Just ordered my first Mulberry bag

[Missushbb]

Still had birthday money from start of the year, so after constantly looking at them online I have just gone for it! Quite excited but also feel a bit guilty!! It is birthday money and it was my 40 😬

It's gorgeous! Enjoy

@FourteenthDoctor People get utterly ridiculous about bags on here sometimes. But we’re pretty good at telling them to piss off if they’re going to piss on people’s chips! I think you went for a metallic Dior on that occasion, is that right?

@Ninkanink

Why on earth would you feel guilty?? Do you think men feel guilty about their very expensive bikes/motorbikes/cars/model railways/other hobbies and things that make them happy? No, they don’t. And no one gives them any grief over spending huge amounts of money on them.

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Enjoy your beautiful new bag! Which one did you buy?

Thank you for this point. I’ve been considering a new camera. It’s expensive so I feel guilty about thinking of spending the money on me. But my husband has one of these hobby things and has spent plenty on himself via them. Time for a chat about who’s turn it is to have a splurge.

Lovely! 😍

@FourteenthDoctor i'll need to find your thread!
my dh just said it's nice to get something special, and that his new camera was £500 so i should just enjoy it.

My bag obsession stems from my ex husband being totally controlling over money. I bought my first Mulberry a couple of years after we divorced as a 'fuck you' to him. It was meant to be my only designer purchase but many many bags later..... Thankfully my current husband is fully supportive!!

Similar here. I'm a single parent and I'm not rolling around in money but I have worked hard and saved hard and made good choices for over a decade now. I've only bought myself one Loewe hammock for my 50th and before that I'd bought a chloe see bag, but my abusive x (also financially abusive) used to buy expensive cars and I was nearly picking up 2ps off the street. I left him but it was a tough decade. It's 14 years since I left him, so I'm not being foolish. I'm back on my feet now. And goddammit I deserve a bag occasionally. I don't drive (another controversial declaration) but I live near many bus routes. I have no driving history so despite my advanced age, a year's insurance if I were to start driving would be more than my designer bag! So I'm happy as I am. Sitting on the bus with my Loewe on my knee!

I really like the Mulberry Lily totes, I'd need a decent sized one though. All my bags are too small

i like the bayswater tote too.

yes it's so good to spend money on yourself. i was thinking that when i was trying to justify my purchase, i don't have car finance or anything so why not
buy something nice!

I can find it but it won't let me view it - I was posting under Sansasnatch - if anyone can link please do!

Basically I was in Italy and I had two bag choices and it was kind of a live which one am I going to get thread. It's taken till now and a name change to even think about discussing my handbag purchases!

My DH has a season ticket to the football every year so I get the same amount to spend! Usually on a handbag!

Enjoy our beautiful bag OP . Was the shopping experience wonderful too ?

[quote Missushbb]@FourteenthDoctor i'll need to find your thread!
my dh just said it's nice to get something special, and that his new camera was £500 so i should just enjoy it. [/quote]
How lovely @Missushbb the Lily is such a lovely classic bag.

I have a bag habit including some Mulberries - a navy blue kite, oxblood Tessie crossbody, purple patent east west Bayswater, rust Leighton (my fave!) and a large tan Antony. I haven’t used the Antony for years, maybe I should sell...?

@SpeckledyHen

Enjoy our beautiful bag OP . Was the shopping experience wonderful too ?

it was, though i didn't have much time as the shop was closing, but they didn't rush me. my fault for going in to town last minute. i felt a bit out of place at first as i never usually shop in places like that, but they were very nice. i was in house of fraser last week and the Mulberry concession staff were so lovely too, i tried on a few bags and there was no pressure to buy.

@FourteenthDoctor

I can find it but it won't let me view it - I was posting under Sansasnatch - if anyone can link please do!

Basically I was in Italy and I had two bag choices and it was kind of a live which one am I going to get thread. It's taken till now and a name change to even think about discussing my handbag purchases!

www.mumsnet.com/Talk/_chat/3574916-Which-bag-Louis-Vuitton-do-you-prefer?pg=7

is this it? 😂 did someone get told to buy a bench instead of a bag one time or is that Mumsnet urban myth? 😂

The bench chat is absolutely real

Love your choice OP, very nice work

thank you! i do love it, makes me so happy! once i have my refund from
john lewis for the lily my happiness will be complete! 😂

i love your purse on that thread @FourteenthDoctor.

@SelkieFly

Similar here. I'm a single parent and I'm not rolling around in money but I have worked hard and saved hard and made good choices for over a decade now. I've only bought myself one Loewe hammock for my 50th and before that I'd bought a chloe see bag, but my abusive x (also financially abusive) used to buy expensive cars and I was nearly picking up 2ps off the street. I left him but it was a tough decade. It's 14 years since I left him, so I'm not being foolish. I'm back on my feet now. And goddammit I deserve a bag occasionally. I don't drive (another controversial declaration) but I live near many bus routes. I have no driving history so despite my advanced age, a year's insurance if I were to start driving would be more than my designer bag! So I'm happy as I am. Sitting on the bus with my Loewe on my knee!

I really like the Mulberry Lily totes, I'd need a decent sized one though. All my bags are too small

i'd never heard of a lily tote until you mentioned it: it's lovely!!

Yes! Poster asked for help picking a bag with a small legacy from a lady who loved her bags (around the mulberry price point), told to buy a bench in her memory instead. Or art. Or spend it on a holiday for her whole family.

But what it could never be, is spent on something that was only for the benefit of the woman.

(Men buying bikes / watches never get this)

I can't see the thread but if it was started by sansasnatch then yes! I remember sitting with a negroni and my husband was like just ignore them and I was like "do you know me at all" 😂

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@FourteenthDoctor I can't see from that thread which bag you bought in Italy and I'm dying to know! Do you still have it?

Here you go! Ta da!!!

Ah!! Lovely - good choice. And I bet you use it loads.

Here's my Gucci Disco out for a few beers yesterday - doesn't she look happy?! 😂

she looks very happy!