Okay, so Thursday I went to my local boutique and bought the Parker shoulder bag (13412 - the bigger one) in cinnamon for my mom, for the FP of $358 + tax. The Parkers ended up being deleted from the boutiques the next day, and all going to the outlets. That price is a lot steep, I didn't want to spend that much, but I love my Mom, and this will be her first (and probably only) Coach (she is super-thrifty). Once she found out how much the bag was, she got furious at me, and told me she wouldn't take the bag. So, I went to the outlet and got the smaller Parker shoulder bag in Cinnamon (13442 - they didn't have the bigger one in Cinnamon) for $91.99 + tax. This will be her Christmas present - all she knows is that she is getting a Coach in cinnamon (I sent her a color swatch via email), she doesn't know what it looks like.
I'm just wondering which would be better. Someone told me that if I take the bigger Parker to my local FP store, they will do a Price Adjustment to the outlet price - is this correct? I am going back to the outlet Friday to grab another Zoe I have on charge hold - could I return the bigger Parker and immediately buy it back for the outlet price? What should I do? I really think the bigger Parker would be better, but it doesn't look like it holds any more than the smaller. Opinions, please?!
I'm just wondering which would be better. Someone told me that if I take the bigger Parker to my local FP store, they will do a Price Adjustment to the outlet price - is this correct? I am going back to the outlet Friday to grab another Zoe I have on charge hold - could I return the bigger Parker and immediately buy it back for the outlet price? What should I do? I really think the bigger Parker would be better, but it doesn't look like it holds any more than the smaller. Opinions, please?!