I have this totally awesome friend (who is awesome even though she doesn’t read my blog 😛 ) who is getting me a freakin amazing birthday / Christmas present this year. My birthday is Dec 23rd and she never ever gets me combo presents but this one is above and beyond and in reality should be her present to me for two or three years, not just one. She talked to me about it before going ahead with it, which is how I know about it so far in advance, and I was completely blown away.
Well obviously I want to get her something totally beyond anything I have gotten her in the past, because even though it won’t compare with what she is getting me I have to do my best on my smaller budget.
She really loves designer purses and shoes and I had this oh so brilliant idea to get her a designer purse. Now, I don’t know a whole hell of a lot about designer purse brands except that I can’t afford them normally but for this, well, I’ll save, and it’ll be worth it, and really, just how much could they possibly be?
Ha! What silly naive thoughts I had!
I watched a bunch of YouTube videos of people talking about their various designer purses to get an idea of which were good and which were found to be lacking and it seemed Louis Vuitton was super popular and almost never disappointed people. I also learned women collect LV stuff like it is going out of style, or like it is some sort of investment or something which has led me to believe that some people have way too much money and if any of them read this feel free to donate to the cause of moi! 😉 lol
After getting it in to my head that I’d get her a LV clutch or something similar I went to the LV website and almost had a heart attack as soon as the page for wallets loaded. The first wallet that popped up was this one…
Want to know how much this wallet costs? Go on, guess, I dare you!
This, the Sarah Wallet is $1030.00, Canadian.
Seriously? For a wallet?!
After the shock dimmed a bit I skimmed through some more of the website and kept blinking in disbelief as I saw the prices scroll by.
I feel so poor now lol
And yeah, I may love my friend to bits and pieces but no way I am getting her a LV anything cuz there is nothing on that site that is a price I can ever afford.
So now I am back to square one for what to get her, I have a couple months so I’m sure I’ll think of something but wow, what an eye opener for how the other half live. 😛
The Amazing Shrinking Woman 
LOL, don’t feel poor. There are some LV items in the $150-250 range. Things like key holders and card holders. I have the 6 Key Holder and it was $250 American. I’m not sure what kind of budget you’re working with but they have a 4 Key Holder that’s $205 American too. And it’s an item that I use every single day. So I think it’s something that someone would appreciate as a gift. They have some wallets in the $400-500 range too but that Epi Leather in the picture is going to a lot more than a canvas wallet.
Thanks for the tips! 🙂