thank you for the reply lucy!

i ended up calling random macys all over, some of the SA were helpful and tried to locate the tote for me, but some simply said its discontinued and not available in US any more

i kept calling until i found one in Santa Rosa, CA. the SA was very helpful and offered to call me back while she went in back to see if they had it.
but the thing is the sale price was almost double of what you paid :/
i told her that someone i know got the same bag from NY for $70. she told me the best she could do was apply the 20% off if i use my macys card (she didnt let me use my macys giftcard) the total including tax was around $130 which was more than i would have liked to pay as i know you got the same bag for half the price

im thinking about contacting macys customer service and asking if they can price match the bag for me
what do you think?
once again thank you for your prompt and helpful reply!