I thought I heard wrongly when my hubby mentioned that my 13-year old son, Daryl wanted a Crumpler for a bag. Ok, am lost - what happened to Nike, Adidas or the like?
Then when I saw it (at the retail outlet), I was really baffled. It was not a backpack. I took a quick look around me and realised that most of the kids are now into messenger bags! “Crumpler is different. It’s water resistant and well designed. Also very durable,” so my son added. And it cost at least $102 and more, depending on the model. The most popular amongst the students is the Western Lawn.
Two weeks later, I asked my 14 year-old niece what she would like for her birthday. “A messenger bag like Crumpler?” So, my son is definitely not alone! “Correction. Mum, your son is definitely alone! He is NOT one of the 70% with a Crumpler!” That’s from Daryl as he popped his head over my shoulder while I was working on this submission.
Indeed, we did not accede to his request (neither did my niece’s). How did we do it? We gave our son 2 choices:
1. He could save up for the bag and we will subsidise 50% of the cost or;
2. We fully bear the cost for a new bag and buy him a Crumpler-alternative at only $40.
The boy chose option 2 :)
