Hey Everyone, Ive Been Absent From Here All Week If Anybody Noticed. Ive Been So Depressed Over The Loss Of My Most Favorite Bag, My Lily Xl In Walnut. The Story Is Kinda Long But I Just Have To Vent Sorry. Well After 3 Months Of Saving I Finally Got Her Whiskey Was Gone And I Was Told Walnut Was Very Close And It Was. After Getting Her 2wks B4 Xmas I Was In Love. I Used Her Constantly Putting The Rest Of My Collection On The Backburner. Well My Friend Kristie Had Beed Bugging Me For A Coach, So I Got Her One For Xmas,a Signature Belted Ergo Hobo. She Wanted So Baadd To Use Lily To Go To Ocala And Visit Her Boyfriend,and Go On A Trip To North Carolina.... Shes Quit Careless At Times(loses Wallets,phones,leaves Cars Unlocked) Trying To Be Nice I Just Gave In And Let Her. B4 She Even Got Outta Town She Stopped At A Local Gas Station To Fill Up. Goes In To Pay As Luck Would Have It My Bag And Her Ipod&phone Got Stolen Cuz It Was Unlocked Door Left Open At That. The Store Just Put New Gas Pumps In Cameras Were In The Process Of Being Added, So Foreighn Owner Guy Couldnt Do Anything. Kristie Comes Over Soon After Telling Me What Happened. I Couldnt Believe It!!!!! The One Time I Let Lily Outta My Site She Gets Stolen. Kristies Like Oh Im Soooo Sorry Ill Give U The One U Got Me. Trying To Help I Know, But I Want My Lily. Way Too Much To Try Buying A New One 1st One Was Hard Enough, And Theyre Basically Gone At That,so Im Just Stuck In Shock Not Knowin What To Do About It. Sorry Its A Long Paragraph Just Very Upset And I Get Rambling When I Am.
Did you pay for it with a credit card? Some CC's have a theft/loss protection in effect for things bought on the card...usually for 90 days after purchase. You *may*, and I am sure I will get flamed...:shame:, want to mention that it's your bag and you *may" have been with her when it was stolen out of her car.
On that note, does she have insurance on her car? Depending what her deductible is, she may be able to claim it and recoup some of the loss and repay you.
Whatever scenario, I think she is 100% responsible for making sure that you get an identical bag replacement.
You were very generous to loan it to her....something a lot of us here wouldn't do, even for a close relative!
Good luck!