In the art of shopping, there's buyer's remorse and then there is missed opportunity. The former is something that I don't feel often because I prefer to make educated choices when making a fairly big ticket purchase. The latter is something I hope not to experience and usually don't because of what I consider "ignorant bliss" or something flying below my retail radar. How would you know you missed out on something if you didn't know about it to begin with?
Such as how I feel about the Tory Burch Burch tote. It was a feature bag from Fall 2007, along with the Jordana tote, which I blogged about as a GTS item.
Tory Burch Fall 2007 "Burch", $350.
Clearly the style didn't register with me at the time because I chose a different tote to write about. Last Friday, I saw a woman at my gym wearing a black shift dress, Tory Burch Amy heels, carrying the Burch tote. I immediately fell in love.
After my workout, I went home and googled this bag. Of course being a past-season item, the item is no longer being carried in a classic black (but hot pink is on sale on-line), and has been reincarnated for Fall 2008 as the Bombe Burch tote. The Bombe Burch features the same style but in a glazed, slightly distressed leather and instead of the perforated decoration, the logo is embossed on the front. The updated style is probably more practical and won't show the wear and tear as much as the original Burch, but the patent style is sleeker and more dressy.
Fortunately, I found one listing of this style in black and brand new on eBay (a go-to place for anything you could possibly ever want to find). After a few minutes of decisive bidding at the end, I won the auction and felt much satisfaction doing so. I'm already thinking of outfits to match this bag to. Ultimately it is a great staple purchase for work and going out, and I'm looking forward to getting this piece of mail!
