Pourchet Paris - White/tan leather purse:  $7.99 (RSP:  ~$300)

J.Renee - Patent yellow purse:  $12.99 (RSP:  ~$100)

Both @ Value Village

Both were more than I wanted to pay, especially the yellow one!  But I liked them so much I just had to get them.  This location is really out of the way, so it wouldn't be worth it to come back on a sale day.

My second Pourchet purse!  It looks unused on the inside, but the outside has some surface wear...especially on the white areas.  I think it'll clean up nicely though.  They're still making purses, and one this size would retail for around $300.  I don't like any of their new styles though.

I thought the second purse was pretty expensive, considering that I don't think any of the materials are real.  There's no tag so I can't be sure, but that's what I'm guessing.

It is really nicely constructed on the inside though, plus it's huge!  I don't have any other structured purses that big so that made it worth it.

It also looks completely unused, otherwise I definitely wouldn't have bought it.

I do have vintage shoes from this company.  Back then they used great materials, but now they use synthetics as well.  This does look pretty modern, I was surprised to hear they're still around!

 

Pourchet Paris - Black leather purse:  $5.99 @ Value Village

I already have so many similar bags, but I couldn't resist!  This was great quality, and when I saw that it was made in Paris, I thought it was probably expensive....it sure felt that way at least!

Turns out their bags this size retail for around $220...which was slightly disappointing.  It looked higher end than that!  But since the company has been around for over 100 years, they must be doing something right.

I love all of the gold details...which is another reason I was influenced to buy this.  It adds such a nice touch to an otherwise plain bag.

Not that I think it's too plain.  It's just what I like, classic and timeless!  Even though I have a lot of similar bags, none have this folding lock type closure, so that was a nice touch.

They also have a great logo!  I love animal logos!