I was stumbling around, and came across a blogger who was talking about the pair of Kurt Geiger shoes she got recently for £19, (just like my sister!), and it got me thinking. I know I have done quite a few ‘bargain’ related things recently, but this is kind of different, I ‘tink’.

I was reading that blog post and it linked to the site that they got the shoes from, it was ‘Shoeaholics‘, and it has pretty good, cheap, designer things on there, from £4 Kurt Geiger Belts to £70 Shoes. I dribbled over a few pairs and a few cute clutch bags (like this one), but then I just thought, ‘It’s only because it’s Kurt Geiger that I like it, really.’. Then, I thought well, is it? (I am really sure you don’t want to know my whole train of thoughts!) Quite recently, I have had a little bit of cash in my ‘online purse’, which meant that *fingers crossed*, I will be able to go on a little online haul very soon, so I started thinking what I would spend it on. I don’t have £70+ to by my (long awaited) pair of Dr Martens, and I sure don’t have that £200+ for that nice new camera, so it would be little things, but would I prefer a nice designer label wallet, or a bunch of gorgeous ASOS goodies, with FREE delivery?

KG Savannah Stud £19.00 (Shoeaholics) vs Horse Detail Purse £9.00, Cath Kidston Blossom Luxury Travel Kit £4.50 & Korres Limited Edition Mini Shower Trio £5.50 (All from ASOS).

Now you can see what I mean. £19 for one thing which is labelled ‘Kurt Geiger, I used to be £60’ or 4 items which come to the same price? So, I asked a few of you on Twitter, Facebook & Thumb, and you said…

@Joelle_O – Feb Girl, @LovelyBBlogger – Lovely Michelle-y, @ShotOfBeauty – Shot Of Beauty, @TeenAwake – Teen Awake, @Miss_Helen – Coco Mama Style & @Spreaditfast – Spread It Fast.

84% = ASOS. Votes are still coming in though!

Orla T-D – The Cool Customer

All these answers are really interesting, because some of us would just go straight to the Kurt Geiger Bag, but others would go for getting more for the same price. So, are we ‘Label Lovers’ or ‘Greedy Geiger Avoiders’? Here’s my final, and complete answer: Labels are deceiving, many people will say that the label is all that matters, that if you have a designer label in your hands, you’ve got the biggest and the best. But, you don’t. Yes, I would love to have that bag, but I would also love a bulky box of orders from ASOS, which to be honest is going to be better. With the KG bag, you can wear it with outfits. With the ASOS Items, you can wear them with outfits, cleanse and relax with them, and smell great. Yes, it’s a great bargain, but you could get a £4 version in Primark (probably). I think what everyone needs to realise is that, you need to spend wisely. Open up your horisons to a whole new level. Don’t go and buy that designer bag straight away, add it to your basket first, because I am telling you now, I am sure you’re going to regret buying it when you see 3 things which are way better, for the exact same price as that 1 thing you purchased.

Did you find this interesting? Which one would you pick? Do you prefer designer labels or do you like getting the most out of what you’ve got?

I hope you understood this post, and it had some meaning to it! I just felt like it would be a good discussion point!