M&S or Radley bag?

[MamWithNoName]

I need a new bag that I can use for work and have found the perfect style. M&S have one but then I saw a reduced Radley bag for not much more. I'm not in a profession where I have to look super-smart - I just want to look competent and have a decent bag that fits everything. I've never had an expensive label bag before and I would like your opinion as to whether a Radley bag will make me look like I'm trying too hard or flashing cash. Thanks.

Buy the one you like best.

:)

Imo a Radley bag will look a whole lot nicer if you take the dog tag off.

I don't think Radley bags have the dog tags any more so you won't offend delicate mumsnetters who are easily offended

It's sort of an incognito Radley bag and I haven't found a dog but it does say "Radley" in the front. It's a nice bag - I just don't want to be showy.

I have a couple of Radley bags and I've had them for years, they wear really well.

Practical and beautiful - I think Radley is the one.

If you like it, but it

That would be choice too , because you know it'll last.

I had a Radley purse which lasted more than three years before it started looking a bit ratty. And I didn't look after it particularly well. When I bought a new one I also got a Radley.

It's a good brand, even though it gets slated a bit on here. My purse has a warranty in case it wears badly as well.

They get slated on MN but in RL must of my friends have one or want one

DameDiazapam - why do they get slated on MN?

Lots of posters claim they're 'naff.'

Bradley bags are gorgeous. Really plain, classic designs except for the dog and they last forever. Fantastic value for what they are. I love them and don't give a stuff what MN thinks.

Radley not Bradley auto correct madness.

I have a black Radley bag for work. It is fab, and there's not a single 'naff' thing about it IMO. This one:

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Radley-Pippin-Black-Leather-Large-Tote-Shoulder-Work-Laptop-Tablet-Bag-RRP-249-/131845568472

The metal clasp on my three year old Radley bag broke after nearly daily use. I brought it back to the shop to see if it could be repaired. The shop manager said "I'm terribly sorry, all we can do is offer you a replacement bag" great customer service!

www.radley.co.uk/grosvenor-medium-flap-over-shoulder/?utm_source=googlebase&utm_medium=googlebase&utm_campaign=googlebase&_$ja=tsid:44544|cid:190449744|agid:14824581264|tid:pla-179546379624|crid:89543030904|nw:g|rnd:18216815270265143200|dvc:m|adp:1o1&gclid=Cj0KEQjws_m6BRCv37WbtNmJs-IBEiQAWKKt0KaQCH24KXuv0Rk5lJj2r6UvRla9teLiW3qkmm0O48AaAvgp8P8HAQ

This is one of mine, I love it!

I have it in tan.

I've just realised my mother removes dogs of her Radley bags! Starting to wonder if she's a secret mumsnetter...

Radley isn't flashing the cash: that would be a Fendi or similar