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Old 03-05-2013, 01:09 PM   #1
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Vera Bradley Disney Bags!!!!!!!!--Updated information for 9/21 release

I am so excited!!! Vera Bradley is finally making Disney bags!!!!!!! I can't wait!!! Disney-Inspired Handbags and Accessories by Vera Bradley to Bloom This Fall at Disney Parks « Disney Parks Blog
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I'm not really a bag person, but I do like the intricate way that Mickey and Minnie are in the design of these.
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IMO that is a very dangerous combination for me. I'm not into the Dooney and Bourke that everyone talks about but I love the Vera Bradley bags - I'm on my second or third one and knowing there's Disney designs, I'll be looking at those when it comes time to replace my current one (which won't be for a while since I've only had it a couple of years).
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Uh oh! I'm in trouble now. I have a bunch of girls who love Vera and Disney even more! I wish they were going to have them in the parks in June.
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These are not my style at all. I love the Dooney bags but I have never been a Vera Bradley fan. But I like that they are offering different things for different people. I just hope they keep offering plenty of new Dooney styles!
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like you are either a dole whip person or a mickey bar person, i believe you are either a vera gal or a dooney girl. i don't "get" the dooney bags which i feel are cheaply made and exhorbitantly priced for what you get...a plastic mickey bag with a big price tag that everyone knows you can afford. (yeah, status symbol). no pockets for organizing, etc. that said, i know lots of you love your dooneys and you can have them....me? i'll be having lots and lots of these veras (everyone knows i LOVE me some vera backpacks especially). i am so glad to have an option for those of us who are not into spending the major bucks for a plastic bag....
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To say I was excited when I heard this is putting it mildly I texted my DH and told him about it and he said 'I had better start building a shrine, I mean more shelves, to hold all your Vera Bradley stuff.' *note: he has been cleaning out our attic/closets/etc. and has come across a pretty large quantity of Vera Bradley bags, hence his comment.
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It's dangerous to combine my two big obsessions. I'm incredibly excited!!!!
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Totally getting the Midnight with Mickey black pattern!! I'll pick some up when I am there on my honeymoon in October!
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Oops!!! I am in TROUBLE!!! I am a MAJOR Vera girl....
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Thanks for sharing. I, for one, like both dooney and vera. Will have to put one of those on my wish list.
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OMG! So excited! I love Vera and Dooney so this just more for my bag addiction! Hope you can buy them at the DStore online.
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