My wife has been buying other bags, scarfs, bracelets, wallets, and some other items from the same sales associate for years. I think my wife was saying this color with the alligator handle and style meant that it wasn't the highest on others' list so my wife got the call. But also that bag buying, as in watch buying, has slowed, so the higher marked bags (higher MSRP) are being passed up by resellers who would have bough them before. What a life, LOL.