The Bbag Chat Room

[Iamminda]

So I am starting to have a renewed interest in Bbags again. I have forgotten how fun — and frustrating — it is to look at the preloved B market. Such good deals — and such obvious fakes, lol.

I don’t know if I spoke too soon. Lol. Using a City today, I had fixed feelings. I like carrying it on my shoulder with the short strap that it came with. But I seem to recall that this is bad for the top edge coating because it causes the middle to dip/fold in (please correct me if this is wrong). Also, I found it hard to unzip because it requires two hands (I don’t like to leave my bag open). Sigh! So my complicated love/hate relationship with my Cities continues. If I hadn’t paid so much for them, I would have sold them already .

 

[Antigone]

[QUOTE="Iamminda, post: 32675860, member: 492384"So my complicated love/hate relationship with my Cities continues. [/QUOTE]

That's my problem with the City too. The strap falls, and I constantly have to readjust. Then it's a pain to open. When worn, it creates a sausage shape. Too much effort!

 

[muchstuff]

Sigh, I'm carrying my Twiggy and a lot of the same comments apply. IMHO the City, First, Twiggy are really meant to be hand carried. They look fantastic carried like that and none of them hang really well on the shoulder strap. I also think that the short shoulder strap was there to be used when the wearer briefly needed two hands for something, not as a full-time option. The short strap doesn't interfere when you carry by hand or on the arm like a longer strap would, but is there if you need it for a brief time. The bag seems to have been very well thought out IF you carry by hand. As soon as you try to carry on the shoulder full time, all of the little gripes rise to the surface.

 

[Iamminda]

Sigh, I'm carrying my Twiggy and a lot of the same comments apply. IMHO the City, First, Twiggy are really meant to be hand carried. They look fantastic carried like that and none of them hang really well on the shoulder strap. I also think that the short shoulder strap was there to be used when the wearer briefly needed two hands for something, not as a full-time option. The short strap doesn't interfere when you carry by hand or on the arm like a longer strap would, but is there if you need it for a brief time. The bag seems to have been very well thought out IF you carry by hand. As soon as you try to carry on the shoulder full time, all of the little gripes rise to the surface.

I don’t mind the First as much since it holds less, not quite as wide, and I am more likely to use it on the weekends where I don’t have to do errands. Please dear Bal authenticators — do not let me buy another City no matter how much I love the color, lol

 

[peacebabe]

You know what? There are so many other more functional style like Papier, Bazar, Cabas. Don't need to stick to the Motor range & City.

I don’t mind the First as much since it holds less, not quite as wide, and I am more likely to use it on the weekends where I don’t have to do errands. Please dear Bal authenticators — do not let me buy another City no matter how much I love the color, lol

Yes, I also did mentioned about the easy wears along the top edge when using the shoulder strap. And if using the handles, it will get darken in no time. Either way, there will be damages & that was what makes me moved away from City

I don’t know if I spoke too soon. Lol. Using a City today, I had fixed feelings. I like carrying it on my shoulder with the short strap that it came with. But I seem to recall that this is bad for the top edge coating because it causes the middle to dip/fold in (please correct me if this is wrong). Also, I found it hard to unzip because it requires two hands (I don’t like to leave my bag open). Sigh! So my complicated love/hate relationship with my Cities continues. If I hadn’t paid so much for them, I would have sold them already .

There are people saying that removing the shoulder pad or just move it away may help the bag stays on shoulder

Sigh, I'm carrying my Twiggy and a lot of the same comments apply. IMHO the City, First, Twiggy are really meant to be hand carried. They look fantastic carried like that and none of them hang really well on the shoulder strap. I also think that the short shoulder strap was there to be used when the wearer briefly needed two hands for something, not as a full-time option. The short strap doesn't interfere when you carry by hand or on the arm like a longer strap would, but is there if you need it for a brief time. The bag seems to have been very well thought out IF you carry by hand. As soon as you try to carry on the shoulder full time, all of the little gripes rise to the surface.

 

[muchstuff]

312 kids this year...Happy Halloween everyone!

 

[peacebabe]

Oh My !!!! Is that your house ?????????

312 kids this year...Happy Halloween everyone!
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[muchstuff]

Oh My !!!! Is that your house ?????????

Yup, that's us!

 

[peacebabe]

Halloween is really such a big event in the west ??? Over here, i NEVER see a house decorated during Halloween!!! So you MUST prepare lots of candies to give to the kids?? And they will all come as "ghosts" ???

Yup, that's us!

 

[muchstuff]

Halloween is really such a big event in the west ??? Over here, i NEVER see a house decorated during Halloween!!! So you MUST prepare lots of candies to give to the kids?? And they will all come as "ghosts" ???

Some people do nothing, others decorate the hell out of their houses, same as Christmas. We prepared 340 treat bags this year, so I have a few to eat up . Kids come in every costume imaginable, strangely we had a lot of Harry Potter characters the year, I thought that was done with! Lots of dinosaurs as well. Lots of ghouls too...kids from a year old to I'd guess bout 16. It was great fun, we had a TV set up outside with "Nightmare Before Christmas" playing, everyone loved it.

 

[peacebabe]

Im sure kids love Halloween !!! 300 over kids came????? Do you actually advertise that you are giving away treats bag?? Do you really get trick if you don't give treats???

Some people do nothing, others decorate the hell out of their houses, same as Christmas. We prepared 340 treat bags this year, so I have a few to eat up . Kids come in every costume imaginable, strangely we had a lot of Harry Potter characters the year, I thought that was done with! Lots of dinosaurs as well. Lots of ghouls too...kids from a year old to I'd guess bout 16. It was great fun, we had a TV set up outside with "Nightmare Before Christmas" playing, everyone loved it.

 

[muchstuff]

Im sure kids love Halloween !!! 300 over kids came????? Do you actually advertise that you are giving away treats bag?? Do you really get trick if you don't give treats???

No advertising, everyone gives away some form of candy. No tricks either, just a bunch of kids dressed up and acquiring tons of sugar . We live in an area that's well-lit, flat streets, wide sidewalks. People will bring their kids to areas like that because its relatively safe for them to go door to door without a lot of supervision.

 

[Iamminda]

312 kids this year...Happy Halloween everyone!
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Amazing decorations and amazing turnout!!! I am so impressed by how great your house looks. We have no decorations — and zero trick or treater this year, We have been at our current place for about 6 years — average turnout 5-10 kids (we are a kid friendly neighborhood but for some reason, kids don’t come knocking on doors on our little street, lol)

 

[muchstuff]

Amazing decorations and amazing turnout!!! I am so impressed by how great your house looks. We have no decorations — and zero trick or treater this year, We have been at our current place for about 6 years — average turnout 5-10 kids (we are a kid friendly neighborhood but for some reason, kids don’t come knocking on doors on our little street, lol)

For the twenty five or so years we lived in our last neighbourhood we averaged about 7 kids a year. Busy street, not well lit, big hedges. Here we're a destination neighbourhood and I love it.

 

[peacebabe]

It sounds so FUN !!! It's a blessing to give !!!

No advertising, everyone gives away some form of candy. No tricks either, just a bunch of kids dressed up and acquiring tons of sugar . We live in an area that's well-lit, flat streets, wide sidewalks. People will bring their kids to areas like that because its relatively safe for them to go door to door without a lot of supervision.