Handbags

[1Professor]

Love to hear from anyone who has the exotic leather GILI stirrup hobo!

The blue disappeared within minutes, the first time Lisa showed it, so I missed it, but now it's back up. I'm drawn to it.

[tough_kitty]

At this point you'd be getting someone's return so not sure it's worth it, especially for that price!! Also, I think the smooth leather looks and feels way better than the exotic versions, but that's just my opinion. Hope you like it if you decide to get it. And wow, $269 for the fringe hobo! They are going insane with the new GILI bags prices....especially that they are not doing a good job promoting those bags.

[Krissie2]

This bag is available on Ebay for just over $200, and blue is one of the color options. A lot of the 'bay sellers buy their stock from the QVC outlets, and you can see photos of the actual bag. Since you are getting a return either way, might be worth checking out and saving some money. I've had great luck with handbag purchases from EBay.

[1Professor]

tough_kitty and Krissie2:

Thanks so much for your thoughts. Quite useful.

With all the colors back, it did occur to me that the Q might have made more (not returns), but you could be right. Krissie, I've been checking eBay daily and no BLUE, but you're right on the brown and wine for $260!

tough_kitty, the prices are increasingly, oddly, high:

The snake was $488! And the green lizard, $656!!

[Neecole]

I ordered this bag on the night that it debuted, I was super excited about the blue!

Unfortunately I hated it in person, it was soooo shiny, I didn't expect it to be so shiny? For me I thought that the sheen made it look cheap, never even unpacked her. Other reviewers love the bag, so it is a matter of personal taste. I guess I am a more classic girl.

I am trying to talk myself out of the pebble leather version, I will probably cave once I decide on color...

[1Professor]

On 2/20/2015 Neecole said:

I ordered this bag on the night that it debuted, I was super excited about the blue!

Unfortunately I hated it in person, it was soooo shiny, I didn't expect it to be so shiny? For me I thought that the sheen made it look cheap, never even unpacked her. Other reviewers love the bag, so it is a matter of personal taste. I guess I am a more classic girl.

I am trying to talk myself out of the pebble leather version, I will probably cave once I decide on color...

Great feedback, thanks Neecole. Still contemplating the blue; may have to bite the return fee just to see it!

I did, however, cave on the pebble leather, terracotta. Feel certain I'll adore it:

[1Professor]

Apparently Gucci, who started the stirrup hobo style that GILI adopted, also went with a "shiny" look:

This python limited edition shows up on eBay for a bargain $3,750. Sigh. Same dimensions as the GILI.

[lianne]

These pictures make the exotic bags look like the material is plastic.

[Krissie2]

Hi 1Professor, here is the link to the blue:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Authentic-G-I-L-I-Large-Exotic-Hobo-Style-Bag-EXCELLENT-/191499440897?pt=LH_...

I think you made a good choice with the pebble leather hobo. The reviews are very good, and from the presentation it looks gorgeous.

As for Q having ordered more, I doubt it. Without LR here to present these bags, I think they are just happy to get the original quantity sold, but then I am very pessimistic, having received many, many customer returns as "new".

[1Professor]

Krissie2, thanks for the link! Little scared because it's a pre-owned bag. Love the drape of this blue one on the video, though. A coated leather can be SO luxurious, softer than a patent leather.

Meanwhile, the terracotta stirrup will be on my doorstep Friday! Carrying my Roma 2 natural ostrich this weekend while thinking that I'm enough of a Big Bag Gal to adore a slightly bigger bag than the Roma 2 (of which I have 3). Hope the pebble leather is buttery!

Is everyone still adoring their large GILI stirrup?