Aurora, IL Dooney Outlet

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I’m in here. Uh it’s only an extra 15% off the 40% off. Nobody in store. I got my ivy mini $238 and duck charm$24.98. Why was the regular size $199? Anyways I Told them it was my birthday month and got another $20 off, it is mom’s birthday month. I am extremely happy. They only had 2 and I asked for the one in the back. It is factory wrapped and unfingered/sniffed. Hee hee
Dang! I'm still in bed and you're done shopping! :laugh: I was coincidentally catching up on your last two YouTube videos when I opened the forum and saw your reply to my post in another thread. I'm about to watch your Coach accessories video now.
Beautiful bag! I'm glad you and your mom got in and out safely.
 
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It was meant for me to have as they had one in the back. I would not have wanted the floor model. I was looking at the natural, but I came for the ivy and that’s what I left with. It was no parking when we left. My goodness it was crowded. People had blankets as they waited in lines to get in that were wrapped around the buildings. We didn’t wait in line for coach. Mom said she didn’t want to stand in that lonnnnnnnnnnnng line. We went into a few stores but mom didn’t see anything she wanted.
 
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Dang! I'm still in bed and you're done shopping! :lol: I was coincidentally catching up on your last two YouTube videos when I opened the forum and saw your reply to my post in another thread. I'm about to watch your Coach accessories video now.
Beautiful bag! I'm glad you and your mom got in and out safely.
Thank you for watching. Mom is using her coach wallet and she loves it. I’m already home. Traffic was great. 355 awesome
 
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Thank you for watching. Mom is using her coach wallet and she loves it. I’m already home. Traffic was great. 355 awesome
YAY! I'm glad she loves the wallet! I go back to the East Bay with my DD tomorrow morning at 2am when she gets off work. :sleepy: I'll probably walk (more likely take the bus if I get laz(ier)) to Union Square and Westfield to see what the crowd is like. It hasn't been very busy on Black Friday since Covid, and now that Nordstrom and some other stores in Westfield have closed I'm not sure what it'll be like there. (But there's still ShareTea and Shake Shack. :laugh:)
 
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Confused Robert Downey Jr GIF

HEE HEE
AM STILL LAUGHING AT THIS!
I really wouldn’t go back to the outlet unless you want the color Ivy. I feel like this color will be like the teal color, once it’s gone, it won’t be back for awhile.

They didn’t really have anything else I wanted. No Florentine domed satchels. The Tilton was gone. The natural hobo was small. If it was large I would have gotten it. They should be ashamed to sell that oil spotted bristol! The camerons in teal and ocean had stains and looked used. The Naomi had scratches and not worth it like you said @KiltyR45. that clearance section was gah-bage * in my Florentine snobby voice*. AND THEY DIDN’T EVEN GIVE ME A DUCK STICKER…
It was worth the trip for my smooth all over non scratched Ivy mini. I have placed my Ivy small,deluxe mo, zip around wallet, coin purse, pen pouch, iphone 12 pro max, small wristlet, cheaters, ear pods pocket cannon+ammo, small flashlight and still have plenty of room. I like this size very much and the weight is great, pocket cannon and ammo are what’s causing most of the weight.
it’s only got the 2 part crossbody strap, but I can use the 3 part strap from my Ivy domed crossbody if I want short shoulder, instead of doubling the strap that cane with it.

guys if you don’t have to go to the store, stay home. My goodness people are really out shopping today!
parking is NONEXISTENT! crowds in the stores so packed you can barely move around and shop. I’ll post my mod shots later.
oh and I got a package coming today stay tuned for those pics as well.
 
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I’m in here. Uh it’s only an extra 15% off the 40% off. Nobody in store. I got my ivy mini $238 and duck charm$24.98. Why was the regular size $199? Anyways I Told them it was my birthday month and got another $20 off, it is mom’s birthday month. I am extremely happy. They only had 2 and I asked for the one in the back. It is factory wrapped and unfingered/sniffed. Hee hee
Glad you found the treasure you were looking for. Were you tempted to buy another
in the regular (small?) size or have you concluded it just doesn't work for you?

Did your Mom find anything?
 
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The mini Flo satchel is a great size. Sounds like it will be perfect for all the
things you need to carry. 😁
Can you take a handbag into work with you? (My friend's daughter works
in a prison and she has to leave her handbag in the car).
 
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Glad you found the treasure you were looking for. Were you tempted to buy another
in the regular (small?) size or have you concluded it just doesn't work for you?

Did your Mom find anything?
No, I didn’t even look ant the small, even tho the regular was $199 ( why is that) as opposed to the mini $238. I am very happy with the mini. I didn’t have anything in this size and it’s perfect for everyday without the iPad. Like you said it’s not that mini. Perfect for date nite or an around town excursion or shopping. It doesn’t stick out too much when crossbody. I really don’t think the small works for me, and that’s ok. It’s crazy during the Labor Day sale my large navy was only $40 more than this mini…. Should have looked at the mini then, but I was so focused on the nano and micro. The micro is only 1 3/4 inches shorter than the mini and it makes a big difference. The mini opening isn’t bad and everything fits without have
ing to maneuver.

They had a couple of medium Russel totes I fondled and sniffed. I don’t have any tote bags. I was worried with it being open, my small stuff would fall out if the bag was tipped over.
i am very interested in the tulip shopper. They didn’t have any.

mom didn’t find anything she wanted. It was cold 🥶. We did walk srounf the entire 150 store outdoor outlet and ended up right at the car which was awesome. Mom made it home and she was happy that I got what I wanted. She said she didn’t see anything in dooney that she liked. I did see the bag my aunt wants but they didn’t have the Carmel color she wanted. I’ll order it online and have them ship it to her in Florida.

i would like to try the smaller domed satchel like your black and navy from the last sale. I’ll keep my eye out for the 12 days of dooney. Also the large hobo.
 
Confused Robert Downey Jr GIF

HEE HEE
AM STILL LAUGHING AT THIS!
I really wouldn’t go back to the outlet unless you want the color Ivy. I feel like this color will be like the teal color, once it’s gone, it won’t be back for awhile.

They didn’t really have anything else I wanted. No Florentine domed satchels. The Tilton was gone. The natural hobo was small. If it was large I would have gotten it. They should be ashamed to sell that oil spotted bristol! The camerons in teal and ocean had stains and looked used. The Naomi had scratches and not worth it like you said @KiltyR45. that clearance section was gah-bage * in my Florentine snobby voice*. AND THEY DIDN’T EVEN GIVE ME A DUCK STICKER…
It was worth the trip for my smooth all over non scratched Ivy mini. I have placed my Ivy small,deluxe mo, zip around wallet, coin purse, pen pouch, iphone 12 pro max, small wristlet, cheaters, ear pods pocket cannon+ammo, small flashlight and still have plenty of room. I like this size very much and the weight is great, pocket cannon and ammo are what’s causing most of the weight.
it’s only got the 2 part crossbody strap, but I can use the 3 part strap from my Ivy domed crossbody if I want short shoulder, instead of doubling the strap that cane with it.

guys if you don’t have to go to the store, stay home. My goodness people are really out shopping today!
parking is NONEXISTENT! crowds in the stores so packed you can barely move around and shop. I’ll post my mod shots later.
oh and I got a package coming today stay tuned for those pics as well.
RDJ’s face is how I feel right now looking through both ILD & Dooney. NGL, the BF sales are terrible.

And hell yes! You saw those bags in the sample / clearance section. I wasn’t trying to be snobby at all; but for $200 I’m not going to buy a bag with scratches and oil stains.

See now you understand what I meant about the selection + price. I was walking around that store trying to find something to buy, to justify the drive down.

I’m glad you were able to get the Ivy and it wasn’t sold out. Not surprised the Tilton was gone.

I’m kinda kicking myself in the arse for not grabbing the flo Allison in Ivy.
 
I'm wondering if the outlets are getting more 'less than perfect' items
these days, either due to production issues or returns from
major customers (like dept stores or QVC or stores closing)?
The outlets haven't had Alto bags for many, many, many years,
and now it seems some of them have Alto again. And the outlets
have become one of the few brick and mortar places to buy Dooney...
their presence in dept stores is much more limited than years ago.

We've become very used to big sales/discounts. In years past,
when an item was 40% off it was expected that it wouldn't be
factory sealed, brand new, untouched, and in perfect condition.
We evaluated the 'defect' against the price and decided if it was worth
buying. Now we are disappointed if the bag on sale isn't pristine and
perfect. I'm not saying we should accept shop warn and beaten up
handbags, and certainly not bags with major defects, but how much
do we overlook for a really good price? And does the major rise in list
prices affect our decision?

Since most of us are collectors, does this influence our decision? After all
we don't need any of these handbags, we just want them. Do we justify
the purchase in part by the sale price for an essentially perfect bag and
have trouble justifying the purchase if the bag is less than wonderful?
 
The mini Flo satchel is a great size. Sounds like it will be perfect for all the
things you need to carry. 😁
Can you take a handbag into work with you? (My friend's daughter works
in a prison and she has to leave her handbag in the car).
No. I am an officer so we have to carry clear bags. The clear dooney lunch tote would be fine but it’s too small for all the water plus food I bring.

the mini is perfect. I absolutely love it. Now I have a variety of sizes to choose from. On the second hand market they want more for a used min than what I paid today and there aren’t any Ivy minis out there.

i carry my keys in the medium flo wristlet without strap in my pocket. It’s got an awesome patina from constant handling. I love it and I’m glad I got both navy and chestnut. They are hard to find on the secondary market.
 
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