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@nyc1 wrote:

My Dooney bags have held up and wear like iron.   Some of the bags may be priced higer than we'd like but "value" is such an individual thing.  I would rather pay a little more for a well made, beautiful leather bag, that I enjoy using and suits my needs.   I love the look and feel of a quality bag.   The name of the bag doesn't pull me in, the quality does.   Sometimes the two go hand in hand.


I buy stuff at all brands and prices, I have a 9$ bag I got at TJ m and a Chanel and everything in between .  I buy what I like 

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@jackthebear wrote:

@nyc1 wrote:

My Dooney bags have held up and wear like iron.   Some of the bags may be priced higer than we'd like but "value" is such an individual thing.  I would rather pay a little more for a well made, beautiful leather bag, that I enjoy using and suits my needs.   I love the look and feel of a quality bag.   The name of the bag doesn't pull me in, the quality does.   Sometimes the two go hand in hand.


I buy stuff at all brands and prices, I have a 9$ bag I got at TJ m and a Chanel and everything in between .  I buy what I like 


Me too...   as long as the bag works for you and is the quality you're looking for, then I say go for it.  There is no one recipe for everyone.

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Dooney is getting way too pricey for what it is.

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I do think that some Dooneys are over priced, but I also think that some are quite reasonably priced for the quality. 

 

 

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My favorite handbag because of how well made and beautiful they are.  That being said.....I have sold over half of my heavy leather Dooney bags as I just plain got tired of lugging them around.  I now look forward to seeing what Dooney offers in their nylon and coated cotton bags.

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They're nice bags but in general, over-priced, over-weight and over-exposed... Another brand QVC has run into the ground...


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@grandma r wrote:

I started purchasing this brand when they first came out.  The prices have exploded over the past few years.  Yes, the Italian nylon is indestructible!!!!  But, the bags that I have were at a reasonable price.  Some of them are decades old and look like new.  I do love the quality, but, the prices are just too much.  Coated cotton bags, regardless of brand, and nylon bags, regardless of brand, should just not be priced that high.


I absolutely agree. I like coated cotton or canvas and can tolerate some nylon... I have a few Dooney coated bags and some of them I overpaid for, while the others I made sure to get at a good sale price... I have a nice looking Ralph Lauren nylon bag trimmed in leather. I paid $89 for it and that would be about my limit for nylon... Even that's probably too much but I'm surely not spending hundreds of dollars for it...


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@Katcat1 wrote:

looney with their prices.  A nylon bag for $293.  Also a crossbody that looks like a wallet is on special for $139 from $169.  Are you serious?  Women are buying but not me.  Cat LOL


People aren't paying for nylon or a bag, they're paying for the Dooney name. If you don't want to, don't buy it. But please don't act surprised or like paying more for a designer name is something new. A Birkin Bag isn't made of gold, but easily sells for upwards of $20,000. A canvas Louis Vuitton Neverfull bag goes for $1.320. Dooney charges prices in line with their brand, as do all designers.

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Goodness--don't like the price don't buy it now or ever.  If you like the bag wait for it to go on sale at Dooney or at I Love Dooney.  Or at one of the department stores.  Nobody is held hostage to QVC. And as far as the small bags--I only carry the essentials around town now and like something small.  I have one of the squares and another in the rectangle patent Janine crossbody.  Purchased both on sale at Dooney.  

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I've never been a fan of what I consider overpriced D&B purses anyway. But I saw a cute hydrangea print one I really liked and looked closer - it was $178 on CLEARANCE and it was VINYL. What!?! Originally it was $228. People really would pay that for a vinyl purse? SMH. Paying for a name - not value for the money.