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#11,371
Ludmilla said:
Hehehehe. This mysterious Italian holiday season lasts 365 days each year. It is called "bella vita". :p
I have lots of Italian friends and one is as obsessed about bags as I am. She thinks I am crazy for ordering Massaccesi bags, because she does not believe me that it really WORKS. :biggrin:



Oh no, Murphy! Don't tell me you had ANOTHER bad luck bag?! :shocked::wtf: Not the pretty Coach bucket bag. :crybaby::crybaby::crybaby: This is devastating! But, kudos to you for not giving up on handbags.
Your new ones are very pretty. I keep all fingers and toes crossed and I send tons of good vibes your way in order to keep those bags from falling apart like the others. :hbeat:
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La Dolce Vita e " chi va piano va sano, chi va sano va lontano" and you get the whole thing ..:no::no:
 
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Ludmilla said:
Seriously, I would happily trade away most ("most" like "almost all") of my bags for having less office time. Time is the only true valuable good we have on this world and I am so fed up with wasting 40 hours each week for this stupid place (or any other stupid place) I work in.
I would rather trim some trees instead. :P
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I hear you!!
Sounds like Spring Fever.
Possibly a few days off? Or maybe tying up bosses and hiding them in closet?
Or how about a wild party at the Mackeral to cheer you up?!!
 
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Ludmilla said:
Hehehehe. This mysterious Italian holiday season lasts 365 days each year. It is called "bella vita". :P
I have lots of Italian friends and one is as obsessed about bags as I am. She thinks I am crazy for ordering Massaccesi bags, because she does not believe me that it really WORKS. :D



Oh no, Murphy! Don't tell me you had ANOTHER bad luck bag?! :shocked::wtf: Not the pretty Coach bucket bag. :crybaby::crybaby::crybaby: This is devastating! But, kudos to you for not giving up on handbags.
Your new ones are very pretty. I keep all fingers and toes crossed and I send tons of good vibes your way in order to keep those bags from falling apart like the others. :hbeat:
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If you think I have have bad luck with bags, you should here some of my restaurant stories.
Just this week I had a glass that was cracked all the way around. Happy it didn't break and spill soda all over me and my clothes.
At the second restaurant, there was a hair in my mashed potatoes.
I think my problems with handbags stems from the age of the handbag when I purchase it.
I have champagne tastes with a beer budget.
So I look for bags that are super marked down.
Which means they have been on the shelf awhile.
So the leather starts to dry out, or it's been dropped on the tile floor and there's a hairline crack in the hardware which doesn't show up until you load up the bag.
Or my pet peeve: too much dye in the leather.
So many of the designers have moved factories to countries without stringent rules on production it's hard to find a bag where excess dye doesn't just run off on you. Many come with a "warning" card explaining the "special dye process". If I see one of those now, I just put the bag down and walk away.
 
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Murphy47 said:
If you think I have have bad luck with bags, you should here some of my restaurant stories.
Just this week I had a glass that was cracked all the way around. Happy it didn't break and spill soda all over me and my clothes.
At the second restaurant, there was a hair in my mashed potatoes.
I think my problems with handbags stems from the age of the handbag when I purchase it.
I have champagne tastes with a beer budget.
So I look for bags that are super marked down.
Which means they have been on the shelf awhile.
So the leather starts to dry out, or it's been dropped on the tile floor and there's a hairline crack in the hardware which doesn't show up until you load up the bag.
Or my pet peeve: too much dye in the leather.
So many of the designers have moved factories to countries without stringent rules on production it's hard to find a bag where excess dye doesn't just run off on you. Many come with a "warning" card explaining the "special dye process". If I see one of those now, I just put the bag down and walk away.
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Dye that rubs off on anything is so annoying. I won't buy light color bags anymore because I don't want to have to worry about my denim rubbing off onto them
 
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mgwonline said:
Dye that rubs off on anything is so annoying. I won't buy light color bags anymore because I don't want to have to worry about my denim rubbing off onto them
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I don't wear many jeans anymore for that very reason.
There are a few tricks you can try though.
One is to take them to the dry cleaners before your wear them. The chemicals they use to clean clothes will often remove the extra dye.
Or at home, you can do one of two things: wash 3 times in cold water. On the third wash, put in a cup of vinegar. Then put th in a HOT dryer for 5 minutes and hang to dry.
The other method is to soak in a bucket or bin for several days changing the water as it turns blue.
When no more dye comes out in the water, soak with vinegar and hang to dry.
The vinegar works just the same as on Easter eggs to "set" the dye.
It won't stop color transfer on a bag the hangs/ rubs on your jeans but it will keep the color off your skin.
 
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Murphy47 said:
Ladies, I have been naughty.
As the oxblood Coach duffle got a broken buckle ( with a 3 month repair time) I returned it. I have been sort of sad as I still needed a winter bag but all that's out there is SPRING stuff.
So here is what I found. I went with a completely different brand with nothing much to break.
Botkier. Nice leather. Leather lined. Solid (appearing) construction. View attachment 3592540
So then I felt better and found this one that IS for Spring. View attachment 3592541
Now I must do something silly like find pants that actually fit.
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These are nice! Especially like the red.
You may have lingering red craving, from sparkly bag.;)This will cure.:hbeat:
Ludmilla said:
Seriously, I would happily trade away most ("most" like "almost all") of my bags for having less office time. Time is the only true valuable good we have on this world and I am so fed up with wasting 40 hours each week for this stupid place (or any other stupid place) I work in.
I would rather trim some trees instead. :p
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Sigh.
Time is such an under-valued thing.
But 40 hours/week is not so bad--compared to many I know.
They work 80 hours/week, to afford impressive things.
Which they never are home to enjoy.:whut:

When I run away to join night circus--you'll get invite to hop train with me.:coolio:
Ludmilla said:
Need to post another still life of Miss Choc... :blush:
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Together with my new coffee mug I got from a friend.
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:thinkin: If this mug had monkeys, instead of owls...feeling deja vu.;)
Awesome bag. Perfect mug.:girlsigh::hbeat:
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Hmm. Have not experienced denim color transfer.
And wear jeans a lot.
Do buy some pairs at goodwill, etc.--maybe previous owner suffered dye transfer, so that I might not?:tup:
But, my new pairs don't misbehave either.
Weird.
As usual, I am off normal road--veering down embankment into thorny shrubs.:giggle:
 
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remainsilly said:
These are nice! Especially like the red.
You may have lingering red craving, from sparkly bag.;)This will cure.:hbeat:

Sigh.
Time is such an under-valued thing.
But 40 hours/week is not so bad--compared to many I know.
They work 80 hours/week, to afford impressive things.
Which they never are home to enjoy.:whut:

When I run away to join night circus--you'll get invite to hop train with me.:coolio:

:thinkin: If this mug had monkeys, instead of owls...feeling deja vu.;)
Awesome bag. Perfect mug.:girlsigh::hbeat:
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Hmm. Have not experienced denim color transfer.
And wear jeans a lot.
Do buy some pairs at goodwill, etc.--maybe previous owner suffered dye transfer, so that I might not?:tup:
But, my new pairs don't misbehave either.
Weird.
As usual, I am off normal road--veering down embankment into thorny shrubs.:giggle:
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I must admit I miss the sparkly bag.
Sadly, Coach is not what it used to be.
Glitter edgekote peeling, buckles breaking,clips that don't stay clipped.
Or snaps that don't.
Vera Bradley has yummy leathers, decent hardware, but dark colored dyes rub off. Longchamp- one of the most awesome bags ever- nasty smell if they are from China and the Neo I bought had a grommet that wouldn't stay together.
Over Christmas is tried not to buy any bags as the RUSH those through production.
The Botkier is just bought is a little heavy, but has no annoying (but cute) hardware to break or chip. The handles are sewn to the bag. Easy repair if one should come loose.
 
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