Hi Ladies! I have officially joined the speedy b club! I got a speedy b 25 in DE all the way from London ... I live in the US. It's a MIF!
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining but a few things are bothering me but I'm not sure if it's all in my head or not.
1) it smells like chemicals/ plastic. I'm not sure if it's supposed to smell like that or if it will air out with use.
2) the handles are matte and have a lot of creasing underneath. I had a speedy 30 de which was MIU which I sold but the handles of that bag were very shiny and glossy. I tried to take a picture of the creasing but not sure if you can see it.
3) the hardware is very dull and looks like a dusty gold but the lock and keys and the clasps on the strap are super shiny and yellow ... Is this normal?
4) the middle extender part of the strap sticks out. I see that one side has two slots to secure it and the middle has only one. Is there anything to do about it? Is the middle supposed to have 2 also?
5) I know this is not really something to be bothered by but my BF picked up the bag while he was in London for work and didn't put the receipt in a brown envelope, didn't include the item tag and I had him request a drawstring dustbag for the strap which they didn't end up giving him... I wonder if I can go to a boutique here and get those things...
Lastly - is the date code the third week of October 2015? Not sure if I'm reading it right.
One more thing! Where do you ladies put your lock on your speedy b?
TIA!!!
I don't want to sound like I'm complaining but a few things are bothering me but I'm not sure if it's all in my head or not.
1) it smells like chemicals/ plastic. I'm not sure if it's supposed to smell like that or if it will air out with use.
2) the handles are matte and have a lot of creasing underneath. I had a speedy 30 de which was MIU which I sold but the handles of that bag were very shiny and glossy. I tried to take a picture of the creasing but not sure if you can see it.
3) the hardware is very dull and looks like a dusty gold but the lock and keys and the clasps on the strap are super shiny and yellow ... Is this normal?
4) the middle extender part of the strap sticks out. I see that one side has two slots to secure it and the middle has only one. Is there anything to do about it? Is the middle supposed to have 2 also?
5) I know this is not really something to be bothered by but my BF picked up the bag while he was in London for work and didn't put the receipt in a brown envelope, didn't include the item tag and I had him request a drawstring dustbag for the strap which they didn't end up giving him... I wonder if I can go to a boutique here and get those things...
Lastly - is the date code the third week of October 2015? Not sure if I'm reading it right.
One more thing! Where do you ladies put your lock on your speedy b?
TIA!!!