Comments on: Fall Handbags – Splurge / Spend / Save

By: Terri

Terri — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 18:27:33 +0000

Just a few days ago I bought a beautiful Patricia Nash Viana brown leather tote. It’s a north-south shape, not too big but with plenty of room. It cost $200, which is the high end of what I’d pay for a purse. Earlier in the summer I bought a Madewell zip top crossbody tote for around $160. I love a crossbody bag when I want to keep both hands free, and this one is very nice. This will sound like I buy purses all the time haha, but I’ve also bought two different ivory totes from Anthropologie. I had never thought of that store for purses necessarily, but they’re both really nice. They were around $100 each.

By: Colette

Colette — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 21:47:43 +0000

In reply to Kate.

I could have written that same pos! I feel like a lot of times you’re paying for a name…not there’s anything wrong with it but you CAN get a quality bag for for a fraction of the cost of the designer ones. I have bags for years that I paid a good bit less than $100. And yep, we’re debt free, retired and traveling. So, like you appreciate seeing the less pricey options.

By: Kay

Kay — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:59:30 +0000

In reply to Penny.

Thanks Penny. I love Fossils and Dooney & Bourkes too. I’m not sure why I didn’t include any this time. Ha! Sorry about that. In fact I’ve probably had over a dozen Fossil bags over the years. ?

By: Penny

Penny — Sat, 11 Sep 2021 17:54:01 +0000

Terrific source for fabulous handbags, sorry to see my favorites not mentioned. I have a fossil brand saddle bag, over 30 years old (leather that just keeps looking better) and 3 Dooney & Bourke, a fourth I donated. Great buys every one of them and extremely long lasting so cost per use ends up being nominal. Also an excellent place for reasonably priced handbags is your local Designer Shoe Warehouse shoe store.