Hi, I'm new here. Let me just say, this board is really, really great! I've been reading it for about a month now and I have learned so much. I finally decided to sign on since I have a question I need to ask.
I don't know how to add a picture/logo to my username, but if I could I'd put up one of Edina Monsoon...I see Patsy is already here : )
I'm really new to handbags. In fact I didn't buy my first handbag until last year (and I'm 33). I've spent most of my life in school so my backpack substituted - when I went out at night I would just make my boyfriend carry my license/money/credit card and such!
Well, in the past year I've bought 3 handbags....so I'm catching up.
On to the questions: I've been on several waiting list for a Chanel classic, medium size, black caviar with silver hardware. A few came trough for me (one at a Sak's in San Antonio TX, one at the Chanel boutique in Vegas, and one from a Neiman Marcus in San Diego). I went with the one from Neiman Marcus in SD because they had been so great to me there, and would always keep me updated on the bag. Now I have to admit I have never checked out all the features on a Chanel classic, and when it finally arived in the mail today I looked it over intensely! I have been reading so much about knock-offs lately (there was an article in our local paper about it recently) so my questions are:
1. Neiman Marcus is an authorized seller, yes? I mean I can be guarenteed that it is real, even if it was shipped to me from NM rather than being purchased over the counter?
2. If you lift up the front flap, there is this small, zippered pocket (long and thin) with a little strip of caviar leather as the zipper pull? What is this pocket for? Is it suppose to be there? Is the zipper pull suppose to be leather? (Sorry I don't have a picture)
This may be the stupidest question ever, becuase I assume if NM sold a fake to someone the lawsuit would be, well, it would be big...
The only other problem, I showed it to my mom and now she wants it! So I have to see if I can still get one from the other waiting lists I was on.
Anyway, thanks for any information you can provide!