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For my fellow Canadians:

I ordered the Beri and paid in EUR.

With the exchange paying for the purse in EUR was cheaper than USD. (It’s $260 EUR and $320 USD) I noticed it really depends on the purse, so don’t forget to check both currencies.

For example I’m also considering the numbero Huit mini - it’s $260 EUR and $290USD - so in this case I *might* order in USD but heard that the duties are over $100 if ordering in USD - can anyone help a girl out and confirm? :smile:

The taxes and duties came up to $68CAD for the Beri and I’m in Ontario
 
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sleepyD said:
For my fellow Canadians:

I ordered the Beri and paid in EUR.

With the exchange paying for the purse in EUR was cheaper than USD. (It’s $260 EUR and $320 USD) I noticed it really depends on the purse, so don’t forget to check both currencies.

For example I’m also considering the numbero Huit mini - it’s $260 EUR and $290USD - so in this case I *might* order in USD but heard that the duties are over $100 if ordering in USD - can anyone help a girl out and confirm? :smile:

The taxes and duties came up to $68CAD for the Beri and I’m in Ontario
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Interesting! I didn’t of ordering the bag in Euro! I should have done that! The price seems to be slightly cheaper to convert from Euro to CAD than USD to CAD. I just received my Huit (not the mini) bag yesterday. Import duties/taxes was less than $80.
 
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I'm picking up a Christmas gift for my wife and am currently considering the Cabas tote vs number one vs number one mini. Vastly different functions, I know. The tote would function more as a work bag, and the number one would function more as a date night bag. I'm a bit concerned about the large since of the number one bag as a "going out" bag; should I get the mini version instead? I'll also consult her, but I'd appreciate any thoughts from the veterans in this forum!

Edit: Also since I'm new to bag hunting, any recs of good brands to look into (under $500) would be nice as well.
 
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fooboo27 said:
I'm picking up a Christmas gift for my wife and am currently considering the Cabas tote vs number one vs number one mini. Vastly different functions, I know. The tote would function more as a work bag, and the number one would function more as a date night bag. I'm a bit concerned about the large since of the number one bag as a "going out" bag; should I get the mini version instead? I'll also consult her, but I'd appreciate any thoughts from the veterans in this forum!

Edit: Also since I'm new to bag hunting, any recs of good brands to look into (under $500) would be nice as well.
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Cabas is cool, but less "special" than the Number Ones.

You are right in thinking the full sized Number One is quite large and therefor not so suited as a date night bag (all be it the most gorgeous bag I know of).

Personally; I would go for Number One Mini as your Christmas present :tup:. If you do, I strongly advise you to add the request of a shoulder strap pad to your order. Polene do make these strap pads on request. The chain strap needs this pad as many girls find the chain strap alone painful on the shoulder.

A bespoke strap pad, from same colour batch as the bag, might increase delivery time... Whet colour bag were you thinking of?
 
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Fancyfree said:
Cabas is cool, but less "special" than the Number Ones.

You are right in thinking the full sized Number One is quite large and therefor not so suited as a date night bag (all be it the most gorgeous bag I know of).

Personally; I would go for Number One Mini as your Christmas present :tup:. If you do, I strongly advise you to add the request of a shoulder strap pad to your order. Polene do make these strap pads on request. The chain strap needs this pad as many girls find the chain strap alone painful on the shoulder.

A bespoke strap pad, from same colour batch as the bag, might increase delivery time... Whet colour bag were you thinking of?
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I tried to request the shoulder strap pad, but I was told it wasn’t available in caramel.
 
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