| Some of the most beloved patterns by Vera | | | | have been popping up online lately and some of |
| Bradley are or have for some time been retired. | | | | them are very poorly put together. Make sure |
| When a pattern is retired it means that it is just | | | | you find a trustworthty store to do your business |
| about impossible to buy that pattern from an | | | | with and one that has a great variety of patterns |
| official retailer because they stop making them. | | | | and accessories. |
| You may find a few here and there, and when | | | | Try an eBay store that sells only Vera Bradley. |
| you do it will be best to pick it up right away | | | | What's great about eBay is that you will find |
| because you never know when you will see it | | | | people who are looking to sell there old purses so |
| again. It is this kind of strategy that has led to | | | | that they can afford the new one they want so |
| their exclusiveness in it's design and style of | | | | badly. You will find a huge selection of over 5,000 |
| purses and handbags. | | | | items at one time on one of these stores. You |
| One place you can find retired purses and | | | | will see Vera Bradley retired patterns that you |
| patterns is at garage sales. It seems far-fetched | | | | probably never even new existed. Most people |
| but there are some people who just do not | | | | don't know that the company started in 1985 so |
| realize what they have and will be willing to part | | | | that is a lot of history in making purses. The |
| with their Vera gem for a few dollars. I have a | | | | styles were much different back then and |
| friend that picked up a $.50 cent Mesa Red | | | | probably not to the tastes of most people today, |
| Hipster like this. These opportunities may be more | | | | but sometimes it's just nice to enjoy the nostalgia. |
| rare than actually finding the purse in a novelty | | | | Good luck in your search for retired Vera |
| shop but at least it will be much cheaper. | | | | patterns. There are a slew of them out there so |
| But to me, the best option is simply to buy the | | | | don't give up if you can't find them right away. |
| retired patterns online. This saves both gas and | | | | Just don't expect to find them at a dealer. |
| time in your search. There are many stores that | | | | |