"Why Buy When You Can Borrow?"
You can lease your car...How about renting your purse?
According to an article today in the Boston Globe, this is exactly what many women are doing through companies such as Bag Borrow or Steal and From Bags to Riches. As one of the websites asks:
To me, this works for books. The library is great! Why? Because I rarely read a book more than once. Same thing goes for movies. I have a few favorite movies on DVD, but otherwise I rent. But clothes and handbags?"Why buy when you can borrow?"
Maybe I'm not the right person to ask though. Don't get me wrong, I believe that a great handbag is the perfect accessory. And I have a few bags in my closet that I absolutely love. But chances are I bought them at TJ Maxx or Marshall's. I wouldn't buy a $2000 hand bag even if I had the money. Do you know there are handbags that cost $15,000? You can buy a new car for that price!
This trend in borrowing-as-a-lifestyle is everywhere all of a sudden. Napster's new ad slogan is
Where is all this going?"own nothing, have everything."
There is something weird to me about the whole thing. It somehow seems artificial to me, but I can't figure out why. Can someone explain this "rental" phenomenon to me?
posted by Kim @ 8:13 AM
4 comments
4 Comments:
not a bad idea. I buy so much stuff clothes, shoes and hand bags and I use them only once. I end up giving them away.
In that case, I agree, that it is a good idea. If you have stuff you wear only once, then this would be the perfect service. You can return them and get a new one anytime you want!
On the sublect of handbags, Tina didn't mention it because she is modest, but she is a talented handbag designer. You can check out her handbags at the House of Rucio
And if anyone is wondering what to get me for Christmas, I think the "Carla" bag is to die for...
Here's my vent. What gets on my nerves is my inability to find anything I am looking for. For instance, your site was not what I was actually looking for. I mean, I was searching for custom photo purse and found your very nice blog. I am glad I did, but the point is that it was not what I was searching for. Weird. Anyway, have a good day.
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