Chanel Classic Flap - Small vs Medium vs Large sizes

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bag heaven said:
thanks for sharing your experience with the jumbo and i am surely getting more confidence in going for a medium. do you think having both reissue and the medium is not having the same kind of bag? of course not really the same coz the design is different. i am more after the function.
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I suppose function wise they may be comparable. I have medium in black caviar with silver and the 226 is black calf with the gold chains. My black jumbo is lambskin with black hardware so to me they are all different despite all being black. I rotate depending on what I want to carry. In all honesty I am sure I don't need all 3. If i had to pick one, itd be the 226 reissue as it fits more than medium but can still be dressy and worn single chain and not as heavy/bulky as jumbo.
 
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bag heaven said:
I think I have read almost all threads with a similar question but I still feel I need your opinions please.

I am new to Chanel and I only got a black GST in caviar and GHW. I use it for work like twice a week since I had it and I love it so much. I have decided I like caviar and GHW. This is for sure.

I want to cover the basics first and buy a classic flap and a reissue this year. I can't buy both at the same time but my goal is to get both this year :) I am sure that I want the classic flap first in caviar and GHW. I swear that I was dead sure about wanting it in medium coz I have a GST to cover everyday and for times when I want to carry more but then I saw the medium IRL in SHW yesterday and found it too small. I don't want to limit the use only for the evening though since I want to make the most out of it :) I have a casual to smart casual style. I don't always go out at night to chic evening functions. when i party, i take a non-expensive bag for fear of getting it ruined. i am torn between the medium and the jumbo classic flap.

i am 5'3 and around 120 lbs.

What do you guys think?
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it seems like the m/l is too small for you. if weight is not an issue for you, then the jumbo should be fine!

good luck x
 
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kimariew said:
I suppose function wise they may be comparable. I have medium in black caviar with silver and the 226 is black calf with the gold chains. My black jumbo is lambskin with black hardware so to me they are all different despite all being black. I rotate depending on what I want to carry. In all honesty I am sure I don't need all 3. If i had to pick one, itd be the 226 reissue as it fits more than medium but can still be dressy and worn single chain and not as heavy/bulky as jumbo.
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thanks. i actually started by telling myself that i only need one chanel bag then after thinking hard whether i should go for the medium or reissue, i thought that i should have both :) it helps knowing from you that if you were to have only one then you would go for 226. i still have time to think it over since the bags are not yet available. the problem is you start with one and then begin thinking about the next one :) again, thanks for your insights.
 
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taliza.xx said:
it seems like the m/l is too small for you. if weight is not an issue for you, then the jumbo should be fine!

good luck x
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thank you. i will update once i get the bag. let's see what i get first. my sa said that i could have it in 2-3 weeks. i don't like waiting but it's good to have time to think things over. i know i want the bag coz i love the brand and story behind the bag.
 
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LT bag lady said:
I'm about the same size as you and I carry a Jumbo. Got a Med/large first only to realize it was too small.
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thanks! i am now reconsidering and i now think about the 226 as a good middle between medium and jumbo...the bag design is also the original so that helps. i still want the medium...ahhhh i want them both! let's see what i end up with :)
 
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I just got myself a Jumbo! I also was wondering which I would get, and decided to go with the jumbo. It is a bit heavier than the ML but it fits a lot more. I intent to use it as an everyday bag, so size matters :)

Are you really really sure about the caviar? I was going for a caviar as well but when the sales rep. showed them to me side by side, I totally went for the lambskin.

Good luck picking your first Chanel, enjoy the experience!
 
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Annabella4 said:
I just got myself a Jumbo! I also was wondering which I would get, and decided to go with the jumbo. It is a bit heavier than the ML but it fits a lot more. I intent to use it as an everyday bag, so size matters :)

Are you really really sure about the caviar? I was going for a caviar as well but when the sales rep. showed them to me side by side, I totally went for the lambskin.

Good luck picking your first Chanel, enjoy the experience!
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Thanks so much and congratulations on your purchase :) My first Chanel was the GST and I had to make several phone calls in order to get it. I am in the hunting mode again and although I am impatient, I am enjoying the experience. I can't wait to get the flap. I told my SA that my first choice is the medium. I will know on the day I get there when she calls me, which bag is right for me :) Let's see what I end up with. I will update here.
 
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Jumbo all the way. I'm about the same height and weight and jumbo looks perfect. I sold my med. That was my very first chanel but she was just too small. To me it felt more like an evening bag that I would wear very seldomly so I upgraded to jumbo and find that I get much more use out of it.
 
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supersatie said:
I prefer smaller bags overall, especially for special occasions. I went to Chanel with every intention of buying a small. I let the SA sweet talk me into a medium and I regretted it everyday until I sold it at a huge loss. But I know a lot of tpf-ers love their m/l and jumbos so it's just my personal preference. Medium was too bulky for me and I'm 5'8", size 2.

My advice is do your research, get as much info on here as you can and go into the store knowing exactly what you want.
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Why didn't you sell it so quickly and lose money? Just wait for some price increases and you could have broken even... How much did you buy and sell it for?
 
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