After a series of buying & returning different brand purses, I just got my first Brahmin! It's so soft & pretty! It's a Wilmington Delaney Satchel ordered from Brahmins website. 
Tell me about Brahmin bags please?
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Congratulations and welcome to the club! I've looked at the Delaney Satchel for a while but never took the plunge. Enjoy carrying her. [emoji3]
Congrats! You got a beauty!
I love Brahmin's smooth/plain leather. It's is very good quality. I wish they made more bags in this leather.
I love their South Coast collection. The leather is incredible!
It's a lot roomier than I expected. My youngest is about a year and a half, so on top of all of the things I carry for me, I have a couple diapers and a thin pack of wipes. Even with all of that, it still has room & isn't stuffed at all. I'd say it's medium for sure. I had debated getting the Delaney Tote, but I'm glad I didn't. The Satchel is plenty big for me.
Did anyone get any Brahmin bags on Black Friday discount? I know someone mentioned here they do go on sale, but I've yet to witness that at any of my department stores on a regular. Coach and Kate Spade are more likely to include more styles in sales than Brahmin at Macy's or Dillard's, for example.
I want to pick up a Gabriella in a different color and I've been religiously stalking all potential sites but have come up empty handed...
I want to pick up a Gabriella in a different color and I've been religiously stalking all potential sites but have come up empty handed...
Brahmin doesn't have sales on their website but they do have sales in store. They're Black Friday sale was 30% until 12 pm and then after it was 20% off. I did a presale since I don't live near a boutique or outlet. A lot of people are able to get Brahmin at their department stores. Dillard's had an additional 50% already marked down items. Do you look exclusively online? Most department stores like Dillard's, Macy's and Lord & Taylor will exclude Brahmin online but most of the time you can get them on sale in store.
Have you signed up to receive emails or the catalogs from Brahmin? They will notify you that way of the Black Friday but as for other sales or marked down merchandise in their boutiques you have to depend on a sales associate. For instance they had a sale in boutiques for 25% off in Sepember that wasn't advertised. They also do the Breast Cancer Awareness promotion the month of October where if you donate $5 you get 20 or 25% offan item. The catalogs will also include a code for $50 off a purchase of $250 or more if you're not looking for an extreme discount.
I don't have any Brahmin boutiques where I live--I didn't even know they had those! (I checked their website but I'm nowhere near them anyhoo). I didn't know I could do pre-sale over the phone, either. I'll sign up for their mailing list and hopefully they'll have something for December. Macy's had some Brahmin in a sale back in October, but none of them were designs I wanted. I don't think I can sign up for their catalogue online, but I'll try...thanks for the tips!
You can sign up for the catalogs. It's at the bottom of their website on the home page. I used to buy from the Dallas boutique but switched to the Newport boutique. They also have outlet stores. The outlets carry the past seasons items. You can call the boutique or outlet and ask if they have a specific bag style or color and they will email you pics of it. My sales associate emailed me about the Black Friday sale and told me to let her know what I wanted and she would put it aside and put the order through on that day. Also when they have these sales if they don't have it in their boutique or you want something you see on the website they can order it for you.
Which outlet is the best to call? I do not live in an area where they have any Brahmin outlets. Do they charge for shipping? What are their usual percent off sales? Sorry for all the questions. I really like Brahmin bags. So unique.
They have had a lot of turnover in sales people at the Dallas store. I lost my best contact there in the spring and have had 2 or 3 different folks email me since... They did move locations to what I think is an inferior but more open space just next door to their previous location. I have not enjoyed shopping there as much since they moved. But it is very nice to have a boutique nearby. They have sales about once a month in terms of full priced items and almost always have some items at 30% off - permanent markdowns.