Hehe, I think that was me. Framboise vernis stuff?
Don't get me wrong, I can definitely see balking at the $1,000 price tag. But I loved the bag enough to justify the price. I think there are different categories of bag buyers in general. Some try to justify the bag in terms of its materials ($1,000 for leather is fine... for plastic, no) and how it will hold up to wear and tear (sometimes those two are correlated, sometimes no). Others justify prices based on how much they love something... that's me.
I've liked Chanel's styling for a while (chain handle, closure) and liked the classic flap a lot, but somehow thought it looked a little sophisticated for the way I usually dress. Thus, when I saw the classic flap redone in see-through... I was smitten. It was a great combination of 80's/90's fad (I had clear bags when I was little in the early 90's), this season's mod, and... well, not to offend, but EUROTRASH. (ROFL) So all in all, this was the perfect way for me to make the leap into Chanel... with one of their more offbeat pieces.