Have received compliments on the braided handle of one of my Artsys. Most recently, my Mom and sister found my Palm Springs Mini backpack to be the cutest thing. They are not LV fans, like, not at all. They loved it because it's a mini bag. 

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Ha! I do this too - most often with vintage Coach bags or vintage LV. Often met with confused looks by the owners.I'm glad I am not the only one -- even though, as noted, we're not all addicted to bags for the compliments.
What I do sometimes slightly feel weird about is that *I* like to compliment handbags -- because of course my eyes are always drawn there -- but I wonder if people like to talk about *their* handbags as much as I do.I once saw someone while waiting in line to mail a package with a Coach Brooklyn bag, a bag I absolutely adore, and of course had to tell her how beautiful her bag was but clearly she had less to say about her bag than I did, lol.