At some point, many of us were more of novice in the sense that me may have owned and loved 1 Coach bag but weren't searching for bags, waiting for coupons, monitoring floor switches to get a heads up on what's hitting the outlets, speculating about PCE events, going on "road trips" for bags, etc. So at what point did you become "hooked"? Was there a particular event or bag, was it finding this place, etc?
For me, I used to buy an occasional Coach bag, usually 1-2 a year, knew nothing about PCE, outlets, etc. As I entered the work force, I decided I needed a nice black bag, so I got one. Then brown, got it. Etc. I still knew nothing much other than Coach made nice dependable bags. It had been a while, and I hadn't bought a nice new bag in ages and this girl at work had a beautiful 2006 Legacy satchel in whiskey and I KNEW I had to have it! It was completely sold out in that color (had made it to the outlet). So, an SA told me about the PCE and actually gave me a coupon so I splurged at the FP store and got the Wiskey Leigh and was hooked at that point forward. That search for the satchel opened my eyes to the outlets and how they work so I started monitoring bags going forward. I knew I was really hooked when me and my GFs were planning small road trips to an outlet 1 1/2 hours away (when we have 2 closer) b/c that store got the better bags and had always has an extra 15% off!!!
For me, I used to buy an occasional Coach bag, usually 1-2 a year, knew nothing about PCE, outlets, etc. As I entered the work force, I decided I needed a nice black bag, so I got one. Then brown, got it. Etc. I still knew nothing much other than Coach made nice dependable bags. It had been a while, and I hadn't bought a nice new bag in ages and this girl at work had a beautiful 2006 Legacy satchel in whiskey and I KNEW I had to have it! It was completely sold out in that color (had made it to the outlet). So, an SA told me about the PCE and actually gave me a coupon so I splurged at the FP store and got the Wiskey Leigh and was hooked at that point forward. That search for the satchel opened my eyes to the outlets and how they work so I started monitoring bags going forward. I knew I was really hooked when me and my GFs were planning small road trips to an outlet 1 1/2 hours away (when we have 2 closer) b/c that store got the better bags and had always has an extra 15% off!!!