Thank you so much. Stuffing it when I'm not using it and carrying it handheld has kept it looking as it does. Definitely use a Samorga for your 30 because the 30s lose their shape much quicker than the 25s. Using the shoulder strap won't damage your bag in anyway but it'll make it completely lose the box shape. The Samorga will help a lot with that, but it'll never look as boxy as if you carry it handheld. So if your preference is for the iconic boxy shape, you'll want to make it your handheld bag from the beginning to preserve that. But if you are more into the bandouliere feature, wear it and enjoy it. If the bag hadn't been discontinued, I'd wear mine crossbody and then just buy a new one every few years. But since it has been discontinued, I've put my straps away permanently and have designated my empreinte as handheld and then my Damier ebene canvas speedy as my crossbody. No, I don't keep the lock on my bag. But if I was going to, I'd put it on one of the side loops where the strap hooks on. I had a monogram speedy for almost ten years and I kept my lock on it. It ended up rusting and turned my vachetta black. The hardware on canvas bags is different and doesn't hold up as well as empreinte hardware, but I just gave up on all their hardware at that point. I don't keep locks on my bags anymore. And on my empreinte speedys, I used to keep the lock on the zippers where they come, but it started rubbing against the gold zipper pull on my three year old speedy and scratching it- I noticed it right away and just took it off. It looks fine but only cuz I removed the lock. And I got tired of the weight of it every time I unzipped my bag. Now, I have the lock and key clochette off and I like how it looks without either. LV hardware is very pretty but wears so quickly. I don't mind the look of locks getting scratched, but I really like the gold zipper pulls on the old model so I do want to preserve them from the friction of the locks- I don't want scratched pulls. So again, if I were to carry my lock I'd put it on a side loop. Most of the issues I've had with LV this year have been with quality control and very messed up hardware upon arrival. I'm talking jagged hardware and deep scratches etc. I'm happy to say I got lucky with my empreinte speedys because they have beautiful, non-scratched hardware. One of the things I love most about the old models is they have the higher quality hardware than the canvas collection, and there's tons of it. Very beautiful. I don't love the look of the zipper pulls on the new model the way I do on my old models.
