Vera Bradley Handbags Reviews

I love Crabtree& Evelyn products. Their store in Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, NY  is a wonderful  trip into "girlie" things. It is a place I go if I need a quick pick-me-up or feel the need to spoil myself. A while back I discovered that they carried Vera Bradley handbags. My first impression of the handbags was that they were too expensive for a quilted fabric bag. I had previously compared prices to other quilted handbags and decided the Vera Bradley bags weren't worth the price. A few months later my daughter-in-law gave me one of their photo snap wallets in the Vera Bradley Riviera Blue pattern....

I now have three Vera Bradley bags---one small blue, one medium brown/pink, and one medium black. I love them all and love how versital they each are! I was originally apprehensive about buying one of these bags because the prints APPEARED to be so limiting as to what I could wear with them, but I have no problem matching them with my clothes ---I rarely have to switch to another purse to match an outfit on a normal day. Expensive, but think about your cost per usage! :)

I purchased a large puncci tote ($82!) purchased in Oct 2009 washed only once and faded tremendously.  I washed it in cold water and hung up to dry.  I'm soooo disappointed with this, $82 is a lot of money for me to drop on a bag.  I have a java blue bowler I received as a gift a couple years ago and it has held up well after two washings.  Could this be a sign of a change in quality?

I discovered Vera Bradley about two years ago, and have been in love with the many different colors and styles ever since then. I have a few different styles at the moment, but the one I use on an every day bases is my Java Blue "On The Go"!! It's not to big and not to small...just the right size for me!! It has a very nice carrying strap that's adjustable, two end pockets (perfect for small cell phones), and an outside zipper for stuff you need to get to fast. On the inside there are 3 drop pockets. Two of them are big and there is a small one in-between them perfect for your lipstick!! It also...

I'm always looking for the "perfect" wallet or purse. Vera Bradley comes close but the clutch wallet I recently purchased fell slightly short of my expectations. I love the "kiss lock" for keeping change. It doesn't fall out! And Vera Bradley is famous for pockets, pockets, pockets! However, some of the card slots are useless. They are too small to hold credit cards or other ID's. Also, the clutch is a little too narrow to hold any essentials other than cash or maybe a pen or lipstick. (The pen and lipstick may be a little too thick for the clutch to hold either comfortably.  It's great for holding...

I love VB.  I do not see myself with another purse.  I love the pockets, in and out.  Other purses I have had are to soft and fall over and everything is a mess.  VB stands up and i can see what is inside.  very pretty.  a lil expensive but not compared to many names.  I love it and will always always have one.