I am having a purse dilemma.
I wanted the Maude bag when it came out. (You know, the thousand dollar vachetta large ergo?). The reason I wanted it was because of the way the leather looked. I didn't like the flat camel color of the regular large totes. I went into Coach the other day and saw they have a $548 large ergo tote in vintage leather. It has the look that I like and I kind of want it.
My dilemma is this: I can't afford to spend "new" money on it. So to get it, I would have to return something I've already bought and not used.
Here are my return choices:
I have the Soho leather large satchel. http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9081&category_id=258
I bought it when it first came out, in the white with the chocolate handles. I fell in love with the way it looked in the catalogue, but haven't worn it yet. Just from sitting in the bag, the brown on the handles has stained the white leather a bit where they were touching. (I've since wrapped the handles with tissue to prevent it from happening again.) I still love the bag, but am a bit afraid to wear it because I don't want to ruin it with stains and scratches. My only reservation about returning this one though, is that it looks like it isn't available in that color combo anymore, and I don't want to return it then regret it later and not be able to get it back.
My second choice for return would be a signature large Carly in khaki/saddle. I have two signature large Carly's, this one and the black on black signature. The black on black I've used for months and love it. The khaki/saddle I'm not sure of. I love the saddle color, but I used to think the khaki signature was too much with the large C's. Everytime I go to return the bag though, I try it on in the mirror and decide it looks a lot better than I thought, so I don't use it, but don't return it either.
My last choice would be to return two bags I bought at the outlet. One is the soho leather large hobo. http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9078&category_id=258
I got it as a customer return on clearance for $160 in black. It still has the regular Coach boutique tag on it, rather than the Factory one. I bought it mainly because I didn't want the trip to the outlet to be a total waste, and you can't ever go wrong with having a simple black bag. *most of my bags have lots of hardware and such so this was a departure for me*
The second outlet bag I'd be returning isn't available anymore. It's the Hamptons book tote with the C embossed leather in a red color. I bought it on clearance for about $250, and liked it because it was different. I don't have any red bags, and liked the embossed leather. I haven't used it yet either.
What do you ladies think I should do? Which should I return to get the new bag? Or should I keep these old ones, and save up for a few months for the new one, and hope they still have it?
Sorry this is so long. *L*
I wanted the Maude bag when it came out. (You know, the thousand dollar vachetta large ergo?). The reason I wanted it was because of the way the leather looked. I didn't like the flat camel color of the regular large totes. I went into Coach the other day and saw they have a $548 large ergo tote in vintage leather. It has the look that I like and I kind of want it.
My dilemma is this: I can't afford to spend "new" money on it. So to get it, I would have to return something I've already bought and not used.
Here are my return choices:
I have the Soho leather large satchel. http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9081&category_id=258
I bought it when it first came out, in the white with the chocolate handles. I fell in love with the way it looked in the catalogue, but haven't worn it yet. Just from sitting in the bag, the brown on the handles has stained the white leather a bit where they were touching. (I've since wrapped the handles with tissue to prevent it from happening again.) I still love the bag, but am a bit afraid to wear it because I don't want to ruin it with stains and scratches. My only reservation about returning this one though, is that it looks like it isn't available in that color combo anymore, and I don't want to return it then regret it later and not be able to get it back.
My second choice for return would be a signature large Carly in khaki/saddle. I have two signature large Carly's, this one and the black on black signature. The black on black I've used for months and love it. The khaki/saddle I'm not sure of. I love the saddle color, but I used to think the khaki signature was too much with the large C's. Everytime I go to return the bag though, I try it on in the mirror and decide it looks a lot better than I thought, so I don't use it, but don't return it either.
My last choice would be to return two bags I bought at the outlet. One is the soho leather large hobo. http://www.coach.com/content/product.aspx?product_no=9078&category_id=258
I got it as a customer return on clearance for $160 in black. It still has the regular Coach boutique tag on it, rather than the Factory one. I bought it mainly because I didn't want the trip to the outlet to be a total waste, and you can't ever go wrong with having a simple black bag. *most of my bags have lots of hardware and such so this was a departure for me*
The second outlet bag I'd be returning isn't available anymore. It's the Hamptons book tote with the C embossed leather in a red color. I bought it on clearance for about $250, and liked it because it was different. I don't have any red bags, and liked the embossed leather. I haven't used it yet either.
What do you ladies think I should do? Which should I return to get the new bag? Or should I keep these old ones, and save up for a few months for the new one, and hope they still have it?
Sorry this is so long. *L*
