2017 resolution - shopping my own bag and wallet collection. Any one else?
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Spark,I always love seeing your oxblood Valentino. Isn't that more red than purple? And you know I covet your fuchsia flap. I have to keep telling myself I don't need that and my pink Miss Dior.
I had just said I don't care for purples and then you show the gorgeous Chanel flap and Bal. They are so pretty!
I can wear almost every color on the planet except lilac / lavender. It does nothing for me and tends to turn what I call gravestone grey on me.
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I wonder if I should have put my new-to-me Gucci in this week's photo or if it belongs in the reds as I was thinking it did. Hmmm!
I understand the love of the pink Fushia. I like the bag I just wish it was rigid Caviar. The oxblood was photographed with my reds. I forgot it was so I reposted
Vink,
I love to see your photos. Such a diverse collection of styles and colors. I love the yellow Chanel peeking in the corner
I'm thinking crossbody so I can put my camera inside it. I have a crossbody camera bag that holds a ton and has specific camera padding but it's pretty unattractive. Half the trip is volunteering and half vacation so I need something versatile. Maybe I'll have my family bring over a "nicer" bag for the safari trip.
I'll take a photo. It's big and square basically
the Toolbox can also be batwinged. It holds more than a Kelly 32, I think, because it's square.Yes, it's oils that stain Barenia. I've seen my local H craftsman clean Barenia with water, so I summoned up all my courage and did the same for a tiny spot on my Birkin caused by breathing on it basically
. Yes, I took a wet cloth to my very expensive B. Water dries right up and disappears in minutes (and the spot disappeared as well). I'm finally enjoying the process of this bag gaining a "look".I LOVE Swift. I bought the Toolbox only for the color and honestly, the leather is so luscious AND robust. I had read it was delicate but it's not at all.
Gold bags are a funny thing. I have a gold K28 and had a gold B35. LOVE both bags and they're incredibly versatile (I only sold the Birkin to help fund the Barenia, which serves a similar purpose). I felt a bit the way you do about the gold Kelly at first - it made my heart sing when I first saw it in store, and then I was not as enthused - but now it's my most-carried of the Bs and Ks, probably my most-carried H outside of Evelyne and Garden Party. Give gold a chance
Yes, I mix metals, and I'm more of a SHW person rather than gold. But I have a couple of bags with gold hw (mostly soft gold type which is ok with me). The reason I mix metals happens when I'm using a different strap, rather than the bag's original strap (coz it was too friggin' long). I may have contemplated getting some straps with light gold hw just so they can match with the bags that have ghw, but I thought better of it. I still prefer shw. Haha.
You can try the bag out to test the weight, but the chain-leather strap does become a bit more unwieldy in my opinion, it being thicker and heavier than the ones on the regular lily.
I was thinking about the Chloe Elsie in Medium (flap style-no quilting with a very pretty turnlock), but the strap is pure chain with no woven leather, and I think it's over $1000.
Thanks!Geeezzzz......
this is one stunning bag!!!
Very sweet colors there! I'm quite fond of the Dior. :-OI'm traveling all week,so I'm up late and decided to go ahead and post my bags for the week.
I don't like purple or violet all that much but PINK is my FA-VOR-ITE color!!!
2016
• Prada Mini Double Zip Tote in Tamaris Saffiano Leather w/ghw
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2017
I added...
• Miss Dior Sliding Chain in Hot Pink lamb with shw
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I bought the Prada because salmon pink is one of my sorority colors (the color is more true in the second photo) and I looooove Prada's double zip totes.
I got the Miss Dior as a present after I ranted and raved about how much I loved my blue one.She's more of a bright watermelon / flamingo / tropical pink than a true pink. I always feel like I should be biting into something juicy when I see her.
So, with both of these having yellow undertones, I still need the perfect true pink (perhaps with slight blue undertones) to round out my pink family. But I'm not in any rush. I love my two pink babies. And, their different shades and styles work across my wardrobe. So I'm a happy camper.
And for @vink, the interior of the Miss Dior is a gorgeous dove grey! Pink and grey is one of my favorite combos (in fact pink and silver were my wedding colors) so I swooned when I saw it! View attachment 3655109
My favorite is the Mallow and Mona Lisa. Right up my alley.
I have to agree. LOL.
I like the Chanel with the darker pink!
That reddish-pink Chanel right at the back is such a scene stealer. My line of vision went straight to it. o_o!
Thanks, DC. [emoji4]
That's the shot from last year. She's a permanent member in my yellow club. [emoji4]
Last year, we did yellow and purple together so. [emoji4]
It's lamb fuchsia, the same shade that Missie has. Only hers is a soft cavier and mine is a lamb. It's also the same shade as the dior pouch. [emoji6] Maybe you have a thing for the color? [emoji6]
Warning: venting ahead! 
I am incredibly irritated. Recall I sold a bag and the buyer used an e-check instead of a credit card? Well, I don't know why but every e-check transaction I've had has been a pain. So I suspected I'd have issues with the buyer. I hoped I was wrong but I wasn't.
The e-check took the full 5 days to clear. On day 3 of that time she sent me a nasty note asking when I was going to ship the bag. I gritted my teeth and sent her a pleasant note back saying that because she used an e-check, the funds had not cleared. But I assured her that I would ship the bag within 24 hours when funds were received.
Once the check cleared, I packaged up the bag to ship and found she has an invalid address. I messaged her about this and asked her to change her address. She told me to change it.
I explained I can't make any changes to her address because I can't know her correct one (duh!) and even if I did I would lose seller protection. She then asked me how to change it. Despite not being her mother, her keeper or an eBay employee, I sent her directions. Third round of messages: she says that she still can't figure it out and sends a completely different address telling (not asking) me to change it.
I REPEAT for the umpteenth time that I can't change her address. This goes back and forth a few more rounds over a couple of days with me ultimately suggesting she call eBay for help. She doesn't want to do that. So, finally, I advise her that that if she didn't have a viable address in eBay by 10am today, I was canceling the sale. At this point I didn't know if she is dense, rude, a scammer or all three. Either way I didn't want to deal with her. This was just too much messiness and hassle.
10am no address is updated. I cancel the sale, refund her money (automatically through eBay) and send her a pleasant note advising her of my actions. That leads to her sending a flurry of angry, profanity laden messages accusing me of bad customer service and of swindling her.
I don't bother responding to any of them. I simply report her messages to eBay and block her from bidding on any of my items ever again.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Buyers have a responsibility to know eBay procedures and policy before they buy. I'm not a store. I'm not your mommie. I don't want to hand hold you. I don't want to walk you through steps on eBay. I don't want a simple transaction to take 8 days. And I certainly don't want to be cursed at.
This is also why I get my dander up when I see people posting in various places on TPF about proudly being being bad buyers and expecting the world from sellers. Everybody needs to be a grown up - polite, considerate and fully capable of using the tool that is eBay. I will never understand the sense of unbridled entitlement that some people have.
Grrrr!!!!
I am incredibly irritated. Recall I sold a bag and the buyer used an e-check instead of a credit card? Well, I don't know why but every e-check transaction I've had has been a pain. So I suspected I'd have issues with the buyer. I hoped I was wrong but I wasn't.
The e-check took the full 5 days to clear. On day 3 of that time she sent me a nasty note asking when I was going to ship the bag. I gritted my teeth and sent her a pleasant note back saying that because she used an e-check, the funds had not cleared. But I assured her that I would ship the bag within 24 hours when funds were received.
Once the check cleared, I packaged up the bag to ship and found she has an invalid address. I messaged her about this and asked her to change her address. She told me to change it.
I explained I can't make any changes to her address because I can't know her correct one (duh!) and even if I did I would lose seller protection. She then asked me how to change it. Despite not being her mother, her keeper or an eBay employee, I sent her directions. Third round of messages: she says that she still can't figure it out and sends a completely different address telling (not asking) me to change it. I REPEAT for the umpteenth time that I can't change her address. This goes back and forth a few more rounds over a couple of days with me ultimately suggesting she call eBay for help. She doesn't want to do that. So, finally, I advise her that that if she didn't have a viable address in eBay by 10am today, I was canceling the sale. At this point I didn't know if she is dense, rude, a scammer or all three. Either way I didn't want to deal with her. This was just too much messiness and hassle.
10am no address is updated. I cancel the sale, refund her money (automatically through eBay) and send her a pleasant note advising her of my actions. That leads to her sending a flurry of angry, profanity laden messages accusing me of bad customer service and of swindling her.
I don't bother responding to any of them. I simply report her messages to eBay and block her from bidding on any of my items ever again. This is absolutely ridiculous. Buyers have a responsibility to know eBay procedures and policy before they buy. I'm not a store. I'm not your mommie. I don't want to hand hold you. I don't want to walk you through steps on eBay. I don't want a simple transaction to take 8 days. And I certainly don't want to be cursed at.
This is also why I get my dander up when I see people posting in various places on TPF about proudly being being bad buyers and expecting the world from sellers. Everybody needs to be a grown up - polite, considerate and fully capable of using the tool that is eBay. I will never understand the sense of unbridled entitlement that some people have.
Grrrr!!!!
Msd.....Rebecca Minkoff and Michael Kors have straps in both gold tone and silver.
I have just had a similar case but the other way around, i found a nice SLG where shipping was stated only to the country of the Seller/item location. BEFORE bidding/buying i sent a msg to the Seller asking if she would consider shipping abroad. She responded quickly - as long as i agree to pay (as if i didn't know that), ok, fine, i asked her to change from one and only country to either "many countries" or "worldwide", otherwise eb@y won't let me complete the order. If only i knew... after a long exchange and number of efforts from my side to explain her what and how i finally gave up and decided to pass.Warning: venting ahead!
I am incredibly irritated. Recall I sold a bag and the buyer used an e-check instead of a credit card? Well, I don't know why but every e-check transaction I've had has been a pain. So I suspected I'd have issues with the buyer. I hoped I was wrong but I wasn't.
The e-check took the full 5 days to clear. On day 3 of that time she sent me a nasty note asking when I was going to ship the bag. I gritted my teeth and sent her a pleasant note back saying that because she used an e-check, the funds had not cleared. But I assured her that I would ship the bag within 24 hours when funds were received.
Once the check cleared, I packaged up the bag to ship and found she has an invalid address. I messaged her about this and asked her to change her address. She told me to change it.
I REPEAT for the umpteenth time that I can't change her address. This goes back and forth a few more rounds over a couple of days with me ultimately suggesting she call eBay for help. She doesn't want to do that. So, finally, I advise her that that if she didn't have a viable address in eBay by 10am today, I was canceling the sale. At this point I didn't know if she is dense, rude, a scammer or all three. Either way I didn't want to deal with her. This was just too much messiness and hassle.
10am no address is updated. I cancel the sale, refund her money (automatically through eBay) and send her a pleasant note advising her of my actions. That leads to her sending a flurry of angry, profanity laden messages accusing me of bad customer service and of swindling her.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Buyers have a responsibility to know eBay procedures and policy before they buy. I'm not a store. I'm not your mommie. I don't want to hand hold you. I don't want to walk you through steps on eBay. I don't want a simple transaction to take 8 days. And I certainly don't want to be cursed at.
This is also why I get my dander up when I see people posting in various places on TPF about proudly being being bad buyers and expecting the world from sellers. Everybody needs to be a grown up - polite, considerate and fully capable of using the tool that is eBay. I will never understand the sense of unbridled entitlement that some people have.
Grrrr!!!!
Warning: venting ahead!
I am incredibly irritated. Recall I sold a bag and the buyer used an e-check instead of a credit card? Well, I don't know why but every e-check transaction I've had has been a pain. So I suspected I'd have issues with the buyer. I hoped I was wrong but I wasn't.
The e-check took the full 5 days to clear. On day 3 of that time she sent me a nasty note asking when I was going to ship the bag. I gritted my teeth and sent her a pleasant note back saying that because she used an e-check, the funds had not cleared. But I assured her that I would ship the bag within 24 hours when funds were received.
Once the check cleared, I packaged up the bag to ship and found she has an invalid address. I messaged her about this and asked her to change her address. She told me to change it.
I REPEAT for the umpteenth time that I can't change her address. This goes back and forth a few more rounds over a couple of days with me ultimately suggesting she call eBay for help. She doesn't want to do that. So, finally, I advise her that that if she didn't have a viable address in eBay by 10am today, I was canceling the sale. At this point I didn't know if she is dense, rude, a scammer or all three. Either way I didn't want to deal with her. This was just too much messiness and hassle.
10am no address is updated. I cancel the sale, refund her money (automatically through eBay) and send her a pleasant note advising her of my actions. That leads to her sending a flurry of angry, profanity laden messages accusing me of bad customer service and of swindling her.
This is absolutely ridiculous. Buyers have a responsibility to know eBay procedures and policy before they buy. I'm not a store. I'm not your mommie. I don't want to hand hold you. I don't want to walk you through steps on eBay. I don't want a simple transaction to take 8 days. And I certainly don't want to be cursed at.
This is also why I get my dander up when I see people posting in various places on TPF about proudly being being bad buyers and expecting the world from sellers. Everybody needs to be a grown up - polite, considerate and fully capable of using the tool that is eBay. I will never understand the sense of unbridled entitlement that some people have.
Grrrr!!!!
Wow! I'm sorry you have to go through that. I don't understand why people don't just use PayPal through their credit card. But then again, being an overseas buyer, I don't have that many choices anyway.
I hope your next sale to be an easier one.
I have just had a similar case but the other way around, i found a nice SLG where shipping was stated only to the country of the Seller/item location. BEFORE bidding/buying i sent a msg to the Seller asking if she would consider shipping abroad. She responded quickly - as long as i agree to pay (as if i didn't know that), ok, fine, i asked her to change from one and only country to either "many countries" or "worldwide", otherwise eb@y won't let me complete the order. If only i knew... after a long exchange and number of efforts from my side to explain her what and how i finally gave up and decided to pass.
I hope you find that piece of SLG again.
I'm thinking crossbody so I can put my camera inside it. I have a crossbody camera bag that holds a ton and has specific camera padding but it's pretty unattractive. Half the trip is volunteering and half vacation so I need something versatile. Maybe I'll have my family bring over a "nicer" bag for the safari trip.
I'll take a photo. It's big and square basically
Yes, it's oils that stain Barenia. I've seen my local H craftsman clean Barenia with water, so I summoned up all my courage and did the same for a tiny spot on my Birkin caused by breathing on it basically
I LOVE Swift. I bought the Toolbox only for the color and honestly, the leather is so luscious AND robust. I had read it was delicate but it's not at all.
Gold bags are a funny thing. I have a gold K28 and had a gold B35. LOVE both bags and they're incredibly versatile (I only sold the Birkin to help fund the Barenia, which serves a similar purpose). I felt a bit the way you do about the gold Kelly at first - it made my heart sing when I first saw it in store, and then I was not as enthused - but now it's my most-carried of the Bs and Ks, probably my most-carried H outside of Evelyne and Garden Party. Give gold a chance
Ooh, hearing the toolbox carries more has me even more interested.
I saw a small one on the window display at the local H, and was very tempted to consider this as the next bag.
vink, you make me want a Dior bag even though Dior and I don't get along. You have so many pretty colors!
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