I used to poo poo conditioning bags, until this happened

renayams · Jun 22nd, 2008, 03:39 PM

A patch on the bottom of my bag became so dry that it cracked and just flaked away to form a hole!! The white part is the lining showing through.

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Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have suggestions as to where I can get this repaired, or if it's even worth repairing, price-wise?

Jira · Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:37 AM

Yikes! I've never seen anything like that. How long have you had the bag? Did you buy it from a Balenciaga retailer or -bay? Maybe you can go to the store you bought it from and see what they offer? I don't think it was so much of a conditioning/dryness problem, as it was perhaps a manufacturing defect. Leather shouldn't peel away from the lining like that.

As for repair, I don't know how much it'd cost to patch that up, but I'm sure someone else will post some more helpful info. Good luck!

dirtyvegas11 · Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:45 AM

YIKES!! I'm so sorry this has happened to you

renayams · Jun 23rd, 2008, 01:03 AM

I bought it new about a year and a half ago from BalNY. The area around the hole is very dry, and in the picture, you can see the leather puckered around the dry area. The leather on rest of the purse is normal. I was really surprised at how fragile this bag is, given the $$$. This is a 2005 metallic rose, one of the first to be made using agneau (instead of chevre), as far as I know? I wonder if the agneau is more delicate?

powderpuff100 · Jun 23rd, 2008, 02:26 AM

As far as I know, Agneau is more delicate. I know the Chanel bags made of agneau stain and wear, that's why when I get Chanel I get Caviar leather only. The others, too hard to keep nice.
That pic is really shocking though. Why that one spot? I would try to get them to take it back. That looks like a flaw.

danae · Jul 18th, 2008, 05:32 AM

That pic is shocking! At first I thought it might be fake but since you say you got it at Bal NY it's definitely authentic AND seriously flawed, you better email them with this pic and ask for a refund or exchange...

quilter · Jul 18th, 2008, 07:02 AM

Renayams, just looking at your picture as a person who works daily with fabrics, leathers, fiber dyes etc, it looks to me both from the position of the splits on the bottom of the bag,and from the puckering around the edges of the split, that something leaked on to the bottom of your bag either in the store, in the manufacturing system or in use..something drying to leather..certain liquids cause just such a puckering around the edges and then an 'eating through' of leather fibers in the center of the damage causing splits and a decayed appearance..if nothing like this happened in your care, then certainly it happened in the store when the bag was placed down on a puddle or damp spot of glass-cleaner, or something containing alcohol, ammonia or another drying agent..so sorry that this happened to your beautiful Rose Metallic..hope that you can get your money back or a replacement bag.

pinkboudoir · Jul 18th, 2008, 07:10 AM

Quilter is right. You or someone at the store before you bought could have left your bag on a spot that has alchohol content say toner/nail polish remover(coz it is probably scent free & clear, it would go unnoticed). Poor bag could have sat & absorbed into the leather which killed leather over time. While the results are not instantaneous, over time it is detrimental esp to leather. I am sorry it happened to you. Hope BalNY is able to do something for you.

CleoCouture · Jul 20th, 2008, 04:57 PM

Wow! That's drastic!!! At least we know what probably caused it, thanks to quilter and pinkboudior. I sure hope that you can get it taken care of, either as a replacement, a refund, or a fix. Be sure to keep us posted as to what happens! Good Luck!

beauxgoris · Jul 20th, 2008, 08:24 PM

This is really scary!!!

BeBear · Jul 20th, 2008, 09:03 PM

Yeah I can definitely see a dried patch on there around the torn spot.

hgnolte · Aug 22nd, 2008, 08:13 AM

If something like this did happen, would conditioning it have helped stop the damage from getting that far??

CandyJanney · Aug 22nd, 2008, 09:14 AM

Oh god it makes me ill just looking at your poor bag! How terrible!!! =(

i_love_yorkie · Aug 23rd, 2008, 03:08 AM

wow, sorry this happen to you

Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:37 AM	#2
Jira balenciager Joined: Dec 2007 Location: Bal... timore Posts: 2,964	Yikes! I've never seen anything like that. How long have you had the bag? Did you buy it from a Balenciaga retailer or -bay? Maybe you can go to the store you bought it from and see what they offer? I don't think it was so much of a conditioning/dryness problem, as it was perhaps a manufacturing defect. Leather shouldn't peel away from the lining like that. As for repair, I don't know how much it'd cost to patch that up, but I'm sure someone else will post some more helpful info. Good luck! __________________ .... I want them all!!

Jun 23rd, 2008, 12:45 AM	#3
dirtyvegas11 I LOVE THIS PLACE! Joined: Sep 2007 Location: The Jersey Shore Posts: 184	YIKES!! I'm so sorry this has happened to you __________________ On a

Jun 23rd, 2008, 02:26 AM	#5
powderpuff100 Life is a beach Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Florida Keys Posts: 4,686	As far as I know, Agneau is more delicate. I know the Chanel bags made of agneau stain and wear, that's why when I get Chanel I get Caviar leather only. The others, too hard to keep nice. That pic is really shocking though. Why that one spot? I would try to get them to take it back. That looks like a flaw. __________________

Jul 18th, 2008, 05:32 AM	#6
danae frou frou Joined: Feb 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 4,344	That pic is shocking! At first I thought it might be fake but since you say you got it at Bal NY it's definitely authentic AND seriously flawed, you better email them with this pic and ask for a refund or exchange... __________________ ---- ---- summer dreaming: 2005 turquoise, 2007 vert d'eau

Jul 18th, 2008, 07:02 AM	#7
quilter Member Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 693	Renayams, just looking at your picture as a person who works daily with fabrics, leathers, fiber dyes etc, it looks to me both from the position of the splits on the bottom of the bag,and from the puckering around the edges of the split, that something leaked on to the bottom of your bag either in the store, in the manufacturing system or in use..something drying to leather..certain liquids cause just such a puckering around the edges and then an 'eating through' of leather fibers in the center of the damage causing splits and a decayed appearance..if nothing like this happened in your care, then certainly it happened in the store when the bag was placed down on a puddle or damp spot of glass-cleaner, or something containing alcohol, ammonia or another drying agent..so sorry that this happened to your beautiful Rose Metallic..hope that you can get your money back or a replacement bag. __________________

Jun 22nd, 2008, 03:39 PM	#1
renayams Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	A patch on the bottom of my bag became so dry that it cracked and just flaked away to form a hole!! The white part is the lining showing through. DSC07558a.jpg Has this happened to anyone else? Does anyone have suggestions as to where I can get this repaired, or if it's even worth repairing, price-wise?

Jun 23rd, 2008, 01:03 AM	#4
renayams Member Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 12	I bought it new about a year and a half ago from BalNY. The area around the hole is very dry, and in the picture, you can see the leather puckered around the dry area. The leather on rest of the purse is normal. I was really surprised at how fragile this bag is, given the $$$. This is a 2005 metallic rose, one of the first to be made using agneau (instead of chevre), as far as I know? I wonder if the agneau is more delicate?

Jul 18th, 2008, 07:10 AM	#8
pinkboudoir Saddle Work Joined: May 2006 Location: SUN-shine-y island Posts: 2,438	Quilter is right. You or someone at the store before you bought could have left your bag on a spot that has alchohol content say toner/nail polish remover(coz it is probably scent free & clear, it would go unnoticed). Poor bag could have sat & absorbed into the leather which killed leather over time. While the results are not instantaneous, over time it is detrimental esp to leather. I am sorry it happened to you. Hope BalNY is able to do something for you. __________________ Pinkboudoir accessories Wishing for - Rubisse something, Marine something...otherwise contented with what I already have.

Jul 20th, 2008, 04:57 PM	#9
CleoCouture no will power Joined: May 2007 Location: Stockton (boo!) but plan on moving back to Santa Barbara at some point~! Posts: 1,973	Wow! That's drastic!!! At least we know what probably caused it, thanks to quilter and pinkboudior. I sure hope that you can get it taken care of, either as a replacement, a refund, or a fix. Be sure to keep us posted as to what happens! Good Luck! __________________ Wish List: Cherry Spy!!! My Collection (newest additions on pg 2, 3 and 5!) http://forum.purseblog.com/your-bag-showcase/cleocoutures-collection-214086.html

Jul 20th, 2008, 08:24 PM	#10
beauxgoris Member Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 7,312	This is really scary!!!

Jul 20th, 2008, 09:03 PM	#11
BeBear Member Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 175	Yeah I can definitely see a dried patch on there around the torn spot.

Aug 22nd, 2008, 08:13 AM	#12
hgnolte Member Joined: May 2008 Posts: 342	If something like this did happen, would conditioning it have helped stop the damage from getting that far?? __________________ DESPERATELY SEARCHING for an 02 FBF chocolate..and OH NO! Just discovered 07 Anthra PT w/GSH wasn't made..so I guess I'm looking for a dark PT w/GSH...hmmmmm

Aug 22nd, 2008, 09:14 AM	#13
CandyJanney Squishy Leather! Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 2,640	Oh god it makes me ill just looking at your poor bag! How terrible!!! =( __________________ Candy's Art Haven www.foxprints.com/candy/

Aug 23rd, 2008, 03:08 AM	#14
i_love_yorkie and BAGS Joined: Apr 2007 Location: VN<->US Posts: 2,222	wow, sorry this happen to you __________________