cinediva, thanks for the heads up on the business tote size. I was going to check out the large carryall too. I just wasn't sure if it would be big enough for the big binders I have to cart around for work and school.
Signature: how do you feel about it?
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Love the signature. Coach seems to make more interesting and different styles with the sig than leather. I own one black leather Soho satchel that I absolutely LOVE...the leather is so buttery and yummy. But I carry my sig gallery tote more than anything else. I always get compliments on my sig tote.
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signature! Don't get me wrong -- I like the leather bags too and I do have some (especially in the older more classic styles), but I adore signature.
I love the signature fabric because it has survived my long-term use much better than my leather bags have -- I've dropped the bags in puddles, been rained and snowed on. I also love the special colors that the sig comes in -- the pink/red from valentine's day I think 4 years ago and the grass green that came in the slim duffle I have, and the purple, red, etc. It's not that I love the C print -- actually I don't care for it all that much -- but I love the lightweight, abuse taking fabric!
signature! Don't get me wrong -- I like the leather bags too and I do have some (especially in the older more classic styles), but I adore signature. I love the signature fabric because it has survived my long-term use much better than my leather bags have -- I've dropped the bags in puddles, been rained and snowed on. I also love the special colors that the sig comes in -- the pink/red from valentine's day I think 4 years ago and the grass green that came in the slim duffle I have, and the purple, red, etc. It's not that I love the C print -- actually I don't care for it all that much -- but I love the lightweight, abuse taking fabric!
I love the signature and have from the beginning. I wasn't too fond of the leather at first...but have grown to love it too. 
OMG you said the L word - Lesportsac is my guilty pleasure - they come in crazy prints and you can run over them with a truck without hurting them one bit!
I never thought of the scribbles that way, but you are right - scribble = the lighter side of coach.
I never thought of the scribbles that way, but you are right - scribble = the lighter side of coach.
I really prefer the classic leather styles, but waffled just enough to pick up a few Scribble pieces in both the 2005 Brights and the 2006 Pastels. Maybe it's just the part of me that loves bright LeSportsac prints showing it's face, but I think of the Scribbles as Coaches with a sense of humor.
I am almost as protective of my purses as I am of my baby girl... Of course, if I had to drop one thing, it would be my bag and not my baby. 
But I am so anal about not getting dirt on my stuff when I can help it.
So how stain/water repellent is the fabric really? If you need to clean it, what do you do?
It certainly doesn't seem to scuff easily - I saw someone with a hamptons carryall at the PO where the leather was absolutely peeling and cracking from age and abuse (hello, leather moisturizer!) but the sig fabric still looked pristine!
But I am so anal about not getting dirt on my stuff when I can help it. So how stain/water repellent is the fabric really? If you need to clean it, what do you do?
It certainly doesn't seem to scuff easily - I saw someone with a hamptons carryall at the PO where the leather was absolutely peeling and cracking from age and abuse (hello, leather moisturizer!) but the sig fabric still looked pristine!
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I love the signature fabric because it has survived my long-term use much better than my leather bags have -- I've dropped the bags in puddles, been rained and snowed on. I also love the special colors that the sig comes in -- the pink/red from valentine's day I think 4 years ago and the grass green that came in the slim duffle I have, and the purple, red, etc. It's not that I love the C print -- actually I don't care for it all that much -- but I love the lightweight, abuse taking fabric!
I love the Carly with the big Cs on it. I wear my friend's a lot, and it feels slouchy and casual, but at the same time it's not quite as casual as jeans/t-shirt - it dresses up my schleppy clothes perfectly. I gotta get one for myself soon!
hehe. i don't think anyone's going to shoot you. we're all beautiful and unique snowflakes.
I don't know how big your binders are (thickness wise anyway) but the business tote is a big bag. If I'd been into totes in college, I would have been all over this bag, but I was more of a backpack/messenger girl back then.
I have both signature and leather in my collection. I tend to prefer leather but it depends on the bag and how the signature is done. I tend to think the Coach signature patterns are done very well. A friend of mine recently purchase a Michael Kors sig bag and it looks like someone spray painted it on (jmho) I love the denim Carly pattern. I have always been a fan of the Optic signature. With the regular signature I tend to lean toward the black on black. I have soho leathers, legacy leathers, a leather Carly and some suede. I believe that variety is the spice of life!
Hear, hear! I don't know what I'd do if I carried the same bag all the time. Probably go nuts with shoes, I guess.