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#5,686
piosavsfan said:
Anyone else struggle with letting go of bags that don't quite work for you but are super pretty? I have two Cities - Bleu Lavande and Amethyst - that are absolutely gorgeous and I bought them back when I was still trying to figure out which Bal style worked for me. I have learned over time that the City is just too small for my needs majority of the time, but whenever I pull these out to consider selling them, they immediately go back into their dustbags because I can't let go of pretties. :nuts: :lol: It doesn't help that Bleu Lavande is my favorite Bal color ever and so it makes it 10 times harder for me to sell it. I also have this color in a Day, but one bag is not enough. :lol:
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Yes, definitely struggled with this over the past few years. I had 3 Cities before (B Lavande, Amethyst, and 05 Black). I only have BL left. It was hard to let the other two go due to them being very pretty and special and I paid way too much for them even preowned. Whenever I see an Amethyst or Z Black posted, I think “I miss this color or this special year” but never “I miss this bag”. Funny, the City is a bit too big for me both in terms of too big for my needs and physically too big looking on me. One of the reasons I still have the BL City is that it was my first Bal and am a bit sentimental about it, lol. I am still trying to find the perfect long strap for it so that I can carry it long on the shoulder (vs the short little strap). Good luck deciding.
 
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#5,687
Iamminda said:
Yes, definitely struggled with this over the past few years. I had 3 Cities before (B Lavande, Amethyst, and 05 Black). I only have BL left. It was hard to let the other two go due to them being very pretty and special and I paid way too much for them even preowned. Whenever I see an Amethyst or Z Black posted, I think “I miss this color or this special year” but never “I miss this bag”. Funny, the City is a bit too big for me both in terms of too big for my needs and physically too big looking on me. One of the reasons I still have the BL City is that it was my first Bal and am a bit sentimental about it, lol. I am still trying to find the perfect long strap for it so that I can carry it long on the shoulder (vs the short little strap). Good luck deciding.
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We don't hear nearly enough about the Town, I keep thinking it might be a great size. Anyone have one? I remember trying one on when they were still available in the boutiques and really liking it but as I recall the strap was too long for me...
 
#5,688
piosavsfan said:
I have to keep a list of my bags, organized by brand, on my phone so that I don't lose track of what I have! :nuts:
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Me too. I also have it on my phone (and on my IPAD) organized by brands, styles (if I have multiples), in the order of purchase, lol. Also further down on the same list — organized by colors so I can see what colors I am missing etc.
 
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#5,689
muchstuff said:
We don't hear nearly enough about the Town, I keep thinking it might be a great size. Anyone have one? I remember trying one on when they were still available in the boutiques and really liking it but as I recall the strap was too long for me...
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I still have 2 Towns left. It is a great size for me although sometimes I need a tad bit more room so that it doesn’t look a stuffed sausage, lol. The strap is longish but not too long (I think) for a shorty like me (5’3”). I posted a mod shot in the what Handbag you carrying thread last month. I can’t do Towns pre-2012 (?) where the strap seems longer and non adjustable
 
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#5,690
Iamminda said:
I still have 2 Towns left. It is a great size for me although sometimes I need a tad bit more room so that it doesn’t look a stuffed sausage, lol. The strap is longish but not too long (I think) for a shorty like me (5’3”). I posted a mod shot in the what Handbag you carrying thread last month. I can’t do Towns pre-2012 (?) where the strap seems longer and non adjustable
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What seasons do you have and do you like the leather?
 
#5,693
muchstuff said:
I saw that pearly rose, very pretty. I think you'll like it IRL, I have the M/U bag and it's a lovely colour.
Massaccesi isn't for me, unfortunately. The styles just don't call my name. Similar to Arayla really, the only style of theirs I have is the Harlow but that one I love. Rough and Tumble I'm not familiar with.
Would love to see your Chanel, I'm not a flap gal but I can appreciate the style.
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I will definitely take some pictures of the Chanel when it arrives, should be later this week. Rough & Tumble has a pretty laid back style, a lot of hobos, and nice leathers. I tried them out when I was itching to try a new brand. They unfortunately have some quality control issues similar to Arayla but I love all of the custom design choices they have (down to the zippers!).

Iamminda said:
Yes, definitely struggled with this over the past few years. I had 3 Cities before (B Lavande, Amethyst, and 05 Black). I only have BL left. It was hard to let the other two go due to them being very pretty and special and I paid way too much for them even preowned. Whenever I see an Amethyst or Z Black posted, I think “I miss this color or this special year” but never “I miss this bag”. Funny, the City is a bit too big for me both in terms of too big for my needs and physically too big looking on me. One of the reasons I still have the BL City is that it was my first Bal and am a bit sentimental about it, lol. I am still trying to find the perfect long strap for it so that I can carry it long on the shoulder (vs the short little strap). Good luck deciding.
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BL City was my 1st Bal, too!! And Amethyst was my 2nd. I think that's part of the reason I have a hard time letting go of them. They are both still even in my avatar pic on here.
 
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#5,694
piosavsfan said:
Anyone else struggle with letting go of bags that don't quite work for you but are super pretty? I have two Cities - Bleu Lavande and Amethyst - that are absolutely gorgeous and I bought them back when I was still trying to figure out which Bal style worked for me. I have learned over time that the City is just too small for my needs majority of the time, but whenever I pull these out to consider selling them, they immediately go back into their dustbags because I can't let go of pretties. :nuts: :lol: It doesn't help that Bleu Lavande is my favorite Bal color ever and so it makes it 10 times harder for me to sell it. I also have this color in a Day, but one bag is not enough. :lol:
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There's bleu lavande Velo with RGGH on TRR right now. The Velo is one of my favourite Bal sizes, more north/south than the City and you can cross body it or double the strap for a shoulder bag. Maybe swap your City for a Velo?
https://www.therealreal.com/product...motocross-giant-21-velo-bag-6crz6?position=12
 
#5,695
muchstuff said:
There's bleu lavande Velo with RGGH on TRR right now. The Velo is one of my favourite Bal sizes, more north/south than the City and you can cross body it or double the strap for a shoulder bag. Maybe swap your City for a Velo?
https://www.therealreal.com/product...motocross-giant-21-velo-bag-6crz6?position=12
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I have actually been searching for another BL bag, either a Velo, Work or 2nd Day to replace the City. I ordered this Velo from TRR but it is not as described. All of the corners have been repaired/repainted and there are marks on the bag that they tried to paint over as well, but I could still see them (TRR, of course, did not add this to their description when relisting it). I also purchased the BL Day with RGGH from Yoogi's (the Day I have has SGH) but it had yellow discoloration on the front that I didn't like. I would love to find another BL bag with RGGH like my City has.
 
#5,696
piosavsfan said:
I have actually been searching for another BL bag, either a Velo, Work or 2nd Day to replace the City. I ordered this Velo from TRR but it is not as described. All of the corners have been repaired/repainted and there are marks on the bag that they tried to paint over as well, but I could still see them (TRR, of course, did not add this to their description when relisting it). I also purchased the BL Day with RGGH from Yoogi's (the Day I have has SGH) but it had yellow discoloration on the front that I didn't like. I would love to find another BL bag with RGGH like my City has.
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So you've actually purchased this particular bag? And as usual they didn't change the description but just put it back out there?
 
#5,697
piosavsfan said:
I have actually been searching for another BL bag, either a Velo, Work or 2nd Day to replace the City. I ordered this Velo from TRR but it is not as described. All of the corners have been repaired/repainted and there are marks on the bag that they tried to paint over as well, but I could still see them (TRR, of course, did not add this to their description when relisting it). I also purchased the BL Day with RGGH from Yoogi's (the Day I have has SGH) but it had yellow discoloration on the front that I didn't like. I would love to find another BL bag with RGGH like my City has.
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Were you able to return it as SNAD? As far as I know, bags on TRR are final sale and the descriptions and pictures are quite lacking :( So I never purchase unless I see the bags in person (there's stores near me since I'm in NYC).
 
#5,698
Anesthestia said:
Were you able to return it as SNAD? As far as I know, bags on TRR are final sale and the descriptions and pictures are quite lacking :sad: So I never purchase unless I see the bags in person (there's stores near me since I'm in NYC).
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I've returned them as SNADs and I know of others who have as well. Even though they say final sale.
 
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#5,700
Anesthestia said:
Were you able to return it as SNAD? As far as I know, bags on TRR are final sale and the descriptions and pictures are quite lacking :sad: So I never purchase unless I see the bags in person (there's stores near me since I'm in NYC).
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Yes, I called them and told them what was wrong with the bag, they had me send pictures, and then sent me a return label. I rarely purchase from them because of their poor descriptions and pictures unless I really want a particular bag. I hate dealing with returns with TRR because I'm always on hold for 30 minutes.
 
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