I now have two bags coming to me next week.
Ughhh lol, I got caught up in major job disatifaction this week which manifested in late night bidding. While certainly not cheap (especially if you access to good thrifting in your area), that struck me as a good value for a bag that appeared basically unused. They had a beautiful drawstring shoulder bag shown in your catalog pic in a creamy soft/faded yellow in pristine condition, about $79, if I recall. You know exactly lol! Ohhh you have the bucket and the draw string on your catalog pages! Last fall, when I became serious about rehabbing, I stopped by a local consignment shop that often had vintage Coach for sale.
It's always interesting watching colors change as bags dry! I think it might turn into Khaki or Taupe eventually. It's the most awful shade of light greenish beige. That is so funny - today I dunked a Lightweight Shoulder Pouch #4025 and it's lying on top of my washing machine on a towel.
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If you have dunked a light bag you know exactly what I mean. When I dunked my Lightweight Tote recently (aka shiny tote) as a side note, because it is a lighter butterscotchy kind of color, when wet, it turned a really pukey taupe color that I am pretty sure is not found in nature. But I have used a navy Bleeker (9302 Tote I think ?) heavily and a black Patricia's Legacy heavily. Click to expand.I don't have any Sonoma's for comparison.