"What was I thinking?" Bag purchases you regret...

[FunBagz]

I bought a camel color prada bag, I don't even know the name, it looks like the Celine luggage with two wings stitch out, it was just released at that time, I walked into the store, it was right in front of there, I wasn't in a mood so I tried it for probably less than ten mins then I bought. It's a pretty bag I admit but it is so delicate and easily show even just a drop of water mark. ..kind of regret but I keep telling myself that this bag style looks really good, so it worths. Regret indeed. It has been sitting there for almost few years only worn less than five times.

Is this the bag? If so, its called the Prada Daino Twin Pocket Satchel in Brandy. I also have this bag and have only used it a handful of times, but not for the reasons you mentioned. I find the size/shape a bit awkward....it is a bit boxy when worn crossbody and the strap falls a bit long on me when worn on the shoulder. Not sure I regret the purchase since I do like the bag since I do love the color and and feel its very well made, I just tend not to wear it too often because of the way it falls.

 

[Sophie-Rose]

I bought a camel color prada bag, I don't even know the name, it looks like the Celine luggage with two wings stitch out, it was just released at that time, I walked into the store, it was right in front of there, I wasn't in a mood so I tried it for probably less than ten mins then I bought. It's a pretty bag I admit but it is so delicate and easily show even just a drop of water mark. ..kind of regret but I keep telling myself that this bag style looks really good, so it worths. Regret indeed. It has been sitting there for almost few years only worn less than five times.

Is this the bag? If so, its called the Prada Daino Twin Pocket Satchel in Brandy. I also have this bag and have only used it a handful of times, but not for the reasons you mentioned. I find the size/shape a bit awkward....it is a bit boxy when worn crossbody and the strap falls a bit long on me when worn on the shoulder. Not sure I regret the purchase since I do like the bag since I do love the color and and feel its very well made, I just tend not to wear it too often because of the way it falls.

That bag is gorgeous!!!!!!!!! [emoji7]

 

[beachkaka]

Is this the bag? If so, its called the Prada Daino Twin Pocket Satchel in Brandy. I also have this bag and have only used it a handful of times, but not for the reasons you mentioned. I find the size/shape a bit awkward....it is a bit boxy when worn crossbody and the strap falls a bit long on me when worn on the shoulder. Not sure I regret the purchase since I do like the bag since I do love the color and and feel its very well made, I just tend not to wear it too often because of the way it falls.

mine is this one
www.prada.com/content/dam/prada-eco..._V_OOO-1.jpg/_jcr_content/renditions/original

 

[Rodrigai]

My bf gave me a gift card from Dillards or some department store. I bought a silver bag with pendants, big & noisy! I thought wow what a bag until a couple days later I took my mom to Ross and the same bag I bought JUST a FEW days ago, was there for 1/5 of the price I paid. All of a sudden it didnt look as great...and silver? Really? haha I was heartbroken & that was the end of my relationship with that bag.

 

[lawyer2121]

I strongly regret purchasing the LV Bloomsbury PM. I bought it at the very very beginning of the crossbody trend, before it blew up, so there were hardly any options available at the time. I really wanted an easy hands-free bag and so I went for it. I don't think the bag is unattractive perse, but it just doesn't fit my style. I never even think to wear it and haven't in several years.

I really need to get around to selling it since it's in pristine condition!

On the plus side though, it was a great shopping lesson. I should only ever buy something because I absolutely adore it and know it fits my personal style!

 

[EvieSeb5671]

My large Michael Kors Grayson. It was so damn heavy! I ended up giving it to my sister because she loved it. I'm also not a fan of my Michael Kors Hamilton bag which I just HAD to have at the time. The more I look at it the more I think the large letters are tacky.

 

[travelluver]

I relate so much to everything you wrote. Thank you. 😘

Update:
For more than six months, I have regretted selling this bag. As more time passes, more regret. I found one pre-loved on eBay and just re-purchased the same style of bag I sold. I now have it back, and in total, have spent $100-200 more than the original cost of full retail price for the bag.

For that price, though, I know I will never part with this bag.

So what happened?

I moved, and my needs changed. Importantly, I KNEW this at the time I sold - yet sold under those flukey circumstances because I was infatuated with the Hindmarch bag and was able to get one on a pre-move visit. I carried the Hindmarch several times, but it never worked as well for me as I hand hoped. It is amazing quality and some of the most beautiful leather I've stroked or sniffed, yet it really doesn't hold much, so by the time I had wallet, small pouch, and eyeglass case, it felt (over) stuffed). As I settled into a very different lifestyle - with daily commute on public transit, I yearned for the Pandora: sturdy zips, three carrying options, outer zip pockets for transit pass and phone; bomb-proof goatskin leather (to borrow another tPFer's description from the Pandora thread).

Lesson One: Impulse bag-decisions -- buying AND selling -- are bad news at times of transition. With a goal of buying what fits the life you HAVE, it's silly to either buy or sell before knowing what your new life will be like. There's a window there when it's easy to project the life you want or think you may have - the very vision of your new life that you MUST have to get yourself through the upheaval - before knowing how it will all play out. At the same time, it is SOOOO TEMPTING - to want to be prepared with JUST THE RIGHT BAG. Don't do it: you don't know until you know. Live the new life, learn the routines - what's the same (not much)? what's different (well, everything). What matters most to me now? THEN decide.

Lesson Two: With fantasy-like exposure to more high end bags than I could ever want, I got into Balenciaga. Not hordes of them in every color -- but a good, select, pre-loved few. I am Bal-content, not looking for more (and grateful that it's the older bags that call to me instead of the ones I can visit just down the street). Why is this important? The quality: as a tPF friend said, "when I can carry one of my Bals, why would I choose a 'lesser' bag? She's right - not because of status or labels - but because of quality and workmanship. It feels different, not in a good way, to carry a bag that doesn't have that. Now, some very expensive bags don't feel as good as they should for the price (some newer-year Bals, anyone?) and plenty of less expensive / mid-tier bags have supreme workmanship (the Frye languishing in my closet is one...).

A few things: I have access to hordes of bags. Balenciaga, Givenchy, and others that don't move me as much. With this, I learned a few more things:

1) my price ceiling has NOT returned to $2K - despite several attempts. I purchased full-price Bals and felt sick about it, so back they went. I did this several times, and know for certain that the original lesson of the price point - not wanting to go there again - has remained with me.

2) I am a vulture for a deal on a pre-loved bag that began at this price point. i am hooked on that level of quality, so I shop for it more patiently. More or less. Sometimes less. My sweet spot is right around $1,000 -- prefer to go lower, yet will also go a bit higher for the magical mix of infatuation, function, and value.

3) Loving one style in a line does not mean embracing the whole line. I did this shortly after discovering RM: in the buying-frenzy so well known to anyone who had an RM phase, I bought many RMs, many styles, few to none of which work for me now. Can I add here that -- but for one or two -- I regret ALL (20-ish) of those, and they sit quietly in storage? The price point is such that it's easy(ier) to rationalize buying too many - a few hundred dollars doesn't feel as bad, so the risk lies in spending that few hundred bucks WAAAYYYY too many times. I'm better off with bags that cost more/ make me think more/ and that hurt more when I make a mistake. Enough to want to avoid the mistake (see: think more). So - that $1,000-ish price point I regretted getting to (prior post) turns out to be just the right place to be - to find joy and value - without the insanity of buying ALL the more affordable bags.

4) I learned that it's OK to love-love-love some styles and feel unmoved by others to the point of ignoring them completely. Rather than being a 'Bal Girl' or a Givenchy Girl' - I am a 'neutral-color-City-or-Velo-with-Giant-21-rosegold-or-silver-HW Bal Girl'; and a 'goatskin-sugar-leather-Pandora-with-silver-HW-Givenchy-Girl".

I also learned more about selling options and have resolved to clear out storage. (I sold the Ferregamo Sofia and the Chanel bucket - because, despite their quality and beauty, they didn't work for my life, before or after the move). One of these days...

It's like you're reading my mind!!

 

[travelluver]

I love this thread b/c I'm an impulse buyer and do a lot of online shopping so its nice to know that I'm not the only one with tons of regrets! My most recent bag regrets that I still own are:

Reed Krakoff Boxer - I have (and love) an Atlantique and bought a Boxer from NM which I returned. A few months later I saw a similar bag at the Woodbury Commons outlet and bought it. It has not held up well at all, doesn't really fit my stuff, and now just sits on a shelf.

Balenciaga Town in Red Thullian - I do like this bag and I use it occasionally but the reddish-pink color is hard to wear (or use year round) and I wish I had gotten a City or a Velo. The Town isn't quite big enough.

Mansur Gavriel bucket bag in rosa saffiano - I think I just got caught up in the hype and wanted to get my hands on a bucket bag. Again, I do use it sometimes but it isn't a practical bag. I don't really like the bucket style, the leather is really stiff, and it is hard to find anything in it.

I agree about the bucket bag from MG - I almost pulled the trigger and bought one but I agree with you, a bucket bag is a very impractical style -

 

[lcaddict]

I bought the KS Gold Coast Elizabeth and Small Maryanne a few years ago during the KS surprised sale. It looked really pretty and elegant online, but the quality was subpar when I got it. Also, it was final sale since it was more than 50% off. I sold one and gave the other away. I'm never buying a bag without being able to return it.

I also bought a white bag a few years ago. It was so gorgeous. Not it's too dirty to be worn. No more white bags!

 

[Gelsomina]

I love the designs of Liebeskind bags. I bought a grey Liebeskind Marilyn Botalato bag 2 years ago, sadly had to sell it. I got into an accident whilst wearing it. The crossbody strap was too long for me (I'm 5 feet ish) and it is heavy when filled with only a wallet, phone, keys and cosmetic bag. I reckon because the leather was thick. No outside pocket. The bag was named after a dead famous person I felt that the bag had bad karma so I had to sell it.

 

[inverved]

I recently sold my medium Givenchy Antigona as it was too big for me and I hardly used it, because I don't carry the kitchen sink with me. The main compartment just felt like a black hole. I also didn't like how easily it goes out of shape when you don't have many items in there. I also wanted that money to put towards saving for a Birkin.

I don't regret the purchase, however it made me realise that I probably shouldn't go for a Birkin 35 if I didn't like the size, weight and structure when not filled.

 

[Mininana]

I recently sold my medium Givenchy Antigona as it was too big for me and I hardly used it, because I don't carry the kitchen sink with me. The main compartment just felt like a black hole. I also didn't like how easily it goes out of shape when you don't have many items in there. I also wanted that money to put towards saving for a Birkin.

I don't regret the purchase, however it made me realise that I probably shouldn't go for a Birkin 35 if I didn't like the size, weight and structure when not filled.

My birkin 35 is barely filled!! I got a K32 and that fits my needs so much better..

 

[Miffy8]

I regret buying the Celine Nano luggage as well as my vintage Chanel mini flap bag, both in red. I got obsessed with having a sling bag (got inspired by fashion bloggers and Pinterest) in red and as usual bought not just one. Although they are both cute, I just have no use for them being a working mum of two little boys. I just get so carried away and now I am looking to resell them to put that money away to save for a Birkin 30 or 35. Luckily I can't afford two Birkins at a time....

 

[inverved]

My birkin 35 is barely filled!! I got a K32 and that fits my needs so much better..

I already have a K28 so I won't buy another Kelly bag. I have this thing about not buying multiples of the same design (unless it's Longchamp) so I think a B30 is probably more where I'm leaning towards.

I regret buying the Celine Nano luggage as well as my vintage Chanel mini flap bag, both in red. I got obsessed with having a sling bag (got inspired by fashion bloggers and Pinterest) in red and as usual bought not just one. Although they are both cute, I just have no use for them being a working mum of two little boys. I just get so carried away and now I am looking to resell them to put that money away to save for a Birkin 30 or 35. Luckily I can't afford two Birkins at a time....

Just out of curiosity, which size Birkin are you thinking of getting?

 

[bonjourErin]

LV canvas bags. I have one that my mom bought for me for my 21st bday years ago as a bag for college. This and the Eva damier ebene will be the only canvas bags I'll keep. Won't buy anymore of them - they're getting quite pricy for non leather...