Your New Dooney: A mini reveal thread!

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My sage Penrose messenger crossbody came! I love this bag, love the turnlock closure and love the canvas strap, leather is thick and smooth, I feel like I will have this bag forever, love that it is streamlined and not logo focused!
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Enjoy your new handbag. Great color and the canvas strap should be very comfortable.
I love the smaller turn lock closure design.
It's good to hear that the Penrose leather on your handbag is nice.

I bought a Penrose satchel and a
Penrose 2 satchel. The leather on the Penrose satchel is smooth and I like the look
and the feel. The leather on the Penrose 2 satchel was unappealing, to me. The
texture made it feel hard and cheap. I don't know if they intentionally use different
leathers for the Penrose and Penrose 2 lines, or if it was just the particular pieces of leather.

I kept the Penrose satchel, but returned the Penrose 2. (I loved the style
of the bag and the color was stunning, I just knew I would never reach for the
Penrose 2 bag because of the texture of the leather).
 
Received my Florentine small coin case in Natural. Waited many months for this to come back in stock.

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Also received my Sorrento Zip Zip satchel. This is being returned because this is not the color they have on the website. This looks more like a fuchsia color which is what they have showing for the Lilac. Now I'm wondering if they mixed up the Lilac and the Violet colors, and if I should now take a chance and order the Lilac to see if I get the grape-ish purple that is shown. They do have a Lilac color for the Sorrento Small logo Bag, but that looks more like a mauve to me.

The bag weighs 1.8 lbs, since they don't have the weight listed on the website.

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This is the website photo that they have for Violet, which is how I thought the bag would look.
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Received my Florentine small coin case in Natural. Waited many months for this to come back in stock.

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Also received my Sorrento Zip Zip satchel. This is being returned because this is not the color they have on the website. This looks more like a fuchsia color which is what they have showing for the Lilac. Now I'm wondering if they mixed up the Lilac and the Violet colors, and if I should now take a chance and order the Lilac to see if I get the grape-ish purple that is shown. They do have a Lilac color for the Sorrento Small logo Bag, but that looks more like a mauve to me.

The bag weighs 1.8 lbs, since they don't have the weight listed on the website.

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This is the website photo that they have for Violet, which is how I thought the bag would look.
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Ooh I love that last color. I hope you find it. Sometimes website photos aren't very accurate.
 
My sage Penrose messenger crossbody came! I love this bag, love the turnlock closure and love the canvas strap, leather is thick and smooth, I feel like I will have this bag forever, love that it is streamlined and not logo focused!
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I love this style so much. I almost got one that looked like it on QVC last year but the reviews said the leather felt like plastic.
 
Received my Florentine small coin case in Natural. Waited many months for this to come back in stock.

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Also received my Sorrento Zip Zip satchel. This is being returned because this is not the color they have on the website. This looks more like a fuchsia color which is what they have showing for the Lilac. Now I'm wondering if they mixed up the Lilac and the Violet colors, and if I should now take a chance and order the Lilac to see if I get the grape-ish purple that is shown. They do have a Lilac color for the Sorrento Small logo Bag, but that looks more like a mauve to me.

The bag weighs 1.8 lbs, since they don't have the weight listed on the website.

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This is the website photo that they have for Violet, which is how I thought the bag would look.
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Both colors look nice, but I can understand you wanted the color you ordered.
Tell us about the leather on your Sorrento zip satchel.... is it soft? do you like it?
 
Both colors look nice, but I can understand you wanted the color you ordered.
Tell us about the leather on your Sorrento zip satchel.... is it soft? do you like it?
You know what, I didn't even bother to examine the leather. I just took a picture of it, weighed it, and then wrapped it up and put it back in the shipping box so it can be returned tomorrow.
 
Received these two beauties today. Was initially looking for a plum wine florentine satchel, but people only seem to be selling their large one, which is too heavy and they are expensive. Was so happy when I found the East/West Zip sac in plum for a reasonable price. I did have to make sure it was being sold by a responsive seller because usually sellers put stuff up to sell and forget about it, if the listing been there for a while. lol She has some scratches on her, bur I feel like it gives the bag some character.

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I had no plans on buying this bag. I was scrolling and saw it for a really good price, and after I did some research to find out what bag it was, I made an offer and the seller accepted it. I did watch some YouTube videos of this bag and I know some people complained about the strap, but that was 6-7 years ago. I'm just going to attach a longer strap and wear it crossbody. The shoulder strap can just lie to the front or back of the bag.

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I'm really loving this Penrose 2 Messenger bag! Thank you to whoever posted theirs about a month ago. That's what made me look.

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It's such an easy carry. So comfortable on the shoulder and big enough to hold everything easily. Even though I didn't think I needed another blue bag, I think this shade is so pretty.
It's a beautiful shade of blue! :loveeyes:
Enjoy!
 
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I'm really loving this Penrose 2 Messenger bag! Thank you to whoever posted theirs about a month ago. That's what made me look.

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It's such an easy carry. So comfortable on the shoulder and big enough to hold everything easily. Even though I didn't think I needed another blue bag, I think this shade is so pretty.
Enjoy your new handbag. This can be a dangerous place.... so many temptations. I really love the color you chose.
 
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I'm really loving this Penrose 2 Messenger bag! Thank you to whoever posted theirs about a month ago. That's what made me look.

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It's such an easy carry. So comfortable on the shoulder and big enough to hold everything easily. Even though I didn't think I needed another blue bag, I think this shade is so pretty.
That shade of blue is WOW! And cute design.

This is off topic, but I just spent about three hours on emails, online complaint forms (FTC), credit card dispute department, and then new communication based on things just communicated... You get the picture.

I actually thought of Dooney. In over 20 years as a customer, I have received only two items with defects, they ship pretty quickly, have an easy return process and I get my refund quickly. This seems to be old-fashioned customer service these days. I appreciate it!

No wonder I keep buying bags. I'll post my Christmas to myself D&B purchases, that is, after I take something for my headache.
 
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