I haven’t purchased anything from Coach recently because I have found a new (more expensive) obsession — Hermes scarves. However, I recently found myself at an outlet mall so I had to pop in to Coach for a quick look. I immediately saw this adorable TurnLock Walk Coat, marked down to $111 from $498. I tried it on (it fit like a dream) but then promptly returned it to the rack and walked out of the store. The reason for my hesitation was that, for the past three years, I have been looking for a good deal on a Burberry trench coat. I really wasn’t sure if I would get very much use out of the Walk Coat; a trench coat seemed more useful to me.
I’ve always wanted a Burberry trench coat and, back in 2005, I found one. It was gorgeous: tan, mid-length, and marked down to $300 from $1,500! For reasons I still don’t understand, I didn’t buy the coat at that moment because I wasn’t sure the length would work for me. I hesitantly left it on the rack, not convinced that it was exactly what I was looking for (I know, not my smartest moment!). That evening I realized that I would never again find such a great bargain, so I rushed back to the store the very next morning. Needless to say, the coat was gone. Some other lucky (and much smarter) woman had purchased it.
Back to that day at the outlet mall: I went into a few more stores before the sad memory of the Burberry trench coat finally convinced me to go back and buy the Walk Coat. No, it’s not the same as a Burberry trench, but it’s very cute and I will get a lot of use out of it. Hopefully someday the bargain-shopping fairies will take pity on me and throw another $300 Burberry trench coat in my path. But until then, this coat will do quite nicely.
