Mothers who buy LV's for their 8 yr old daughters. URGH!

[Onederland]

So i was in MAC today, buying some paints, pigments, eyeliner, and stuff...

While i was in line, this HUGE breasted italian woman with stilletto's a tighter than spandex shirt, and a white fur coat, with Chanel Sunglasses came in with her 8 yr old daughter, Carrying with her a 400 dollar Louis Vuitton Bag, thats no bigger than 5" x 5" x 3", i kidd you not! It wasnt even big enough to hold a cell phone. And 400 bucks for that?!!?!?!?!?!

Urgh i HATE women like that, women who feed of their husband's money.

Just had to get my rant, how many of you have seen the type, and know what im talking about?

And all the MAC MA's were all "oohing and awwing" over the little LV, except my MA, she just stood there and whispered to me, "Urgh..."

Hahahaha i <3 her.

And i side note, i was offered a job at Stila today. I am proud.

 

[mac_obsession]

Congrats on the jon offer! Thats fantastic!

I know what you mean, I have a 7 year old and I would NEVER give her a $400 anything. I support her on my own, and shes got more than she needs, but thats just ridiculous. I would love a LV but I couldnt afford my makeup if I bought one! I dont even let her play in my makeup yet because she is only 7 and would end up with every single lipgloss empty and eyeshadow smushed....They're not old enough to be responsible for something so expensive, no matter how much money you have. It just puts way too much emphasis on posessions.

 

[Onederland]

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Originally Posted by mac_obsession Congrats on the jon offer! Thats fantastic! I know what you mean, I have a 7 year old and I would NEVER give her a $400 anything. I support her on my own, and shes got more than she needs, but thats just ridiculous. I would love a LV but I couldnt afford my makeup if I bought one! I dont even let her play in my makeup yet because she is only 7 and would end up with every single lipgloss empty and eyeshadow smushed....They're not old enough to be responsible for something so expensive, no matter how much money you have. It just puts way too much emphasis on posessions.

PERCISELY!

 

[mspixieears]

Sheesh, I'm 26 on Friday and I've never spent 400 bucks on myself in one hit or on one luxury item! This reminds me of Donatella Versace - I read in a magazine that at the age of 6, she already had a skincare regime. What on earth?! At that age, you should be rolling around skinning your knees!

Skincare can wait till you're 12 at least, I think I started in 2nd year of high school. Oh to be rich, the things you'd spend your money on...*rolls eyes*

 

[Jessica]

Congrats on your job offer!!!

I consider it rather repulsive that a mother is sooo concerned with labels that she has now passed that on to her daughter. Aaaaaaarrrghhhh.

 

[Juneplum]

congrats on your job offer onederland! that's awesome! i TOTALLY agree with u on that mother buying her kid an LV... doesn't pass on good values at all imho.. i mean i waited until i was working and earning a salary befor i treated myself to my very first LV..(which then created my LV addiction) hee hee.. oh well, she's going to create a label monster in that child..

 

[jamiemeng]

I think that it is crazy for mothers to buy their eight year old daughters LV Bags. I personally think that it is outrageous. Thanks

 

[midnightlouise]

Congrats on the job offer! That's great! And I'm with you 100% on the kid with the LV. Never in a million years would I give my kid anything like that. How on earth is the daughter going to learn the value of money? Worse yet, perhaps the Mom will just tell her daughter to marry rich....ugh.

 

[smilezlie]

i work at build a bear at disney. i cant begin to tell you how many 8-13 year olds i see a day with expensive purses and outfits!!!! its insane!

yesterday i saw an 11 year old girl with a juicy purse. im like "WTH?" and i see really little girls with REAL LV purses all the time, or D&B thats popular too.......

as revenge for their parents stupidity i always go up to them and attempt to sell them the whole store, because i know they will buy it.

im evil i know.....but at least im not stupid!

 

[CantMAKEUPmyMIND]

Although it's not uncommon here at all, I think that is so silly. Teaching children at such a young age about materialism, sad really.

 

[Cedar]

Remember kids, it's what's outside that counts!

Seriously, I've never even spent $400 on myself, much less anyone else. Of course, $400 could pay my student loans for the month, or most of my bills. But I'm one of the unwashed plebian masses that actually has to work and take care of herself. Sigh. Guess I'll never know the pleasure of living a life that revolves around impressing other people with my possessions. I'm really broken up about that, can't you tell?

 

[martygreene]

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I know what you mean, I have a 7 year old and I would NEVER give her a $400 anything.

My parents didn't let me have anything really worth much as a child either, besides my violin (which is hard to get around the expense and still learn properly, etc.) and my drawing supplies.

 

[mac_obsession]

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Originally Posted by martygreene Quote: I know what you mean, I have a 7 year old and I would NEVER give her a $400 anything. My parents didn't let me have anything really worth much as a child either, besides my violin (which is hard to get around the expense and still learn properly, etc.) and my drawing supplies.

My daughter is kinda spoiled, I over compensate for the lack of her father participating in her life, but she doesnt have anything even remotely close to the value of a LV. (I Dont either!) She has 1 mac lipglass that a MA gave to her cause she thought she was so cute. She still has it, its her most treasured posession cause its MAC and she knows how high thats valued in my world lol.

I think its ridiculous though, my cousins (by marriage) kids are like that, had the nerve to ask my why I wasnt rich...lol. She walks around in prada and gucci...I wasnt even aware they made kids clothes until I saw this 8 year old in em...

Its ironic that they are getting a divorce now, and their house just sold for 2.5million...and now the mom and 2 kids are moving into a townhouse, which is below them.

I cant wait to see how these kids react to living in a "lower class" neighborhood. (Im dirt poor compared to them!)

 

[gems2374]

i agree, but why do you assume its her husbands money?

 

[leppy]

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Originally Posted by gems2374 i agree, but why do you assume its her husbands money?

Exactly my thoughts.

Whether its her money or her husbands its pretty gross, but its also sad that a rich woman is automatically assumed to be living off of a male!

 

[glamella]

Totally agree

geez, what happened to brands like Xoxo and Guess for the tweens and teens? I remember when Esprit was "cool." Never any true designer bags were carried by girls when I was in middle/high school. It looks ridiculous.

 

[martygreene]

I come from a family where we made our clothing, bedclothes, etc.

My childhood toys were hand me downs. I had 1 brand new toy, and was VERY careful to put it back into it's packaging when I was done with it, since it was the only doll whose hair hadn't been butchered by previous owners.

I went to school in a district where the extremes of the social ladder were thrown together. Kids who got ferraris, porches, hummers, and beamers when they were 16, and no one blinked an eye in replacing the car 2 weeks later when it was wrecked.

I went to school with kids who lived by the motto "you can always buy another". I lost so many cherished things to those kids (they liked to steal the few nice things I had, like a custom engraved fountain pen that a friend from London gave me as a gift).

I'm running into this world of "everyone-has-oodles-of-money" right now, within the education world, and it looks like I'm going to have to give up a lot of my hopes and dreams for the future, because I can't afford what they think I should be able to afford.

It's a sad world we live in really. Too many people rely too heavily on money and things. I see so many folks having sales of their makeup that they bought, and then have to sell to cover all sorts of things (not always on here, more on LiveJournal do I see that). It baffles me. Why buy luxury items when you can't afford it? Maybe this is sacralidge to say in a makeup site, but if I lost it all tomorrow, I can say with 100% honesty that would be OK, and most likely wouldn't even bat an eye. I'm perfectly happy knowing that I have a roof over my head, and food in my pantry. Everything else is cush. I think too many people confuse 'wants' and 'needs'.

 

[Onederland]

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Originally Posted by martygreene I come from a family where we made our clothing, bedclothes, etc. My childhood toys were hand me downs. I had 1 brand new toy, and was VERY careful to put it back into it's packaging when I was done with it, since it was the only doll whose hair hadn't been butchered by previous owners. I went to school in a district where the extremes of the social ladder were thrown together. Kids who got ferraris, porches, hummers, and beamers when they were 16, and no one blinked an eye in replacing the car 2 weeks later when it was wrecked. I went to school with kids who lived by the motto "you can always buy another". I lost so many cherished things to those kids (they liked to steal the few nice things I had, like a custom engraved fountain pen that a friend from London gave me as a gift). I'm running into this world of "everyone-has-oodles-of-money" right now, within the education world, and it looks like I'm going to have to give up a lot of my hopes and dreams for the future, because I can't afford what they think I should be able to afford. It's a sad world we live in really. Too many people rely too heavily on money and things. I see so many folks having sales of their makeup that they bought, and then have to sell to cover all sorts of things (not always on here, more on LiveJournal do I see that). It baffles me. Why buy luxury items when you can't afford it? Maybe this is sacralidge to say in a makeup site, but if I lost it all tomorrow, I can say with 100% honesty that would be OK, and most likely wouldn't even bat an eye. I'm perfectly happy knowing that I have a roof over my head, and food in my pantry. Everything else is cush. I think too many people confuse 'wants' and 'needs'.

I know exactly what you're saying. I go to a very prestigious private school. You guys ever seen My Super Sweet Sixteen? Yeah its sad i actually know some of those people.

It makes me ashamed.

Yes my family is wealthy, but I have been well tought, that education is what will bring in the income. Both of my parents are doctors, but they were imigrants from Asia and left when the war hit. They left with nothing, and worked hard to be where they are.

And I believe that hard work will pay off. And if you can AFFORD the luxury items, then buy it. At least you know you worked hard for it, and you earn it. Doesnt it make you happy to know you EARNED something rather than just "buy it"?

The money i spend on make-up is all my own. From holidays and jobs (working as an MA doesnt hurt either when buying cosmetics...haha)

The reason I assume that these women feed of their husbands money, is because if they worked hard for their money. They would know that there were alot more things in life that were more important than flashy cars or designer bags.

To me, it isnt about how much money you have that defines class, its your education, your strong will, and how you treat others. You see she was wearing items that were PLASTERED with the brand name. It shows you want other people to notice, if you were proud of yourself, and secure as it is. It shouldn't matter, you know you can afford it, you know that you earned it, and you dont need to prove it to anyone but yourself.

And if you SAW this woman, you would know why i would assume that.

 

[redrosary]

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Originally Posted by Cedar Remember kids, it's what's outside that counts! Seriously, I've never even spent $400 on myself, much less anyone else. Of course, $400 could pay my student loans for the month, or most of my bills. But I'm one of the unwashed plebian masses that actually has to work and take care of herself. Sigh. Guess I'll never know the pleasure of living a life that revolves around impressing other people with my possessions. I'm really broken up about that, can't you tell?

Fellow librarian?

Universe knows our money's hard to come by.

Martygreene- I'm with you on learning to take care of things based on mostly secondhand items growing up. It annoys me to no end now to see people of any income bracket just toss things around and mess things up because they think "I'll just buy another."

 

[martygreene]

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Martygreene- I'm with you on learning to take care of things based on mostly secondhand items growing up. It annoys me to no end now to see people of any income bracket just toss things around and mess things up because they think "I'll just buy another."

You know what's even worse? I had 2 freshman college girls under my supervision during a recent production. At the end of the night, I find out that these two have NEVER done laundry before. These girls are in college, second semester, and have never done laundry or operated a clothes washing machine.

What? How does it happen that these folk get out of high school and into university, without knowing basic things like how to clean your own clothing?