They had the Legacy plum suede bags! All of them! It was all I could do to pick which one, but I ended up with the wonderful Ali bag. I told the SA that I would have gladly paid full price for it when it first came out, but that nobody had one IRL that I could see, because it was exclusive to the NYC store (or so I was told by the Tysons Galleria SAs). So now I've got one at last, for a lot less cash. 
Then I saw the Patent Gallery Tote in cream, and although I'm not the hugest fan of that color (I much preferred it in mahogany) the price was so good and the style is just so cute that I decided to buy it anyway....but while I was standing in line, the same SA (who recognized me from my previous visits) came over and said that they had it in brown in the back, and would I be interested in that color? Would I? Are you kidding me?
So she went in the back and got one out and swapped me for the cream one. Same fabulous price (20% off $179, marked down from $319 retail), in the color I absolutely love. (I've already got the matching mini-skinny, which I bought to make myself stop drooling after the bag itself. Ha.)
They also had the embossed suede signature turnlock duffle in brown (the one with the fringe -- that's why I didn't buy it) and lots of the gold patchwork bags (which were tempting, but two bags was already too much, really). There were a few brown suede gallery totes, and they went fast. The place was a freaking madhouse, and the line went all the way to the far back corner (mostly because of the people who refused to stand remotely close to each other when they were in the marked line area -- grrr).
Since I am on a official self-imposed shopping ban (with special emphasis on No! New! Handbags!) starting on New Years Day, this was a great way to get in one last Coach haul. I can't wait to wear the Ali tomorrow when I'm out at Tysons Galleria with my shopping buddies, so I can show it off to the Coach SAs there. LOL
Then I saw the Patent Gallery Tote in cream, and although I'm not the hugest fan of that color (I much preferred it in mahogany) the price was so good and the style is just so cute that I decided to buy it anyway....but while I was standing in line, the same SA (who recognized me from my previous visits) came over and said that they had it in brown in the back, and would I be interested in that color? Would I? Are you kidding me?
So she went in the back and got one out and swapped me for the cream one. Same fabulous price (20% off $179, marked down from $319 retail), in the color I absolutely love. (I've already got the matching mini-skinny, which I bought to make myself stop drooling after the bag itself. Ha.)
They also had the embossed suede signature turnlock duffle in brown (the one with the fringe -- that's why I didn't buy it) and lots of the gold patchwork bags (which were tempting, but two bags was already too much, really). There were a few brown suede gallery totes, and they went fast. The place was a freaking madhouse, and the line went all the way to the far back corner (mostly because of the people who refused to stand remotely close to each other when they were in the marked line area -- grrr).
Since I am on a official self-imposed shopping ban (with special emphasis on No! New! Handbags!) starting on New Years Day, this was a great way to get in one last Coach haul. I can't wait to wear the Ali tomorrow when I'm out at Tysons Galleria with my shopping buddies, so I can show it off to the Coach SAs there. LOL
