#pursegate2016
I recently joined a Facebook group called Just Glam it, a page where other makeup and beauty enthusiasts can post pictures, ask questions, give advice etc. on all beauty and makeup related topics. Shortly after my joining, I started to notice my feed being filled with pictures of purses. At first it was just members posting photo’s of a cute purse that closely resembled a Michael Kors bag for a fraction of the price. Now they aren’t ‘knock offs’ just purses with similar shape and function. They had purchased them at Payless Shoe Source as there was a huge 50% off bags promotion plus many people had additional discount codes. It started off sweet an innocent, a “hey look at this cute purse I got for $20” and turned into a full blown obsession. Before I had even caught on, every single post was a picture from a different girl and the bag she bought. Soon it wasn’t even just one bag, girls were buying multiples, different colors, ordering them online if their local Payless didn’t have them, it was chaos!
Now I own a few Michael Kors purses of my own, mostly purchased at outlets as I know they can be quite pricey. So at first I thought yeah that’s a cute bag, but I already have the Michael Kors version so why would I want the look alike version? Well day after day of seeing these purses being posted, in all the different colors, at such great prices, I felt myself being sucked in! I started out slow and discrete, just looking at the website, checking out the colors. Then I thought well hey why not just go look at them in the store? So after a coffee date with a friend, I sauntered on over to my closest Payless to have a look at this purse. To my disappointment that particular location didn’t even have the purse, so I perused through the store and found a cute pair of pumps also on sale for $19.99. Alas that location did not have my size, so the ever so lovely sales associate got onto her computer and found my size at the next nearest location. She even called over, had them place them on hold for me and gave me a $6.00 off coupon for the ‘inconvenience’ of having to visit a different store. Well inconvenienced I was not as I was secretly thrilled for an excuse to visit another location and find my purse. A short 10 minute drive later I was there, I hurried inside, over to the bag section and there it was. I’m pretty sure there was one of those sun shining down breaking through the clouds, choir singing awwwwww moments when I saw it. I grabbed that purse like it was a bottle of water and I hadn’t drank in days, it was the only one there and it was mine! Up to the cashier I went, asked for the shoes I had on hold and paid all in a matter of minutes. I didn’t even think twice about buying this bag that I clearly didn’t need but I had become obsessed with having! It was a great deal and the bag is actually very lovely and I will most definitely use it.
The moral of this story you ask? Well it’s the huge role that social media and attention on a specific product play in our everyday life. It’s amazing how so many people talking and loving and wanting a specific item can make you want it just as much. It’s peer pressure ala the 21st century. So I guess what I’m trying to get at, is just because something is popular and everyone has it, wants it, loves it, doesn’t mean you have to as well. Advice that I clearly need to take! I have now dubbed this #pursegate2016, I encourage everyone who also fell into the hype and purchased the bag to comment and post on here or Instagram your bag with the #pursegate2016! Might as well spread the love of the Payless Purse! Stay Beautiful!
Sondra
Blonde Ambition Beauty
#pursegate2016