Thank you!! I appreciate the validation and that I'm not "seeing things"Those SA's are the crazy ones. These streaks happen on the Nomad as well as the glove-tanned saddle bags, and for the price you pay you should be able to get one you're satisfied with. I did the same thing with the eggplant Nomad I bought in-store; there were too many creases on an obvious place, so I asked for another. Hope this one fits the bill!