Banana Republic Fall 2006 Bags

[forevershopping]

I like the Chatham Satchel but I wouldn't pay $300 for a bag from BR.

 

[anitalilac]

too bad the BR stores in my area doesn't carry the leather jacket..I need one for the fall..
Anyway that is the main reason I am holding back from buying their handbags, I think paying $$ for their handbag is too much..but I might be wrong...
I am in need of a wallet, I wonder is the wallet worth the splurge? looks kinda nice..haven't had the chance to check out at the BR stores..maybe once school starts and I have only the youngest daughter to contend with while browsing...

 

[jun3machina]

im curious what price point you gals would think appropriate for these bags? there seems to be an overall opinion that the prices are too high....making them about competition with some michael kors bags, calvin klien, (brands macys-level dept. stores carry).....i personally think they are nicer than a lot of bags carried at that level.....but im always one for less expensive bags! do you think they should be dropped like $50? or $100? im very curious what you think

 

[sleepy]

I think something around $200 would be OK. the bags are nice, but not as nice as some of the bags you can buy in the $300 range (i.e. MK bags)

 

[thesiren]

the leather is much nicer than the mk bags, imho, it just doesn't carry the name. the leather is ridiculously nice on these bags, but the styles are terrible. they're too...city-girl-on-the-go or something. i don't like all of the pockets either. way too utilitarian.

 

[geraldane]

The bags look very nice and I agree that BR bags have great leather, but in my opinion, they're not worth it. I bought a Bloomsbury bag last year and a few months later, it basically came apart at the seams. NOT WORTH THE MONEY I PAID FOR IT.

 

[thesiren]

banana is doing a "test" and the sandhurst collection is about $20 off for this week only. i think they're going back up after that.

the bloomsbury bags were brought back left and right. the quality wasn't there when the collection bags first launched (naturally).

 

[jun3machina]

thank you for the tip thesiren!

 

[thesiren]

no prob.

fyi...this is in stores only. the online prices are the regular price.

 

[missbliss]

ugh, I was just at Banana Republic today! I would've tried a bag out for $20, but the one's they had in store weren't that great imo.

 

[sleepy]

They have a sale on Sandhurst bags for BR card holders. 40% off.