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msd_bags said:
My sister (the US-based one) literally screams/cries when she sees cockroaches, but not with rats or lizards, etc. Luckily, there are no cockroaches in the US (is this true in general?). Anyway, when she visited and stayed with me for 1 night, I don't know why that night of all nights - 2 cockroaches (1 small and 1 medium) appeared at my bathroom!! I contained myself from screaming (due to surprise and not because of fear) because she was just there at my room. Up to now that she has gone back to the States, I have not told her of the incident! She might not want to come back to my house, lol!
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That's not true. There are cockroaches in the US. More than one kind. I think they are probably everywhere in the world. I saw one upside down on the floor the other day. I started to pick it up with a kleenex and it moved! I screamed and my DH ran out. He thought I had gotten hurt.
 
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msd_bags said:
My new Massaccesi bag! Midi Victoria in Ananas pebbled.
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I counted this in January, though I just received this yesterday.
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whateve said:
That's not true. There are cockroaches in the US. More than one kind. I think they are probably everywhere in the world. I saw one upside down on the floor the other day. I started to pick it up with a kleenex and it moved! I screamed and my DH ran out. He thought I had gotten hurt.
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Oh I see!! I thought they're here only in our hot climate. They have long lives, don't they!
 
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whateve said:
That's not true. There are cockroaches in the US. More than one kind. I think they are probably everywhere in the world. I saw one upside down on the floor the other day. I started to pick it up with a kleenex and it moved! I screamed and my DH ran out. He thought I had gotten hurt.
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The kind that I can't handle is the asian cockroaches that fly. They are incredibly scary.
 
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I'm sooooo ready for this weekend. I don't think I've gone through a week like this for a while. Just so many little twists and turns daily that are infuriating, frustrating, saddening and maddening. Walking away from the week into the weekend here are the lessons learned:

- What others think of me is none of my business.
- Change is uncomfortable but progress is impossible without change.
- Nobody knows what you want except you. Hence, everything is likely to disappoint you (because they are not exactly what you want!). But...
- The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud. ~Coco Chanel
- When you can, as frustrating as things get around you, make someone laugh. Crack some weird geeky joke or something. That makes you feel good.

Happy Friday to you all - now I need to figure out where to take my new pre-loved handbag to this weekend. :drinks:
 
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essiedub said:
Vintage coach bags are all the rage among the younger set 20s 30s. I used to volunteer in the accessories dept at this MONGO sale (yup so big it had departments and raises $2MM annually) that benefited our local museum..And those Coach bags sold like hotcakes..especially the old ones with the luscious leather. You should post some before/after shots..although I know there’s a different thread for that.
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What age of the coach bag is considered vintage? I have a few leathers ones that are 15 years old.
 
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I bought a rain coat about a week ago . Today I removed the tag and as I am getting into the car the zipper splits apart from the bottom. I could not get it to budge so I had to step out of it and grab my old one. I want to return it because even when I got home and finally got the pieces apart. I tried to zip it slowly and again it is doing something funky. My problem is the receipt says no returns or exchanges . Does that include when merchandise is defective?
 
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dcooney4 said:
I bought a rain coat about a week ago . Today I removed the tag and as I am getting into the car the zipper splits apart from the bottom. I could not get it to budge so I had to step out of it and grab my old one. I want to return it because even when I got home and finally got the pieces apart. I tried to zip it slowly and again it is doing something funky. My problem is the receipt says no returns or exchanges . Does that include when merchandise is defective?
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I would take it back.
They should at the very least exchange it for another or something else.
 
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msd_bags said:
My sister (the US-based one) literally screams/cries when she sees cockroaches, but not with rats or lizards, etc. Luckily, there are no cockroaches in the US (is this true in general?). Anyway, when she visited and stayed with me for 1 night, I don't know why that night of all nights - 2 cockroaches (1 small and 1 medium) appeared at my bathroom!! I contained myself from screaming (due to surprise and not because of fear) because she was just there at my room. Up to now that she has gone back to the States, I have not told her of the incident! She might not want to come back to my house, lol!
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Oh, there are definitely cockroaches in the U.S.! It depends on where you live. I've never seen one here in California, and I never saw any when I was growing up in the suburbs of NYC. Or in downtown Boston, where I went to college. But I sure saw them in my various apartments in New York City!!! And these weren't dirty apartments, either... I kept them spotless. Also, I encounterd a different kind of cockroach the year I lived in South Carolina... these guys were monsters. I was told that they lived mainly in the live oak trees, but now and again one would wander indoors.

Luckily, I'm not scared of cockroaches. I would just make them go splat... :biggrin:
 
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