rain, rain, go away

as i thought of our two friends traveling to a land where hurricane gustav might have blazed through, i was reminded of this interesting bag i saw. it's called a "bag raincoat" and it serves exactly what its name states...a bag for your bag during the rainy season.

i "get it" i suppose because some of these purses are hella expensive. it makes sense that you would want to protect them from damage during a rainy interlude. and i also "get it" i suppose in not wanting to put your chanel or bottega veneta in a plastic vons bag in order to protect it. you don't want to appear tacky so i "get it."

BUT, i still think it's pretty dumb. i would rather not bag my bag in a bag. if i expect it to rain, then i won't even carry my leathery babies. but if i didn't expect it to rain but it did, then i would just tuck it under my jacket or swiftly wipe the beads of rain off my purses as i have done in the past. spending money on a plastic raincoat for your bag smells like a dumb idea.