baby accessory lust

I've just been trolling ebay for designer nappy bags. My problem is I do want to pay €250 for one. Or even €100. But I still want something colourful and gorgeous. And useful. Something that will afford me the same joy as buying myself a beautiful handbag would. Except that would be an immoral thing to spend on when I don't have any money - at least the nappy bag has a purpose, a function, a use!

And I did find an Oilily bag for £4.99 but I suspect that's because it's bright orange and ugly. I debated with myself and discovered cheerfully that I wasn't shallow enough to buy something just because it's designer and I could afford it. So I kept looking and found a beautiful pink Oilily one from Sweden, £49.99 + £10 p&p. Still too much.

Sadly I no longer have family who might rush to my aid on special occasions and buy me the things I lust after but don't earn enough to buy for myself. It is sad, and I keep noticing other people excusing their little indulgences as their mother or aunt or whoever bought it for them as a baby gift. On the other hand, I'm in my thirties now and am well aware I have no right to expect anyone else to buy me things! But the yearning for pressies lingers on. Not enough to find a highly paid, full time job (not that I haven't tried) and not see my children - just enough to whinge about...

I've just read an article on spending less, beating the impulse buying bug and losing that addiction to shopper's rush that I am so familiar with! And it all makes sense. Save money and buy something really nice and enduring instead of just randomly buying THINGS all the time. A great idea.

The question is, which category does the lovely nappy bag come under? With my first daughter I resisted the lure of the Expensive Bag and never had a specific nappy bag at all. I'm not sure I was better off. And I was broke anyway!

Here's a link. What do you think?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Oilily-Nappy-Shoulder-School-Multi-Bag-Sum-06Col-BNWT_W0QQitemZ140105677429QQihZ004QQcategoryZ15558QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem