Musings from Spending 2 hours on eBay looking at nothing but Handbags

I was going to spend my time more constructively, like actually purchasing a case for my eternally tortured iPod, which has scratches and smudges all over it. However, I got distracted from the search for the perfect case; and instead, I focused my energy on looking for the perfect handbag/pouch. It's an extra difficult endeavor made by my irrational demands: 1. no Coach, because it's becoming a supermarket brand (e.g. every time I go pick my mom up from work, there is bound to be a middle-aged lady with a Coach purse); 2. no vintage, and 3. no ugly. I thought these prerequisites were quite reasonable, so I plunged head first into the depth of eBay Canada, handbag division.

Originally, I was searching for a pouch. A little thing with wrist strap that's big enough for id, cash, and possibly cellphone. I was wrong. Without Coach, there is not much to choose from. Why in the world are there SO many listings for Coach bags? Are they insanely popular because they come with crack cocaine in the hidden pockets? Superior design? Doubtful.

I did, however, saw two listings that had me salivating (metaphorically speaking). One is this little Louis Vuitton dark brown leather pouch. It was perfect. Kind of large, but perfect. I think it was going for $100+. Same deal goes for this beautiful tan Hermes goat leather bag. The luxury was just oozing out of the picture. That one was going at $300+. Not something that I can afford.

In the end, I figured, if I can't have it perfect, then I probably shouldn't have it at all. Because really, at the end of the day, I cannot justify that kind of purchase. The laments of a little barista.