I am definitely a sucker for a bag that feels frou frou and like a jewel box. Although I suppose I don’t have many like that right now. My Chloe would definitely fit in that category.
Oddly enough, my
Coach Willis also sort of feels like that, but the style is not frou frou so I’m not sure why it does. Possibly just the size and the fact that it is white so it feels delicate and ‘precious’ to me.
I’ve been considering this bag lately - this style is very frou frou IMO.
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I have not liked the
Fendi kan I bag because I didn’t like the scalloped flap. But this version is gorgeous because it makes the scallop make sense! So pretty!
My Dior Lady bag showed up unbelievably fast - I bought it on Monday and received it Friday! I cleaned and polished it, then carried it Saturday to an early Valentine’s Day dinner. I even wore a skirt!
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[/QUOTE]Congrats on your LD! Classic beauty!
Is there a color that you discovered works well for you ? Is there a color you find that just doesn't work for you? For me I discovered that green bags can work well for me. Grey not so much. I looked like death warmed over carrying a grey/ taupe bag.
The colors I hate in clothes and handbags are almost all earth tones, Barbie pink and purple (royal purple is pretty but no other shade). I love orange but it doesn’t work with my wardrobe.
My favorite colors for bags are black, grey, pink and bright blue.
My apologies because this is not terribly related to the current topics of conversation but
@Sparkletastic I ran across this bag the other day and thought of you! Talk about a little jewel box of a bucket bag!
The designer is Alaia. It’s just so petal-y perfect...
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I am soooo loving these little buckets!
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.
Yeah. But it doesn't show up well. It's more the feel.
If you purchased through PayPal, you can return through them.
On Poshmark, you cannot set offer parameters, so you often get them for as much as 50% of your reasonable and researched listing price. Mercari only allows official offers of 25% off or less, but I get messages with 40-50% off. If I jacked up my prices or did not look to make sure my price is within market value and competitive, I would understand lowballs. But I do the research. If I wanted to sell it for 59% of what I am asking and lose money, I would list it at that price. I am willing to consider an offer of 20% or less, but that’s it.
I list on EBay for the minimum amount I want to get, in Facebook groups for 10% over what I want to get, and on posh for 2x what I’ll settle for.
I ran numbers. Of the 143 things I’ve sold on Posh, 11 have been purchased outright. The rest have been sold either in a bundle, or after accepting an offer.
The one thing that does irritate me is when someone lowballs me, I reply with what I’m willing to take - and then they come back with something within $3 of their initial offer. $2.40 is not the hill I want to die on. If I wasn’t willing to take $30 for a Judith Leiber lipstick case, why would you think $33 is more appealing?!? I value my time and yours a darn sight more than $2.40.
I’m also in the camp of not haggling. I’m not a store and selling isn’t my hobby. So, I don’t have the patience for lowball offers or back and forth. I think some buyers need to realize we haven’t signed up to play their bargaining game they may find fun. And, since my items have always eventually sold, I’m not motivated to take time out to futz over a few dollars.
If someone sends a reasonable offer (say w/i 20% or so) I’ll respond once - sometimes with a counter, sometimes to say thanks for your interest but the price is firm. But, if they lowball or keep trying to go back and forth, I actually block them because I found early on in my selling that the people who lowballed and haggled had higher rates of complaints and returns when they got my accurately described items. No ma’am. Better to wait, have no hassles and get a fair price.
I´m still very much a "saver", but am actively fighting against this mindset: Dior New Lock and YSL vintage leopard coat for the trip to the grocery store today.
My mom was a “saver” and I saw her live her whole life never using the clothing, china, party goods, household items that she bought (usually after haunting second hand shops) and hoarded. So, I’m the opposite. I make sure my “best” items are wearable in my regular - non covid
- life. I use my best china, my best glassware and I - non covid
- will use any excuse to throw a party or travel.
Where I can be draconian is in financial saving / investing. Hypersaving makes me happy and left to my own devices, I would have bought serviceable good quality items but probably never bought luxury items. LOL! Mr. S and I balance each other out because he has a “life of plenty” outlook and will buy the nice things which I always sheepishly yet thoroughly enjoy once they’re acquired. I know my financial outlook comes from being raised by entrepreneurs who pinched / beat / strangled and cussed out every penny to build a successful business. My brain has never made the transition to understanding that you can actually
spend the money guilt free once you
have it.
I’m still lusting after the mini buckets (which I would wear non covid) and the 
Happy red indeed! 
Lesson learned about hitting Accept. If nothing else, I can use it as a bad weather bag, since the leather already has issues.
