The Transumerist

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You can carry handbags like celebrities! Get a fabulous “it” handbag for an event, special occasion, or even everyday…carry it and then return it!

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No more “handbag boredom”! Isn’t there always a new handbag that you want? Now you can change your purse whenever the mood strikes.

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Husbands love us! Seriously. They’re tired of expensive handbags piling up in the closet because we’re “over” them.

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It costs less than you think! You can carry stunning designer handbags, jewelry, sunglasses and even watches from only $25 a month!

(Hubbies also like that about us!)

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Best of all: Renting is easy! Browse our collection of purses, totes, satchels,
clutches (and more) and click. Enjoy them for a week, a month or as long as you wish. And when you’ve had your fun, send them back and rent something new!

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About Avelle – Bag Borrow or Steal

• Avelle, the new Bag Borrow or Steal launched in April 2004, pioneering the rental of designer accessories-establishing a new fashion trend in the process.
• Avelle is now the premier destination for luxury designer accessory rentals with the world’s largest collection of designers and styles.
• Avelle is led by a seasoned team, which brings a wealth of knowledge from the realms of fashion, retail, subscription, and ecommerce. Members of the management team have almost 20 years experience at key retailers, such as Nordstrom, Lands’ End, Garnet Hill, and Eddie Bauer.
• Renting designer accessories at Avelle is a simple proposition. Handbags and accessories can be borrowed on an as-needed time frame, weekly for special events, monthly or as long as you want.
• Membership is not required to rent accessories. However, members have many added benefits in the form of discounted rental prices, special outlet savings, first notice of new items, Wait List access for popular items, and generous rewards toward free rentals. Many members rent multiple accessories at a time.
• The membership fee of only $5-10 per month is immediately available as a credit towards rentals. Items can be rented on a weekly, monthly or tri-monthly basis.
• For members who can’t bear to part with the beautiful accessory they’ve rented, they can request to “Steal,” or purchase it. And for most all accessories members can apply 50% or more of their rental fees toward purchasing that accessory.
• Avelle designer accessories are 100% guaranteed authentic. Everything is certified authentic and goes through a rigorous refurbishing and authentication process before it ships to a customer—so it arrives like new. If an item doesn’t pass our rigorous inspection, it won’t go out the door.
• The idea to offer luxury fashion accessories for loan was born when co-founders, Lloyd Lapidus and Greg Pippo, watched their wives and sisters raid each other’s closets to borrow the perfect handbag for every outfit or occasion. Assuming all women shared the same passion for designer accessories, the men founded Bag Borrow or Steal, now known as Avelle, creating the ultimate luxury accessory closet and the largest!
• Avelle is based in Seattle, Washington, home to a myriad of successful fashion, retail, subscription and ecommerce businesses.
• Avelle offers members the opportunity to rent more than 4,000 styles of luxury handbags, jewelry, sunglasses, watches and luggage from more than 150 designers, including Chanel, Louis Vuitton, Gucci, Prada, Coach, Stephen Dweck and Vera Wang.
• Avelle has a member base of more than 1.5 million women across the United States, including both members and guests.  Our core member is a well-educated, high-income, urban woman who absolutely loves luxury accessories – especially handbags.  These women – from college students to grandmothers – are passionate about beautifully crafted accessories and delight in how the right bag pulls together their look and makes them feel fabulous.
• Avelle, the new Bag Borrow or Steal was featured in the Sex and the City movie that came out in May 2008.
• In June 2009, Avelle expanded its service offerings and launched the first major nationwide Professional Handbag Cleaning and Repair Service. This new refurbishment service helps women Keep their favorite designer handbags looking like new and avoid buyer temptation.
• Avelle is focused on feeding women’s passions for luxury, fashion and style by offering them more ways to enjoy designer accessories and allows them to have more luxury, more often. Renting designer accessories provides our members with the freedom to indulge in every popular fashion trend (not just one) and easy access to the perfect handbag, jewels or other accessories for every occasion.