Comments on: Weekend Debate: One bag or many?

By: ashley

ashley — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:15:35 +0000

i would just save for one birkin a year and thank god i’m not a fan of crocodile skin…

my list:
black 35 cm with gold hardware
gris tourterelle 25 cm in ostrich with palladium hardware

and, i do not know, we’ll see

By: brittany

brittany — Sun, 14 Sep 2008 20:09:49 +0000

Personally, don’t have a problem treating myself to a new bag every so often but I’m not the type of person that would save money for one specific bag, especially if it is as expensive as Hermes. Yes, I enjoy the feeling of getting a new bag, especially when I buy it with my own money, but it isn’t a necessity for me in life. Instead of having only a few expensive bags, I would rather have many bags that aren’t expensive because then I have more of a selection based on where I’m going and i can spend my money on things that I really want at the time. Also, with the lifestyle I have, it’s more sensible to have cheaper bags because if one gets ruined, it’s not as devastating as an expensive bag getting ruined.

By: pursefan

pursefan — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:01:48 +0000

I´m not so much of an it-bag fan. Luckily I´m really into timeless pieces but there are still too many “wanna have”-purses out there. Not to forget that one shouldn´t leave the house naked. Fortunately, with some sense of style, clothes don´t have to be very expensive to look good, but they should definitly have some sort of quality. An expensive purse may help, but it can never completly save a cheap looking outfit. Can´t say if I would ever buy an exotic skin if I were rich enough. Right now that’s way beyond my saving patience and financial means. It´s already hard enough now to save up for something and not letting other things come inbetween and also not changing my mind all the time, especially when it comes to colors and sizes.

By: Clarkson

Clarkson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 05:03:51 +0000

Wow!!! The color looks plain. Anyway, I’ll buy many bags in order to fit my dressing. voguelande.com Won’t just buy only one bag.

By: Oliana

Oliana — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:49:43 +0000

Neither. Every woman needs two new bags per season. I am completely against byuing non designer labels, a handbag needs to be from a well known (or up and coming) fashion house, but there is absolutely no need to spend above a certain amount – say $2,000 to feed the need. As someone who has had many Birkins I assure you that after a while ( a short while) you want something new, fresh, more fashion oriented than a luxurious bag that has become – sorry to say – common. Kind regards to you all.

By: angelchick182

angelchick182 — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 05:17:53 +0000

I’m a many-bag-gal myself. I tend to switch bags alot, so this is a good option for me. While I would never turn down a Hermes if it were just given to me, I just couldn’t bring myself to spend that kind of money on a bag.

By: Pinx

Pinx — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 01:49:30 +0000

It’s hard not to want the Birkin in any collection, the bigger problem is actually trying to decide if it’s wise to buy a traditional color or a color that stand out or the always recognizable Hermes orange.

By: doozer

doozer — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 20:52:15 +0000

I can only covet these pricey beauties until my children are grown or I sell one of them.

By: Empress

Empress — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 19:08:32 +0000

One or maybe two a year are me. I use one for fall/winter and then switch for spring/summer.

I am saving for an Hermes by the way. I like the Birkin and Kelly and I don’t need it in trendy colours or skins either. One or two investment pieces are all I need. The real question for me is, would these pieces be included under home owners/renter insurance??

By: Cindy

Cindy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:03:53 +0000

I guess I never love one bag THAT much that it would eat 25% of my after-tax monthly income. So it is really not a problem for me! LOL!

By: Jen

Jen — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:55:39 +0000

Somewhere around four a year make me happy. I like to have a variety of colors and styles to work with in case my outfit color schemes change. Anyways, before I buy a Birkin I’d need a new car and new living room furniture. I think there’s a happy medium in which I’m not buying tons of bags, just enough, and they’re of fairly high quality.

By: asiamb

asiamb — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:40:19 +0000

In my “small” town, they ooh and ahh over coach.

By: sndc99

sndc99 — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:15:14 +0000

If I’m buying a bag to carry forever than yes you spend the money. I want to have those great purses when I need them but I like the color purple and grey for this season and those purses will cost between 500 and 1000 I won’t waste my money on a expensive trend. I would on the other hand spend it on a nice black bag.

By: BagLove

BagLove — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 09:30:58 +0000

What a tough question! On one hand, I do splurge on one or two great bags a year (It’s just the middle of the year and I have reached my quota!). Quality for me is really a big thing. I want to buy something that will lasts so I never go for the “It” bags per se.

However, I do have my cheap thrills which I occasionally indulge in. But then I think, the money spent on this throw-away bags could have gone into a bag I really really like. So yeah, a couple of good bags are better than a dozen not-so-great, impulse buys.

By: Mispellled

Mispellled — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 05:56:00 +0000

I am definitely the type that goes for the One Holy Grail of bags. Seasons come and go. But finally getting that special handbag after years of waiting? That’s a feeling you get only once in a lifetime, for some of us morals.

By: mette

mette — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 04:20:30 +0000

P.S- no Lanvin worries longer. I gave it to a very sweet woman, who was thrilled about it. And I´m happy too.

By: VANmiracle

VANmiracle — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 15:00:41 +0000

I had quite a few of the so called season bags, but somehow they did nothing to me. No faster heartbeat, no satisfaction. When I opened the box of my Hermès bag – I can tell you – the feeling was so much more different. I never had that before with any purchase. Because of that: I wote for THE one Grail Bag.

By: raspberry

raspberry — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 11:39:10 +0000

I guess owning classics are value for money as you can keep them for almost forever and pass them onto your children (Hermes birkin or kelly). I am saving up for my Kelly in gold. Already put myself on the waitlist.

But, some of the seasonal stuff / fashion bags are really pretty and it is hard resisting the temptation to get one. I get bored carrying the same thing all the time.

By: porcelain_ninja

porcelain_ninja — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:49:53 +0000

When that happened to me I stopped eating, travelling and borrowed clothes from siblings so i could justify bag expenses.

Looked great in a bikini and had one great bag a year.

By: porcelain_ninja

porcelain_ninja — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 09:47:12 +0000

Thank goodness I am not in love with Hermes Birkin or Prada so I can buy two bags per season in the $1000 to $3000 bracket. I have learned not to settle because I end up unhappy and just buy or save up for the bag/s I want.

My favorite is still my black Gucci Queen medium top handle and the most expensive I own is the Mulberry Purple Ostrich Bayswater (thank you hubby.) Currently hoping to save up for the Ralph Lauren puffy Ricky and promise not to buy another bag for six months.

Latest cheap thrill is Kenneth Cole’s twice as nice satchel in black for $300.