Is Fourteen Bucks for a Dooney Bourke Purse Good?

16 years ago

That's what I paid for one today at a thriftstore.

I googled Dooney and Bourke.

Oh.

My.

Gosh.

The.

Prices.

For.

These.

Purses.

I can't find my style (white pebble leather with brown leather trim; flat bottomed, about twelve inches long, eight inches deep with three interior slot organizers) There are rings for over the shoulder straps but there are only handles on the purse.

Is this thing truly worth (new, of course) between two and three hundred dollars?

*gasp*

Even had I known it was a designer (if indeed it is a designer purse) I would have bought it anyway. Anything leather is a good buy 'cause with proper care (saddle soap and water proofing creams) whatever the item is will last forever and ever.

Tell me I did good?

Or.

Tell me I got screwed...LOL

Lori

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minnie_tx
16 years ago
My exDIL loved them and thought nothing of paying $250 etc for one. They don't mean anything to me but a lot of gals really like them Congratulations!!
msmarion
16 years ago
It could be a knockoff. I don't know how to tell if it's the real deal though.
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LorifromUtah
Original Author
16 years ago
That's what I thought too MsMarion and it could be.
It IS good leather and in good shape. I'm a big fan of good leather.

There is a round leather button sewed to the outside of a duck lying on it's back and the words 'Dooney&Bourke All Weather Leather stamped on it.

It also smells slightly of cigarette smoke and had three bobby pins, two pieces of gum and some linty cough drops under the leather at the bottom.

LOL

Lori
LorifromUtah
Original Author
16 years ago
I think it's a knockoff.

Although it has the duck-leather button sewed to the front there are no other tags attached nor are there signs tags have been ripped from the seams. The brass d-rings and rivets are nearly identical but there is no metal duck medallion or signs of a medallion ever been there.

Oh well.

I'll still use it...

Here is a link that might be useful: dooney-bourke allweather leather
minnie_tx
16 years ago
Enjoy it anyway!!
pattico_gw
16 years ago
Lori...even the knock offs are expensive. So you got a good deal either way.

patti
grinch_gut
16 years ago
That is what I was going to say (what patti did).....I used to buy the dooneys and they last forever!!!! I now have a coach and so does Sydney......I hate the prices but love the looks and know they will last. Sydneys first one she had the stitching is coming out a bit and I got the email saved to send it in for repairs they do free.....so that is cool.....Mine is super a dk. brown leather that is soooo rugged and tough it will never wear out.....Stacy
summer_tx
16 years ago
I had a DB knock off years ago and just enjoyed it like it was real. :) It didn't hold up very well though. Started cracking in the creases. As long as you like it, that's the main thing of course. Good buy regardless Lori.
cindyb_va
16 years ago
Lori,
Look inside the bag. If it's real, you will see a leather duck logo with visible stitching and a red, white and blue registration number sewn beneath a leather seam.

My bet is that you benefited from someone who cleaned out "Granny's Attic" and didn't realize that her "old" purse was worth $$$.

Congrats!
cate52
16 years ago
Just remember: $14 for a leather purse is a good deal any day!
linda_in_iowa
16 years ago
You got a good deal. I paid $83 for a DB on Ebay. I bought it because a KTer was selling it.
jannie
16 years ago
If you are certain it's leather, $14 is a steal! I only buy Coach bags these days. My last two cost around $250 each.
dances_in_garden
16 years ago
Around here, 14.00 for ANY purse is a good deal.
LorifromUtah
Original Author
16 years ago
I will look again but I don't see any indication of a torn out tag anywhere in the interior.
I'm sure it's a knockoff but it's well built and the leather is good quality. I saddle soaped it last night and it buffed up nicely. A night with a dryer sheet inside took away the ashtray smell.

I LOVE good leather purses.
The DB Equestrian purses are wonderful!
I think I'll start saving for one now.
Leather NEVER wears out. And if something gets torn, etc any saddle maker can sew it up.

Lori
hale_bopp
16 years ago
When I used to go down to Mexico (age 15-17) with my Nana and Grampa, I'd buy all sorts of D&B daytimers and purses. They held up SO WELL!

Blessings,
Haley
hale_bopp
16 years ago
I forgot to say that they were obviously knock-offs, but I was proud of them. : D

Blessings again!
Haley

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