How much would you spend on a handbag?

[waitingforsun]

I'm about to spend £250 on a bag and it's more than I've spent on one single item ever before. I keep putting it off but I can't stop thinking about this damn bag.

Mine limit is usually the coach sale! Plus cash back via Quidco.. so the actual bag might be £350 but the most I've paid is about £170

I would spend 250 on a bag but it would need to have all the pockets, straps, extra bits that I wanted - wouldn't want to compromise and end up not using it (which I do have experience of )

There was a gorgeous handbag from Reiss a few years back that I didn’t buy- still try and find it to this day and can’t....gutted! I should have bought it- do it

It might be heavy for your intended use, but it is a nice-looking classic bag. The bags from concka look amazing too. The most I have ever spent is about $400 USD and that is on massaccesi the Italian brand, but they are fairly custom (you choose the leather, lining, finishing and finishings) and now I am kinda insane because I went from using one bag at a time until it was dead and then replacing to custom-made! But when you have a bag you like that meets your needs and makes you happy it is a great thing.

But you only have one - so this £250 is to make up for lost time . I would prob spend no more than £80 but I have lots of them - mainly old school Marc Jacobs from ebay. But I have 2 Natashas, 1Fran Q and 1 Ukita. Plus lots of cheaper clutch bags ( I love a .Bottega Veneta cloud dupe).

It's really lovely, so go for it!

Yes I would!! I am eyeing up one for £800 for my 50th! Same as you, I think I will use it for a long time so well worth it.

I love that bag! I’ve been thinking if I get my bonus this year I’ll get a bag and that might be the one!

£1000 on a mulberry Bayswater that I have only used for weddings & funerals 😂
But the mulberry matching purse I paid £300 for and use it every day for the past 3-4 years
I much prefer my £50 Mia Tui bags😂

The most I have spent is £340 on a pre-loved Mulberry Oak Bayswater .

I have a collection of pre-loved Mulberry bags which in total equalled one month’s gross salary when I worked FT . This was my bag limit .

I sold 3 last year and made a decent profit on 2 of them . Although the value of Mulberry in general has dropped they still have a lot of resale value .

If you love the bag and can afford it then buy it .

Another Mulberry fan here - I spend anywhere up to £1000 on handbags but I don't do it often. I invest money in bags which will last and as a result I've got bags which are around 10 years old and still in use. To ensure value for money I don't buy cheaper bags, I use the ones I have. I also avoid delicate bags or designs which will date to make sure I will use them.

So far it's working out, although I've spent a lot I haven't bought a bag in about 5 years. So I'd say if it's a bag you will use and look after then go ahead!

I'm currently saving up for a bag myself: £800😳, which is more than I have ever paid in my life. But, I asked For money fir my birthday and Christmas to put towards it, so it I'm not having to spend much myself.

The way I look at it, is that rather than me spending my money on lots of cheaper items, I'm just buying one more expensive item.

I think we all need a couple of blow the budget items in our lives, (providing you can afford it). Go for it and enjoy it.

@ParkheadParadise

Thanks *@waitingforsun* I'm getting adverts for your handbag after clicking the link. I think I'll need to buy it now as well 👜😂👜😂

Haha. Oops! 🤩

@ArcheryAnnie

I don't think I've ever spent more than £20 on a bag - but then I am also the happy recipient of other people's secondhand bags.

On the other hand, I have lusted after an Elvis & Kresse bag for so long. If I had money to burn, I could easily drop £300 on them, no trouble. But they have less expensive options, too - just none in my price range.

They are gorgeous, and also sustainable.

I want these so badly

My SIL has one of their bags. She got it when they were quite new I think. Still going strong, they definitely stand the test of time!

@QueenPaw

Mine limit is usually the coach sale! Plus cash back via Quidco.. so the actual bag might be £350 but the most I've paid is about £170

That's a good idea. Might look into that!

@CarlottaValdez go for it! They have 20%off right now

My handbag currently is worth £100 but I bought it for half price. That feels about right to me. I tend not to buy into brands however if someone offered me a high end handbag I wouldn’t say no 🤪

I spent £950 in a Chloe bag which, up until lockdown I used almost every day.

If you love it then buy it. You may find that once it arrives it doesn't live up to expectations, so then return it

Cheers, OP. You’ve just cost me £300.

I'm probably the wrong person to ask since I'm a bit of a collector and my most expensive purchase was £1500 for a LV. I have around 8 bags and they all get used regularly (at least they did when I could go out!) If I stop using a bag, I sell it.

Your one looks really good quality and it's a timeless style. Go for it! And think of it on a cost per use basis.

That bag is a classic OP. I think you will get years from it.

If you put a lot in it, it will be very heavy. Obviously. That's the downside with bags like that. I always lose things in the bottom, as well.

But I've never spent more than £29 on a bag, and that only once, so I'm not the right person to ask!

Loving all the encouragement! So glad so many of you like it. Just checked out! 😀

I havent bought a handbag since I was about 19, like heels I find them to be really dated, disappointed my handbag obsessed mother greatly

That said, I do treat myself in other ways, if you want it buy it!

I’m about to buy a bag that’s 2300 and that’s around the most I’d pay

@LunaNorth you're the second poster to be tempted I think. 🙈 There's a 20% off code on the website for Mother's Day btw