How long do you keep bags NWT?

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#1
Question is how long do you keep bags new in your closet before either you use them or decide to take them back for something else?

Right now I have a Poppy tangerine hobo, Aegean Lindsey and Aubergine Sophia all sitting in my closet. I use my color block Willis daily and after my graphite gathered has color rubbing off already, I am scared to use the gathered aubergine Sophia. I love the color but maybe I should get a wristlet instead? It seems the gathered doesn't hold up very well.

How do you ladies decide? :smile:
 
#2
I have a lot of bags in my closet with tags..If i don't use them right away it seems the euphoria of the bag fades for me.

I also have a raspberry gathered Lindsey with tags and the matching wallet. I can't bring myself to let them go or use them. I have a Mahogany Madison Audrey, Treesje Violet Magnolia, Camel Patent Sabrina., Plum Rebecca Minkoff Mam and a Pale Grey MAM all with tags. :sad:

And maybe more If i look...Oh! and a MK crossbody. :P
 
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#3
I think the longest I kept a bag NWT was a couple months, but that was only due to the purchase of a white purse during the winter in prep for the Spring. I'm too giddy to let them sit.

I do have a gathered graphite Sophia sitting NWT (and a couple others) cause I'm still not sure which I'm keeping. It's only been a few weeks, though. But hearing that your color rubbed off is making me nervous. I LOVE LOVE the gathered look and really like the graphite color.
 
#5
sweetie2892 said:
if i havent used a bag in 4 weeks then i believe i either dont like it as much as i did or in tht time period bought another bag tht i like more so lol it has to go
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I think I bought the Tressje Magnolia over a year ago..I think I tend to save a bag for the right time and then lose interest or end up buying a new shiny.:P
 
#6
I have one bag now with tags that I have had for about a month. I can't decide if I want to keep it. I have many smaller items, like wristlets, keychains and scarves that still have the tags after a long time, but that is because the occasion hasn't arisen yet where I will use them. Some of the keychains and scarves don't go with anything I currently carry, but I love them so I figure I will eventually find something they match.

Recently, I returned a bag that I had for about 6 months. It was really hard to part with it. I don't live near a store so I hang onto bags until I am making a trip. If I had a nearby store, it might be different because I would be more inclined to exchange.

I have a black gathered Sophia and a raspberry gathered wallet. I moved into the wallet the day I got her because it was true love! So far, no problems with the color. I would cry if something happened to this wallet. Maybe it is just the graphite or just certain bags?

To be honest, I have been happiest with the purchases I have made at factory stores, at Macy's sales, or on ebay. The few bags that I have paid FP for, I feel pressured to use to get my money's worth out of them.
 
#7
If I'm unsure, I just keep it until I've made up my mind. Longest so far has been about 6-8 months, but this has been for bags that I really loved but was unsure about for practical reasons (too heavy, too big, etc.)
If I buy a bag to use at a later season, it might sit for several months with tags before I use it. I just today cut the tags off my white lace Sophia that I bought last winter.

If I buy online and I know I don't like it when I get it, I return right away.

It's funny but sometimes if I really like a bag and don't want to let it go, I'll gift it to someone else. I'll just put it away for a birthday or Christmas, etc. I have 3 bags and a wallet put away right now for Christmas, LOL.
 
#9
Usually bags don't sit for more than a week or two with the tags on in my closet. I go through an agonizing process with myself before I buy a bag, so if I end up actually purchasing it, then I am definitely going to keep it. The only reason they would sit with tags still on is if I had a purse binge and bought more than one in a week. Then I would use one right away, and wait a week to use another.

This of course doesn't even cover how many have been sitting in the closet after being used once, and patiently waiting to be taken out again :sad: I just can't stop myself from buying new things, and then the older ones take longer and longer to get back in rotation. I've started pulling out a random bag just to go to the movies or something on the weekend so that they all get used at least a little.
 
#10
I am extremely guilty of buying, buying, buying, and then having them sit there. It is sad to say that i have many that have been well over a year if not longer that still have tags on them. Im ashamed to admit but there have been times when i am looking for something and i discover something that i totally forgot i even purchased. I am working at trying to be conscious about my purchases and making sure that when i buy it, it will be something that i will use and not have it sit around collecting dust. Although this new fall line has made that very difficult, i mean how many clutches do i honestly need? ;)
 
#15
Super guilty!! Currently sitting in my closet w tags are my Madison gathered shoulder bag w wallet, my Foie Gras tote, my pinnacle Laila, and I just received my Hamptons editorial basket tote... Not thinking about returning them, i guess I'm just waiting on going somewhere special to take them out for a spin!!
 
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