Not Sure About The Price of Wallets

[G.Allyn]

Hello!

Sending my best to everyone this weekend. I did my clear out, getting rid of big handbags that take up a good deal of space and purchasing small leather items.

Out went four large bags and a wallet and replaced with three 8"-10" crossbody bags and two wallets. It has been forever since I made a wallet purchase. I sold one NWT because it was a duplicate color and kept my current red Alto and the two Alto wallets that have not been used and sitting in their boxes.

I checked my old receipts and the three Alto wallets (checkbook clutches 8" size?) were $295.00 and I paid $147.50 around 2014.

Do the wallets still come in gift boxes? Also, I wonder if I should have waited for a better sale. I haven't had any luck the few times I looked at "wallet wednesday" sales. I had trouble finding the style, size, color and leather I was after and made an impulse purchase this morning.

I hope the quality is alright because the original price was only $168.00 and my one Alto that was $295.00 needs repaired in two places. Does D&B still do repairs? I wonder if the shipping cost is worth it or if I should take a chance with a local repair. The zipper pull tore (I kept the leather) and the leather pulled from the stitch line by the ID window. Both things seem pretty minor.

I ended up getting the ostrich continental clutch in burgundy and the lizard embossed large zip around in grey. The sale price is $76.44 each. I'm not sure if they go on sale for a better price. Additionally, since my more expensive Alto wallet didn't exactly hold up, I wonder if the cheaper wallets will fall apart. The wallet is my first item to ever have issues and I am careful with my D&B (except for the Chelsea tote I dumped 16 ounces of water in the bottom by mistake).

Can anyone with wallet experience provide feedback? Thanks!

 

[lavenderjunkie]

Hello!

Sending my best to everyone this weekend. I did my clear out, getting rid of big handbags that take up a good deal of space and purchasing small leather items.

Out went four large bags and a wallet and replaced with three 8"-10" crossbody bags and two wallets. It has been forever since I made a wallet purchase. I sold one NWT because it was a duplicate color and kept my current red Alto and the two Alto wallets that have not been used and sitting in their boxes.

I checked my old receipts and the three Alto wallets (checkbook clutches 8" size?) were $295.00 and I paid $147.50 around 2014.

Do the wallets still come in gift boxes? Also, I wonder if I should have waited for a better sale. I haven't had any luck the few times I looked at "wallet wednesday" sales. I had trouble finding the style, size, color and leather I was after and made an impulse purchase this morning.

I hope the quality is alright because the original price was only $168.00 and my one Alto that was $295.00 needs repaired in two places. Does D&B still do repairs? I wonder if the shipping cost is worth it or if I should take a chance with a local repair. The zipper pull tore (I kept the leather) and the leather pulled from the stitch line by the ID window. Both things seem pretty minor.

I ended up getting the ostrich continental clutch in burgundy and the lizard embossed large zip around in grey. The sale price is $76.44 each. I'm not sure if they go on sale for a better price. Additionally, since my more expensive Alto wallet didn't exactly hold up, I wonder if the cheaper wallets will fall apart. The wallet is my first item to ever have issues and I am careful with my D&B (except for the Chelsea tote I dumped 16 ounces of water in the bottom by mistake).

Can anyone with wallet experience provide feedback? Thanks!

My experience with D&B wallets has been good. I have mainly pebbled leather
or Florentine. A few of the Concord smooth leather items also. BUT....
I rotate my wallets every 2 months, so they really don't get a lot of wear and tear.

In general, with wallets, a lot depends upon how they are used..... how often you
put things in and out and zip and unzip them. How stuffed they are
will also stress them. Of course, there are always 'lemons'.... if you are unlucky and
get one of these.

I look for wallets with the most leather on the inside and outside...
the ones that are fabric inside probably won't hold up as well. Also, wallets
where the leather is drum dyed (like pebbled leather, Florentine leather, and Alto
leather will hold up better. And mid to darker colors also seem to do better.

Hope your new wallets are winners. I don't have experience with Dooney repair....
but I would check the price locally before sending it in to Dooney. It's so much easier
to just get it done if you can find a quality repair locally. And if you send it in to Dooney,
there is no guarantee they will fix it... they could say they can't and just return it to you.

 

[G.Allyn]

My experience with D&B wallets has been good. I have mainly pebbled leather
or Florentine. A few of the Concord smooth leather items also. BUT....
I rotate my wallets every 2 months, so they really don't get a lot of wear and tear.

In general, with wallets, a lot depends upon how they are used..... how often you
put things in and out and zip and unzip them. How stuffed they are
will also stress them. Of course, there are always 'lemons'.... if you are unlucky and
get one of these.

I look for wallets with the most leather on the inside and outside...
the ones that are fabric inside probably won't hold up as well. Also, wallets
where the leather is drum dyed (like pebbled leather, Florentine leather, and Alto
leather will hold up better. And mid to darker colors also seem to do better.

Hope your new wallets are winners. I don't have experience with Dooney repair....
but I would check the price locally before sending it in to Dooney. It's so much easier
to just get it done if you can find a quality repair locally. And if you send it in to Dooney,
there is no guarantee they will fix it... they could say they can't and just return it to you.

Good advice about having the wallet repaired locally since D&B may return the item and not complete the repair.

I hope the quality is acceptable. My wallets get pretty light use but I do not care for interior fabric. Up until the two I ordered, I went with all leather for the interior and exterior. I tried the cheaper wallets because the Alto I liked was $375.00 with -30% and color choices were limited. I remember the old days when you could get a bag for that price.

Thanks for your input. By the way, my Alto in Fir arrived and the color is pretty. I appreciated your information on the color since it is new to me.

 

[lavenderjunkie]

Good advice about having the wallet repaired locally since D&B may return the item and not complete the repair.

I hope the quality is acceptable. My wallets get pretty light use but I do not care for interior fabric. Up until the two I ordered, I went with all leather for the interior and exterior. I tried the cheaper wallets because the Alto I liked was $375.00 with -30% and color choices were limited. I remember the old days when you could get a bag for that price.

Thanks for your input. By the way, my Alto in Fir arrived and the color is pretty. I appreciated your information on the color since it is new to me.

Enjoy your 'fir' Alto. It's a beautiful and very wearable color.

 

[G.Allyn]

Good advice about having the wallet repaired locally since D&B may return the item and not complete the repair.

I hope the quality is acceptable. My wallets get pretty light use but I do not care for interior fabric. Up until the two I ordered, I went with all leather for the interior and exterior. I tried the cheaper wallets because the Alto I liked was $375.00 with -30% and color choices were limited. I remember the old days when you could get a bag for that price.

Thanks for your input. By the way, my Alto in Fir arrived and the color is pretty. I appreciated your information on the color since it is new to me.

My experience with D&B wallets has been good. I have mainly pebbled leather
or Florentine. A few of the Concord smooth leather items also. BUT....
I rotate my wallets every 2 months, so they really don't get a lot of wear and tear.

In general, with wallets, a lot depends upon how they are used..... how often you
put things in and out and zip and unzip them. How stuffed they are
will also stress them. Of course, there are always 'lemons'.... if you are unlucky and
get one of these.

I look for wallets with the most leather on the inside and outside...
the ones that are fabric inside probably won't hold up as well. Also, wallets
where the leather is drum dyed (like pebbled leather, Florentine leather, and Alto
leather will hold up better. And mid to darker colors also seem to do better.

Hope your new wallets are winners. I don't have experience with Dooney repair....
but I would check the price locally before sending it in to Dooney. It's so much easier
to just get it done if you can find a quality repair locally. And if you send it in to Dooney,
there is no guarantee they will fix it... they could say they can't and just return it to you.

I rarely cancel orders or make returns, but I promised myself I would buy less and only keep purchases I loved. Also, I am avoiding final sale items.

Anyway, your feedback reminded me I prefer all leather interior/exterior wallets. I looked at my order and decided there was too much interior fabric and requested cancelation of my order. My Alto (Alma) was returned yesterday. It went on sale for about $30.00 less and it looks like D&B does not do price adjustments. I think I will hold out for the Alto Marla to go on sale and order in the burgundy and fir. My three wallets are Alto collection and I want to stay with that style.

I hope the Summer Sale is a good one and the Autumn collection comes out with some good styles and colors. A bag in an unexpected color would still be in my comfort area, as long as it is florentine or alto in a great, but a practical style.

If the Alma goes on sale under $400.00 in the next few months, I might make another reorder purchase. I think my total was $444. I wish D&B would do price adjustments when your delivery was made a few days ago.

 

[lavenderjunkie]

I rarely cancel orders or make returns, but I promised myself I would buy less and only keep purchases I loved. Also, I am avoiding final sale items.

Anyway, your feedback reminded me I prefer all leather interior/exterior wallets. I looked at my order and decided there was too much interior fabric and requested cancelation of my order. My Alto (Alma) was returned yesterday. It went on sale for about $30.00 less and it looks like D&B does not do price adjustments. I think I will hold out for the Alto Marla to go on sale and order in the burgundy and fir. My three wallets are Alto collection and I want to stay with that style.

I hope the Summer Sale is a good one and the Autumn collection comes out with some good styles and colors. A bag in an unexpected color would still be in my comfort area, as long as it is florentine or alto in a great, but a practical style.

If the Alma goes on sale under $400.00 in the next few months, I might make another reorder purchase. I think my total was $444. I wish D&B would do price adjustments when your delivery was made a few days ago.

I hope you find some great sales.... just keep checking the web sites (Dooney,
I Love Dooney, and the Ebay store of I Love Dooney). Some times it's a question
of being lucky and knowing what is a good price when you happen to see it.

It's a shame that Dooney won't do a price adjustent. I know that ILD won't. It's just
poor customer service on their part.