Coach Striped Heritage Web Leather Felt Tote - Sample Bag 2013.

(To know more about Coach sample bags scroll past shipping details to see what a sample bag is) Info is from essexfashionhouse.com

Looks like a men's overnight tote

According to the tags I found inside, the bag was an Early Development Sample. Option 1 (See pictures)

Opening is about : 21.5 inches

Bottom Length: 16 inches

Height: 13

Navy and tan stripe on the sides and Shoulder strap

Leather Side pockets

The bag is huge with a lot of space. No inside pockets.

Both tags will be shipped with the bag.

This is definitely a great collector's piece.

Ships within 3 business days after payment is received. Please allow for extra time during weekends and holidays.

WHAT ARE COACH SAMPLE BAGS?

Coach sample bags can be one of 3 things.

1:  Some are samples made of a model before it went into production for the stores. This means that it is an early example of a bag that you could also find in the retail store at some point, which doesn’t make it particularly special unless you value having one of the first ones made.

2:  Others are samples of models that ended up never being put into production for the stores, meaning there are a very limited number of that model in existence, giving you the opportunity to have something very special if you are lucky enough to find one.

3:  Finally, a sample bag can be a sample of a model that did go into production for the store but where there were slight changes or additions made to the design in the time between the production of the samples and the production of the actual retail bags for the stores. This means that you can have a bag that is a familiar model but stands out by having extra features, different colors or other special details and that were produced in very limited numbers.

So, owning a sample bag can mean that you have something very special and a bit more unique from what everyone else gets to have. Now, you might wonder why they make these sample bags, and there could be several reasons for this. They could be made for testing out new designs and features but more importantly, they are created for press campaigns for new collections and for product photoshoots. This explains why sometimes, on the Coach website, you might see for example a Rogue 25 where the hangtags are attached to the front of the bag, but when you receive the bag, they are actually attached to the handle as usual. This means that the final product was slightly changed after the pictures are taken but before the model was put into production for the store.

HOW DO I GET A COACH SAMPLE BAG

Now that we’re all clear on what sample bags are, let me address an important question: How do they end up in the hands of us mere mortals who just love having something special from our favorite brand? This is how: These bags are made available to purchase in a Coach sample sale, however, these are only open for Coach employees. Bought at good prices, Coach employees often sell them on (though they are probably not supposed to, but shhh we won’t tell), and this is how they end up in the reselling market. Therefore, in order to get one of these, you can do one of two things. Get a job at Coach and work your way up to earn the privilege of shopping the sample sales OR prowl the deep depths of reselling sites to find the hidden treasures listed for sale. Though they can be hard to come by, they do show up here and there.