Worst Garage Sale Mistake of the Century!

     So yesterday in my blog post I told you an event happened in junior high that I will never forget and I believe it is what has made it so hard for me to part with things.  In junior high we had a garage sale.  My mom and I were going through her closet getting ready for the garage sale.  We got to her purses and she held one up and said, "What do you think?" Now, you would think I would have known better but I knew absolutely NOTHING about fashion or designers back then.  Also, I grew up in a really small town and it was in the day before all the fashion shows you see on TV now were on!  Well, my response was, "Mom, eww it's brown with gold letters, put $1 on it and get rid of it!"  She questioned me and said, "Are you sure it was quite a bit of money and it's a blah blah blah (after this I just heard her rattle off some fancy name)"  This had no impact on me and I just looked at her and said, "Mom, really get rid of it!" Can you guess what it was???  A LOUIS VUITTON!!! Yes, a real vintage Louis Vuitton!  And I said put $1 on it?!?! I could just kick myself!  Unfortunately, she took my HORRIBLE advice and it sold in the garage sale for $1 :( 
     Fast forward to college where I am in a much bigger town and surrounded by all kinds of fashion and I start to hear all these girls talking about Louis Vuitton!  When I saw a picture of one I about fainted!  That next weekend when I came home I was rummaging all through the garage thinking maybe it was left in there somewhere in a sack or something.  But no luck it was definintely gone! I would LOVE to own a Louis Vuitton now, especially to have a vintage one! *tear* sniff* sniff* I actually had a "Louis" fund saved up but decided to put it toward the new house!  Maybe one day I will own one! But to this day I still can not get over me telling my mom to put it in a garage sale and to top it off for only $1! Oh how I wish I would have had even a little bit of fashion sense back then!  It's definintely a story that my mom and I have to tell now that we can look back on and laugh (well kinda laugh) but it's for sure an event that I will NEVER forget!  So now maybe you can see why it's so hard for me to part with things!  I feel like I might have another Louis Vuitton tragedy on my hands! I could just see myself back in the day saying, "Don't buy those shoes they are all red on the bottom!" In case you are confused by that statement that's a reference to Louboutin shoes ;) Another famous designer that I would never have known about back in the day! Tip from my story: Don't make my mistake, educate and embrace yourself with fashion and designers!