My friend Tara took out a $7000 dollar loan to start her own business. She didn’t truly understand what her business venture would entail, she was sure it had to do with fashion. Little did we know that by fashion she meant shopping. Yup, she nested on that cash for a good two-weeks before it started to hatch. Two nights ago, we were having some Bellinis at Relais Foch in Downtown Beirut. Tara was late to join, but she finally made an appearance donning two ginormous Aishti shopping bags. She practically skipped towards us, while our eyes locked on her goodies.
“Tara! you didn’t!” yelled our friend.
“I sure did!!” Tara squealed in joy.
Tara pulled out a cashmere-like bag protector. In it sat a lovely quilt check classic Burberry bag with a random flashy green print and a to-die-for Marc Jacobs navy blue soft-leather handbag. Finally she pulled out yet another (hidden) bag inside a bag, revealing a pair of gold Miu Miu sandals. Yes, the inherent decadence of the items were sigh-inducing, enough to send any girl into a frenzy, but it was clear Tara had gone overboard.
You see, many girls, like Tara, not to mention myself at times, will do whatever it takes to indulge in a plethora of luxury items, items we will never really need, items we must have. We are not the only ones who have our priorities messed up, Lebanon is not prude when it comes to high-end products. Try walking into a trendy café and count all the Louis Vuittons you can spot in under ten seconds. Yet somehow our economy isn’t doing so good, gas prices are peaking, we’re always in between jobs, the average employee makes under $1000 and it is almost impossible to invest in real estate without selling a kidney.
Tara is very aware of all those factors , she is also aware that the stuff she bought costs more than the severance pay she received when she left her previous job to start her venture. Tara will also have to pay a ridiculous amount of monthly installments to finance her luxury handbags not to mention Tara will no longer be able start her own business. But Tara is flashing a huge smile on her face
I had lunch with Tara today. The minute we walked into the restaurant, women were immediately drawn to Tara’s bag, the envy was unmissable. If only they knew Tara’s financial state, perhaps they wouldn’t be envious, or perhaps, they too had their own share of loans to pay-off, but it doesn’t matter, everyone turned to see their handbags when they walked in. Bisoux
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how about this ?tara is a bit dumb !
plus m surprised she took it out for work even banks wont give such a small amount unless its a “persona loan” . so my guess is this story isn’t 100% accurate
Tara is an idiot, not only she is very near sighted, but she is untrustworthy. If she went and lied to the loaner , her friends, and maybe herself about starting a business then go by some stupid stuff, who knows what she would do to get other things.
Oh and she tainted her possible career path, if she ever wanna start a business for real…
I bet she is one of those girls that will end marrying some gulfy because he can give her lots of those useless things she craves.
I pity Tara
Didn’t she watch that movie?
Didn’t she watch that movie? 😛
I watched that movie yesterday night, what a pitty!!
yeah i watched the confessions of a shopaholic movie and it’s really sad to see this kind of addiction. Who in their right mind would get a loan for 7000$ and bail from their job and just go for a shopping spree! Well no one in their right mind would do that. However addicts are not in their right mind and they would do anything to satisfy their wants, just like a gambler or a drug addict would do anything to get what they want. So no one can judge Tara and call her names coz she needs help and she’s not thinking straight, for God’s sake she’s an addict like any other addict it’s just a different type.
I know so many girls like that!!!!
Inno ana kamen bent, w b7eb el shopping… bas mish to the point of debt w bankruptcy…
Specially when it comes to money which is supposed to be spent for something positive (like my career). tsk tsk tara. TSK!
I think its really sad how people cannot see past their appearance in Lebanon..even when it plunges them into debt! And all for what? To be the envy of other women when you go out to lunch? How shallow! Did you try explaining to Tara that she is not doing herself a favor and that should focus on her future instead of fashion?