I don't know if you are interested in expensive name brand purses or just a cheap one that fits your needs. I for one go for the cheap (onless I find a better one cheap at a garage sale) purse. I don't like to carry much stuff with me. My favorite is the cell phone purse that Flamey made, and I won here on the KT. That is all I need along with my pockets. Do you have a Shopko store near you? That is my favorite place to find an inexpensive but made with thought purse.

Take a look at Perianth Designs in NYC and her other service of http://www.buymyeye.net/ - she works outside of nyc also and is terrific to work with http://www.perianth.com

Let's see, I found a handsome leather tote style bag at Kohls...two tone, black and brown. I also found a beautiful floral coated canvas and leather bag on Amazon. I paid about $150 for both. In the meantime, I've visited a couple of our busy thrift stores on a good day. One had just recieved a large load of donated items, including mostly designer clothing and accessories. I picked up a couple of pretty belts, scarves, and a navy Coach bag......all for $20. I also wrote them a check for a donation....it was too much of a bargain, lol. P.S. Just wanted to add that there were several handbags in that shipment, but the others were just too branded with logos for my taste. Gorgeous, but not my style at any price. I looked through the clothing, but they were all too large. Some of the sweaters were gorgeous and they looked brand new. This post was edited by rhizo_1 on Wed, Dec 31, 14 at 15:08

thanks, thanks a lot :) I am now going to look on ebay. I have found my perfect purse, wallet and laptop/work bag (backpack). They are coach. I carried them for about 10 years in brown (mahogany). since I used them daily they were kind of beat up by then and I decided I wanted to start using black. I found the exact bags, all three, in black, gently used, on ebay. it took some searching but I love them still. I think I need a back up though and as time goes on I am sure it will be harder to find. I need to set up my searches on ebay again!