Sorry to see that the quality continues to deteriorate on the bag. Re what Alizhan said, while the St. Louis cost half the price of the grand bleu, Goyard in its opinion will tell you that the leather on the bags are made through a natural process by hand and cracking is part of that natural process. (They have told me this multiple times.) I have seen cracked handles on the bellechasse and sac hardy on resale sites. The whole point of this is to say that overall regardless of what you spend on the bag imo Goyard has quality issues - whether that has gone downhill or not I can't say and would be interested to hear what other TPFrs think about the quality of Goyard over the years. For us newbies, it's been a disappointment and I'll never purchase another Goyard. Ever.