Handbag and Book blog with Vicki Batman: How About a Handbag in Every Color? And a #newbook @KateSpade #handbag #cozymystery #smalltown

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Handbag and Book blog with Vicki Batman: How About a Handbag in Every Color? And a #newbook @KateSpade #handbag #cozymystery #smalltown

A gift to me! I just had to buy myself a handbag when my third Hattie Cooks Mystery was pubbed and why not a Valentine gift to me. As most of you know, I have lots of bags in a variety of sizes and colors; so, my dilemma was what color? No black. Eh for navy. Plenty of red. Did I need another orange, yellow, or brown?

What about pink? I have one in poppy pink. Okay, I'll consider pink.

I come from the generation of shop clearance first. I went to eBay. I put in my favorite designer-Kate Spade-and found this:

Looks familiar? How about this:

Yup, not the first time I've bought handbags or shoes or clothing in several colors.

Great size. Three pockets inside. All my stuff fit. But like the turquoise one, the crossbody handle didn't detach. Not really a problem. I went to the shoe store and asked to have a toggle clasp sewn on the ends so I could detach the crossbody. No problem for them.

The cost of the bag plus the fix (and the cleaning was included) still kept the price point at very affordable. As for the neon pink? It IS neon pink. But I love it.