I do wonder how vuitton inspects leather goods becasue i do not think they record the date code on the system so how do they inspect is authentic. But I suppose recording date code is hard because so many bags can be produced in one day.
I have exchanged couple of times and took a bag in for repair and three times they have asked for the original receipt. For the repair, I did not take my receipt and the girl refused to take it in for a free repair, but willing for a paid one. But she did try to help by looking at my record. Unfortunitely I bought the bag in Paris and the girl did not log it on for me so I had to go back with my receipt before the repair can be done for free.
However, I have heard, not verfied, in China the fakes are so good staff actually swap fake bags with the real one.