Last year, I had the goal of buying a little iconic something for my 60th birthday. After all, there's not much benefit at this point in practicing super-frugality. So my second goal for now and the rest of my life is to loosen up on the frugality. Unfortunately, I never got around to picking out my iconic something. Another birthday has passed.
Miss Em--still in Belgrade--emailed us recently and told me to buy a Longchamp bag given the recent drop in the Euro. Good idea Miss Em! A Longchamp bag is a good starter iconic piece: it IS iconic and it is NOT SUPER EXPENSIVE. That was my planned for treat in June, when we will be heading to Paris.
Today, I got a sale announcement from a place called "What She Buys," with notice of a 40% off sale on selected Longchamp. Readers, I got a Le Pliage. Not only was it already on sale, but was an additional 40% off. The 40% off alone brings the price down to only a teeny bit higher than the Paris price.
After I checked out, I was given a "referral code." If you buy using the code, I will get 500 points and you will get 100 points. The points don't seem tremendously valuable, but hey, better than nothing I guess.
There are lots of bags available. You may have to call to get the 40% off link/selection. I linked through the email. I think this is a very short special.
Free shipping too.
I think I'm going to keep a list of my "be less frugal" accomplishments. It's hard to break ingrained habits.
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That's smart shopping! I hope you enjoy every outing with your bag. And goodness knows what will be next ;)
Well done! A guilt free purchase and one that you will enjoy for many years.
Happy Belated Birthday.
Enjoy your new bag! And do let us know how you like it as you use it.
@All--Thanks all. It's iconic. It's lightweight. It will be useful for my upcoming trip!
I will be very interested to see how you go about breaking the frugal habit. I splash out now and then, but I can't say I've had huge pleasure from it. A recent health scare made me evaluate things a lot: I bought a bone china coffee mug and a new, more reliable toaster. Having a health scare brings a whole new level of meaning to 'Life's too short'! No brain tumour, thankfully, but still having tests - I expect it will turn out to be 'atypical migraine'. Enjoy your bag!
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