they're just bags but I'm torn!

hi guys!

yiss, sis is back!

I love bags! not necessarily branded ones, coz if I could find a cheaper copy of it, i would just buy. coz money don't grow on trees. unfortunately.

and recently, a friend posted on her IG Story of this bag that I find very lawa..like, the shape is soooo my style! 

BUT sadly, its by a brand that I no longer support!

argh. why

I even went on a mini discussion about the bag with said friend, all the while thinking "but I no longer support this brand". I feel ashamed when I said to her "we might have matchy bag soon!" her respond to me that made me guilty? she shared with me discount codes from some local influencers. 😖 I am sorry girlie. I lied. She was excited too. aww bless her precious heart.

I mean, I'm not saying never. I'm still sleeping on it. I mean, I have been for a week. lol. but I can't go back to my words. my sister even said the pricing is decent. for an indie brand. well, they're not really indie, but you know, not Gucci or LV. so, I guess 🤷🏻‍♀️.

My bestie on the other hand, "If you buy that bag, find new friend" LOL coz he's not supporting for a different reason from mine. 

For backstory purposes, I never was a hard core supporter before. I only ever own two items from this brand, a tudung and scarf bag. but atu pun because the brand collaborated with our Crown Princess, Princess Sarah. Honestly, if it weren't for that collab, I don't think I would ever buy anything from them, coz its just a head scarf and it cost astronomical? and when they released that collab, I just had my bonus paid out, and I thought, why not? the dumbest purchase ever to be very honest. LOL I only ever used it twice! DUA. KALI. SAHAJA. pasal apa nah? the material was so flimsy that certain areas are ruined due to the pins/clips used on it. I mean, I don't know how you gonna keep your tudung stay in place without the pins/clips. So, yeah. that tudung is now in its box. collecting dust.

Why I am not supporting this brand anymore? this one kinda, personal. She was releasing her own brand of telekung (head scarfs and skirt you use during prayer) and I don't know the full story to be honest but I saw her post on my explore page where she judge people who sell a knock off version of that telekung (apparently her brand is so popular that they got copied to a more affordable price for other people who can't afford the overprice telekung). I understand you were upset that people are technically stealing from you, butt..

She brought up dosa pahala di sana atu and you know how I feel about people who talked like its their job to collect peoples deeds. Like, I can do the same about you sis but I'm gonna keep that to myself. It really was becoz of that one post that I stop admiring her collections and ultimately stop supporting?

one time I went to her shop, dangani my cousin who wanted to buy something, back in 2018, and saw her stationery collections. I, avid fanatics' of stationery that I am, gotta have a look at them, and was surprise at how similar looking the stapler was with Typo's, an Aussie brand (I think its Aussie brand)? like, did you buy from them and slapped your brand on it? why? the price was a lot more expensive than Typo's too. why?

ANYWAY

Yeah, I am torn. I still stand by what I said about why I stop 'supporting'. but why bag so lawa and my style?! whyyy

Now, I might have to buy the other bag that I've been wanting since last year but never got the chance to purchase yet, coz price. 

Rachel Satchel, Fossil. 

this one a bit cheaper tho, Fiona Satchel.

same shape.

didn't know they the same level as Michael Kors. lol

Lol this one also I found thru a friend IG post. 

again, sooo my style! I just like this shape ok. I don't know why. I mean, I like other shape too. I don't know man, sometimes, its just that first glance love kinda thing but really this shape and style? Mine mine mine!

This friend is also sooo precious! we talked at a length about the bag and once again, I was encouraged to buy. but when I found out the price, I was like, err..maybe not now? LOL 

I mean, I could splurge but at that time I was like, "I should use this money for travelling overseas" lol

but after the above situation, I think, I'm better off buying Fossil? coz brand reputation and ranks? I'm not sure anymore.

WHY BAGS HAVE TO BE BRANDED AND EXPENSIVE?!

Ok lah. I did buy 3 known brands, MK, Longchamp, and that Anello backpack. MK's my most expensive I've ever owned and still in mean condition after 4 years? my Longchamp a little battered coz I used this bag when I travel a lot. my Anello backpack is a little new and only been used for travel once.

The rest of my bags? cheap cheap only. Ok, my Harry Potter bags are not cheap. the shipping cost alone is crazy but I'm also a crazy person for HP merchandise so..

I guess quality over quantity? and to have better quality, we gotta pay more?

This post went from 'Not supporting this brand but I want the bag' to 'but the one I wanted for so long is expensive tho' real quick. LOL

sigh.

In conclusion,

I won't go back on my words. earlier brand's bag cost BND130. If I save up some more, I'd be able to buy the Fossil's Rachel Satchels.

So, yeah..as lawa the bag is, as guilty I am towards my lovely friend, I just can't.

I mean, I could just buy and not care what other people think of my fickle conflicted decision/opinion but I wouldn't be able forgive myself for going back on my words over a BAG!

like my uda (uncle) once said, he said it in Malay but in English, it loosely translate to, "Self integrity"

Fossil Rachel Satchel, please don't discontinue, or I might die. 

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