Funny review about a customer remove the lock of the dooney samba

ivyshop · ‎10-07-2012

. The only thing is the lock charm was so heavy I had my husband use his bolt cutters and cut it off. Made a big difference in the weight. We were super careful not to damage the leather He did a perfect job. Now the bag works much better.
I put another charm on it so the look was still there, just a little different.

Dooney needs to lighten up on the weight of all the hard wear on the leather bags that always weighs more."

Jeannie29 · ‎05-18-2014

That is too funny!

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

That's as bad as my mother cutting off the handles on a Coach 'classics' satchel because she only wanted to use the shoulder strap... I do wish Dooney had used a smaller and more appealing lock on all of their various 'lock' bags. I love some of color choices in the croco and lizard versions but not with that lock.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

Sassyboo3 · ‎07-21-2013

I passed on samba cos of the gigantic lock..... looks out of proportion to me. Kudos to your creative solution.

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

interesting views.....i dont find the lock to be ""gigantic"" or ""heavy"" at all......i like the look of it and was getting tired of some of the same old hardware.

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EdithEllenLily · ‎08-30-2013

I don't like that big lock either! ${#emotions_dlg.thumbdown}$ I saw some bags at the D&B outlet store and the locks are big, garish, heavy and flop around. Generally I love Dooney & Bourke bags, but I won't buy the models with the lock. I'm hoping this lock thing is just a phase...

Lavenderjunkie · ‎03-10-2010

I too passed on the Samba because of the lock... don't like the look or the weight of it. I also passed on the quilted leather handbags because of the 'heartware'. There are more than enough other handbags out there, I don't need to modify something. If it's not right for me, I'll pass.

stevieb · ‎03-10-2010

On 10/30/2014 lavenderjunkie said:
I too passed on the Samba because of the lock... don't like the look or the weight of it. I also passed on the quilted leather handbags because of the 'heartware'. There are more than enough other handbags out there, I don't need to modify something. If it's not right for me, I'll pass.

Oh yes, I passed on the heartware too... Such a shame, like the locks, I otherwise rather liked some of those bags.

In my pantry with my cupcakes...

Favorite Son · ‎12-07-2012

On 10/30/2014 EdithEllenLily said:
I don't like that big lock either! ${#emotions_dlg.thumbdown}$ I saw some bags at the D&B outlet store and the locks are big, garish, heavy and flop around. Generally I love Dooney & Bourke bags, but I won't buy the models with the lock. I'm hoping this lock thing is just a phase...

My sentiments exactly. I haven't purchased a Dooney in a very long time and I really liked that new croco line they put out this fall, but those locks were a real turnoff - as much as the non-removable tassels that were plastered all over everything last year.