wow, i have never seen anything like that before... i would be so upset if that happened to one of my bags!
I wouldnt worry about the amarante discolouring. I asked my SA specifically about that the other day, about colour transfer, discolouration or fading of the colour. She said that the amarante is resistant to all of those unlike the other colours, thats why they like it so much. Ahh but I guess the cost for all those improvements is the fingerprint issue thoughdoes that happen to ALL the vernis colors? that sucks! i want an amarante piece (it would be my first vernis), but if it has the possibility of discoloring, i don't know...
Yikes, that's insane!
The worst I had seen before this one was a baby blue Houston that was baby blue on the inside but seafoam green (similar to Peppermint) on the outside.