Hi there:
I totally agree with other people who have written that you shouldn't settle. I bought a Roni in buff and it got dinged up after only a couple of hours, so I took it back. I hadn't mistreated it or anything and just couldn't accept that happening with such an expensive bag (this was the first time I had spent that kind of $$ on a handbag).
So - once I had accepted spending about $600 on a purse, I searched and searched online and found the Mattie in stone. I fell in love with it and bought it at Nordstroms. Then - when I got it home - I found that it had a strange wear pattern on the front of it and seemed to be patina'ed (sp?) from its being tried on by numerous customers at the store whose arms had rubbed it. I thought that was unacceptable b/c it really looked used to me. When I took it back, the S.A. acted like she didn't notice the wear - which I thought was ridiculous because handbags are her specialty and the wear was very apparent. She had no qualms whatsoever about putting it right back on the floor. I really feel for the woman who ends up buying it.
I then bought one and had it shipped to me - asking that the SA be careful to get a bag that was "fresh from the factory," so that any wear on it would be my own. Gotta say tho - by the time I received it - I was really soured on the whole experience and so took that one back too.
I guess it's a "live and learn" situation but I sincerely feel that - if you're going to spend that kind of money on a bag - you have the right to expect the best. In this instance, I regret to say that I was disappointed both in Kooba and in the Nordstroms SA. Normally, they have such a stellar reputation. Hmm...
Thanks for sharing. Hang in there!
I totally agree with other people who have written that you shouldn't settle. I bought a Roni in buff and it got dinged up after only a couple of hours, so I took it back. I hadn't mistreated it or anything and just couldn't accept that happening with such an expensive bag (this was the first time I had spent that kind of $$ on a handbag).
So - once I had accepted spending about $600 on a purse, I searched and searched online and found the Mattie in stone. I fell in love with it and bought it at Nordstroms. Then - when I got it home - I found that it had a strange wear pattern on the front of it and seemed to be patina'ed (sp?) from its being tried on by numerous customers at the store whose arms had rubbed it. I thought that was unacceptable b/c it really looked used to me. When I took it back, the S.A. acted like she didn't notice the wear - which I thought was ridiculous because handbags are her specialty and the wear was very apparent. She had no qualms whatsoever about putting it right back on the floor. I really feel for the woman who ends up buying it.
I then bought one and had it shipped to me - asking that the SA be careful to get a bag that was "fresh from the factory," so that any wear on it would be my own. Gotta say tho - by the time I received it - I was really soured on the whole experience and so took that one back too.
I guess it's a "live and learn" situation but I sincerely feel that - if you're going to spend that kind of money on a bag - you have the right to expect the best. In this instance, I regret to say that I was disappointed both in Kooba and in the Nordstroms SA. Normally, they have such a stellar reputation. Hmm...
Thanks for sharing. Hang in there!
