Christmas Orders - New Deadline November 30, 2010

Due to my own family issues, I have deliberately cut orders that I am taking for XMAS.  If I have not replied to your email or query, I'm not ignoring you.  I'm replying to hundreds of other emails and queries and trying to keep the number manageable.

I am sorry but I am swamped in my REAL LIFE and I don't want people to be disappointed with late deliveries.  Having said that, it was parent teacher interviews last night.  Man, that was fun...not.

Okay, all is good now.  Please, please, please write to me.  I have made amends with most of you.  The BUY TWO GET ONE FREE special has also been extended to December 5, 2010, but the absolute latest deadline for XMAS shopping is November 30, 2010.

I will be answering emails all night long tonight and hope to get through about 200 of them tonight.  Many thanks for everyone's patience.

Happy Shopping...at long last!!

OH MAN...Sorry doesn't even cut it...

Oh man.  You know when I go on and on and on and on (I could do that all day) about how busy I am?  Man, I'm not joking!

It's been an insane September October.  My son has been the most challenging that my kids could ever ever be.  More challenging than I could EVER imagine kids to be.  Something happened to the dear, sweet boy that was one day 7 and well behaved to the next day when he turned 8.  OMG!  It's like he looks for ways to get into trouble.

Needless to say that we've had to undergo some testing to see what the issue could be.  I know.  I know.  I'm with the mass of people that think he's growing, being precocious and just being a kid in general.  I don't look for medical remedies EVER.

But we didn't exactly have a choice.  His school wanted us to do the testing to ensure it was not a learning or behavioral disability of some sorts.  I'm condensing here since this is a blog about BAGS and not my son!!

Having said that, I'M FINALLY BACK.  I'm here to address all your concerns.  I currently have two customers, N in Toronto and C in New York, who are probably going to pee in my cornflakes.  Their bags are horribly delayed and don't worry ladies, I will make it up to you.  Canada Customs hasn't exactly been nice lately.

Having said that, I've noticed an ever increasing trend in Europe.  There were countries that were quite lackadaisical about replicas are now getting tough.

My findings are that Germany and Finland are no longer easy countries to ship to.  If you are buying bags and you live in Germany and Finland, please contact me first.  IF YOU DON'T CONTACT ME AND EITHER YOUR BAGS ARE SEIZED OR YOU GET FINED OR WORSE, BOTH, THEN PLEASE DON'T GET UPSET WITH ME. 

Contrary to popular belief, I do not make the laws in other countries and while this may sound mean (it's really not meant to be), it is YOUR responsibility to find out how your country behaves when confronted with replicas and what they will do.

I have customers in Denmark and Pakistan (C and S) and they contacted their local customs offices to find out what the repercussions would be, fines, duty, etc.  They knew exactly what to expect.  And that is good, smart shopping.

While I'd love to know all the customs information for every single country on Earth (I'm lying - no, I don't want to know), I don't have the time to keep up to date on such matters.   If you are not 100% sure, contact me first BEFORE you order.  It's really that simple. 


Lots of updates to come, including my new helper that will join us.  I can't do this alone anymore.  It's just too big, too time consuming and too much work!  I admit defeat!  I hate doing that.  Graham will be joining us soon however he won't do any advising (Pfftt - he's a totally NOT metrosexual male and has no clue) and he won't be writing updates here.  I'll still do that. 

I still travel to China twice a year and just got back in October.  It was a great trip but man, do I have good news for a lot of you.  Again, more updates to come very shortly.

Can you tell I'm a mountain of hyperactivity right now?  Yeah, thought so!

Happy Shopping!!

Swamped but Surviving

I am swamped with EVERYTHING personal, work and of course BUY TWO GET ONE FREE! specials.  Please be patient.  I will respond, just not my usual 30 second response.  I am just returning from a vacation and I am getting through over 1200 emails. 

I will be in touch.  In the meantime, the BUY TWO GET ONE FREE special is a MAJOR HIT again.  Please take advantage of it soon!

Happy Shopping...slow responses to emails!!

Show On The Road!! Let's Go!

Okay folks, let's get this show on the road!  I've been in and out of the office.  I am swamped in my "regular" life but I have customers to make happy, both male and female.  Here comes a doozy of a sale. 

I have been inundated with questions and orders about THE MOTHER OF ALL CHRISTMAS SALES!  I have mostly confused people.  When you offer that many options, it just confuses the beans out of people!  So here goes the simplest and the best sale of all:

1.  BUY TWO HANDBAGS ON THE AT ANY RETAIL PRICE AND GET THE THIRD BAG FREE.  Yup, it's the buy two get one free special again!!  Hooray.  I know just about EVERY SINGLE one of you have asked me for that dealio again.  Here it is.

The special starts TODAY November 6, 2010 and ends November 20, 2010.  The ABSOLUTE last day to order your bags IN TIME for Christmas delivery has also been extended to NOVEMBER 25, 2010.  

Here are some simple details about the special above:

1.  Buy two handbags for any retail value, get the third bag for free means that if you buy Bag A valued at $260 and Bag B valued at $100 and then choose Bag C valued for $325, you will pay for Bag C and Bag A and get Bag B for free.  I am not sure if people are trying to be smart here or just don't get that you pay for the two most expensive bags and get the least expensive bag for free.  In my frugal ways, I'd buy three bags that were as close in value as that is the best bet.

2.  If you liked the MOTHER OF ALL CHRISTMAS sale better than the BUY TWO GET ONE FREE special, AND YOU UNDERSTOOD THE MOTHER OF ALL CHRISTMAS SALES, then go ahead and take advantage of that sale.  You can find the details of that sale here.

Any questions, ASK!  

Happy Shopping...BUY TWO AWESOME BAGS GET THE THIRD ONE FOR FREE!!