Couch bag sounds like a snuggie. As goofy as those are, I'd use the hell outta one. And the Coach bag... nope, no way would I pay full price for one. eBay. I didn't pay full price for either one of mine. One was brand new, one was "Gently Used", both under $100, both came with guarantees. I research the hell outta most stuff like that and both were legit. Crazy part - they both looked brand spankin' new and all these years later, I'm still happy with 'em. They don't look brand new anymore, though LOL.
Oooh, thanks for the reminder. Where do I find one of these snuggies? I never DID get her one.
A well worn leather ANYTHING beats a new one. I have a 30 year old motorcycle jacket, I FINALLY got a new one last year because it it has holsters and magazine holders in BOTH POCKETS! How awesome is that? But when I wore that old one, nobody could wonder if I was a noob or a weekend warrior. I'd been down TWICE with that coat on, and it had well over 150K miles on it, and it showed. You cannot BUY that stuff.