Ladies - where do you buy your pocketbooks from? What do you look for in a pocketbook?

Is your pocketbook a status symbol (in other words, expensive name brands, etc)? Or are you practical with what you buy? Do you buy your pocketbooks on the internet or do you like to feel them and see them in person before you buy them? Where do you get your pocketbooks from?

I am thinking of this topic because it’s fall and I feel like I would like to buy a new one soon. The one I have now was about $100 from Macy’s, I got it on sale for about $66 and it’s a “satchel” style, purple. I like a pocketbook that’s not too big and not too small, and my two real requirements are they have to be leather (unless it’s an incredible looking fake) and I prefer an unusual color, like green or purple, unless it’s just an outstanding looking black one.

I am curious what others look for in their pocketbooks. I am not looking for recommendations, necessarily, I am just looking to see how others purchase their’s and what they look for.