Hey Suz, I am so with you on not 'getting' the bag thing. Most days (and I mean 350 out of 365) I don't use one. Right now I have a credit card/phone holder on a strap that is all I use (shame shame I know, don't tell Angie)

BUT, since I have been using cloth grocery bags for like 20 years now, I have finally gotten a lovely cloth one that I use also for shopping in malls and stuff. And this spring this has resulted in an urge to own a nice leather "shopper" for that same purpose. So I still don't get the desire to carry a mostly empty thing to work and back but I do want to own a giant shopper purse! ha ha,

I blame YLF for the shopper urge. All those posts of great looking ladies and a purse to finish off the coat is obviously getting to me

This has been a very educational and fun post!

I've decided to go ahead and order it to see what it looks like IRL. I did see it in store in the caramel/nutmeg color but it skewed far too yellow for me...had it been a true saddle tan I would've considered it.

So, if I like it, I think I'll keep it as a basic bag and maybe add a bling-ier bag next. I do need to expand my handbag wardrobe and several of the Michael Kors bags are catching my eye!