Today's Special Value

[Catch71]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

It's a beautiful bag and I like them soft but the bottom is, so wide it would stick out quite a way from the body, making it bulky so I'm passing. 

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I totally agree about the bottom!

[bargainsgirl]

I do not carry heavy leather large bags any longer but these are pretty.  Beautiful colors. I have seen many American LEather bags at Marshall's and TJ's and the leather appears to scratch easily.. Not sure If I would chance these because of that.....

[Caaareful Shopper]

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@1Professor wrote:

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@Caaareful Shopper wrote:

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@diyproud wrote:
I wonder why this particular American Leather bag was not made in Upstate New York like all their other bags. Maybe it was imported because of the quantity needed for a TSV?

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@diyproud   This brand was never "made in America."  They made quite a huge deal of sourcing their leather from Upstate New York.  So their leather was sourced in America, but it was never made in America. 

I saw quite a few posts last year of them getting flack for not being clear about that. 

By the way, American Leather Co. is owned by Aimee Kestenberg.

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@Caaareful Shopper   Thanks for alerting handbag lovers to the intersections within the retail Handbag World.

Aimee and her husband started Affordable Luxury Group (great web page) which showcases 3 different handbag lines (one Aimee, one American Leather Co, and a third which was unknown to me).

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@1Professor   Great call-out.  That 3rd handbag brand is House of Want.  They're also on QVC.

[Roni18]

I didn't purchase today but they had some really nice colors.  I did not know that Aimee Kestenberg was behind this brand or House of Want.  

[jackiejenny]

Thank goodness I didn't care for the shape, but if it had been less triangular and more east/west, I would have gotten the green one. 

[GenXmuse]

It's a cute bag and the colors are really fun, I just wish they had a smaller version.  

[ROMARY]

All beautiful colors.......each and every one.

The Daiquiri 'rang my bell' !  

[faeriemoon]

I'm surprised at the number of posters who don't like a wide-bottomed bag.  I can't stand a narrow bag.

[smoochy]

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@faeriemoon wrote:

I'm surprised at the number of posters who don't like a wide-bottomed bag.  I can't stand a narrow bag.

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Agree. I don't like having to put my items in the bag a certain way to accommodate the narrowness. Seems too fussy to have to do that. Also I like a bag that stands up on its own. Luckily there is something for everyone 

[kindred cats]

After reading the reviews today, I'm so glad I did not purchase.

Many are sending them back for all kinds of reasons!