but I did buy cash after saving for my milestone birthday and 2nd graduation. but I think I need to space my purchases from now on, having acquired hermes and chanel in one year. I need t carry lot of papers, so I have also considered the LV soft lockit. and when it all went well, I did buy a chanel jumbo black caviar in single flap, partly inspired by your recommendation. I could not even get on the so called waiting list and finally went for a preloved one, first time I sent it back as it did not match description and the 2nd time it worked well with a firm called collective square in France. what you stated about the begging process is so very true. have you considered hermes victoria or bolide, which are less expensive than kellys or birkins (relative to hermes prices of course) bolide is a bit like vuitton alma. Just a thank you for your very sensible and informative reviews. For more of my rambles, my video review is here 🙂 This has turned into a bit of a ramble but I thought I would share my real concerns and thoughts about the bag. Would I like to use the Soft Lockit for more than this? Sure, but I don’t because I have so many other bags which are more suitable. act as a smart, refined bag that can be used for posh work events. Now, I know a Soft Lockit and a Birkin/ Kelly are very different bags but for me, they kind of fulfill the same purpose, i.e. It has also made me question whether Hermès is right for me. It’s beautifully made, classic, elegant and wonderfully understated. This isn’t to say I don’t love the bag – I really do. The resale value of this bag isn’t anywhere near what I’d like it to be and 2. Two majors factors weigh in (negatively) on me saying this: 1. So, was it a risk that paid off? Honestly, I’m not entirely sure. Louis Vuitton holds value as well of course but that’s more true of the classic monogram bags than anything else and the Soft Lockit, being such a new bag and in somewhat uncharted territory for Louis Vuitton, felt like a risk. That’s not to say other brands don’t hold their value – I know with Hermès bags, you can actually make money pretty instantly but Chanel is always such a safe bet, not to mention the fact that I love the aesthetic. I put an awful lot of my money into my bag collection and it’s comforting to know that I can recoup some of it should I need or want to. Why? I like things that hold their value – not necessarily because I sell my bags all the time (I don’t, at all) but because I like the idea that I could sell my bags at any time. I don’t tend to spend serious money on bags unless they are Chanel.

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