Coach Review - Rae Tote (Re)Loved

I've been obsessing over blue colors lately. Coach makes a lovely medium blue called Dark Denim and most of you know by now that I buy most of my bags pre-loved. It's a great way to score some nice bags for a lot less. I was curious to check out Coach's (Re)Loved section on their website where you can trade in your Coach bags. Coach restores the bag to their original condition (as best as they can). Some of the bags are upcafted with added embellishments. I went with the Rae Tote because of the color and minimalistic design.

For reference I'm 4 feet 11 inches tall.

Coach Rae Tote 

Color - Dark Denim

Measurements:

• Length: 5.5"
• Height: 13.5"
• Width: 11.5"

This is a large tote. It's the kind of tote you would carry to the office, especially if you needed to carry your laptop, water bottle, and lunch for the day and you don't want to carry a backpack. The design is lovely. It's very minimalistic with the handles being the main draw to the bag. It's very clever and easier to explain in the video. The handles fold down to line up with the C curve. The handles also fold out or in. It's so simple but also genius. 

Comes with a matching leather pouch.

This tote can be worn in a few different ways. You can carry it by the top handle, carry the bag in the crook of your arm, or use the two straps for shoulder carry. 

Let's take a closer look at the bag.

The condition of the bag is actually in great shape. The only flaw are two somewhat large scratches on both sides of the bag. You only see the scratches at certain angles in the light. They look to have been deep scratches that Coach tried to buff out. They did a pretty good job, but you can still see it. I can live with light scratches, but deep ones, not so much. The leather is beautiful and polished to a nice sheen.

I just love these handles! They feel like new.

Another angle of the scratch.

I love smooth glovetanned leather, but it is prone to scratches, so you do have to be a little more careful with leather like this. 

I took a deep breath and it still has the new leather smell!

The inside of the bag is lined with suede and has two pockets on one side. It also comes with a matching leather zippered pouch. This is a huge tote without any kind of closure. So if you are not okay without a closing mechanism, this bag may not be for you. 

I decided to return the bag because of the deep scratches and also because it's quite large and I don't think I would really use it enough. I usually carry a backpack with me to the office and a purse. The one thing I wish Coach would do, is take more photos of the bag with the flaws to prevent returns. Or describe the flaw in the description if they do not want to post more than one photo. That said, I would still consider buying a bag from their (Re)Loved section. I may try one that's been upcrafted. It will be a one of a kind bag.

Scratch on the other side of the tote. This scratch seems a little deeper.

If you would like to see what fits in the bag, check out my video for a full review. If you watch till the end, there's also a short clip of me modeling the tote. That's it for me! I hope you have a fantastic start to the first week of March!

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