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feedthepurse said:
Happy Friday!
Can someone take a look at this listing for me?
Link : http://m.ebay.com/itm/252757343476
Seller :
mendozastore
Item number :252757343476
Many thanks!

I'm also curious whether the larger style has pockets on both sides... The seller says no, but I'm pretty sure I can see one:smile:
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Both are authentic. The seller doesn't provide measurements, but the small one looks like an Over & Under Marble Bag R51 and the larger one looks like an R155 Top Zip with Pockets, which does have slip pockets on both the front and back.
 
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Eril55 said:
This seller says this bag she bought at a D&B Factory-- I'm new to Dooney, so is this a made for Factory Florentine or a retail Dooney? Thank you! I just don't want to get a lesser quality.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/162408913194?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#viTabs_0
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The bag appears to be authentic.

As for quality, you might want to search the Dooney & Bourke forums for "Florentine quality." There are some issues that have been discussed, and they seem to be encountered regardless of whether the bag was purchased online, at a boutique store, or at an outlet. It seems to be a "luck of the draw" situation. For example, some of the earlier Florentines had a leather strap on the key hook, instead of the grosgrain ribbon. And, the leather texture could vary from bag to bag, or even within the same bag, from smooth to pebbled.
 
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Catbird9 said:
The bag appears to be authentic.

As for quality, you might want to search the Dooney & Bourke forums for "Florentine quality." There are some issues that have been discussed, and they seem to be encountered regardless of whether the bag was purchased online, at a boutique store, or at an outlet. It seems to be a "luck of the draw" situation. For example, some of the earlier Florentines had a leather strap on the key hook, instead of the grosgrain ribbon. And, the leather texture could vary from bag to bag, or even within the same bag, from smooth to pebbled.
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Thank you so much! Does D&B make "made for Factory" bags? Or are their retail bags sold at outlets?
 
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Eril55 said:
This seller says this bag she bought at a D&B Factory-- I'm new to Dooney, so is this a made for Factory Florentine or a retail Dooney? Thank you! I just don't want to get a lesser quality.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/162408913194?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT#viTabs_0
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Eril55 said:
Sorry, seller is: flsungrl17
Item: 162408913194
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Catbird9 said:
The bag appears to be authentic.

As for quality, you might want to search the Dooney & Bourke forums for "Florentine quality." There are some issues that have been discussed, and they seem to be encountered regardless of whether the bag was purchased online, at a boutique store, or at an outlet. It seems to be a "luck of the draw" situation. For example, some of the earlier Florentines had a leather strap on the key hook, instead of the grosgrain ribbon. And, the leather texture could vary from bag to bag, or even within the same bag, from smooth to pebbled.
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As someone who shops outlets, discounters and full priced boutiques and department stores, I (personally) don't find outlet items to be of lower quality.

In some brands, outlet items that are MFF (made for factory) aren't lower quality but in keeping them more affordable and lower priced, the manufacturer uses simpler details. There many be fewer embellishments, less hardware, simpler stitching and plainer lining and fabrics. But the quality is (IMO) the same.

Other items can be purchased at the outlets but may have been transfers from department stores or from Dooney.com. They could be customer returns, discontinued items or items in short supply.

I love shopping outlets because my feeling is that you can get comparable (or the same) items for considerable savings.
 
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BeenBurned said:
As someone who shops outlets, discounters and full priced boutiques and department stores, I (personally) don't find outlet items to be of lower quality.

In some brands, outlet items that are MFF (made for factory) aren't lower quality but in keeping them more affordable and lower priced, the manufacturer uses simpler details. There many be fewer embellishments, less hardware, simpler stitching and plainer lining and fabrics. But the quality is (IMO) the same.

Other items can be purchased at the outlets but may have been transfers from department stores or from Dooney.com. They could be customer returns, discontinued items or items in short supply.

I love shopping outlets because my feeling is that you can get comparable (or the same) items for considerable savings.
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Good point. Thank you!
 
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Eril55 said:
Thank you so much! Does D&B make "made for Factory" bags? Or are their retail bags sold at outlets?
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AFAIK, Dooney doesn't specifically make MFF items. Some of the items sold "only" at the outlet can often be retail items but irregulars or seconds. There might be snags, broken stitches or on IT items, color transfer or colors that ran.

But from what I've seen, 90% of items (even marked as irregular) are perfect.

Also keep in mind that unlike Coach, Kate Spade, Burberry and many other designers, Dooney doesn't have their own full-priced mall stores. They only sell online (at dooney.com) and at their outlets. If you need full-priced Dooney, you either buy from Macy's, Nordstrom, department stores or their website.
 
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BeenBurned said:
AFAIK, Dooney doesn't specifically make MFF items. Some of the items sold "only" at the outlet can often be retail items but irregulars or seconds. There might be snags, broken stitches or on IT items, color transfer or colors that ran.

But from what I've seen, 90% of items (even marked as irregular) are perfect.

Also keep in mind that unlike Coach, Kate Spade, Burberry and many other designers, Dooney doesn't have their own full-priced mall stores. They only sell online (at dooney.com) and at their outlets. If you need full-priced Dooney, you either buy from Macy's, Nordstrom, department stores or their website.
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Thank you! You have been very helpful ;)
 
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