Making Bags – Ends the Shopping?

I've always been a bags kind of girl. I don't particularly like shoes or buying shoes. I've always liked buying bags and looking at bags in the stores. And yeah, I've wanted to make bags, but never took it seriously. My past didn't include me saying: "I will make bags by myself". So I kept buying bags, of many kinds. Knew my specific taste and went by that.

I never thought about the possibility that once I make bags by myself, I would stop buying them, or would have to stop buying them. And here came the dilemma.
My parents didn't let me buying bags because I started making them. There was no use buying what I could create myself. There is logic in this, but also, there is the opposite.

Why does the fact that I create something have to affect my buying it? Do I stop shopping for one of my favorite items and replace that with my homemade? And is it easier making something as appose to buying an already made one?

It never really accrued to me that I might make that sacrifice. Sounds horrible. Sacrifice. Giving up a good thing for another good thing. But why do I have to give up on that? I like to sometimes enjoy my very new not homemade items. Strolling around the store, looking at the wonderful designs without figuring out ideas, see the price tags and choosing the one I want most of all. Then take it home with me, putting things inside and take it out again for another spin, this time as my own carryall.
On the other hand, the second part I can do with the bags I make. But half the fun is the shopping, right? It's the experience of shopping that only women can understand. The feeling of buying something new, the spirit rising... It's unbelievable. It feels great spending money on something you really like, especially if you got a good deal on it. I like the feeling of seeing, paying, taking home and having something. It's part of the fun, one of the things that I like doing in life. So there is no reason giving this up just because I can make those at home, right? Because it's about the feeling. Not even the item itself.
On the other hand, I also have a great feeling when I see a bag I made. It's a whole different feeling, but it's equally amazing. The euphoria.

Two different experiences, both good. Then why should I give up on one of them? So are my parents wrong? Should I give up on buying the bags forever and settle on the ones I make? Maybe settle isn't the right word…
Making bags is a lot of work. Might be easier buying. But getting the compliments on a bag YOU made is a lot better than compliments for something you CHOSE.

It's all about, choice in the end. There is no need giving up on something you love just because you can make it yourself, if that makes you feel good. There's no better than the other. I say spread it out, and go nuts! I mean, most people who make clothes still buy clothes from stores. Why should it be any different with bags?