A couple of years back, my aunt gave me a replica of a Louis Vuitton bag. It was a “pasalubong” from Hongkong. Back then, I wasn’t too conscious if the bag was a counterfeit or not. As long as it serves its purpose and it is fashionable, it was not a problem. It’s just like having a pirated DVD. As long as it is a clear copy, to me it’s as good as the original. In most cases, I would never watch the same DVD once I’ve watched it.
Anyhow, back to the bag. As mentioned, it was no problem if the bag was a fake. Maybe because when I was 5 to 10 years younger, owning an original LV bag wasn’t in my list!!! As far as I’m concerned, it did not exist in my vocabulary. Maybe because I was not too brand conscious. Well, maybe I am, but only for the ‘affordable’ brands like Lacoste, RL or Nine West. Then came my liking for Coach, DKNY and Kate Spade. Some of which, came in the form of a gift from Mama and Ninang while the others were bought at factory outlets when we were on trip to the States. I thought it wound end there considering their costs were a few thousand bucks. IT DID NOT! My desire for another bag (even if I already have a couple of designer bags) just evolved! I can be seen surfing the Louis Vuitton website!
I wanted a Speedy 30 or a Neverfull MM. And when given the chance to ask my mom’s friend coming from the United Kingdom to buy for us an original LV bag in an LV store at England, the gates of happiness opened!!! I had to ask permission from the hubby!!! It was like actually asking for funds, literally (which I’ve pre-committed, take note). He initially said, ‘NO’. He said I already have a collection of bags sleeping in their boxes, gathering dust. It’s just eating up space in his closet because mine is already full. He even said that even if I change bags every day for a month, with the plentiful I have, I won’t repeat a bag! If only he can sell them, he will!
Admittedly, yes I don’t need another bag. But with my super “kakulitan”, I finally made him say yes! Woohoo!!! He was giving-in into my whim and I on the other hand was already having second thoughts on pushing thru with the purchase since it’s a major cash outlay. But just like any major expenditure, we had lots of things to take into consideration: the monthly bills, baby expenses, savings, etc. And so, after a biased analysis, hubby just turned a blind-eye. How can he not? He’s a witness to my sleepless nights since the day I gave the full specs of the LV bag that I like. As he said it himself, “I’m obsessed!” Hahaha.
Well, he’s not saying that we can already super afford it, but somehow he understands my “caprice” to just let the resources flow for us to be able to afford it. One line of reasoning he told was that I’ve spent more than a decade working day in and day out, and in one way or another, I deserve to splurge a little on my obsession/whim/caprice! I like this part of our argument although the splurging was not a little, it was a lot! To me it seems a fortune! Exaggerated!!!). Well I guess he was just into defending the purchase of his Nikon D90 just this year too, hahaha. We’re quits! But as my husband has warned me, it probably may be the first and the last! And that it would be his gift to me for the next 2 years worth of occasions. Well take note, there was a word “probably”. Hehehe!
Sleepless nights no more, the bag I ordered has arrived. I’m as happy as a clam! I can only “clap, clap, clap”. Yipee! And what a better way to do it, my mom ordered one for her too!!! Meaning, I could borrow. Double happiness!
