Love Handbags for life...

It is that time of the year again! What does the partner get the girlfriend to make her happy?
Well, if she is a handbag lover I think I might have an idea for you – although consider the downside before you go ahead!:

Well firstly you should take her out for dinner, because love DOES go through the stomach, and although you don’t have to rip a hole in your pocket, I don't think the golden arches will do! This is a good investment!

Then for a gift check out the website of Handbag Hire HQ . Handbag hiring is a craze that has been sweeping the UK for a few months, but I forgive you if you have not heard about it before.The website can be easily searched by designer, colour, style and hire-price.

Handbag Hire HQ is not the only place offering this service! Here are some more:

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  http://www.designerhandbaghire.com/index.php
• http://www.fashionhire.co.uk/index.asp
• http://www.handbagsfromheaven.co.uk/

The idea:
You could buy a membership (a month is £7.50) and a bag to go with it. Bags start at £10/month (you can also rent them on a weekly basis), but they go up to much higher!

THE UPSIDE:
So there is a bag for every wallet. If you are thinking about buying the bag – this is a good way to test it before putting your money down! Getting your girlfriend a nice designer bag like one of these will make her think that you consider her to be worth as much as these pocket shaped luxuries!

But is this a good investment?

THE DOWNSIDE:
The thing to be scared of: She might get used to the handbag and want to OWN it – I know I would!!! This rental is pretty expensive on the long term and for me, as a girl that knows what she wants, I would much rather have a handbag that is mine and nobody else’s. The idea that someday else is using it a week later and different people have been using it is slightly uncomfortable for me. Plus it is almost impossible not to damage a handbag even if it is ever so slightly and then what?

I might not change my bag so often, but when I wear it, you know it is mine. In my opinion, this whole rental business goes too far in the direction “I am pretending to be someone that I am not quite.” So after all this it might be the solution for you, but it is not for me.