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Article: Designer handbags for less, with a catch
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- Post-Tribune (IN)
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- March 26, 2007
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Metallic purses are a trendy look for warm weather.(PHOTO - Color) (NEIMAN MARCUS)
It's a universal law that women love designer shoes, but handbags are a close second. When a friend returned from a Cancun vacation last week she sported not only a tan but a new Burberry satchel that she scooped up in a Burberry-owned store for 50 percent off its $800 U.S. price tag. It was a definite score, and suddenly spring handbag shopping fever overcame me.
Buying luxury items while traveling can be a bargain, because you save on the U.S. sales tax and prices may be further discounted if the location is a duty free port. But a quick ...