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kcm1535 · Sep 8th, 2008, 10:45 AM

Hi all, just received a regent Sloane that I ordered from BlueFly (couldn't resist checking out the color IRL when I saw a 10% off coupon), and much to my dismay I noticed as soon as it came out of the box that it squeaks! Where the handle meets the bag, I guess due to the covered leather hardware (leather-on-leather rub).

Have other Sloane owners noticed this? Do I just have a lemon, or do they all squeak? Does this by chance go away over time?? I love the shape, but am pretty sure the squeaking would drive me insane.

BookerMoose · Sep 8th, 2008, 11:58 AM

I can't speak to the Sloane, but my Nero Montaigne does squeak - not very loudly so I only really notice it when I am walking into my office... everywhere else the background noise must drown it out. I think in that case it is the handle hardware - although I've never thought to explore it since it doesn't really bother me. It will be interesting to hear if this is a common problem... especially with the leather covered rings on the Sloane.

LLANeedle · Sep 8th, 2008, 01:20 PM

Interesting. I have a ferro and an ottone. Admittedly I don't use either frequently, but I haven't heard a peep out of either one. I'll be sure to pay extra attention the next time they come out to play.

prestwick · Sep 8th, 2008, 01:23 PM

hi, I have the moro sloane which I absolutely adore, and I have never noticed it to squeak...but I will keep you posted if it does..

MNS · Sep 8th, 2008, 01:41 PM

What strikes me most about this is that you got the Sloane from BlueFly. I have a Sloane which doens't squeek but I have a Veneta that I got from BlueFly which squeaks all of the time. It's the first thing I noticed about the bag when I received it and annoys me periodically when I carry it. I wonder what happens to some of the bags from BlueFly that makes them squeak?

Syma · Sep 8th, 2008, 01:44 PM

I have the ottone and old petra sloane and can't say that I have heard either of them squeak?!?! I'm sure that the squeaking will stop though once the leather softens up.

nizlay · Sep 8th, 2008, 02:44 PM

My pergamena Sloane squeaks, but my Ferro, Scala and Noce ones don't. I just live with it as I don't know what else to do

serena11 · Sep 8th, 2008, 02:52 PM

Wait- why would the Veneta squeak? It's all leather. Have you tried taking it into a BV store?

MNS · Sep 8th, 2008, 03:43 PM

Originally Posted by serena11

Wait- why would the Veneta squeak? It's all leather. Have you tried taking it into a BV store?

I have no idea why my Veneta from BlueFly squeaks but it does at the handle. I thought that I was just imagining it at first because it made no sense that leather would squeak. I'm waiting for it to soften with more use and hopefully stop.

doloresmia · Sep 8th, 2008, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by serena11

Wait- why would the Veneta squeak? It's all leather. Have you tried taking it into a BV store?

my veneta is the most silent bag i have ever had. like mata hari - silent, deadly and totally beautiful - sneaks up on you! no squeaking here!

jburgh · Sep 8th, 2008, 05:31 PM

Maybe those bags from BlueFly are talking to you. They are telling you that they are so happy you rescued them from the big, dark warehouse. They are just being grateful!

serena11 · Sep 8th, 2008, 05:51 PM

^THAT'S just funny.

MNS · Sep 8th, 2008, 05:55 PM

Originally Posted by doloresmia

my veneta is the most silent bag i have ever had. like mata hari - silent, deadly and totally beautiful - sneaks up on you! no squeaking here!

I know, I have 3 other Venetas that I purchased from BV stores and they don't make a sound. Only this one from BlueFly makes noise.

Mid- · Sep 8th, 2008, 06:11 PM

This thread is so adorably hilarious!!

maybe BlueFly conceals a special squeaker that works on a customer subliminally to make her/him want more from them...

Lola · Sep 8th, 2008, 06:43 PM

I have the Ottone Sloane and it doesn't squeak at all. But maybe it is because Ottone is made with goat skin--different leather?

Sep 8th, 2008, 10:45 AM	#1
kcm1535 OP Member Joined: Apr 2008 Location: san francisco Posts: 268	Sloane owners - are your babies squeaky? Hi all, just received a regent Sloane that I ordered from BlueFly (couldn't resist checking out the color IRL when I saw a 10% off coupon), and much to my dismay I noticed as soon as it came out of the box that it squeaks! Where the handle meets the bag, I guess due to the covered leather hardware (leather-on-leather rub). Have other Sloane owners noticed this? Do I just have a lemon, or do they all squeak? Does this by chance go away over time?? I love the shape, but am pretty sure the squeaking would drive me insane.

Sep 8th, 2008, 01:23 PM	#4
prestwick Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 336	hi, I have the moro sloane which I absolutely adore, and I have never noticed it to squeak...but I will keep you posted if it does..
prestwick Member Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 336

Sep 8th, 2008, 01:41 PM	#5
MNS Member Joined: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 230	What strikes me most about this is that you got the Sloane from BlueFly. I have a Sloane which doens't squeek but I have a Veneta that I got from BlueFly which squeaks all of the time. It's the first thing I noticed about the bag when I received it and annoys me periodically when I carry it. I wonder what happens to some of the bags from BlueFly that makes them squeak?
MNS Member Joined: May 2008 Location: USA Posts: 230

Sep 8th, 2008, 01:44 PM	#6
Syma Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,348	I have the ottone and old petra sloane and can't say that I have heard either of them squeak?!?! I'm sure that the squeaking will stop though once the leather softens up.
Syma Member Joined: Jan 2007 Location: UK Posts: 4,348	__________________ "We measure Life not by the number of breaths we take but by The moments that take our breath away."

Sep 8th, 2008, 02:44 PM	#7
nizlay Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 420	My pergamena Sloane squeaks, but my Ferro, Scala and Noce ones don't. I just live with it as I don't know what else to do
nizlay Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 420

Sep 8th, 2008, 11:58 AM	#2
BookerMoose Arrrooooo! Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 2,579	I can't speak to the Sloane, but my Nero Montaigne does squeak - not very loudly so I only really notice it when I am walking into my office... everywhere else the background noise must drown it out. I think in that case it is the handle hardware - although I've never thought to explore it since it doesn't really bother me. It will be interesting to hear if this is a common problem... especially with the leather covered rings on the Sloane.

Sep 8th, 2008, 01:20 PM	#3
LLANeedle Member Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,445	Interesting. I have a ferro and an ottone. Admittedly I don't use either frequently, but I haven't heard a peep out of either one. I'll be sure to pay extra attention the next time they come out to play.

Sep 8th, 2008, 02:52 PM	#8
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568	Wait- why would the Veneta squeak? It's all leather. Have you tried taking it into a BV store?
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568

Sep 8th, 2008, 05:31 PM	#11
jburgh BV, Choo, Ferragamo Joined: Aug 2007 Location: where the Corgis frap Posts: 7,222	Maybe those bags from BlueFly are talking to you. They are telling you that they are so happy you rescued them from the big, dark warehouse. They are just being grateful!
	__________________ Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

Sep 8th, 2008, 05:51 PM	#12
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568	^THAT'S just funny.
serena11 Member Joined: Jul 2007 Posts: 568

Sep 8th, 2008, 06:11 PM	#14
Mid- ありがとう Joined: Mar 2007 Location: ottone~chocolate heaven Posts: 3,567	This thread is so adorably hilarious!! maybe BlueFly conceals a special squeaker that works on a customer subliminally to make her/him want more from them...
	__________________ ~ I prefer to have very little, but it has to be exactly the right thing. ~ Tomas Maier ... still looking for a grape necklace from SS07 ...

Sep 8th, 2008, 06:43 PM	#15
Lola Member Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 890	I have the Ottone Sloane and it doesn't squeak at all. But maybe it is because Ottone is made with goat skin--different leather?
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