Tuesday, February 3, 2015

It pays to shop around

My favorite purse is actually a backpack.  I love it and use it every day. I love it so much that one of the straps was tearing from the bag. Since it is made of thick leather, sewing it myself was out of the question.   So I went to my local tailor who wanted $25, I then asked the shoemaker by my office who wanted $15 to $25, then I asked the shoemaker up the block who wanted $5.  SOLD!  Later that afternoon I picked up my bag and it's as good as new.   Yippee!!

2 comments:

  1. I love back packs too! The only thing is, I can never find stylish feminine ones. Where did you get yours?

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  2. Oh yeah, me too. I love backpacks. This is a great one I found for about $25 at an East Village street fair years ago. Recently I saw some similar ones on Canal Street (no-name, not a fake) for about $35. I keep meaning to find that shop again and buy a couple.

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