Roots Sample Sale

If you are in the Toronto area Roots is having a 4 day sale at one location.

1400 Castlefield Avenue - Castlefield Design Centre / 2nd floor.
Thursday Nov. 29th     (9:30AM - 5:30PM)

Friday November 30th (9:30AM - 5:30PM)
Saturday Dec. 1st        (8:00AM - 4:00PM)

Sunday Dec 2nd          (9:00AM - 4:00PM)

THIS IS a CASH ONLY - NO Hold's, NO REFUNDS, NO RETURNS No Exceptions-Sample sale.


Great new items this year...from Leather Jackets, Leather bags, Shoes, Women's items, Men's items, & Baby Fashions and bedding etc....

* Please note- we are asking that you bring one non-perishable food item that will be donated to the Daily Bread Food Bank.

My Louis Vuitton Bag

I recently found the American Express card statement for the purchase of my Louis Vuitton bag that I purchased in the spring of 2004. I cannot believe that I spent that much money on one bag.  I remember it being a sunny Saturday afternoon. I also remember feeling nauseous and weak in the knees after making the purchase.

In 2007 on my trip to Paris I had to visit the new Louis Vuitton store on the Champs-Elysées. It was amazing. I was quite tempted to make a purchase, but I decided that I did not need another Louis Vuitton.

However, after 8 years I am still using the bag. That cannot be said for many bags that I have purchased over the years and then given away.

Out of all of the bags that I own the Louis Vuitton Speedy 30 can hold the most items and still not feel heavy. This is very important to me as I carry a lot in my bags as my chiropractor can attest to. It is also a bag that I can use all year round. I am paranoid about getting rain, salt or snow on my bags. I do not regret the purchase now. Would I spend that much money on a bag again...probably not unless I won the lottery.

Legacy Rory Satchel vs. MacBook Pro

I have been saving for a new laptop because the one I have now is old and is slowing down. I have been good and have not purchased a new bag in months.

However, I saw a bag on the Coach website that caught my eye. I was hoping that I would receive the Coach preferred customer card so it reduce part of the sting of buying the bag.  I fell in love with the Leather Legacy Rory Satchel (Price $398).

I received the valued customer card at the beginning of September. The discount is $100 toward a purchase of $300 or more to be used from September 5, 2012 to September 30, 2012.

I went into the Coach store in the Eaton Centre to see what the bag looked like. Sometimes an item looks better online that in the store. The bag was more beautiful than I could imagine. The colour is amazing. I was going to go back to the store later that week as I had not made up my mind whether I was going to make the purchase. I have not gone back yet.

I made the decision that I need the laptop more than a new bag. I still think about the bag everyday.