RANDOM WIKIPEDIA ARTICLE
Prompt - Random Wikipedia Article : Go to Wikipedia and click on Random Article. Write about whatever the page you get.
That took me to this page, and clicking on the first on the list brought me here.
Vegan. Renewable. Sustainable. Organic. Ethical. Oh, and waterproof, light, beautiful, improves with age. And harvesting the raw material is good for the cork trees. Plus chic, handmade, practical, versatile. Different.
OK, so I bought into all the marketing blurb. But it's some list, no? Why wouldn't I want a bag that combined all those facets? One that had all the good aspects of a classic leather bag, and none of the bad ones. I liked the look, the thought that had gone into the design, the passion underlying it.
The bag did not disappoint. Spacious - I could carry my laptop in there - and sleek, versatile and ever so French. My snobbery helping the world for once. No cows were harmed in the making of this bag. It allows the cork trees to breathe, and gives them new life, new purpose in life, with the demand for wine corks steadily decreasing, as screw tops take over the world. As cork becomes less attractive for its insulation or flotation qualities, replaced by ever improving man made products, finding new uses for the bark is essential to maintaining biodiversity and employment. I can look classy and do my bit for Portuguese farmers and wildlife.
So much justification just for one purchase. And I haven't even mentioned the best bit. The admiring comments, the surprise that this isn't leather, that the surface has such a gorgeous patina, that the bag is so light on these slim shoulders. So much envy.
I am bag smug. Thank you cork tree.
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