To my way of thinking, that Chanel bag has FAR more status than the latest expensive bag. How cool, Nanners!

And I think the next spammer who wants to advertise their handbag wares really should post it here . . .

Were you listening to my conversation yesterday? ;)

My brother's fiancee and I had this conversation b/c she was admiring my small hobo Coach bag. The only reason I even have the bag is because someone in my company appreciated my team's support with a lengthy project and gave out gifts. Otherwise, I never would've had a Coach bag because I'm allergic to carrying an obviously fake version of the designer bag. I appreciate the designs, but gas is high!

I get compliments on my colorful bags that I get from Tarjay. Cute, functional, and Saturday night worthy. :cool:

You don't have to explain. :) You can carry your big bag anytime you want--I do. I love big bags because they fit my big wallet and my makeup bag. I don't carry them when I go out though. Big purses in nightclubs and parties always look just a little silly to me.

Those of you who say you don't carry your designer purses because there are so many fakes intrigue me. I don't get it. You don't want people to think your bag is fake? Who cares? I know I don't. I carry the purses because EYE like 'em so if someone thinks it's fake, I'll never know because I'll never care.

There is nothing worse than a lady with a big@$$ purse in a crowded nightclub/bar who is trying to move about the crowd.

Seriously lady? I think it's OK to leave your day planner, full-size brush, tape measure and sunglasses at home.

It's night, and you're in a BAR!!!

On normal work days I'll take out my big sized bags, but when I'm on a trip I only take smaller ones, and at the bars, I typically use wristlets. They are big enough for your ID, money, cell phone & lip gloss. It's all you need at a bar.

I am a Coach fanatic ever since I bought my first black leather hobo bag three or four years ago. That leather is so soft and supple that no fake bag or cheap purse can duplicate. I have bought a few cloth bags from Coach, but they don't hold up well. I always feel like I've wasted money on them so now I just focus on the leather ones. My latest is this one...
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It is absolutely beautiful and will last FOREVER!

^^^ I loooove that bag... I got it in the hot pink patent a few months ago

And the leatha is like buttah! I feel like Stella from Project Runway! I LOVE leatha!

You aint never LIED! i decided that i really wanted a Carly Coach bag:
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but at $400, it wasnt happening. So... off to Canal Street i go, led up and down dark alleyways, behind walls and between floors to what i thought was a pretty good knockoff for a tenth of the price. Sweet!

A few weeks later, I'm happy-go-lucky walking down 5th Ave with my "Coach" and decide to actually go into the Coach store. Imagine my total embarrassment in mentally comparing my bag to the real deal.

Ooh i wish i had pics for yall, but everything SOPi said above is true. the leather was rough and stained weirdly in the rain, the hardware was flimsy as all hayle (one of the studs at the bottom poked through the bag and would always jab my fingers if i dug deep enough, and the zipper pull broke right off!) and generally, in comparison was an obvious knockoff. i hightailed it out of that store so fast and threw the bag away a few days later.

so yeah, no more knockoffs for me, just no-names of whatever looks cute. and like someone mentioned earlier, the most compliments ive gotten on my handbags tend to be ones that were cheap and from some random store.

I am not really into the "designer hand bag" thing besides Vera Bradley... I am obsessed about my Vera.....I could quote you the styles and designs back from a couple of years ago....I hate seeing the cheap knock offs! They look so dumb!

I love my COACH purse that was a graduation gift but so many times, I've had random people ask me if it was real. One lady didn't believe me when I said it was and demanded I show her the inside label that shows it is a real COACH. :rolleyes:

Most of the time, I use all these cute ones I buy at Disneyland. I now have a Tinkerbell, Mickey Mouse, Pirate Princess, and Alice in Wonderland purse.

Yes! We get the NEX and MCX weekly ads mailed here at home. Unfortunately, I can't remember if it was the NEX or MCX, but, about once a year, they hold a designer bag sale. (Either way, there's an MCX at Kaneohe Bay.) They'll send out a special flyer specifically for the handbag sale. If your sister is the one in the military family, ask her to keep an eye out for it and let you know when the sale comes.

.....Kelly :)

I was just in wal-mart restocking our hurricane supplies-- and saw a "Goach." I thought about GC. *lol* :p

I've never been a Coach fan, but I'm a fanatic over Dooney. I want a new one sooo bad, but I'm saving every penny I can right now for a pool. I allow myself two purse splurges a year, and I've already spent one on a new Vera... :o

It's not that I think people will think they are fake - the real ones obviously aren't. It's that I don't want people think I am the type to buy a designer bag because they are the flavour of the month. So, I'll wait till the next trend comes, and then bring my bags out. Let's hear it for the classics!

Seriously...Coach is on sale all the time. Not to mention that you can find it at TJMaxx/Marshalls and the outlets. There really is no excuse for carrying a fake Coach. Really a fake anything, but Coach especially.

If people want to carry a fake, that's their business (and a sad business at that) but it won't stop me from carrying the real thing. I paid too much money for my bags to let a fake bag from the local hair shop stop me. :)