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Dooney Purses

ZiaD — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:03:59 GMT

Why does Dooney not make more of their purses with silver hardware. There are so many bags that I would love to purchase but do not due to the gold. Also for the price of these purses the s&h should be free.

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QVCkitty1 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 20:19:01 GMT

I agree, I prefer white metal hardware on my bags, with a few exceptions.

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Kachina624 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:40:03 GMT

I'm sure Peter Dooney would say because it's the way they've always made them. This is a company that disregards customer desires so I pass on many (most) of their bags. My gripe, in addition to the hardware color, is the lack of outside pockets.

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millieshops — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:57:16 GMT

@Kachina624Or Dooney knows some of us want gold?

I wear very little silver jewelry, and most of what I do wear is super casual. I'm a gold girl for the most part.

I do have purses with silver hardware, but I wouldn't pay Dooney prices for silver.

I like it best when the hardware makes sense with the color of the bag rather than having every bag offered with the same color hardware.

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sunshine45 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 21:59:04 GMT

i cannot answer your question, but i know that hardware color is not a deal breaker for me at all. maybe there are a lot of others like me? i have a nice assortment of goldtone and silvertone accented handbags and i use them all. i tend to like weighty, unique, and well styled hardware in all tones.

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vickie25 — Mon, 22 Feb 2016 23:42:15 GMT

@millieshops wrote:
@Kachina624Or Dooney knows some of us want gold?

I wear very little silver jewelry, and most of what I do wear is super casual. I'm a gold girl for the most part.

I do have purses with silver hardware, but I wouldn't pay Dooney prices for silver.

I like it best when the hardware makes sense with the color of the bag rather than having every bag offered with the same color hardware.

I agree with you about the hardware making sense with the color of the bag. And I would add the bag lining to that as well. I too, wish Dooney would do silver hardware. At this point, the bag has to be extra special for me to purchase another Dooney. Have all I need and the styles are pretty limited. Just different colors or treatments of leather.

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Carmie — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 00:40:18 GMT

I am a Dooney collector and have many that I purchased back in the 80's still in excellent condition.

One of Dooney's icons is their 100% brass hardware. Almost all of ther bags are still made with brass, though they do coat the brass with nickel and have even on a few occasions made nickle hardware.

Brass hardware is a quality metal and it lasts.

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pommom — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 14:20:19 GMT

Ditto OP comments. Gold/brass hardware on shades such as smoke (gray), some blushes and blues - I'm sure I've leaving out many shades - look much better with silver hardware. It is a deal breaker for me. There are too many other choices from which to select. Not loyal to any one brand.

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febe1 — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 22:13:05 GMT

Their best selling bag, the LogoLock, is done with the silver hardware. I loved this bag for a short while. Then, it just became so heavy and user unfriendly that it went to the dust bag and has been there a couple of years. I think their bags are way over priced, and I get bored with a bag too quickly to pay for a lifetime bag to be passed on....

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SunValley — Tue, 23 Feb 2016 23:43:40 GMT

The bags are well made but I need outside pockets too and not many have them. Another reason I don't buy is the weight. The Dooneys are just too heavy. And I won't pay their prices for nylon.

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LilacTree — Wed, 24 Feb 2016 15:39:26 GMT

I have one Logo Lock and have never used it. As others have said, it is too heavy. I would rather have a thinner leather and a lower price. I do carry the change purse with me whatever bag I use. I love that item.

Yes, and pockets on the outside, as well as a zippered second compartment. Plus, I am glad to see they are finally using lighter colored linings. The red was getting so old.

I have one other Dooney that does have two full length outside zippered pockets. I am not that crazy about the bag, but I use it because of those pockets.

Does Peter Dooney really exist? I often think of him as "the man behind the curtain."