Gucci Knock-off

I love my handbags - as you know - and whether it's a knock-off or not, Gucci has some lovely designs.  This one is something that I just couldn't pass up; and besides, I haven't got a Gucci yet in my collection.

I saw it and thought it looked okay; but a little too good.  But when I went back to it, and really looked at it, I found it was because it hadn't been used at all.  This handbag was brand new, straight from the box.  So, I forked out the $7.00 and have added it to my collection.  I think I'll try it out tomorrow at my Dad's retirement party.

Dymocks Book Bag

Yesterday, I went out to the city and had a few hours there to look around and find a few things I needed.  I found that a few new stores had popped up where the old Hoyts Cinema used to be; and so opening up the mall more.  One of these stores is a Dymocks; and so I wandered in and found this wonderful book bag.  Ingenious really to cover a book bag in book covers of books... and make it a nice bright red colour too.  The handles aren't plastic and don't cut into your hands; they are a lovely thick fabric that is nice to grip onto and feels good in your hands.  It made me want to hang onto it and put more things into the bag to make it heavier.  And the handles are nice and long; long enough that I can sling the bag over my shoulder and it'll sit comfortably.

Yesterday, I had two books, a bottle of water and a magazine in this bag and it was still very comfortable to carry with me on the bus and looked very smart around town on such a dull day.  And from Dymocks for $14.95, I think I'll be getting a lot of use from it when I go book-shopping.