I didn't even know that black Alex Speedy with gold hardware exists until I read your post! It must have a very different look - what did you think of it? I believe LP doesn't produce many purses with variants of hardware for that matter, so the same problem never happened to me, but I have received something totally different from what I had ordered from Endless &
Amazon more than once.
I hope you can solve this issue soon, but actually Saks Fashionfix has the same black speedy for an incredible price. (I was VERY tempted as I'm also looking for a black purse for summer but I know this one's a little small for my everyday use) The image shows the one with silver hardware, even though it's not specified so in the description. Does Endless price match? Or if your problem persists, perhaps you can re-order...