What is your comfortable amount to spend on handbags?
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My most expensive bag is probably my Chanel Boy old medium, but my husband paid for half for it as a present. So this perhaps didn't answer the question. The most that I, myself have spent on a bag is my Hermes leather GP 30 ($3000 something close to $4000? Can't remember). And I don't think I am comfortable spending anymore than that. Given the current economic climate, I am glad that my job isn't affected.
My most expensive bag was a Hermès picotin in that I did not like at all, so I lost money and won’t go that high again. I’m ok around the 2000.00 US dollar mark but it’s got to be “the one”.
I’m the same. I’m just getting in to luxury and working my way up the ladder. 2k is max for me. Kind of sad I didn’t get to obtain a Chanel whilst I had the chance but I’m content with it at this point.
5k is my hard max for Chanel. So thankful I got my flaps out of the way because they are my favorite so only seasonal pieces occasionally for me now. For Hermes my max is 15k as I’m not willing to paying crazy reseller prices for certain colored Kelly bags.
I have reevaluated my limit recently. I bought a Chanel jumbo 2 years ago. It was an absolutely beautiful bag. I just never felt comfortable using it. I sold it and it enabled me to purchase 2 other bags that I feel much more comfortable using,with money to spare. To enjoy my bags I must be able to use them without fear of normal wear and tear. My highest purchase was 3300. for a very LE LV. I think I’m comfortable at the 2200. mark but nothing higher. I considered a Capucines for a bit. They are beautiful,extremely expensive but all the pics I see of used bags show a lot of sag in the bottom. That would bother me. After selling the jumbo and purchasing 3 bags total this year, Im good for a couple of years at least. I am now priced out of Chanel so that won’t be a temptation in the future.
I did pay around 7k at the time for my classi flap, if I am offered a Kelly or a Birkin I will pay for it because I want one so much and has always been a dream of mine. But at the moment I am content with the bags in my closet. Until Hermes comes along.
$300. I only buy contemporary so I usually wait for sale when they are over my limit.
Less than $200, however will go up to $600. I‘m interested in contemporary and Indie designers which don’t have much resale value so there’s no point on spending more than that unless it’s a custom made bag.
I drifted from $1k to $2.5k to $4k. I’ve since come back down to $3k, all-in (meaning $3k inclusive of all taxes, fees, shipping). So the bag itself would be around $2.5 or $2.6k.
$500 in theory, but in reality I’d prefer to stay around $400.
I can't pick a number out of the air on this one. It varies per brand. My limit for Longchamp ($200-ish) is very different from my limit for Hermès ($*mmph*-ish).
I know I'm not the average demographic on the PurseForum, but my max is $140. The most expensive bag in my collection is my Michael Kors Vivianne, and that is my mental cap for what I'm willing to spend, because I don't want to have a new "most expensive" bag.
Thanks for speaking up for this demographic, Oogle. There are a few bags I'm looking at that I hesitate to purchase because even secondhand, they're too many hundreds of dollars, let alone thousands. I'm glad this forum has room for all of us at different price points.
The most I've spent on a bag is $1,100 and my most expensive bag retailed for around $3000. My collection consists of Prada, Balenciaga, D&G, Proenza Schouler, Gucci, and lesser known brands like Sara Battaglia and Coccinelle. I am 25 and almost bought a Chanel this year (a huge leap from my usual budget) but had to check myself. I finally have the money for it, with how my career is starting and going, but it was totally against my goal of saving X amount of money by the end of the year, to save, invest, etc. I think I wouldn't have felt proud of myself if I had bought it at this time in my life. I remember dreaming of the Balenciaga City in my profile photo in that exact color when I was around 15... and I was able to purchase it in last year, almost brand new, due to the huge drop in resale value for the City. At the time, I knew the bag wasn't "trendy" anymore, but I knew it was timeless to me and would work well with my wardrobe for a very long time. Also, in regards to the Chanel I almost bought but didn't, I realized over the course of a few months that I didn't really love it but just wanted it because I could finally afford a Chanel. So, when I finally decide to purchase one, I'll make sure it's really the one!
I think, at this moment, I am not willing to go over $1500.
I love how thoughtful you were, not only about what you did or did not buy, but WHY you wanted it.
