WHAT'S YOUR BAG?

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I must admit that I fell prey to the designer handbag craze in the '70s. I was a young mother with two young boys at that time.

 I asked my husband to get the designer handbag for my Christmas gift. I wrote down the name "Aigner" for him on 
paper so would have it in his wallet. 
I didn't trust him to go shopping without
it. He called me at worked and he 
sounded anxious. He asked me if I 
realized that the "Aigner" handbag
cost $100! I answered in a soft voice, "Yes".  He said "Ok" and pointed out 
this would be my only Christmas gift.
I said that this was fine since we still 
had the boys Christmas gifts to buy. 






My 70's handbag looked like this!

 http://www.onlyfashionbags.com

I carried this handbag every day. 
I broke the handle on this bag 
2 months later. I was very upset
and was almost in tears. A co-worker
calmed me down and told me what to
do. She said that these expensive bags could be replaced if I had the receipt. 
No way, was I going to ask my husband
for the receipt. He would ask too many questions. Thank God, the department store where he bought it was great.
They let get a new handbag since it 
was a gift. I only carried this handbag 
to church after this incident. 

 Now popular designer handbags can
cost over $300! My old handbag looks 
worn out now. I'm retired and a widow now. I  refuse to pay $300 for a handbag! I'd rather spend $300 on a day trip with 
my friends!

 I have found used designer handbags 
at my thrift stores. I also went to a 
great sale at my favorite department 
store. They had designer handbags less than $100. The brand names they carried were not the popular ones that I've seen online. So, what! I bought a nice handbag that had black and brown trim on it. It could be worn with black or brown
shoes. I was happy!

Here are some brands that were
a great buy:





Stone Mountain Hampton Leather Handbag


https://www.vermontcountrystore.com



Stone & Co. Megan Convertible Leather Satchel


https://www.kohls.com










https://www.overstock.com

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