To pay £325 pounds for a basket bag?

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Hey everyone, I came across this Loewe bag a few months ago and i feel like i'm really into it, however not sure whether it's worth buying it for this amount of money (I mean it's just a basket bag). What do you think of it and would you get it?
this is the bag www.mytheresa.com/en-gb/loewe-medium-leather-trimmed-basket-tote-1465320.html?catref=category
thanks x

It's a straw bag and an ugly one at that. No way is that worth £325, but if you like it well it's your money. I'm just at the appeal.

www.thelittlemarket.com/products/beach-bag-natural

I really like this one. It is a fair trade product, as is the link above. woolery.com/african-fair-trade-basket-tote.html

The bag @QuiteForgetful linked to literally comes with “a story” you wanted Razafindrabe Collections (the Madagascar company that makes them).

Though I suspect like all designer handbags, it’s really the label you care about.

I think it’s mediocre at best and way overpriced.
And once the original dopamine hit of buying it wears off, it’ll lose its novelty.

No. At that price I’d want an investment. A real doer and an old friend bag. That’s not it.
The price is not inconsiderable even for rich people.

It won’t get better with age. It’ll just look shite.

A story

I bet if you saw the exact same bag in Primark you wouldn't like or want it. Snobbery

Yes, there's a story.

The story is... it costs £10 to make and is sold for £325

My Bff's Grand Princess cruise was cancelled at 05:30 am. The San Fran to Hawaii one.

Sorry, wrong bloody thread!

It’s a basket. Erm...it’s going to fray and disintegrate in the same way as any other basket.

Delusional much?

Primark aside, it's fugly OP. But crack on, because you obviously don't like being being YABU.

And yes, YABU. It's vile and far too overpriced.

That bag is hideous...£325 are you having a laugh???

If you can afford it and you like it then crack on but to me it looks like something my Aunty Pam would wear to carry her fags and take a break magazine to the beach in Gran Canaria

For that money I would google ‘straw bag making class + my area’ and make my own.

I really like it too OP, but think I prefer the brown.

Well if you're happy a calf was killed for you to carry a part of his skin around on your shoulder go ahead.

Maybe it looks nicer in person but it looks a little scruffy on the pictures. Definately not worth the money even if you can afford it.

Oh dear, there’s always one. The leather is a by product of an animal slaughtered for meat.

Definitely buy it if you really like it. Treat yourself

Sorry, but that is a classic example of more money than sense.

It's not even a particularly nice bag, not well designed at all, so I'd query how well it's made too. If you pay £325 for that, they saw you coming.

I wouldn't pay £325 for any bag; leather, basket or otherwise. I honestly don't get how many seemingly sane people are willing to pay £££ for something, on the basis that it is supposedly handmade or higher end/from a reputable brand - I'll bet my last pound that most of these items are still made in factories with poor conditions. I think most 'hand made' items being sold in fairly large quantities are probably actually 'hand finished' and still mass produced. I could be wrong, but that's what I think. And if you are looking for a 'story' I'd suggest buying second hand or vintage. Much more interesting.

I think you might like this one OP. Very similar and more secure with a zip closure. Much more reasonable price too!

www.henriettaspencer.co.uk/collections/basket-bags-uk/products/chelsea-basket-bag-tote