Loni, I live near San Francisco but I visited London last April and I ended up buying a necklace and the east/west bag at the Sloane St Chanel store. The lady SA who helped me was very, very nice. It was my first Chanel bag purchase, and the east/west bag is a great one for a "newbie" because it's a classic, timeless bag (mine is black) and it costs a bit less than other, larger classic flap bags. This is the bag with the single flap. I think I paid AROUND 750 pounds--this was April 2007.
Have fun!