Friday, November 26, 2010

Mulberry Alexa Oversized by Trish

    The following bag review is by the meticulous Trish. As much as I do not like buying from Pursevalley (Please read my post on Sofia the scammer.), Trish have had a great shopping experience with them. I am glad that someone was able to get what she paid for even after hearing so many negative things about that website. Thank you Trish for sharing your experience with us.

"Hi all,
        I would like to share my experience with pursevalley I have been following Sofia's blog for a while and decided to try out her most recommended site which is pursevalley. I wanted to get the mulberry Alexa oversized for college so i needed to be sure it was good quality and wouldn't fall apart carrying all my booksSmile with tongue
I ordered the Alexa with two other bags for their 30% discount. After putting in the credit card details i got an e-mail of them a day later saying my credit card got declined so i got onto the life support customer service. They answered fast and were helpful but they would not except any credit cards from Ireland as the fraudulence rate with credit cards was too high here. They would only except western union or bank transfer. I found this way too risky and got my order canceled.
I got back to Sofia and told her about it and she responded saying its no risk at all with pursevalley. So i decided to only order one bag from them with western union in case there was something wrong with the order. E-mails to pursevalley were answered also very fast within 12 hours. The Alexa bag was quite expensive at 359$-288euro.
The bag arrived only 5 days later. I was very nervous opening it i must say after reading various articles about Sofia and the site. The bag was packed carefully in plastic twice. My first thought was that it was very good quality and smelled of leather and looked exactly like the pictures on the site. The leather itself is soft and the bag seems very sturdy. It has all the detail of the real bag and the interior is very nice as well. The stitching is faultless. I had some trouble adjusting the straps as the metal bales were stiff to open but i managed.
So far i have put quite some stuff in there and I carried it to college every day for two months now. I also recently put groceries in there and it was quite heavy ( probably shouldn't do that!). Was a bit scared it might break but it didn't.
A few minor fault details, just because I'm very fussy ( and i think ye want me to be), are that the top flap of the bag seems to be made of a different textured leather than the sides if you can spot this in the photos. The real bag's top flap has a more textured or treated look to it and is thinner and softer than my replica. I was in the store comparing it to the real thing. Also the metal plate on the front of the bag saying mulberry is more shiny and golden on the real bag. Got a few compliments in there though so no one noticed. I think i paid too much for the bag as it probably cost 50 euro to make. So if you want to order the mulberry Alexa from this site it isn't bad at all with very good customer service but  maybe a bit expensive for me. The only thing i can say is don't be too hasty buying replica and get as much information first as you can and instead wait a bit longer. Read as many reviews on the net (not just on their site) as you can. Hope this was helpful to you and enjoy shoppingSmile"
 













24 comments:

  1. Thanks for sharing, I am sad you paid that much for the bag. I bought mine in Oak also for work/school and paid $145 plus shipping from Joy at Fabaaa and the quality is practically identical. I get so many compliments on this bag.

    Didi

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  2. Hi, thanks didi you like my bag:) was my first replica purchase. i know its a lot of money alright. just happy the bag is good quality. only realised now other sites are cheaper and same quality. happy to hear your bag from joy is nice. kind of obsessed with mulberry and looking to order a shoulder bag next.

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  3. that is so very expensive for a rep. i looked up mulberry reference on tpf and this color is wrong (never existed), and the hardware on straps in wrong and this is very obvious (sorry to say). anonymous - thank you and will go check out joy and other sellers around, hope to find it less than $150.

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  4. Hi, thanks i appreciate your opinion. Should have gotten the black one:/ should have done more research but i like my bag anyway. that the straps are off i actually didn't take note of until you said it. hope you find a nice bag.

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  5. Sorry that I didn't say it, but yes Trish, I do LOVE your bag. I think I may love this color more than the Oak I got. Buying reps is definitely a learning experience. I bought my first one years ago and I paid $100 more than I should have. With lots of research, and knowledgeable people online, I have since learned and only want to pay the knowledge forward. An Oversized Alexa well made is PERFECT for school! Not everyone wants to carry an old fashioned back pack!

    Stay Fabulous!

    Didi

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  6. Ah thanks Didi! Did think you liked my bag because you have an alexa too:)thats why i said it.
    Its definitely a learning experience...it can be hit or miss as well depending on what the sites specialities are. I think the reviews on joy are honest. Want another shoulder bag for college but can't decide which one:/ or which site. Joy or jacky seem great and good value!

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  7. Well Trish, I too want another bag. Mainly a tote I can just dump things in. The Alexa has a flap which kind of gets in the way. I am considering getting an LV Neverfull GM and some accessories (coin wallet, organizer, cosmetic pouch) for the inside. They are huge enough to fit a whole apartment!

    And I compared your pics to my Alexa and the markings seem to be very similar. I want to post pics, but I am missing my camera cord :(

    Didi

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  8. Hi Didi, would love to see your pics to compare! Can you borrow someone elses camera maybe?
    I like the neverfull a lot as well and great for college but in Ireland not a lot of people wear lv and im afraid it will look fake straight away. Think in the states its way more popular. I would just like one anyway some time because i like the style. It was one of the bags i first ordered from pursevalley for 30% discount before i got the order cancelled (in review above). At the moment im looking for a mulberry mitzy hobo in black plus a wallet but the bag not on joy or jacky so i might have to decide on another bag. Other sites are too expensive. Maybe the alexander wang darcy slouchy hobo is well cool or the mulberry bayswater? Two ompletely different styles. And did you see the new alexa black leopard patent on jacky? The normal sized one i like but i can only afford one bag really. Don't want to find myself with 2 lovely bags and no food in the fridge;) Do I..?

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  9. Haii Q

    Has anyone herd of/used mypurseparty.net
    I want to get a bag off there but im not sure of it :S

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  10. Hi Haii Q,

    I have bought from them before. They have grat quality bags and great customer service. If you contact them ask for Misha she is great.

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  11. I meant great lol not grat.

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  12. Also, I got an email from Sofia Nolan the scammer that she sold her blog to someone named EVA Knox. I think she is full of BS as she is trying to get one over on people thinking it is a new website blog as her old one replicapot had such a bad rap:

    Beware of http://www.spotbags.com/

    SAME SCAM DIFFERENT WEB ADDRESS

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  13. I am stressing because I just purchased a bag from www.pursevalley.com and i have just NOW come across tons of blogs saying its a scam... Im sooooo stressed!!! please let me know if you have received the purchase or is it really a scam???

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  14. I am too really worried now! i purchased a bag from pursevalley after reading eva knox's blog!!!!!!! and am now seeing that she is a scammer! shall i try to cancel my order? i only placed it last night....for a chanel medium shopper with silver chain

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  15. Lorna and Anonymous: Did you ever receive your bags from Pursevalley? I'm thinking of buying from there too but it's hard to get reliable information about replica bag websites:/

    If you got your bags, were they good quality?

    Shayna

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  16. Hello, I have googled replica sites for 2 days and my mind keeps changing. First, i read purse valley is the best site, then i read posh moda is the best site. THen I read horror stories about the two and people are recommending other sites. I know it is difficult finding the right site, but can anyone provide any real direction on where to look? I am looking at LV bags mostly. I see someone reccommended Joy but I am not sure what that is. Thanks for any & all help! =)

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  17. Check out ioffer sellers for lv bags

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  18. I think Joy's website is: www.fabulousaaa.com but Im not 100% sure.

    LZ

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  19. I have just ordered a Valentino studded bag from iOffer. Paid 350 dollars. I'm still waiting for it to arrive. But will keep u posted on my experience. Xxx

    LZ

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  20. Has anyone ordered bags from http://www.watchesfamily.net?
    I am thinking of ordering a Mulberry Alexa. On the pictures you can see a by Rio Venado symbol - anyone knows what that means?

    Nana

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  21. Rio venado is aplace in Mexico. I have seen mulberry bags with made in Mexico label but don't know if genuine or replica.
    Andy

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  22. Hi, has anyone here had transaction with this email add- shoppingoy002@yahoo.com or hotmail. the company name is shoppingoy, and im planning to purchase some of their replica bags. i only see shoppingoy01 as the customer service, but not shoppingoy002. please enlighten me. thanks!

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  23. I ordered from pursevalley a Lv Monogram Vernis Montana Black and everything was ok quite simple ..the bag is nice

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  24. I have ordered several items from this website and they take a while to come from China, but they were worth the wait. I will order again.

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