2021 Resolution: Shopping my own bag and SLG collection. Any one else?

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1. Bags by Brand Showcase!

Each week, share photos of your bags from the specified brands. Choose a posed “beauty” shot or get your bags out and about in action shots!

We highlight 3 brands per week: 2 premier and 1 contemporary in alphabetical order as listed on tPF. Any brands not listed are showcased in our last week. Brands change to the next set each Sunday.

Our first brand week starts now - Sunday, Oct 31. Please share photos of bags from these brands:
  • Bottega Venetta
  • Burberry
  • Alexander Wang

Tip: Grab your photos from last year in the 2020 resolution thread. Search your user name and the brand to find your photos.

2. Special Stories
Thanks @Claudia Herzog for the suggestion

Wear a bag that has a backstory involving a person, place, or opportunity for which you feel grateful.
 
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Yes. That's what happened. Poshmark return policy is horrible. They do require you to 'Accept' an item. Once you do, no return allowed. I was dumb enough to Accept it, thinking the CPR and and Terrago cream would solve the issue. :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:




Yeah. But it doesn't show up well. It's more the feel.
I think it looks fine. Give it a few days and hit it with your one-two product punch again. Sometimes once it soaks in and gets more, it softens/smoothed/plumps. Imperfect is ok!
 
Yes. That's what happened. Poshmark return policy is horrible. They do require you to 'Accept' an item. Once you do, no return allowed. I was dumb enough to Accept it, thinking the CPR and and Terrago cream would solve the issue. :facepalm::facepalm::facepalm:




Yeah. But it doesn't show up well. It's more the feel.
Not very customer friendly, then!
But I think VC are about the same 72 hours to complain and after this you have accepted the item and are stuck with it.
I see the structural difference in your photos and my fingertips can imagine the different feeling of the areas. While it might not be too obvious when you wear the bag I fully feel the issue: everytime you touch the bad places the fingertips revolt...
Do you know whether the differences in structure are a matter of use or are they already there when the bag is brand new?
 
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Not very customer friendly, then!
But I think VC are about the same 72 hours to complain and after this you have accepted the item and are stuck with it.
I see the structural difference in your photos and my fingertips can imagine the different feeling of the areas. While it might not be too obvious when you wear the bag I fully feel the issue: everytime you touch the bad places the fingertips revolt...
Do you know whether the differences in structure are a matter of use or are they already there when the bag is brand new?

The differences are not there when the bag is new. Thanks for your help and understanding. :flowers:
 
I found a fun way to shop my closet, especially as I have fallen into wearing the same bag for weeks on end.

I went to https://www.randomlists.com/ and put my full list of bags (from my spreadsheet) into the form field, and let it choose a random bag for me. I might try to do this for the heck of it every week, or a couple times a week, to make sure I am using everything (weather permitting). There are lots of other randomizer tools online, too.
 
Hope nobody minds me doing my Feb stats a little early. :smile:

Bags out: 2- Boktier Honore and Jack French London (both already out the door).
Bags in: 1- Mr. Grumpy (still haven't identified the brand but I love it more each day).
SLGs in: 0
SLGs out: 1- Yellow SLG hand-painted and stitched for me by a cancer survivor when I was in Turkey.
This one was unexpected and very hard to let go of. The memories attached are so dear to me but, I tried my best yet couldn't make it work in any capacity. The closure won't snap shut and nobody can change it for me without destroying the leather and removing the hand-painted portion that is the most beautiful part of the pouch.
Yesterday I used it as a wallet in my bag when I went to get groceries and the check out girl admired it. I told her the story behind it and told her it won't open/close anymore so it's driving me crazy, and she said stuff like that never bothers her, and that her current wallet has a broken zip but she doesn't mind at all.
After I left the store, I realized that she had really liked it and was not just being polite, so I went back and gave it to her. I've never seen anyone light up like that! Good deed done. :smile:
I will always have my memory of the lovely woman who painted it for me. I still have a hand-painted bag strap from her and use it all the time. And I have hopes of returning to Turkey one of these days, and since I know her workshop address, I plan to buy another couple of bags from her, only with zipper closures because, lesson learned!

Doing quite well in curating this year. I wasn't expecting to have released as many bags as I have so far. Would like to slowly release 3 or 4 more this year but am not pressuring myself.
 
The differences are not there when the bag is new. Thanks for your help and understanding. :flowers:
I can see it is frustrating. With poshmark you do not accept the item unless it is ok. I have gotten something that was not as described. I immediately sent them photos to prove it and they took it right back no hassle at all. I now read the reviews people have gotten before purchasing. That has made a big difference and the last few items that I bought were fantastic. I also now sell on there and describe every tiny flaw if something has one. There are great sellers on there. As with everything do a bit of research first. Right now I am waiting for something from a new seller that only had two reviews. I decided to take my chances but the item is rare .
 
Hope nobody minds me doing my Feb stats a little early. :smile:

Bags out: 2- Boktier Honore and Jack French London (both already out the door).
Bags in: 1- Mr. Grumpy (still haven't identified the brand but I love it more each day).
SLGs in: 0
SLGs out: 1- Yellow SLG hand-painted and stitched for me by a cancer survivor when I was in Turkey.
This one was unexpected and very hard to let go of. The memories attached are so dear to me but, I tried my best yet couldn't make it work in any capacity. The closure won't snap shut and nobody can change it for me without destroying the leather and removing the hand-painted portion that is the most beautiful part of the pouch.
Yesterday I used it as a wallet in my bag when I went to get groceries and the check out girl admired it. I told her the story behind it and told her it won't open/close anymore so it's driving me crazy, and she said stuff like that never bothers her, and that her current wallet has a broken zip but she doesn't mind at all.
After I left the store, I realized that she had really liked it and was not just being polite, so I went back and gave it to her. I've never seen anyone light up like that! Good deed done. :smile:
I will always have my memory of the lovely woman who painted it for me. I still have a hand-painted bag strap from her and use it all the time. And I have hopes of returning to Turkey one of these days, and since I know her workshop address, I plan to buy another couple of bags from her, only with zipper closures because, lesson learned!

Doing quite well in curating this year. I wasn't expecting to have released as many bags as I have so far. Would like to slowly release 3 or 4 more this year but am not pressuring myself.
I love this. Now you will have the memory of this young womans face lighting up too. Great stats too!
I have given a few bags away over the years and I was always so happy to see the expression on their faces. Recently one of my adult nieces told me I always used to give the best bags as gifts. She always loved them. I had stopped because my daughter said stopped buying them and giving bags as not everyone wants them. Hearing this from my niece made me feel wonderful. I believe it was also a gentle hint to start sending them again.
 
Can’t believe their very cute “almost perfect” circle bags are $48 and $68! If I was in the market.....but my Pico put me on temporary Ban Island until at least my Alma DE sells....for more than the lowball $500 someone tried to offer.:eek::tdown:
I occasionally make lowball offers, although I definitely hate it when others do it to me!
 
Oh, I'm sure I will! My only worry is the strap, which might be too narrow if I put a lot into the bag. But I don't often overload a bag, so it will probably be fine.
I know I could buy a wider fabric strap, but then that begins to feel like the Barbie Doll phenomenon. You know: the little doll wasn't expensive, but then there were her clothes, and her shoes, and her handbags, and her sunglasses, and her little red convertible… :biggrin:
Not to mention all the boyfriends.
 
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