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Hi, All -
I'm going to share a sad, traumatic, heart-breaking story with you all.
Last Friday or Saturday, I was at my local Costco store. I was there on a mission so to speak, looking for a specific item which they ended up not having. On my way in, I noticed this special kiosk full of some Ogio handbags, backpacks, and such. I decided to take a look at it on my way out. I was quite surprised to discover a messenger bag that I liked a lot. It was comfortable, looked good, well-designed, and best of all - the price was great. I noticed a big sign haning on the kiosk door stating the stand would be there for 4 more days. Thus reassured, I left.
Yesterday I came back to get it and --- the kiosk is gone!!! I really liked that bag & loved the price. Ready? It was
*&^% Very upset about forgetting the Costco rule of "buying it when you see it!"

Luckily I have located two websites that carry that same bag. One is called ebags.com and the other is bagking.com. Anyone familiar with either of these two sites? The price is roughly the same between them, higher than Costco and marginally less than the list price. Well, my bad luck continues - ebags had this bag on sale with a 20% reduction yet when I just went to look at it again, the 20% reduction has disappeared!
Which means there is currently only a $5 difference between the two. Now customer service & reputation comes into bigger play for me, which is why I'm asking you all about your experiences or information about these sites.
Thus ends my woeful story,
Marci
PS - I'm not mentioning the style 'cause I want to "surprise" you all with my pictures of the bag when I get it. I'll be posting them in the "Non-girly bag" thread.
I'm going to share a sad, traumatic, heart-breaking story with you all.
Last Friday or Saturday, I was at my local Costco store. I was there on a mission so to speak, looking for a specific item which they ended up not having. On my way in, I noticed this special kiosk full of some Ogio handbags, backpacks, and such. I decided to take a look at it on my way out. I was quite surprised to discover a messenger bag that I liked a lot. It was comfortable, looked good, well-designed, and best of all - the price was great. I noticed a big sign haning on the kiosk door stating the stand would be there for 4 more days. Thus reassured, I left.
Yesterday I came back to get it and --- the kiosk is gone!!! I really liked that bag & loved the price. Ready? It was
$33!



Luckily I have located two websites that carry that same bag. One is called ebags.com and the other is bagking.com. Anyone familiar with either of these two sites? The price is roughly the same between them, higher than Costco and marginally less than the list price. Well, my bad luck continues - ebags had this bag on sale with a 20% reduction yet when I just went to look at it again, the 20% reduction has disappeared!
Which means there is currently only a $5 difference between the two. Now customer service & reputation comes into bigger play for me, which is why I'm asking you all about your experiences or information about these sites.
Thus ends my woeful story,
Marci
PS - I'm not mentioning the style 'cause I want to "surprise" you all with my pictures of the bag when I get it. I'll be posting them in the "Non-girly bag" thread.