When you shop for clothes, shoes, and accessories, do you always try to find the lowest price? Are you always on the lookout for a “good deal”? While bargain-hunting is common for many shoppers, I’m here to tell you that “cheap” can actually be more expensive.
A Tale of Four Purses
What do I mean by this? I’ll illustrate my point by sharing a tale of four purses. Two of the purses were “expensive” (over $200) and the other two were “cheap” (around $50). The expensive purses were made by Brighton and were purchased in August 2008 and December 2010, respectively. I have carried both bags for at least 300 days, yet they are still in excellent condition and scarcely show their wear.
I bought the “cheap” bags late last year. I carried one for approximately three months (I’m not one to change my bags all that often) and the other for only about a week. I did not stop carrying these bags because I grew tired of them. I stopped carrying them because they lost their shape, began to fray, and started looking terrible. Yes, a $50 bag only lasted for a week! I wish I could return it, but I purchased it months before I began using it and have no way of proving that it started to fall apart after such a short period of time. So I can’t get my money back, but I can learn a powerful lesson and share it with my readers.
On Tuesday, I needed to return something to Target. While I was there, I decided to check out their latest designer collaboration. These designer collections, the most recent of which is Prabal Gurung, receive a lot of hype and often sell out within days of their release. In fact, I half expected to see nothing left of this latest collection, as it was released on Sunday.
Recovering Shopaholic 