Well, let me tell ya ’bout this YSL College Bag thing, ya know, the one they call “Yves Saint Laurent” or somethin’ fancy like that.
What’s this YSL College Bag?
It’s a bag, a purse, ya carry stuff in it. But not just any bag, mind you. This one’s got a name longer than my old mule’s tail and costs more than a whole year’s worth of my chickens’ eggs. They say it’s from Paris, France, that fancy place, but the tag on it says “Made in Italy.” Don’t you go buyin’ one if it says somethin’ else, ’cause it’s a fake, just like them city slickers tryin’ to sell ya swampland.
Where to find a real one?
Now, if you’re lookin’ to get your hands on a real one, they say you can find ’em from them “top sellers” all over the world. Websites and such, places I ain’t never been, mind you. Heard tell of some places called “1stDibs” and “Farfetch.” Sounds like a sneeze and a dog’s bark to me, but folks say they got the real deal.
- Check the tag: Like I said, gotta say “Made in Italy,” or it ain’t worth a dime. And look behind the tag too, they say there’s somethin’ important there, but I wouldn’t know what.
- Fancy Stores: Them highfalutin’ stores in the big city, they got ’em. Places with shiny floors and folks dressed like they’re goin’ to a funeral every day.
- Online: The internet, they call it. It’s like a big ol’ Sears catalog but you can’t even touch the stuff before you buy it. Risky business, if you ask me.
Why’s it so special?
I ain’t quite sure, to be honest. They say it’s got somethin’ to do with a fella named Yves Saint Laurent and his partner Pierre. Started makin’ these things back in 1961, ’bout the time I was learnin’ to churn butter. Now they call it “Saint Laurent” or just “YSL” for short, like folks are too lazy to say the whole thing. It’s got this “monogrammed quilted” look, whatever that means. Looks fancy, I guess, like somethin’ you’d take to church if you wanted to show off.
Styles and all that jazz
They got all sorts of styles, they say. New season bags, every style you’ll ever need. Sounds like a lot of hogwash to me. A bag’s a bag, ain’t it? But these city folk, they like to have a different bag for every day of the week, I reckon. Pinterest, that’s another one of them internet things, they got pictures, “top picks,” and “inspiration.” Inspiration for a bag? Lord have mercy.
Is it worth the money?
Well, that depends on who you ask. For me, I’d rather spend that money on a good plow horse or a new roof for the barn. But for them folks with more money than sense, I guess it’s worth somethin’. It’s a “luxury” item, they say. Means it’s expensive just for the sake of bein’ expensive. Like buyin’ a gold-plated chicken coop. Sure, it looks nice, but does it lay any more eggs?
My two cents
If you got the money to burn, go ahead and buy yourself one of these YSL College Bags. But don’t come cryin’ to me when you realize you coulda bought a whole lot of somethin’ else with that cash. Me? I’ll stick to my good ol’ canvas tote bag. It ain’t fancy, but it holds my groceries just fine. And if it gets a hole in it, I can just patch it up with a piece of old feed sack. Can’t do that with one of them fancy French bags, can ya? And another thing, don’t go buyin’ one if you can’t afford it. There’s more important things in life than a fancy bag, like puttin’ food on the table and keepin’ a roof over your head. That’s the real luxury, if you ask me. But then again, nobody ever asked me nothin’ about these fancy bags before. So you go on and do what you please. Just don’t say I didn’t warn ya.
Where can you see these bags?
Well, like I said, them fancy stores and on that internet thing. They got all sorts of pictures and what not. But be careful, there’s a lot of fakes out there. If the deal is too good, it probably ain’t the real deal. Like I said before just be careful and make sure it is “Made in Italy” and check behind the tag. You know, I seen some pictures on this computer thing my grandbaby showed me. All sorts of colors and sizes. Some big, some small, some with chains and some with leather straps. They all got that “YSL” thing on them, though. Like a brand on a cow, I guess.
Final Thoughts
So, that’s all I know about this YSL College Bag. It’s a fancy bag, made in Italy, costs a whole heap of money, and folks seem to like it. Me? I’d rather have a good pair of boots and a warm coat. But hey, to each their own, I always say. You want to spend your hard-earned cash on a YSL College Bag, that’s your business. Just make sure it’s the real deal and don’t come cryin’ to me if you can’t afford groceries next week.
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