit down, talk it over and see if you can reach a mutual decision.

What others are willing to or what they do spend on bags shouldn't be a concern when making your own budget. You need to do what is comfortable for you and your family. My only rule is that I have the money and that I never use a CC for a bag if I can't pay it off as soon as I recieve the bill. No paying it off in installments IMHO. No bag is worth debt.
 
#870
I love bags too and the most I ever spent was $300. My husbandsaid Ishould save up my money and really treat myselft to one good bag -his figure was $2,000!! BUT NO MORE bags for 300. just every couple years buy one very expensive bag! Maybe u could shop and dream and then treat yourself to one really good one! My problem is I know I won't be satisfied with just one bag a year. I decided to alow myself to spend up to 500. and try to limit myself to one every other month. So far thats been working for me. I used to hide my purchases from my first husband but this husband - I tell and show everything and it is MUCH better that way.
 
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