Kaki Shopping

Those of you who read my personal blog would have already found out about my recent splurge on a little pink Coach shoulder tote.  Well, actually the correct color is called PUNCH, and it is from last year’s exclusive Resort Collection.

I had been dreaming about the Coach Resort bag in Punch since I read all about it last December, but unfortunately I did not have a chance to touch and feel it in person, because by the time I made it to the Coach store in a nearby mall, they had stopped selling this *exclusive* collection!

So when I made a short shopping trip to Gilroy last Saturday, the one thing I was curious to find out was if the Coach store had the Resort collection on sale.

The Coach store in Gilroy was the only one that had a queue waiting outside the store.  Yup, we had to get in line to be allowed into the store.

Thankfully we did not have to wait long, and when we did get in, it was like madness in there!  You would think they were giving away those bags for free!  Most of the bags were on sale for 40-50% off the tagged price, and people were collecting bags to buy!

Oh yeah, sorry about the blur pictures.  I quickly snapped these two pictures, but I was then asked to stop taking pictures in the store…I didn’t plead and tell them, “But I am a shopping blogger…!!!!” though….LOL

So here’s the bag I got, after queueing up for some time to pay for it. 

I also bought a bottle of the Leather Cleaner for USD10, just to ensure my bag stays spotless.  The interior of the bag has a very unique design, and they also have this unique design on the outside of some bags:

I prefer it on the inside of a bag though…

I got this Coach Resort bag for USD54.99, would you believe it?  It was on sale for 50% off the tagged price of USD109.99.  The retail price for this bag was USD238.00!!

Now I can’t wait to go again and check if the Coach Parker collection, which I am eyeing, is on sale too!