FOUND BOTH OF THE BAGS I’VE BEEN SEARCHING FOR

GUYS!! i don’t even know where to start!

about a month ago, i posted on r/Coach how excited i was to finally be getting my coach bag as a treat to myself for going through a lot the previous year :) just as i posted that, my coach bag never came. i got fully refunded but was devastated. as if to add insult to injury, another bag i had ordered from depop was mistakenly shipped to another person, and by the time i could repurchase from the seller, i lost my job. i was absolutely devastated.

fast forward to weeks later. i coach myself out of the coach phase (lol) and decide to focus on more affordable but still high-quality brands. i sell my beloved bags in my closet because i am unemployed and need income and have set eyes on my dream bags as goals: a fossil maddox bag in black, and a vintage liebeskind bag in a birkin style. they come and go on the market, and i still can’t afford them.

two weeks ago, i got another part-time job, this time better than the other. i received a second part-time job, even BETTER than the first part-time job. i accept both. i apply for grad school. i get a response and am going to be interviewed this friday. i find the fossil maddox bag for 40 dollars!! i find the liebeskind bag for even less—35! this is so unfamiliar to me, i am constantly pinching myself to see what the catch is after spending a year in a toxic work environment, facing multiple job rejections, and now just—all of this. oh!! plus! i got engaged!! YOU GUYS!

sorry for the long post i am just so happy! the only caveat is i dont know how to get rid of this huge stain on the inside of the liebeskind bag, and if any of yall could help me with tips on how to do that + how to fix wear on the hardware, i would so appreciate it :)!!