Do you invest in one or two good bags or have a bunch of cheaper ones?

How much do you spend on a high quality bag? I am asking because I just bought one and feeling ultra guilty

Almost every bag I own has been purchased at Wilson's Leather. I typically spend $50 - 100 on a bag. More on career bags and brief cases. I prefer my bags to be real leather so I very very VERY rarely grab a cheap one at big box stores.

my guilty pleasure is Coach- i buy 2-3 new Coach bags a year- i generally dont spend over $500 on a bag though. what kind of bag did you buy Nataly??

I buy a good bag and use it until it needs to be retired. Now shoes....that is an entirely different story!!

OK, I bought this one:

http://www.zappos.com/n/p/p/7380154/c/29868.html

But in dark brown leather, not patent. And it was 1/2 off at Filene's basement.. which I think is a good value. But I'm a total cheapskate when it comes to bags -- I own one other really nice one (in black), and the rest aren't great. I am trying in my increasingly wiser years to invest in fewer quality pieces, but the cheapskate in me has a hard time

Nataly, I love that bag! I think it was a great buy, especially half off.

I usually have one nice, more expensive bag in rotation plus a few cheaper fun ones. I love Cole Haan bags, and this is the one I have now. I love it, and the quality is great - I think it's going to last for a long time.

Mollie -- that one is gorgeous! I really love their bags -- how they look, the quality. The other expensive bag I have is also from them, my parents bought it when I turned 30 as my first "serious" bag

It's sitting here, still with tags on, looking at me -- I think by the end of the day I'll break down and get the tags off!

ok i admit i used to be in the cheap bag category. i loved that i could run into tjmaxx or marshalls or whatever and get something cute and fun for $15-$30! i could justify having a couple every season!

then it happened. i broke down and bought a nice coach black leather handbag, a cute wallet (best ever, holds everything adn STILL ZIPS CLOSED amazing) and a little hand bag thingy that i use as a makeup bag in my purse. i spent like $200 total and it scared the crap out of me.

until i loved it so much i didnt want another cheapy bag. ever!

then this spring i figured black is a little dark for summer, i could buy ONE BAG for spring summer!! i so bought this Kenneth Cole one (i did not pay this much though, because i am cheap too!) and i LOVE IT!!!!!! love, you have no idea... and have gotten more compliments on it than any bag i have ever owned! Crazy...

definitly take the tags off and use that expensive purse! what are you doing if you have it already? use it!!