As someone who's been in the business can tell you, they definitely would not purposely withhold a bag from FP customers to save for a sale. These bags most likely were out of stock at the time, and then came back into stock...could even be as random as a mislabeled container with extra units in it. If nothing else your SA should offer to keep in touch with you in case more units come into stock...otherwise you are not getting the full COACH experience!I'm sorry about the Willie Nelson reference, but that's all I could think of when I thought about starting this post.
This is NOT to offend ANYONE who scores a great boutique bag at a fabulous price. Heck, I've been there many times. I know the feeling and I'm with you. Kudos! Seriously: I applaud your great find, and for those of you who KNOW it will end up on sale and have the patience to hunt for it all over the U.S. of A. (and maybe further around the world?), well...I wish I had your tenacity and patience. So does my bank account. So does my mom.
BUT: What about the bags that were - at the time of their "brief" release - suddenly so LIMITED that no one could get their hands on them? (I'm not talking about the Snoopy debacle, here.) I'm talking about the pretty pink Phoebe that NOBODY could find, and then SUDDENLY they had TONS at the semi-annual sale. I'm talking about the gorgeous jade-colored Rhyder, "so, so, so limited in quantity," showing up on the shelf of my boutique this week. I'm talking about the gorgeous floral-patchwork Swagger bag that I bought before they sold out, and I'm wondering if THAT one will be on sale at the NEXT semi-annual.
Is anyone with me, here? What the heck! What's up with Coach saying "oh, so sorry - we're all out" and then really (and now obviously) shelving a bunch for semi-annual sale appearances? It's maddening! It does NOT help with whatever marketing strategy they're trying to put in place! And it certainly does not make me want to buy another bag..........
...............unless, of course, it's on sale for a really good deal.
"To all the girls I've loved before..." (that are now on sale)
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I should have patience and try to wait out bags going to the outlet but I don't... I am learning though!!! LOL
A few years ago I bought the Crimson Patent Legacy Peyton at my Nordstrom.. basically at FP.. I had looked and looked at Coach.. (I like to see bags IRL ) before I buy them... I finally got to see it at FP Coach but went to Nordstrom to buy it.. (When they carried an AWESOME selection of Coach!)
About less than two months later, the Crimson Patent Peyton showed up at my one outlet... then they were gone... about three weeks later, the outlet was overflowing with Crimson and the Green Pearl Legacy Peytons... Way better price...
Kind of interesting now... about 1 1/2 months ago, I heard that the Mini Studded Edies were at some of the outlets... I called one of mine and they had the Oxblood Studded Edie... I went to check it out and decided to buy it... Got a Great Deal!!! Apparently Miss Studded Edie made it to a few outlets...
The Latest SAS started and what do I see.. Oxblood Studded Edie for over double the price of what I paid!! I couldn't believe it.. I went to my one FP Coach to check out what they had for SAS. I was surprised to find three of the bags that I bought for 50% off or less, sitting on the shelf for SAS.. at only 30% off...
Lynne
Because I don't live by an outlet, I couldn't buy the Oxblood Studded Edie there but snagged one on Ebay for the same price tpf folks received at the outlet. Hoped the black studded would be on the SAS, and it is but at this crazy price! So I couldn't get the black studded Edie at an outlet but refuse to pay the higher price at the SAS. That's what doesn't make sense to me.
HI~
I don't understand that either... how a FP bag can go to outlet and be sold... and then be on SAS at Full price store... I am glad that you got one of Ebay for same price as outlet!!!
I bought the mixed embossed Leather Amelia on Ebay.. then when my newest (and closest) outlet opened up.... they had Amelia there.. I got if for the same price.. I had missed it on FOS several times.. and would have been a tad bit cheaper but glad that I did buy it...
Congrats to you on Edie...
Lynne
HI~
I don't understand that either... how a FP bag can go to outlet and be sold... and then be on SAS at Full price store... I am glad that you got one of Ebay for same price as outlet!!!
I bought the mixed embossed Leather Amelia on Ebay.. then when my newest (and closest) outlet opened up.... they had Amelia there.. I got if for the same price.. I had missed it on FOS several times.. and would have been a tad bit cheaper but glad that I did buy it...
Congrats to you on Edie...
Lynne
Thanks! It's crazy, though, and total luck on Ebay. Wouldn't Coach rather have the money? I would gladly buy both sizes of the studded Edies from them because I love this bag, but not when I know what people paid at outlets!
They do this all the time. Often when they send stuff to the outlets, they hold back some and just keep them in the vault. Then if someone requests a particular style, they'll charge them full price for it.
It's been done with the classics recently. They were at the outlets and on Coach.com at full price at the same time. They were just trying to reduce quantities by selling a portion at the outlet. Someone on the forum ordered one at full price and when she got it, it had an outlet stamp.
I bought my emerald duffle at full price with PCE when it had already been at the outlets, mostly in Canada. I couldn't find one at an outlet and I wanted it enough that I was willing to pay more for it.
Thank you!!
I've definitely sucked up my fair share and paid full price for a few pieces and never looked back. 😜
I have several keychains I'm so happy to have paid full price for. There are others I really wish I had! Now they are on ebay for 2 to 6 times the original price.
I only just started buying Coach items in the last few years.
I saw a FP wallet that I *LOVED* and looked at it for weeks on end, but I couldn't justify $168 for a wallet (never mind I'm buying luxury key pouches now lol...), even with PCE. I gave up on it after 3 months, but I saw some TPF members talking about FP items going to the FOS, and lo and behold within 4 months, that beautiful wallet went to FOS at 70% off!
I want an Edie bag, but I see Edie bags in the SAS now and just feel like I should wait until December, otherwise I will be so annoyed that I spent $100 extra that could've gone to some other item.
I saw a FP wallet that I *LOVED* and looked at it for weeks on end, but I couldn't justify $168 for a wallet (never mind I'm buying luxury key pouches now lol...), even with PCE. I gave up on it after 3 months, but I saw some TPF members talking about FP items going to the FOS, and lo and behold within 4 months, that beautiful wallet went to FOS at 70% off!
I want an Edie bag, but I see Edie bags in the SAS now and just feel like I should wait until December, otherwise I will be so annoyed that I spent $100 extra that could've gone to some other item.
If you really want an Edie, I wouldn't wait until December. There are no guarantees which bags will be in the SAS sale then. With Coach it's all a crapshoot. My SA told me that prices in the present SAS sale will be dropping again within the next couple of weeks. (And probably again until the sale ends on July 9). So if you really want an Edie, I would get one while they're still available at a decent discount. Just MO.
If you really want an Edie, I wouldn't wait until December. There are no guarantees which bags will be in the SAS sale then. With Coach it's all a crapshoot. My SA told me that prices in the present SAS sale will be dropping again within the next couple of weeks. (And probably again until the sale ends on July 9). So if you really want an Edie, I would get one while they're still available at a decent discount. Just MO.
+1 I wanted the Jade embossed Edie from Fall 2014 and waited. It sold out. Can't find it on Ebay. That was a lesson for me.
yikes, I'm so sorry ! guess I made the right choice in not getting it, makes me mad because its so cute