https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 25 Apr 2026 11:44:24 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-494503 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:48:10 +0000 pinkcupcake 494503@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Since it's something I'll use everyday for at least two years (or even longer, depending on if we have another kid), I splurged on a nicer, more expensive bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-494500 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:47:46 +0000 Turd Ferguson 494500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I said $150-$200. I've always had a thing for more expensive purses, so I guess I don't see this as being much different. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-494487 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 15:44:25 +0000 sunny 494487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love carrying a beautiful purse so it was worth it to me to get a diaper bag I would love since I didn't think I'd be able to carry a purse anymore! I found a Storksak that I loved and bought it on sale for under $200 but I was willing to pay up to $300 if I found something more expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-494147 Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:19:06 +0000 ValentineMommy 494147@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd pay for what I want. I have a coach I got on sale for $89, and a Mia Bossi on sale for $200. I also bought DH a ppb Scout for $200. They're all quality leather bags. I love me some bags! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-490431 Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:08:14 +0000 SAHM0811 490431@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My Storksak was around $200. I used it for both girls though... I even used it as a regular work bag sometimes in between kids. Right now I'm using my Rebecca Minkoff MAM (worth $550 i think?) as semi-diaper bag. My youngest is 18 months now so she doesn't need much. I keep things in the car/stroller and carry around a separate snack bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-490178 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:47:30 +0000 Sweet T 490178@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our main diaper bag was around $60 including a monogram. Honestly, that was pushing it for me. I'd rather spend less than $50. I also have a Vera Bradley diaper bag with the changing pad that I found for $20 at a consignment store. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-490078 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:13:14 +0000 chopsuey 490078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a Kate spade. I think it cost 250ish?<br /> Back when I was single and childless I bought a Gucci diaper bag for 900 bucks. :P I kept it for a couple of years in my closet, realized how sad and pathetic I was and returned it.<br /> Luckily Neiman Marcus had a great return policy.<br /> :P </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-490037 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:59:28 +0000 lawbee11 490037@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Lucky! My DH would have said "explain to me why you need a diaper bag?" Men!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-490030 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:57:50 +0000 autumnlove 490030@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>More than $200 if I was in love with the bag! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489962 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 21:29:25 +0000 allison 489962@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yeah, my jaw kind of dropped when I was looking through the diaper bag thread. Those are some really pricey bags! I don't know, I guess I just don't "get" the value of a $400 purse, but I have several friends who love them. I guess maybe if I had the cash, I'd feel differently, though.</p> <p>ETA: FWIW, my wardrobe still mostly consists of F21 and Old Navy. So... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489840 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:42:02 +0000 shopaholic 489840@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Anagram: Perfectly good reason! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489839 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:41:50 +0000 pastemoo 489839@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was going to buy a cheap one,... then ended up getting nothing.<br /> Finally at 5 months pp I realized I needed a purse that was suitable for diapers as well--I needed to feel professional and put together when out. I ended up budgeting $200 for a bag and may have gone over if I had found one but lucked out with one under $150.</p> <p>I use it every day and it actually helped my self esteem. Some of the best money I've spent! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489835 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:40:27 +0000 Anagram 489835@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Weeeeellll, I'm only 12 weeks and I've already bought two Kate Spade diaper bags. I think I was just excited about being pregs. But I'm looking forward to using both!</p> <p>DH was kinda like, " explain to me why you need two expensive diaper bags?"</p> <p>And I was like, um..... They're adorable? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489820 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:34:59 +0000 mrs. wagon 489820@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@shopaholic: yep.... any time I hear of someone buying a neverfull or using the one they have as a diaper bag I cringe a little. Honestly, I am the neatest, most careful person ever and just ONE moment by someone else not being careful with the way a bottle was placed in my bag (when my baby was freaking out and someone else was trying to help out by packing up my bottle) and my $170 Longchamp was basically ruined. Can't imagine how I'd feel if it was an LV!!!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489819 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:33:42 +0000 wheres_c 489819@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was $89. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489814 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:32:05 +0000 shopaholic 489814@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: Oh the horror! That's a big fear of why I wouldn't want to use my LV Neverfull, even though people tell me it makes a great diaper bag. I'd be so pissed at myself if I ruined it with a leaky bottle, or worse yet, a diaper! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489806 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:29:52 +0000 mrs. wagon 489806@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I voted $150-$200 because I've spent that much. Bags are important to me! When I was a SAHM that was my splurge for myself since I used it every single day. I didn't buy work clothes, shoes, or bags for two years. </p> <p>My everyday bag is currently a large Longchamp tote. I used it a few times as a diaper bag and I regret it because ONE leaky bottle and bag it was in caused a huge water stain that I have never been able to get rid of fully (my bag is chocolate brown). This is why I tell my mommy-to-be friends to NEVER use their everyday bags as diaper bags and to find a diaper bag that is very structured and stays standing when you set it down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489800 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:27:20 +0000 Mrs. Superhero 489800@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mine was around $150, but it was A) a gift and B) actually a camera bag so it's getting a lot of use. Also, it's adorable. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489799 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:26:08 +0000 MrsTiz 489799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd spend about $50, preferably less! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489793 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:21:54 +0000 shopaholic 489793@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think I'd spend around $200 max. I got my PPB for just under $100 and was really pleased with that as a deal! The T&amp;L one is a gift so...<br /> I think it depends on how much you will use the diaper bag and if in general your handbag/purse is important to you. I know most moms just end up using their diaper bags as their one-and-only-bag for close to 2 years. I love a good purse/bag waaay too much to be schlepping [what I'd consider] an eyesore for that long. I know I'll be out and about with the bag &amp; stroller all the time so it was important to me that I have something I liked. I also have friends who could care less about what the diaper bag looked like and would carry all their stuff in a grocery bag for all it mattered, it didn't mean anything to them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489783 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 20:17:05 +0000 Smurfette 489783@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My budget was $200. I like nice handbags so I wanted a nice diaper bag as well. I got my at the Kate Spade outlet for $125 so I was happy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489741 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:54:23 +0000 HLK208 489741@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent $170 I think? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489708 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:42:16 +0000 blackbird 489708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'd spend $200+. I carry nice bags in general and wanted a nice bag. Plus, you carry diapers for a couple of years, so it's worth it to have something I like. I budget in many areas of my life, but I always carry a nice bag. I have two diaper bags: a kate spade and a petunia pickle bottom, plus we registered DH for a diaper dude </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489705 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:41:33 +0000 PurplePumps 489705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$150. I'd get a Kate Spade diaper bag during one of their sales for $150 or less, or use my large Longchamp with an diaper bag insert organizer. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489692 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:36:17 +0000 heffalump 489692@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>$50,which is more then I spent. Its a bag that gets a lot of use so I understand wanting a nice one.... to a point. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489679 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:27:45 +0000 BananaPancakes 489679@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I spent over $200 on both mine and my husband's bags. I'd buy mine again in a heartbeat, and my husband does enjoy using his, though he doesn't have the kiddo as often as I do. But both of our bags should last multiple pregnancies and will likely be passed on to other family members at some point. Personally, I cannot wait until I can downsize into a purse sized bag or not have to carry one at all.</p> <p>I think it really just depends on the individual. I know lots of people who use old book bags and also people who have spent $500+ on a bag. I'm guessing if you're the kind of person who doesn't like to spend hundreds on your every day purse, you're definetly not going to spend it on a diaper bag. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489581 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:13:04 +0000 hilsy85 489581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well I did spend over 200 soo.... :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489517 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:26:29 +0000 Reese 489517@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would have to say $200+ . If I really loved a bag and it happened to cost over $200, I would buy it.I would also buy a $25 bag if I really loved it. If it is something I am wearing often and I will enjoy it - I dont mind spending the $$ </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489497 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:14:55 +0000 Bookish 489497@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It is not in my budget to spend more than 50$.. if someone were to get me a more expensive one, I wouldn't say no ;) but we just don't have the moola for expensive bags, unfortunately! Someday... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-the-max-you-would-spend-on-a-diaper-bag#post-489488 Tue, 08 Jan 2013 17:12:40 +0000 Mrsbells 489488@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@caffeinated: Haha your post made me laugh out loud.</p> <p>@mrs. bird: True I guess, but some "bargaing" bags do last very long too. It depends on the brand, and the fabric and construction or the bag. </p>