Can we talk Vera Bradley???

[AmazingGrace]

What's in you collection? What style pattern do you like best/least? best deal? Do you take yours to Disney?? Let's discuss!!

 

[Toot Sweet]

Very Bradly purses remind me of those cloth diaper bags my mom used to have for my baby sister. I'm not a big fan. BUT there is this blueand brown paisley/floral one that I think is soooo pretty, I love the messenger-type bag that you wear on your shoulder, crossover style, and the pouch part is smallish. Sooo cute! I would totally use that at Disney!

 

[wdwgirl03]

I am obsessed with VB. I don't even know how many I have. I have a bunch of the handbags and a few totes I use for school.

My favorite new patterns are Purple Punch and Bali Blue. Love them! They're so pretty...I'm glad they finally came out with a purple pattern!

I've taken my hipster to Disney World and it works great. Perfect size for what I carry. I'm thinking of getting the mailbag for our trip in August. I'm just trying to decide on the pattern I want (it's between Bali Gold and Purple Punch).

 

[clutter]

I have a handful. I've got the wallet and a few of the small small coin/card holders. Got the tic tac toe bag in Botannical, which I coveted for years. Got the hipster, which I really don't like too much. Can't live without my backpack in (retired) citrus for my Disney trips. Also like dd's mini hipster for Disney when we're not schlepping ponchos.

 

[soccerchick]

I love my mini hipster. I have it in a discontinued color (Cant remember the name - blues and browns). I use it at theme parks/Vegas, etc. Camera, phone, lip balm, ID, and CCs fit nice and securely inside and it is easy to ride on roller coasters, etc. with.

I have Kensington and Mod Floral (pink) bags too.

Love the new Bali Blue!

 

[Antrotter]

I am also a big VB fan!! I love both the new Bali Blue and the Gold. Right now I am carrying the Morgan in Purple Punch, I'd like to get the tote in Bali gold for summer!

 

[AmazingGrace]

I just got my Daisy Daisy cargo sling yesterday. It's kinda big, but I love all the pockets and how i can wear it cross body, like my hipster. I think daisy daisy is my favorite pattern, whcih is kinda sad because it's being retired.

 

[LisaZee]

I am a brand new convert - thanks in no small part to this site! Lol.

I read how so many people like the hipster for Disney, so I bought one in the new Hope Garden print and also Daisy Daisy (25% off at the retail stores as it's one of the next to get retired.) Then I NEEDED coordinating wallets, you know. Both hipsters have been in heavy rotation already, despite the 3 months I have to go until my trip.

I bought my mom a large tote in Hope Garden, and at first she was in crazy-pattern-overstimulation mode, but now she loves it - after lots of compliments from complete strangers. Lol.

We went to a fest yesterday and saw lots of VB, so I feel kinda hip and in the know!

QVC has quite a few bags at good prices, although their pattern selection is very limited. I have also seen them on sale at ebags.com. I am lucky to have a retail store relatively close, and I like to see and try on all the styles.

 

[KT27]

I got the pink cupcakes all in one wristlet and love it. I am also a big fan of java blue, I have the taxi wallet, little betsey purse & the zip around wallet.

Mom likes the retired Nantucket Navy.

 

[Desnik]

I am a huge VB fan!! My new favorite pattern is hope garden. I also love the purple punch. My favorite pattern has to be Java Blue. I have the rolling luggage, satchel(now called the weekender), villager, ditty bag, and on the go bag all in that pattern. I have a lot of the other patterns in all different things like umbrellas, pj pants, belts, hand bags, make up bags, sashes, books, pads, wallets, totes. My 11 yr old DD has a bit of a collection of her own too! We both take ours to Disney and I personally love the hipster for park touring. I have it in the Daisy Daisy pattern, peacock, and Kengsington. DD has the mini versions in those and we try to match! Oh, I also really liked the Capri Blue pattern and have a few things in that collection.

I love my VB bags and especially cause they can be washed!

 

[Ohiodislover]

I just got a new duffel, and Lg Tictactoe for my birthday in Kensington. Clearance priced also. I know it is an old print, but I LOVE it.

For spring I am carrying Hope Garden- Small tictactoe.

I'm really liking the Bali Blue. I think it will be my next.
DD is getting Bali Gold- Very cut too.

I take them to Disney.

 

[minniecarousel]

I'm looking forward to using my Botannical mini-hipster in WDW in December.

 

[OceanAnnie]

I have a pink and green paisley tote. I like it. It's very summery.

 

[momof1princess]

i bought my DD a mesa red purse (just handles, no long strap, don't recall the name, but it's kinda small) and matching wallet. red is her favorite color and she LOVES them. i just had to wash it today b/c the handle was grimy from her carrying it everywhere, lol.

 

[CajunDixie]

I have several bags in various patterns.
In Marigold a breifcase type bag unzips around 3 sides has 1 large and 3 small inner pockets.
A few Betsy's in Maison Blue and Emily
A huge tote, maybe a Vera, in a black/red Christmas pattern with my name emboridered on it (DHs then boss's daughter worked there and get these for all the wives)
Lg Duffell in Katherine
Villager in Maison Blue
Vera in Maision Blue
Various wallets in Katherine, Emily, Maison Blue, Seaport Navy
Various pocket wallets and coin wallets and cosmetics in the same patterns plus one in Jasmine
Ditty Bag in Lilac Time
1 Napkin in Katherine I guess I got that when I bought my mom the placemats but couldn't find anymore napkins so I just kept it.
2 New Journals in Hope still in packages
1 Photo frame in Emily still in package
6 coin purses in 4 different patterns with tags
Katherine zip around wallet with tags
Wristlet in Emily with tags
Pocket Wallet in Emily with tags

The new coin purses I'll probably send with giftcards to my neices. And I just figured out (thanks OP) that the photo frame is the right size for the pic of my baby neice I got last week.

I still would like to get another LG duffel or a garment bag, A Let's Do Lunch, and maybe a Libby. The current prints I like are Calypso, Frankly Scarlett, Mediterranean Blue/Mosiac.

I use my purses and wallets daily and use the totes/duffels when I take weekend trips. The lil pocket wallets and coin purses are great to just toss in your ID, 1 credit card, cash and a house key & car key then slip into a pocket and go. This is great when you want to leave your purse locked in your trunk or at home so you can easily do garage sales, auctions, flea markets...... If I need to carry a bag for those things then usually it's my non-vera bag, my Healthy Back Bag, size medium in blue nylon. Even then I toss in a mini wallet and use the bag for water bottle, sunscreen, whatever else I need and still have room to toss in small items I might be buying.

For my best deal I'd have to say the Marigold bag, mom got it for $2 at a garage sale years ago and it still had the tags on it. The outlet sale held yearly in Ft Wayne is a great place to find deals but be ready for huge crowds of insane females and a few intimidated males. Tons of the stuff you see on Ebay is purchased at the sale.

 

[hrh_disney_queen]

Grandma knitting bags.

 

[acejka]

I'm more of a Coach girl, but I do have a medium tote that I use in the yellow bird print.

I've seen a few more prints that I like, but ever since the bag broke within 36 hours of purchasing it and VB saying it was not a manufacturing defect and that I "should just take it to a seamstress, you can pay them to fix it" I haven't purchased anymore of them. The store that I bought it from did exchange it for me, and I love the style of the bag, I feel its the perfect bag, strap drop, size etc. for almost everything, and I would take it to Disney if it had a zipper, since it doesn't I won't take it.

 

[AmazingGrace]

Grandma knitting bags.

Yeah, they have that look about them. I think that why I like them so much. To me, they scream out comfort.

 

[mum4jenn]

I have the Lola Bag in Pink Elephant along with several accessories to go with it. I also heave a matching umbrella.

I just purchased off of Ebay also in Lola style, the Capri Melon, Blue Capri, and Botannica. I wated too late to get these off of the VB site. Still paid no more off of Ebay than I would have off the clearance section on VB site. Now looking at accessories and a backpack for Dd to use in Middle School.

 

[caralyn817]

I have several Vera Bradley bags. It's a big thing amongst Southern Gals. When I visit my dad's family in Nebraska and Iowa, they always think I'm nuts for carrying them around. While with my mom's family, it's perfectly normal to see us with them. They were the ones to start the addiction.
Here is what I have:
Mini-Hipster in Java Blue
Small Tic Tac Tote in Kensington (gift from student)
Tote in Piccadilly Plum
Tote in Bermuda Pink
Tote in Ming
Small Bow Cosmetic Bag in Capri Blue (gift from student)
Wristlet in New Hope
Small Cosmetic in Elizabeth
Villager in Emily
Backpack in Yellow Bird
Large Duffel in Pink Pansy
Miller Bag in Mansion Blue