My FI isn't as excited when I tell him about my purses, and other girly purchases so I thought someone on here may appreciate my story more...
I went into the Coach Factory Outlet near where I live, just to look around, even though I always buy something and I saw this beautiful gray Pinnacle Leather Louisa bag. The sales girl said they got 2 in from the retail store... She didn't say why.. There was nothing wrong with it.
She walked away and I snuck a peek at the price tag **gasp** $698. But it was on a 50% off shelf and with the sale of another 20% off, I could not pass that up and I went home with a gorgeous new steal of a bag!
Retail buy at factory price! Woo!


These beautiful metal dowels go thru the top of each side....

Beautiful!! I love all the hardware on it!

Love! And tan bags aren't usually my style but I totally would've snapped that up too!

It's gorgeous. The color is awesome!!!!!!

Thank you! The hardware is what caught my eye first! And it's actually a beautiful gray color. The back of the oval tag is actually so shiny it could pass as a mirror too!

It's liek a creamy grey isnt it? I have the madison gathered leather sophia bag in black with gold hardware...and now they have it in this yummy grey color,...I really want it!!!!

It is indeed pretty, and how cool you found a bag carried by the retail locations at an outlet store, from what I understand they are basically two separate lines made by Coach?

that's what I understood as well misscassie.... they make two lines, and you won't find the stuff you find at the outlet in their normal stores. I have a pillbox from the outlet, I love it but to be honest, it's not coach quality. In fact there isn't even Coach written on it anywhere...it's just the C pattern on it.

Companies like RL, Coach etc all make "cheaper" lines for teh outlets...it didn't start that way, sad really. It's no longer truly an outlet.

Nice!

I have found and purchased items from the outlet that were carried in the regular stores. I once bought some sneakers at the normal store and the matching bag at the outlet a month later.

Yes, creamy gray. From what I've seen and heard, Coach "tests" certain lines and colors in outlets that they don't have in retail. So you may find the same style but possibly not the same color.. I guess it depends in how well the line does.
There were only 2... I was tempted to go back and snatch up the other one also..