What is considered entry level?

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#46
^^^ i totally get you. but regardless of the fact that you can find them many places doesn't change the fact that it is in fact 'designer' not 'premiere' but technically still 'designer'. what about the fact that there are outlets for brands like Gucci and Burberry? There are a ton of those in upstate NY...that doesnt really change anything.
 
#47
For me it was a Coach bag, purchased by my husband as a combination birthday/graduation from graduate school gift. From that moment on, I was hooked on designer bags -- before that, I thought my $40 Liz Claiborne purse was a "designer" bag! In those days, I considered anything that didn't come from Walmart or Target a designer bag. I often remind my DH that my handbag obsession is his fault since he got me started so many years ago! :D

Everything kind of snowballed after that first Coach bag. I accumulated several Coach bags before moving onto Prada, Kate Spade, and Burberry. Now I'm interested in Hermes and Chanel. Hopefully DH isn't regretting that first Coach he bought me almost 15 years ago!
 
#49
though they're quite cheap I also see Longchamp as an entry into bag collecting, most girls and women I know started with longchamps and than moved forward into designer bags. . .
but I also count LV speedy or pochette as an entry.

coach, D&B aren't popular or even known in europe so I don't count them...
 
#51
I say any bag that can be marked down to a 'sale price' is considered entry level. i.e. Coach, D&B, Michael Kors, etc. Or are on the general sale floor... A bag that hold it's value is a good one.

My first designer bag was a Coach and I was hooked from then on... I bought 3 within a few months and wristlets, keychains, umbrella, a wallet... blaaaah. I wish I had known better, saved the money and bought a nice handbag like a LV. Eh, you live and you learn!
 
#53
SamanthaMarie83 said:
I say any bag that can be marked down to a 'sale price' is considered entry level. i.e. Coach, D&B, Michael Kors, etc. Or are on the general sale floor... A bag that hold it's value is a good one.
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I'm not sure about this as some Chanel, BV, MJ, Mui Mui, Tods, YSL & Burberry etc. bags do go on sale. I don't think of them as entry level.

Entry level is all relative to everyone. For some spending over $100 is entry level or others it's $500 or even $1000. I think most designers have some pieces where the price point ($100-500) is within each for most so their customer base is broad.

LV don't have sales and I think Hermes doesn't have sales as well. But H scarves do go on sale periodically.
 
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#54
pickle said:
In a way I am in a similar boat. I am spending less for my bags, due to realization that these days the categories of quality and brands are not parallel to each other, meaning that a certain brand does not mean unconditional quality, almost every brand seems to have "duds" IMO.
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I agree. Just reading this forum confirms the fact there are "duds" in the even the most luxurious brands. It is the after sales services that should also be a defining factor influencing your purchases.
 
#55
Mimster said:
I'm not sure about this as some Chanel, BV, MJ, Mui Mui, Tods, YSL & Burberry etc. bags do go on sale. I don't think of them as entry level.
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Good point, I was too fast to type and didn't think it through. lol You are correct. I guess entry level would really be whatever brought you into the wonderful world of designer handbags. No particular brand or price range. Just whatever got you hooked and brought you over to the dark side! haha
 
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Mimster said:
^ No worries. I love sales. Really really really hate paying full priced but the "bag bug" is really nasty. lol
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i love sales too :smile1: i am studying all the premiere brands thanks to TPF to figure out what my first steep purchase will be. but of course it will have to go on sale, i scour bergdorf, barneys, saks, and neiman marcus ALLLL the time. i just don't have the funds for a full price bag right now.
 
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