Fair point Moth & yes Q do seem to be stocking ever more expensive items.
I would just say that us canny shoppers get Lulu G bags in the sale, up to 50%-70% off, thus making them affordable. Of course if someone wants a bag that isn't in the sale like I say, everyone's perogative to do that if they have the money to do it. Even at full price some of her summer 2013 bags have long been sold out. Q never even got them in stock they went that fast!
To my knowlege LG doesn't have bags under another name, nor have I ever seen rermarkably similar bags to hers at far cheaper prices. They're not cheap agreed. I bought her patent Franka bag, £317 plus p&p on Q at the mo', Cocosa 1 month ago £129 plus a fiver p&p. Guess which one I got lol!
Normally I'd expect a patent leather bag to be heavy & inflexible. Hers I have to say to me is worth every bit of what I paid for it. The leather is maluable, super glossy and in a different league to any other patent bag I've had or seen for the price I paid.
Some designer brands are a bit of a rip off but not all of them are, nor can comparable quality be found elsewhere at a fraction of the price always. Trust me, I've looked & looked hard, I'm a woman it's in my genes to do so. :grin:
I agree to what you say about the quality of Lulu bags, Nikki. I don't like all her bags and I have bought one that I liked when it was on reasonable price as OTO at QVC. I have lusted after a couple of her other bags and will only buy them if I find them at a reasonable price.... I won't buy them not because I cannot afford them, but only because I think they are that price because of the name only.
I really love the Romily bag that I have, it is very soft and not at all heavy, surprisingly light for a quality leather bag. It is also very functional and very suitable for my needs.
I have got Tignanello bags and they are also well made, but a lot heavier and if I may say, though of good leather, cannot at all be compared to my Lulu.
I have Radley bags, and again though not cheap, have not got the softness of the Lulu bag, and lack a few safety aspects I look for in my bags.
I did not buy any of the Lulu bags at the winter sales, because there wasn't any there that I fancied, no point buying one just because it was in the sales.
I bought an expensive Charlie Lapson leather bag that went straight back because it was "placticky" and cheap looking.
I can understand that some people have the life style that requires some kind of "show" and need to buy the higher "branded" designer bags. For them it is a necessity.
I only feel sorry for others, who would buy a designer item, when they cannot really afford them, just to say they own one.
QVC does tempt a lot of people into buying things that so many cannot afford to, by saying things like" only £150" or "a bargain at" "cannot believe it is only"
For those who cannot afford a good designer bag, maybe it will be an idea that instead of buying lot of cheaper bags, save up instead and buy a good quality bag.
