Quote Originally Posted by Muirenn View Post
I paid $398.00 in 2008 for my Coach from Saks. Macey's charged the same, but the bags was much different. (Had just read Tim Gunn's Guide to Quality, Taste, and Style, so I was just curious. Also bought 3 pairs of shoes. Don't ask what I spent!).
Really?? What's the story there? Coach gives a higher quality bag to Saks, but Saks charges the same as Macy's? I ususally get my Coach bags from the outlet on deep discount, and realize they are probably lesser quality than what is sold in the Coach retail stores, or other dept stores, but I didn't know they would vary from dept store to dept store.

Another suggestion in picking out a bag is going to a place like Nordstrom's (not quite as expensive as Saks) and asking the sales folks for help. They do a great job. But how much would you want to spend? Sounds like you might only use each bag once or twice.