who cares what she carries. if that's you're biggest concern, maybe you should get a life.
that said, maybe she doesn't want to spend the money on a bag. bags as status symbols is a REEEEEALLY old fashioned idea since there are 16 year old girls who get $1000+ bags as gifts from their parents. plus, designer bags are insanely mainstream, so they don't really say much of anything when a person has them, i just always hope that the person sincerely loves the bag. i have money, but i won't spend it on certain things. like, i buy off brand cheez-its, off brand dishwashing liquid and off brand toothpaste sometimes. i just rather spend my money on other things...
like bags!
p.s. i do, however, refuse to buy off brand toilet paper. charmin only plz.