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#46
Clairen4 said:
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for your suggestions and advice. You all have been amazingly helpful and helped me frame up what my goals/needs are fromthis bag. I’ve narrowed it down to a few options I want to check out in person before making the final call. But again, you all have been so wonderful. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. :flowers::flowers::flowers:

(And if anyone is interested I’ll share the end result). Much love to you alll!!!
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Would love up know what you end up choosing!
 
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#47
Clairen4 said:
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for your suggestions and advice. You all have been amazingly helpful and helped me frame up what my goals/needs are fromthis bag. I’ve narrowed it down to a few options I want to check out in person before making the final call. But again, you all have been so wonderful. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. :flowers::flowers::flowers:

(And if anyone is interested I’ll share the end result). Much love to you alll!!!
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Coach market tote!! Looks good, big enough and light!
 
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Clairen4 said:
I wanted to take a moment and thank everyone for your suggestions and advice. You all have been amazingly helpful and helped me frame up what my goals/needs are fromthis bag. I’ve narrowed it down to a few options I want to check out in person before making the final call. But again, you all have been so wonderful. THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU. :flowers::flowers::flowers:
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YEAH!!!! Making final choices are so difficult. I hope you have the Hepburn in your final candidates. While not available in stores, they have a great return policy so they are definitely worth a try!! Please let us know which bag you finally choose and what helped you make your choice!
 
#51
Amazona said:
My workhorse totes are either canvas or Le Pliage. I do use all of my totes for everything, including the leather ones, but if you're looking for something that will forgive all your deeds and do it while looking really chic, I can't sing LP's praise high enough. I have - well, if I haven't forgotten any - 2 Cuir and 7 nylon ones. My latest acquisition in the nylon category is a custom made travel bag with long handles and it's already seen alot of action. It's about the size of LV NF GM but prettier, more personal as I chose the colors and had my name embroidered on it and I can get almost 10 of them with the price of one LV. It's a no brainer for me.

If you want leather, then Coach men's line might be a good place to explore; the Metropolitan looks like a very handy style and the grained leather will endure just about anything.
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Can you tell me the size of the customized LP you ordered?
 
#56
Hello all. :wave: Wanted to let you all know what I had decided to purchase, and what fate had in store for me.

So, initially I had decided get the large Longchamp Le Pliage Neo in navy. It looks like such a chic, wonderful bag!!!! And I felt this was the best option as I needed something that could take a beating and still look good. I was shopping around looking for any deals to be had, and even had one added to my cart, but hadn’t pulled the trigger. Then, while cleaning/organizing my closet I came across a canvas ThirtyOne tote I had purchased years ago and had totally forgotten about. :facepalm: The thing was huge!!! Way bigger than any of the other bags I had been considering. And as I had the opportunity (all day basketball tournament) I took it out for a test drive. It held EVERYTHING I needed and then some. And because of the price point I don’t worry about it getting used and abused. :happydance:

Soooooooo, now that I have that “workhorse tote” need taken care of, I can rethink my requirements for a second smaller tote.

I am going to be reviewing all of your wonderful recommendations again as I make a determination on which tote I want. Thanks again to all of you for your wonderful insights and advice. Much love to you all. :hbeat::hugs:
 
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Clairen4 said:
Hello all. :wave: Wanted to let you all know what I had decided to purchase, and what fate had in store for me.

So, initially I had decided get the large Longchamp Le Pliage Neo in navy. It looks like such a chic, wonderful bag!!!! And I felt this was the best option as I needed something that could take a beating and still look good. I was shopping around looking for any deals to be had, and even had one added to my cart, but hadn’t pulled the trigger. Then, while cleaning/organizing my closet I came across a canvas ThirtyOne tote I had purchased years ago and had totally forgotten about. :facepalm: The thing was huge!!! Way bigger than any of the other bags I had been considering. And as I had the opportunity (all day basketball tournament) I took it out for a test drive. It held EVERYTHING I needed and then some. And because of the price point I don’t worry about it getting used and abused. :happydance:

Soooooooo, now that I have that “workhorse tote” need taken care of, I can rethink my requirements for a second smaller tote.

I am going to be reviewing all of your wonderful recommendations again as I make a determination on which tote I want. Thanks again to all of you for your wonderful insights and advice. Much love to you all. :hbeat::hugs:
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LMAO.. after all that all you had to do was just shop your own closet! :facepalm: Congrats on your find and yay for not having to spend money!
 
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I know you already made your decision, but two suggestions for anyone else reading this thread - I really like my Botkier Soho tote and it has held up really well. I also love my old Longchamp metallic LM bag (see picture) - it is sturdier than a typical Le Pliage nylon bag and doesn’t show stains or wear and tear as much. Is a little more structured too. I accidentally spilled an entire BBQ pulled pork sandwich inside of the bag and the outside still looked perfect afterwards (the inside was another story). The bag is 5 years old and I still use it when I need to bring a lot of stuff with me, especially for the kids.

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HDNYC said:
I know you already made your decision, but two suggestions for anyone else reading this thread - I really like my Botkier Soho tote and it has held up really well. I also love my old Longchamp metallic LM bag (see picture) - it is sturdier than a typical Le Pliage nylon bag and doesn’t show stains or wear and tear as much. Is a little more structured too. I accidentally spilled an entire BBQ pulled pork sandwich inside of the bag and the outside still looked perfect afterwards (the inside was another story). The bag is 5 years old and I still use it when I need to bring a lot of stuff with me, especially for the kids.

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Thanks for the great suggestions! I’m still on the look out for a tote to use when traveling and both of the ones you mentioned look amazing. I’ll add them to the list to check out!!! :nuts::flowers:
 
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