Mulberry handbags for the missus

Bear · 22 Nov 2007 at 10:45

Can anyone help me buy a Mulberry handbag for the missus for her Christmas presant please. I just want to know where is a decent place to get them at a good price. What sort of discounts can you negotiate if you can at all. Not looking to spend much more than £300. Thanks

[DOD]Asprilla · 22 Nov 2007 at 12:32

There is a Mulberry shop at Bicester Village outlet centre, no idea on prices though.

http://www.bicestervillage.com

Shouldn't be too far from you if you are driving.

If you go at the weekend, get there for 10am opening. I went for 10.20 last weekend and was in the overflow car park.

Bear · 22 Nov 2007 at 18:02

Thanks, I was thinking about poping over there at the weekend as Ive seen the shop before. I'm now wondering if its going to be quite a bit cheaper just importing from the US even with taxes.

[FnG]magnolia · 22 Nov 2007 at 18:50

Bear said:
Thanks, I was thinking about poping over there at the weekend as Ive seen the shop before. I'm now wondering if its going to be quite a bit cheaper just importing from the US even with taxes.

Do this. It's incredibly hard to negotiate a better price for a sought-after, high-end brand. Another alternative my mate's wife has is to use the popular online re-seller*

Bargains galore to be had, apparently!

* I assume the "no competitors" rule doesn't apply here but didn't want to take the risk. OCUK handbags anyone?

Bear · 22 Nov 2007 at 19:30

[FnG]magnolia;10541184 said:
Do this. It's incredibly hard to negotiate a better price for a sought-after, high-end brand. Another alternative my mate's wife has is to use the popular online re-seller*

Bargains galore to be had, apparently!

* I assume the "no competitors" rule doesn't apply here but didn't want to take the risk. OCUK handbags anyone?

The problem is that I want to get a real one and not a fake/imitation which is the potential problem if you're talking about the auction site.

[FnG]magnolia · 22 Nov 2007 at 19:35

Bear said:
The problem is that I want to get a real one and not a fake/imitation which is the potential problem if you're talking about the auction site.

Sorry, I should have been more clear. She only buys second hand/used from sellers with very good reps. I mean she's still paying a lot but just ... less. I can imagine there's a whole flood of cheap and nasty knock-off stuff you could pick up which, I suppose, defeats the object in the first place.

Best of luck, anyway.

4T5 · 22 Nov 2007 at 19:38

I have a Mulberry rucksack & have had it for around 20 years :eek:

It looks better now than when i first got it.
No use to the O.P at all i just wanted to tell everyone

S'pose i could say that You buying your Missus a Mulberry makes you The Man :cool:

shifty_uk · 22 Nov 2007 at 20:22

Mulberry bags are fairly expensive, not sure you'd get one for £300.

Bear · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:34

shifty_uk said:
Mulberry bags are fairly expensive, not sure you'd get one for £300.

Done, got her one from the US for $640 plus what ever tax I have to pay.

goldilocks · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:41

i think i've heard it mentioned that too much money, and too little sense is a dangerous combination?
£300, on a handbag?

LordSplodge · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:41

Bear said:
Not looking to spend much more than £300. Thanks

If my wife wanted a handbag that cost £300 or more for Christmas she'd get divorce proceedings under the tree.

How can anyone, no matter how much they earn, justify that much on a single handbag?

knip · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:44

I swear I should have been a bloke. Dont get me wrong, I love my handbags and coats and shoes, but 300 flipping quid!!!!!
Id be worried I might damage the thing, or lose it, and then the bag would be more valuable than its contents!
Plus I wish I had your money, I will spend less than 300 quid on every one I have to buy for at Christmas, let alone on one present!

LordSplodge · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:50

knip said:
I swear I should have been a bloke. Dont get me wrong, I love my handbags and coats and shoes, but 300 flipping quid!!!!!
Id be worried I might damage the thing, or lose it, and then the bag would be more valuable than its contents!
Plus I wish I had your money, I will spend less than 300 quid on every one I have to buy for at Christmas, let alone on one present!

I have said it once.
I will say it again.

I love you, Knip

knip · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:51

Love you too honey, now go buy me a handbag!

LordSplodge · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:53

knip said:
Love you too honey, now go buy me a handbag!

So you want an iPhone & a handbag?

*checks credit card*

Hmmm, let me see what I can do...

[DOD]Asprilla · 22 Nov 2007 at 22:59

LordSplodge said:
How can anyone, no matter how much they earn, justify that much on a single handbag?

In the same way that I spent £300 on a new Tuxedo and £300 on a new pair of shoes at the weekend. It's relatively easy.

LordSplodge · 22 Nov 2007 at 23:07

[DOD]Asprilla;10542963 said:
In the same way that I spent £300 on a new Tuxedo and £300 on a new pair of shoes at the weekend. It's relatively easy.

£300 on a pair of shoes? Must have seen you coming. I know a good suit costs.

Some people in the world cannot afford to eat.

el_dazza · 22 Nov 2007 at 23:10

LordSplodge said:
So you want an iPhone & a handbag?

I'll take the i-phone,ta.

Bear · 23 Nov 2007 at 07:30

goldilocks said:
i think i've heard it mentioned that too much money, and too little sense is a dangerous combination?
£300, on a handbag?

Well shes getting me a PS3 so I thought I would get her something shes always wanted. I think its worth it to keep the missus happy for Christmas.

Bear · 23 Nov 2007 at 08:06

Oh and the bag Im getting her has a UK retail price of £595 so Im saving quite a bit of money