Cognac, Cognac, Where Ever You Are...

Stay with me:

Scenario: You wake up one day, take a look at your sad, little _____ (fill in blank with some replaceable item), decide it's seen better days, and declare that "It's time for a new one!" So with some gusto, a hot pursuit begins.

I now hate a "hot pursuit" as I have been pursuit-ing since.., I dunno, THIS post!

What am I searching for.

A purse.

A simple tote to carry my crap from point A to B. But alas, I've made it difficult for myself. I know EXACTLY what I want, and what I don't want to pay.

The problem?

Finding it.

I've been head over heels for my current cognac leather tote for awhile now. Maybe over a year. Plain. Real Leather. Simple. Roomy, and bought at a TJ Maxx Price.

Bliss.

So, when I head it crying from all the unsightly wear and tear I've put it thru, I decided to OFFICIALLY start the hunt. Saving my money, checking EVERY possible place.

That was months ago. I feel like a tiger with leg cramps- I've been ready to pounce for W-A-Y too long. But I'm thru, THRU I tell you. I'm about to narrow it all down ( and purge some of the sites on My Favorites tab). Wanna see some contenders? They were all carefully interviewed in front of a panel committee and given a random drug screening...Kidding.

Steve Madden France Tote in Cognac

Halogen Large Shoulder Bag

Steve Madden Bsocial in Cognac

or possibly this hunk of chunk change:

The $500 Dooney and Bourke Domed Satchel

(Kidding, Mom)

Thoughts? Any peer-pressured help would be appreciated!

Plain Jane

I'm having second thoughts here, guys.

A few weeks ago, to celebrate the end of my v-a-s-t studying, I found some early Fall things on sale. One of which was a new purse.

Not really being a purse gal, I kinda snatched it up on a whim.

Since lugging it around, it just doesn't feel the same.

Love the way it looks, it's gray leather, gold hardware, and size.

BUUUT

When I set it down, it just kinda flops open.

I'm needing some structure here, peeps.

The more it flops, the more it irks me.

Why are purses so hard to shop for?

So I'm in full pursuit of something that looked like my old one.

A plain, stiff, leather tote. Large. Roomy. Cognac/camel-y in color.

Perhaps like these:

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Umm, this one is out of my price range, though. Bills for the month OR new purse?

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