fridayfeelin Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I bought myself a beautiful Marta Ponti brown leather shoulder bag that I just fell in love with. I daren't post how much it cost as my husband won't know that I've bought it until his card bill arrives. That's the way to do it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I normally pay less than £40 for handbags and I usually have only one every day handbag at a time (plus whatever evening bags one acquires over the years) and use the same bag until it's not serviceable any more before buying a new one. However, this year I have made an exception to most of my rules. With my last handbag purchase I'd bought small and realised pretty soon that it was a mistake as there was never enough room to put my day to day stuff in (which is an issue if you have one arm which doesn't work- extra stuff in your good hand invariably gets fumbled and dropped a lot!). Then my grandmother died and I decided that I wanted to have something with which to remember her on a daily basis and she was a complete handbag monster and so a handbag seemed like a really appropriate thing to have, to the point that when I told my mum (her daughter) about buying a memorial handbag she laughed. A handbag is much more appropriate as a memorial for my nan than a picture or whatever. So I set about finding a bag which met my needs and which I would be happy to have with me for a good long time and finally bought one which was initially £160 but was reduced to £70 online at ASOS. Now I have a portable memorial and a lovely, practical handbag all rolled into one. It was lots more money than I'd normally spend, but I expect it to last me over 5 years (as they usually do) and so that comes to a shade under £1.17 a month over that time, so I can't really complain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy lady Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I normally pay less than £40 for handbags and I usually have only one every day handbag at a time (plus whatever evening bags one acquires over the years) and use the same bag until it's not serviceable any more before buying a new one. However, this year I have made an exception to most of my rules. With my last handbag purchase I'd bought small and realised pretty soon that it was a mistake as there was never enough room to put my day to day stuff in (which is an issue if you have one arm which doesn't work- extra stuff in your good hand invariably gets fumbled and dropped a lot!). Then my grandmother died and I decided that I wanted to have something with which to remember her on a daily basis and she was a complete handbag monster and so a handbag seemed like a really appropriate thing to have, to the point that when I told my mum (her daughter) about buying a memorial handbag she laughed. A handbag is much more appropriate as a memorial for my nan than a picture or whatever. So I set about finding a bag which met my needs and which I would be happy to have with me for a good long time and finally bought one which was initially £160 but was reduced to £70 online at ASOS. Now I have a portable memorial and a lovely, practical handbag all rolled into one. It was lots more money than I'd normally spend, but I expect it to last me over 5 years (as they usually do) and so that comes to a shade under £1.17 a month over that time, so I can't really complain. I have no problem justifying spending money on a handbag when my OH can justify spending £900 for a set of bigger wheels for his car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medusa Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I have no problem justifying spending money on a handbag when my OH can justify spending £900 for a set of bigger wheels for his car. I have to budget carefully and £70 is two months' mortgage for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasmusBart Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I have to budget carefully and £70 is two months' mortgage for me. £35 a month ?? when did you buy the house 1906 ?? :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTHFB Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I say buy it. I've spent over 100 on a bag before, it was a Red or Dead - with matching shoes - that I still wear on occasion. I HAD just received a Council Tax refund though for monies that I'd paid over what I needed to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RasmusBart Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I say buy it. I've spent over 100 on a bag before, it was a Red or Dead - with matching shoes - that I still wear on occasion. I HAD just received a Council Tax refund though for monies that I'd paid over what I needed to. £100 ?? D you bad.... :hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
millhouses24 Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I have seen the most lovely Tula handbag in John Lewis, costing about £70. I tell myself I can't justify spending that much on a handbag but then again as my friend tells me, it would last me forever and I am not one to get fed up of bags and keep chucking them out. I know that cheaper bags do tend to fray and get tattered more quickly so I guess you end up paying out more in the long run. I think I would just feel so guilty spending all this on a bag. It would ease my worries a bit if I knew others would or have spent that amount. Honest, its got my name on it! Just do it! Tula handbags are lovely, I was stroking one a few months ago. If it's something you are going to be using and looking at every day, by choosing something you like you are going to be making your day a little bit better, so it'll be worth it I don't think I've ever spent £70 of money I've earned myself on a handbag, but that's not a matter of principle - I definitely would if I saw one I really loved (plus I tend to swap bags around a lot depending on what I'm carrying so I don't have one I use every day). Part of the pleasure of being a woman is enjoying clothes and things like that so if you have the money don't stint. Life's too short. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs grissom Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 I have a gorgeous bag that is an "homage" to a Birkin bag . I fell i love with Birkins but there was no way I could ever pay £4K for a bag even I could afford it , Then , after my beloved Dad passed away, my darling OH decided he would get me one. He searched the web and found a perfect copy which is practically impossible to tell from real. He paid £100 for it from Italy and gave it to me for Christmas and it means even more to me than all the £ Million Posh spent on her Birkin collection. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KTHFB Posted April 20, 2010 Share Posted April 20, 2010 £100 ?? D you bad.... :hihi: Well worth it though, I still have it 4 years later, plus the shoes and still wear them. You don't get that with cheaper bags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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