Not sure how the second example of buying a shiny new wallet is different from the first example of buying a shiny new cup. Seems like a better example for “wabi-sabi” would be continuing to use a wallet even after one of the flaps breaks, as long as the other flaps hold what you need them to.
Maybe the examples given were not perfect. But in the first example they were talking about buying cups when they already had enough of them. This wisdom focuses on not buying extra.
The second example was about buying a wallet just because their wallet was a bit warn out. This wisdom focuses on appreciating the beautiful of worn out items. And perhaps that relates more to Kintsugi.
