Let’s start with Fendi. Fendi has many shades of brown when it comes to their handbags and wallets. There’s Fendi Chocolate brown, which is a darker brown, but not as dark as Fendi’s Moro brown. We all know Fendi’s original canvas has always been beige/brown. Then then have the lighter browns, including bronze and tan. To the left you can see Paris Hilton carrying her brown Fendi Spy Handbag. It goes well with her black/camo outfit. eDesignerShop has a very similar spy bag to the one she is carrying. It can be Seen here.

Here at eDesignerShop, we have a hard time keeping Brown Prada handbags in stock! Every time we get them in, they seem to be gone just as fast. We don’t blame you, Prada in general is extremely hot this year, and celebrities from Gisele (picture to the right)to Katie Holmes are addicted to them. Although we currently don’t have many brown Prada handbags in stock, as we get them, you can see them here.

You can’t be a Balenciaga collector if you dont’ have a Brown Balenciaga Handbag! Balenciaga has creative names for their browns. For the darker brown, it uses Black Cherry. Black Cherry is an extremely unique color that is not used often by other designers. In dim places, others will swear you are carrying a black Balenciaga handbag, but in the sun, as Tori Spelling is doing to the lower left, it looks almost red. Talk about versatile!

As for Tod’s, they have deep roots with the color brown. For darker browns, they have a “Chocolate Brown” and for lighter browns, they like the color Camel. I’ve always like the thought of the color Camel because the animal is the perfect representation of the color! And of course, no one enbodied Tod’s Brown Handbags like the late Lady Diana. Tod’s by design are classy and subtle. Below you can see Lady Diana carrying her Camel Tod’s handbag. After her passing, Tod’s appropriately named the bag she is carrying in the picture after her, calling it the Tod’s Lady D Handbag. You can see eDesignerShop’s selection of Lady D Handbags here, including Camel and Chocolate Brown.

So for this Thanksgiving, give yourself the gift of brown. You have plenty of selection at eDesignerShop regardless of the brand. Happy Early Thanksgiving!

The item might be a seasonal item and was a spring color and as you know, we are now headed to fall. Whatever the reason, you can pick up some incredible deals by shopping the clearance section. Here are one that I’m sure you will like:

Fendi Handbag 8BH186 Zucchino Mint Natural: This is a case of a color that is coming to the end of it’s season this year. Everyone knows the rule of “Don’t Wear White After Labor Day”, well, this one is light enough to be closed out now. We have very few left and sold most of them for $359, but now they can be had for $209. You can see the item here: http://www.edesignershop.net/Fendi-Handbag-8BH186-Zucchino-Mint-Natural.html

In all, there are currently 34 items on clearance including Prada bags, Tod’s bags, and of course Fendi bags like the one listed above. Get them while you can! You can see all clearance items here:

http://www.edesignershop.net/store/c/69-CLEARANCE.aspx?pi=1&ps=40&

So the benefit of buying online is that online stores like eDesignerShop does not have the high overhead that the store has. What’s the down side? You can’t see the item before you make the purchase. This is especially risky because “green” comes in thousands of shades and with a few pictures you might not be able to tell if it goes with that crimson top or that dark stone washed jeans. What’s worse there are a bunch of websites that want to charge you a restocking fee to return it! Not to mention the fact you already paid for shipping the item to you!

Why do they charge you a restocking fee? You just spent $300 dollars on a brand new Tod’s bag, but you don’t like it and they want to charge you 10-15% which comes out to $30 to $45 to put the item back into stock? We’re not talking about something heavy that will take a few people to put back! Bottom line, restocking fees are used by companies that experience a high return rate and this way even if you return the item, they make some money.

At eDesignerShop, we say NO to restocking fees! Once you receive your order, you will have a full 10 days to review the item. If for ANY reason you are not completely satisfied, simply have the return package post marked within those 10 days and there is absolutely no restocking fee. You do not need to contact anyone for any kind of numbers  either. Some people want you to email, or fill out a form to get an “RMA” or “Return Authorization”, etc. You don’t need to do that with eDesignerShop. We also offer free economy shipping to anywhere in the continental United States so you are not out the shipping charges.

Make sure there are no other details they are leaving out. Some companies advertise 15 day satisfation guarantees, but they count the time the package is in transit, so if takes 7 days to get to you, you only really have a day or two to look over the item because likely it will take 7 days to get the item back to them to meet the 15 days. Don’t be caught in the tricks!

To summerize, if the item is authentic and brand new, like you get at eDesignerShop, there is no reason to charge a restocking fee. Make sure the next Prada handbag you add to your collection is exactly what you want and shop with eDesignerShop. If it isn’t the right type of leather or shade of black you are looking for, we will be happy to take it back. If you do keep it, you are also covered by our warranty!

For details on our warranty, see here: http://www.edesignershop.net/store/pg/310-Warranty.aspx

to read all about our easy return policy, see here: http://www.edesignershop.net/store/pg/305-Return-Policy.aspx

“Did you try to call them?”

One of the biggest warning signs that the Prada purse or the Fendi wallet you are about to buy is not authentic is if the “Contact Us” page of the particular website is missing any of the following crucial information:

1) Toll Free Phone Number. You should never have to pay a company to contact them, especially when you are about to spend hundreds of dollars with them. It’s the most basic of customer service to have a toll free number for customers to reach them. In case you were wondering, eDesignerShop’s toll free number is 888-498-1688.

2) Address for where they are located. Are they in the United States? Are they in Canada? Red flags should go up if they are located in China, where most of the knock off items are coming from. You should know where the company you are dealing with is based and ships from. How long before you get your items? In the case of eDesignerShop, we are both based and ship from the Silicon Valley in California. This means even when using Free Economy Shipping, your item will arrive to anywhere in the United States within 5-7 business days. Of course if you are in a hurry, express shipping is available.

3) Being a website, at the very least, anyone selling Balenciaga, Prada, or Fendi should at least have an email address. It would be almost impossible for a website to not have an email address to reach them by. However, you may want to try to email something to see if you get a response. A lot of the scammers never reply to their emails. In the case of eDesignerShop, you can email about a Tod’s handbag you are interested in, or check the inventory of that Leather Balenciaga City you want; we will get back to you within 24 business hours.

Basically any legitimate website should make it as easy as possible for you to contact them. Once you contact them, they should get back to you in a timely manner if they expect you to do business with them. So, before you buy that Prada Leather Handbag from a website you’re not familiar with, DOUBLE CHECK that you can contact them and they will get back to you. Making that phone call or waiting a day for the response email could save you hundreds if not thousands of dollars.

You can contact eDesignerShop from any of the ways found on our Contact Us Page: http://www.edesignershop.net/store/pg/1-Contact-Us.aspx

http://www.edesignershop.net

Add any and all of the items you’d like to purchase into your cart, including Fendi, Prada, Tod’s, Balenciaga and Marc Jacobs. In the coupon box type in WTHIGO, click OK and you’re good to go!

Looking for some ideas? You might like the Balenciaga line of wallets, for example the Balenciaga Wallet Gold Giant Money Purple: http://www.edesignershop.net/Balenciaga-Wallet-Gold-Giant-Money-Purple.html

See all wallets here: http://www.edesignershop.net/store/c/6-Wallets.aspx

One of my favorites JP Tod’s handbags is the Lady “D” bag. The newest redition of the bag named after the much missed Lady Dianna is offered in four colors:  Beige (Camel), Chocolage Brown, White and of course the class Black.

This fabulous Tod’s tote handbag has all the qualities of a classic Tod’s bag that you expect: rich,  full grained leather, comfortable yet classic styling, and white top stitching which accentuate the crisp lines of this classic tote handbag.

The distinctive TOD’S logo is embossed on the grained leather on the outside.  This bag is ultra functional with 2 lined pockets and 1 zippered compartment on the inside. The Lady D, of course, also comes with a Tod’s dust bag to protect it when it is not in use.

I use the Lady D bag all the time for business presentations.  I keep my Apple iPhone (another must have, but you can’t get this from eDesignerShop unfortunately) and pens in one of the inside pockets; my lipgloss, mascara, mirror, and comb in the second pocket; my purse in the zippered compartment; my laptop and notes in the main leather lined purse.

When I take my kids on a day trip, I replace my laptop with some snacks, sunblock, a bottle of water and I’m ready to go. Plenty of room to carry the little extras you need to be a prepared mon.

The drawstrings are perfect for keeping my items safe and they’re ultra stylish.  The tiny D-Bag charm attached to the drawstring is so cute…I’m tempted to cut it off and make it into a cell phone trinket.

You can get all four colors at edesignershop! The links will only work until the item is sold out:

Black: http://www.edesignershop.net/Tod-s-D-Bag-Black.html

White: http://www.edesignershop.net/Tod-s-D-Bag-White.html

Camel: http://www.edesignershop.net/Tod-s-D-Bag-Camel.html

Chocolate Brown: http://www.edesignershop.net/Tod-s-D-Bag-Chocolate-Brown.html

You can find our entire JP Tod’s Collection here: http://www.edesignershop.net/JP_Tod_s_Handbags_s/13.htm