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#46
As I said when I wrote it, I may have misread or not carefully read enough. However, I can still feel betrayed regardless. At 200 dollars the bag was a reasonable value proposition if made of lessor outlet leather. But it isn't if it is fake leather in my mind. The betrayal comes from realizing just how far they have sacrificed the quality on these purses. You are free to make whatever value calculation you want. But I feel like the brand has really debased themselves with this move.
 
#47
Morisa said:
Yes, I think so, except for maybe one of the smaller clutches/ipad covers or something.

I'm always surprised that people think that "made for outlet" = less quality. With KS, that's definitely not true. :smile1:
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Totally agree! With Kate Spade, I never care where they are made for. I have the Astor Court line from the outlet and I love the leather and design much more than the Gold Coast line.
 
#48
naria said:
As I said when I wrote it, I may have misread or not carefully read enough. However, I can still feel betrayed regardless. At 200 dollars the bag was a reasonable value proposition if made of lessor outlet leather. But it isn't if it is fake leather in my mind. The betrayal comes from realizing just how far they have sacrificed the quality on these purses. You are free to make whatever value calculation you want. But I feel like the brand has really debased themselves with this move.
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I think it only makes sense for you to feel "betrayed" if it is in fact the case that your bag is not made from real leather. As others have pointed out, we don't believe that to be true for various reasons. Rather, it seems more likely that the website description for the current sample sale is just inaccurate.

Aside from the description reading "cork" on the sample sale website, what makes you think it is fake leather vs. real leather?
 
#49
naria said:
As I said when I wrote it, I may have misread or not carefully read enough. However, I can still feel betrayed regardless. At 200 dollars the bag was a reasonable value proposition if made of lessor outlet leather. But it isn't if it is fake leather in my mind. The betrayal comes from realizing just how far they have sacrificed the quality on these purses. You are free to make whatever value calculation you want. But I feel like the brand has really debased themselves with this move.
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Hi, I believe at one point KS did make the Gold Coast Line with cork material but they have look and feel of cork:
http://www.neimanmarcus.com/p/kate-spade-new-york-maryanne-gold-coast-cork-bag/prod145540073/

If your bag doesn't look like the link above then it is from the leather line. The person who wrote the description was probably copying and pasting from some template since as far as I know, the Gold Coast line was never made for outlet and yet the description says "designed for kate spade new york outlet shops" for Sierra.

I do hope you will be able to enjoy your bag and trust Kate Spade again!
 
#50
It could be a copy paste hack. That's what I'm hoping right now. The purse reminds me of my full price gold coast items which was why I was shocked when I read cork. It still leaves me a little apprehensive, but maybe its not worth completely writing them off at the moment.
 
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naria said:
It could be a copy paste hack. That's what I'm hoping right now. The purse reminds me of my full price gold coast items which was why I was shocked when I read cork. It still leaves me a little apprehensive, but maybe its not worth completely writing them off at the moment.
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Editing this and moving my original response to the sample sale thread.

Do they sell MFF pieces on their website during the flash sales? I've bought a few MFF items at TJ Maxx and the quality has been great!
 
#54
lorenzo94580 said:
which ks outlet did you go to? i'm thinking of going to the livermore one and was wondering what their inventory is on crossbodies.tia!
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Not sure whether you've had a chance to go since your post. I took a trip to the Livermore outlet yesterday. They have 2-3 crossbody styles (sorry wasn't paying close attention). I bought a Darby. They are having a 40% off sale on many of the items in the store right now, and there are a few with an additional 20% off (on top of the 40%).

I agree with other posters about the quality of the Coach MFF. There is an obvious difference in the quality of the workmanship and materials with MFF (ie, lower) vs. those sold in stores/boutiques. I've stopped buying them for this reason.
 
#55
naria said:
It could be a copy paste hack. That's what I'm hoping right now. The purse reminds me of my full price gold coast items which was why I was shocked when I read cork. It still leaves me a little apprehensive, but maybe its not worth completely writing them off at the moment.
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Does your bag look the the bag in the middle here in my picture?
 

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BlueKat said:
Not sure whether you've had a chance to go since your post. I took a trip to the Livermore outlet yesterday. They have 2-3 crossbody styles (sorry wasn't paying close attention). I bought a Darby. They are having a 40% off sale on many of the items in the store right now, and there are a few with an additional 20% off (on top of the 40%).

I agree with other posters about the quality of the Coach MFF. There is an obvious difference in the quality of the workmanship and materials with MFF (ie, lower) vs. those sold in stores/boutiques. I've stopped buying them for this reason.
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Thank you! I did end up stopping by, but didn't see the Darby. What color did you get?
 
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