Why do u spend thousands on a bag?!
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That's how I feel too. I hate when I found out the same thing I just bought was marked down.Because I'm a glutton for punishment.At least that was me back in the day.
I'm done going down the slippery slope of paying full retail.
It's sale or nothin'.
I've never spent thousands on a bag. That's not to say that I haven't been tempted, but ultimately I've come to the opinion that no bag I've seen thus far is worth it tbh....(and that's even when I had the money)
Same!
You are most welcome....Hope all goes well for you.thank you so much dppc for your encouragementit means a lot.
I work hard for my money, why not spend it on the things that makes me happy?
I think high end bags can be classic and lasts a long time.
All my cheap 30-50 dollar bags break after a few months
None of my high end bags have anything wrong with them yet, knock on wood.
Why not spend the money for something you will enjoy for decades? Or at least something you can sell and potentially be worth equal to more money. Like my Chanel Flaps which are now approaching 5K retail.
I am still hesitant to spend money for newest technology because they only have usable life of a few years.
So in the end I guess priorities are different for each person, my friends have no qualm about spending $200-300 for a night out. I would just put it all to my next purse or jewelry.
I think high end bags can be classic and lasts a long time.
All my cheap 30-50 dollar bags break after a few months
None of my high end bags have anything wrong with them yet, knock on wood.
Why not spend the money for something you will enjoy for decades? Or at least something you can sell and potentially be worth equal to more money. Like my Chanel Flaps which are now approaching 5K retail.
I am still hesitant to spend money for newest technology because they only have usable life of a few years.
So in the end I guess priorities are different for each person, my friends have no qualm about spending $200-300 for a night out. I would just put it all to my next purse or jewelry.
Pay less and you wont have to work your butt off! Really I'm reading the most amazing things here. Don't get me wrong. It takes one to know one and I am as guilty as the rest of you. But I am not kidding myself. I know I'm an addict and my next stop is the ban site.
I think the most ridiculous rationalization I have read is the many who are planning to pass these bags down to their daughters!!do you actually think they will be the least interested in those old bags?? Pha- leeze! They will have their own tastes and addictions. If you had your mothers old bag would you carry it? That is just the worst, the thinnest and the most pitiful excuse yet. Believe me they would much rather you put that money into an interest bearing account if you are really thinking of them!
The common factor here is we are never satisfied. That is the danger signal. If you want one high end quality bag and carry it happily for a decade you have not got a problem and are probably not even on this forum. I WISH I were that. I too have gone up and up on the price levels of my bags. Once it was bag after bag in the $30 range. Then I went to the $60-$80 range. A $300 bag was a one time only affair. Or so I told myself. Then I was buying $300 bags two at the time. Time to graduate to the 4 figure bags. I did! Again, a once in a lifetime purchase. And I have more than one. More than two And I have just read about a brand hitherto unknown to me. I understand it ranges $8000 and I can't wait to go to a site to see them. of course it would be just a once in a lifetime thing...
For the first time in my life I am having a cash crunch. And the reason is in my closet, and the floor, and hanging on doorknobs, and stuffed into every available space. My entire foyer closet has been outfitted with shelves to hold my "collection". That has become what I tend to think of the bags now. A collection. Many still have their tags. Before I use one I am already buying another. There is no way I could ever use all these bags. I realize I am sick. I don't know where exactly it got so out of control but I am going to look for help. I don't care what your income, you can break the bank with this fettish.
There is no end to it. And at some point it stops making you "happy". It
controls you. I hope you are not here yet. But let this be your wake-up call if you identify with what I have revealed. When I think of what I could have done with all that money it makes me sickI could have gone on an extended European vacation. Of course I would have needed a new bag before leaving...
I don't feel so alone now. You explained the things I have done and thought also.
truly speaking, because i have money... almost a decade ago when i don't have that much money to buy lv and gucci, i used to say that people who spend thousands on bags or designer stuff are crazy, how can some one spend $$$$ on a single bag.. now i buy these things because i have extra bank balance... i think its only a matter of ***$$$$MoNeY$$$***
Oh this soooo describes the bag addiction I have, or had. I kept having to have more and more and higher priced ones each time, "chasing that high"! Caring and insightful responders have helped me immensely here to pinpoint why I was out of control and the ban thread has helped me to go on a ban. That is the interesting phenomena that I wanted to share. The way to get that new high is to go on a ban, you literally go through withdrawal. Then i believe the next purchase will give you more of a rush, like the first did!!! Isn't that
amazing how like a drug addiction that really is? I am still on the ban btw.
Pay less and you wont have to work your butt off! Really I'm reading the most amazing things here. Don't get me wrong. It takes one to know one and I am as guilty as the rest of you. But I am not kidding myself. I know I'm an addict and my next stop is the ban site.*
I think the most ridiculous rationalization I have read is the many who are planning to pass these bags down to their daughters!!
The common factor here is we are never satisfied. That is the danger signal. If you want one high end quality bag and carry it happily for a decade you have not got a problem and are probably not even on this forum. I WISH I were that. I too have gone up and up on the price levels of my bags. Once it was bag after bag in the $30 range. Then I went to the $60-$80 range. A $300*
bag was a one time only affair. Or so I told myself. Then I was buying $300 bags two at the time. Time to graduate to the 4 figure bags. I did! Again, a once in a lifetime purchase. And I have more than one. More than two *And I have just read about a brand hitherto unknown to me. I understand it ranges $8000 and I can't wait to go to a site to see them. of course it would be just a once in a lifetime thing...
**For the first time in my life I am having a cash crunch. And the reason is in my closet, and the floor, and hanging on doorknobs, and stuffed into every available space. My entire foyer closet has been outfitted with shelves to hold my "collection". That has become what I tend to think of the bags now. A collection. Many still have their tags. Before I use one I am already buying another. There is no way I could ever use all these bags. I realize I am sick. I don't know where exactly it got so out of control but I am going to look for help. I don't care what your income, you can break the bank with this fettish.*
There is no end to it. And at some point it stops making you "happy". It*
controls you. I hope you are not here yet. But let this be your wake-up call if you identify with what I have revealed. When I think of what I could have done with all that money it makes me sick
WOW... *This is the REALEST most honest post that Ive read in awhile. You actually just took the words right out of my mouth, as I was thinking of posting something like this for quite some time. I still might... *I think so many of us on here can fully identify with this, although I believe many don't like to admit it...
When you really think about it, it's no different than a drug addiction... *With any drug, it starts off as something recreational at first...or a "once in a lifetime" thing. Then you like the feeling, so the use becomes more frequent. You then need MORE because you start developing a tolerance to the drug. *From that point on, your tolerance keeps going up, up, UP! What used to be enough to satisfy you and make you feel good when you first started is NOW not enough... *You eventually get to the point where nothing is EVER enough anymore. Nothing can or WILL make you feel as good as the early days...
See the similarities? *That's the way it is for me with bags. *It's NEVER enough. I'm NEVER ever satisfied. *I keep craving more, more, more! *I remember when a $40 knockoff bag from the flea market would make me ecstatic! *(that's what fueled this whole designer addiction...lol). Then when one wasn't enough, I had to have more! Then I realized they were junk and got upset when they fell apart. *That's when I had to start "splurging" on bags that would last. *I remember how psyched I was when I bought my first "designer" bag. The Nicky Hilton/Samantha Thavasa "you're a star" bag. I lusted over that bag for over 2 years. Back then I couldn't justify spending $300+ dollars on a bag, so I treated it like it was a diamond encrusted Hermes!!! *Thennn I remember how happy I was when I got my first Coach! *And then my first LV!!! *Even though I had an LV, I still loved and used my lower-end bags... *All was fine.*
But then somewhere, somehow my addiction spiraled out of control. *I started shopping on sites like giltgroupe and, even though I've always loved eBay, I found some truly amazing eBay sellers and started checking their listings daily. *I started becoming a bag snob, and suddenly Coach and Dooney weren't good enough for me. *I could only carry premier designers now! *
And nowww, at this point in my life, "premier designer" doesn't just stop at handbags for me... *I now NEED designer jewelry. Designer shoes. Designer iPhone case. *More, more, MORE!!! *Walmart makeup? *Pssshhht! *I need Chanel...Dior... *And I never in a million years thought that I could EVER justify paying $600 for a piece of plastic...that is, until I started buying LV bag charms! Then last week I just bought a plastic, er..."lucite" Chanel bangle. *I'm seriously out of control.*
Luckily, I DO get alot of my bags brand new at FANTASTIC prices, but really, what comes next? *I have LV, Chanel, Chloe, Balenciaga, Gucci, etc., so it obviously takes ALOT more to satisfy me and make me happy now. *I don't even get excited about LV anymore, so what WILL finally satisfy me? *Hermes??? *AND THEN WHAT...? *FYI, I'm from a major hick-town where no one even knows or CARES about designer things, so why must I be this way? *Everyone asks me ALL THE TIME which "flea market" I purchased my "knock-off" at... *I also don't make a ton of money. *Frankly, there's NO way someone like me should be able to afford the kinds of things that I do, but I always find a way...
It really does scare me now because my standards are set so unbelievably high. *And they just keep going up, up, up!!! *Nothing ever seems good enough... *Around Xmas time, I was showing my bf some things that I wanted, and he goes, "Why can't you be like everyone else? *Any other girl in this town would be thrilled to get even a Coach bag for Xmas!" *My answer..."Because I'm not just ANY girl...Im special! *If you want someone who's just like everyone else, go out w SOMEONE ELSE!". Truth is, I'd like to THINK that I'd be happy with ANYTHING he got me for Xmas, but deep down I know if he got me a Coach bag, I'd be MAJORLY disappointed! *(Poor guy had to sell a CAR just to get me a few lv goodies...lol). *I just feel like my values are so distorted, and it's truly hard for me to appreciate anything anymore. *It's like, where do I go from here? * *