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Luvlylittlewing:
--- Quote from: Kelda on January 20, 2012, 05:15:00 am ---But well kept vintage stuff is sooo nice! And if good nick, can really retain (or increase) their value - just like a vase or picture would.
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Very true! I've seen purses by famous makers exceed their value just because they were a limited edition item.
serious crayons:
I just saw this thread. I have never spent more than $100 on a handbag (and probably not even that), but if someone can afford it and that's what makes them happy, why not? It's their business. You could say, well, she should take that money and give it to the poor instead, and that's a valid argument. But you could say the same thing to someone who spends $800 on travel. Spending money on travel is not intrinsically morally superior to spending money on apparel. It's a personal preference (it also happens to be my personal preference).
That said, I hate it when media stories act like it's reasonable to call purses, shoes, shirts, etc. with three-figure pricetags "inexpensive." To me, anything short of maybe a winter coat that costs over $100 is expensive, period. And I believe that manufacturers have brainwashed the public into thinking that designer items are worth as much more as their prices would indicate. A $100 designer T-shirt is no doubt better made than a $25 Old Navy T-shirt -- but not four times better.
Marge_Innavera:
The image of leaving a handbag to some luckless heir in one's will* is still hilarious but otherwise, I'm wondering why this thread was resurrected.
* "To my son Jimmy I leave my business and its inventory, and my stocks and bonds. To my daughter Erica I leave my house and bank accounts. And to my other daughter Bristol I leave all my handbags and underwear."
Jeff Wrangler:
--- Quote from: serious crayons on April 07, 2012, 05:58:31 pm ---A $100 designer T-shirt is no doubt better made than a $25 Old Navy T-shirt.
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Not necessarily.
Marge_Innavera:
But the $100 designer T-shirt can give the wearer that priceless feeling of superiority. :laugh:
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