Buying a purse at Macy's vs QVC-is there a quality differenc

I would trust QVC over ebay.

I cannot speak to D and B, but the Vera Bradley bags are exactly the same quality.

You have to be really careful with eBay. I don't know if the quality is the "same" but at least with Macy's and QVC you have guarantees. My mom likes to buy her D&B purses from Macy's as well, that is when she isn't buying a D&B Disney purse from Disney.

One of my co-workers is a collector of D & B purses. She buys them interchangeably at Macy's and QVC.(Where ever she can get a deal). Every time she gets a new purse, she shows it off to me because she knows that I like them. You can't tell a difference as far as I can tell.

I don't believe so. I have no problems buying from QVC and often do knowing they stand behind the products they sell.

Very nice! Macy's occasionally has coupons that are good on D&B, so that's when I hit the clearance rack.

I love that your DH picked it up. I smiled when you said he liked it - I don't think my DH could answer if I asked him what color my purse is

I'll be very surprised if the eBay purse is real, but it might be a good enough knock off that you won't mind. Unless it is used or stolen, you can't get a genuine bag at half-price.

Your purse is very pretty! I love the colour. I am considering getting a shopper for summer, too, but there is part of me that thinks I might have enough of them. (I know...too many purses? Impossible!) I really love the colour of this. The price at Macy's is great, too! I have enough pink purses. I have enough... Really I have enough (I will keep saying that to myself to make it true.)

I have two slate blue purses (first one was too small) and I see why you liked it. I love that colour!

(It's ok to look pretty. I have to reassure people that even if they don't have "nice clothes" or "hate clothes shopping" they still look pretty. That doesn't go away! I have younger moms and old, old ladies who come in and don't feel beautiful anymore. I remind them-gently-that they still are beautiful. Look in the mirror! Love who you see!)

I have that very purse in brown and love it! It doesn't hold a ton, but I always feel great when I carry it. I hope you do too!

And don't you love that key hook? I never have to search the bottom of my purse for my keys anymore. It saves me a lot of frustration.

I never was interested in purses until my doctors told me I had to carry my epipen with me wherever I went--and it's saved my life a few times. 

So I started carrying a handbag. For Christmas one year when I was in school, my parent gave me this big brown leather tote bag from Eddie Bauer that I had fallen in love with. I used that as my bookbag for several years, and I still have it. It's over 20 years old now and still looks fabulous. 

So I started looking for leather purses. Dh liked the looks of the Coach and Dooney and Bourke, and I found a few used ones. Then Dh went on a business trip and surprised me by bringing me back a Coach shopper bag and the little matching wristlet. 

When we lived in Chicago, there was an awesome consignment store called Clothes Mentor. The people there were trained to tell the difference between fake and real designer purses, and the store was full of them. 

I bought a gorgeous tan leather Michael Kor hobo bag with a braided strap and an outside pocket with a braided leather drawstring on it. The leather is super soft, and I always get compliments on the bag. 

I also bought a baseball glove tan leather Coach wristlet for $20. I use that as my wallet. I also have a wristlet that I put my cosmetics and lip glosses in as well as a little leather zip up case for my 2 pairs of sunglasses. It's so easy to switch purses since everything little is corralled into these bags. 

I don't need a whole room full of purses, but I do like having different styles and colours for different reasons/seasons. When I like something, I like it and don't change my mind, so when I fall in love with a handbag, it's something I want to carry for a long time. Some of my bags I've been carrying for 10 years.