I was also looking at the mini lin speedy at the s'pore LV boutique the other day and noticed that the alignment of the patch is off. The left side is o.k but the right side is like what is circled in the 1st pic. LV needs to improve on their QC.
so good to hear you finally got the perfect bag. and good job standing up to the sa, i know how sometimes they can appear to be so intimidating. congrats!
thanks for posting the pics, i never looked at thing like that as long as both sides are the same. i only make sure the pattern matches the other side when closed.