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NOVEMBER ACTIVITIES

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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ElainePG said:
Using the can opener????? Well, I guess that's something... :lol:

But it's good that he takes you out to lunch. What kinds of lunches do the two of you like?
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We are foodies. We love trying new restaurants. We like most kinds of ethnic food and we usually prefer that over a fancy place. Choices are very limited in the valley so when we travel we try to find interesting places. In our town, we eat a lot of Mexican food, some Thai or Muong, diner food, and non-authentic Chinese. Italian is limited to Olive Garden or Strings. We have a few very nice restaurants but their menus are limited so we don't eat there very often. There is a Mexican restaurant we eat at one or two times a week. They have a great variety of dishes, not just your typical stuff. My favorite cuisine is Indian but we have to drive to Fresno for that. I love New York pizza but it's hard to find in California. Many places claim to have it but they lie!
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
Just like places claim to have Philly cheesesteaks…not! I once ordered a cheesesteak here in GA and they gave me hot roast beef and swiss on a kaiser roll. Um, really?!?!?! Not even close! AND they wanted to put mayo on it!!!!:nuts::facepalm:
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Shudder! I grew up north of Philly. I miss a good cheesesteak. And a good pizza. DC can’t do either, sadly.
 
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dcooney4 said:
I have never had a real philly cheese steak, but my brother inlaw told me if you can't get the real thing don't bother.
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I agree! I have never had the real thing either. Even when I was in Philly, I chose not to try because all the ones I had disappointed me, so I figured they were all the same. Now I regret not trying when I was there.
 
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Sunshine mama said:
I agree! I have never had the real thing either. Even when I was in Philly, I chose not to try because all the ones I had disappointed me, so I figured they were all the same. Now I regret not trying when I was there.
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No, they are not all the same! Not even in Philly. Everyone talks about Pat’s and Geno’s, which are across the street from each other in South Philly, but they are not the best IMO. Though I think Geno’s is better than Pat’s, the best is Jim’s Steaks on South Street…though if you think the service at Tiffany’s is rude, go into Jim’s not knowing what you want snd hold up the line with hesitation while looking at the menu… :lol:
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
No, they are not all the same! Not even in Philly. Everyone talks about Pat’s and Geno’s, which are across the street from each other in South Philly, but they are not the best IMO. Though I think Geno’s is better than Pat’s, the best is Jim’s Steaks on South Street…though if you think the service at Tiffany’s is rude, go into Jim’s not knowing what you want snd hold up the line with hesitation while looking at the menu… :lol:
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So basically do a lot of menu research and decide before going into Jim's, right?
 
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whateve said:
We are foodies. We love trying new restaurants. We like most kinds of ethnic food and we usually prefer that over a fancy place. Choices are very limited in the valley so when we travel we try to find interesting places. In our town, we eat a lot of Mexican food, some Thai or Muong, diner food, and non-authentic Chinese. Italian is limited to Olive Garden or Strings. We have a few very nice restaurants but their menus are limited so we don't eat there very often. There is a Mexican restaurant we eat at one or two times a week. They have a great variety of dishes, not just your typical stuff. My favorite cuisine is Indian but we have to drive to Fresno for that. I love New York pizza but it's hard to find in California. Many places claim to have it but they lie!
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Just like the places that claim to have "New York bagels" … NOT!!! When we crave these, we have to buy them on line and store them in the freezer.
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
No, they are not all the same! Not even in Philly. Everyone talks about Pat’s and Geno’s, which are across the street from each other in South Philly, but they are not the best IMO. Though I think Geno’s is better than Pat’s, the best is Jim’s Steaks on South Street…though if you think the service at Tiffany’s is rude, go into Jim’s not knowing what you want snd hold up the line with hesitation while looking at the menu… :lol:
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There was a Seinfeld episode like that! It was a soup place, and you had to stand in line without talking, then place your order politely, and even then the guy might throw you out. But the neighborhood put up with it, because it was the BEST soup. :lol: (I think George made a mess of it… as usual…)
 
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BowieFan1971 said:
No, they are not all the same! Not even in Philly. Everyone talks about Pat’s and Geno’s, which are across the street from each other in South Philly, but they are not the best IMO. Though I think Geno’s is better than Pat’s, the best is Jim’s Steaks on South Street…though if you think the service at Tiffany’s is rude, go into Jim’s not knowing what you want snd hold up the line with hesitation while looking at the menu… :lol:
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Rudeness is part of the experience! We tried Pat's and Geno's when we were there but didn't know about Jim's. Whenever we get something that approximates a cheesesteak here, we have to come home to put on our own peppers because they never have the right kind.
 
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