they get several bags at once..
not just for themselves.
i had a man who came in looking for a purse for his daughter..easily three hundred..then goes and buys two more..one for his other daughter and one for his wife.
sometimes the business men would come in and he'd point to this, that that and that and the total was about 1k..
but i think japanese spends more in general when it comes to fashion and luxury items and the turn over is a lot faster (meaning getting rid of last season and starting afresh). there was this wonderful article on that and how its changing...i just wish i could remember which magazine
still, they make a pretty good dent..not to stereotype but they're usually the ones that i've seen buying a lot..