RH flat messenger discontinued and price rise for some styles in f/w 09

[drati]

Title says it all, just passing on some news from my SAs.

(Mods, if this should be in the shopping forum please move.)

 

[Livia1]

"Price rise for some styles in f/w 09"

 

[chinkee21]

RH Flat Messenger? This is the squarish shape right? different from the Besace? I didn't know they still made the Flat Messenger...hardly see any photos around here...Gee, another price increase....

 

[redcoloured]

AGAIN!?

 

[pinkboudoir]

When it rains, it pours. Is this the 3rd or 4th increase already?

 

[beauxgoris]

Is this the besace or the square bag?

 

[Louis_gal]

Ugh! No wonder my eyes has been straying..........:censor:

 

[glossie]

price of unsold past-year bags will also go up?

 

[mintpearl]

had a feeling... was just thinking i may be done with acquiring more bal for a while besides the occasional HG that may show up on my radar...

 

[beauxgoris]

had a feeling... was just thinking i may be done with acquiring more bal for a while besides the occasional HG that may show up on my radar...

^^Me too mintpearl. Unless a black '08 besace or a dark FBH show up: it's a no go for me. I've reached my limit in terms of the price for a new bag.

 

[drati]

Beaux, I think it's the square RH bag with the zip across. As you know the RH bersace has already been discontinued, not sure about the GH one.

About the price rise, I got the sense that it may be some styles that have been exempt from recent increases but I'm not sure about this. Maybe somebody can find out more? My news came from a boutique that's authorised to sell Bal, not a Bal boutique.

 

[CeeJay]

Hmmm ... so, yet again ... Bal is increasing their prices ... wonder what they will take away from the bag this time, perhaps the Mirror?!?! Yeah folks ... you get the "Mirror Holder" (sorry - no backside pocket anymore), but no mirror ... just too darn expensive.

I'm getting really sick and tired of this nonsense ... I've been pretty much a straight-out Bal-gal, but I think some of you are right ... it might be time to start looking elsewhere ... hello, Chanel ?!?!

 

[pilatesworks]

Hmmmmm....... well , I like the older bags anyway.....

 

[juicy couture jen]

Ugh, yet another reason not to buy f/w 09....... I guess that is good for my wallet... though tempete is tempting!

 

[lovelygarments]

Thank God for Erica - I couldn't afford to buy my Middays if not for her. I have only bought two Middays at full price - one from Bal LV (Marine GGH) and from Saks (Amethyst SGH), and I had a Saks $1500 gift card. The Middays are already $1850 or $1895. That's my top limit for a bag. unless it is a special LE LV. For me, I need a cooling off period, anyway.