Box owners....cadena or no cadena?

[orchids]

Do you keep the lock hanging off the clochette/tirette? And if you do, is there any danger of it scratching up the front and creating the dreaded "smiley?"

 

[S'Mom]

Hi T!!!!! I keep the lock at the handle on my Kelly's so there's minimal movement thus very, very little "smiley" action.....although on my Marron Kelly from the late 50's you can see a small smiley but that's only because the bag is so dang OLD! LOL!

I hang a heart cadena from the clochette on my Rouge H Birkin and so far, no smiley.

I think if you hang the cadena at the handle hardware, you should be just fine.........

 

[luxurylife88]

I don't hang my H bag's lock... I keep them inside...
Yes I heard about the smiley mark...

 

[orchids]

Hi D! I never thought about hanging it near the loop on the handle. The heart cadena is a great idea as it's pretty curved and flat; I noticed that the actual H-lock the bag came with has some pretty angular corners which may not be very box friendly.

Thanks lux for sharing what you do. I finally ventured out of the house with my black box yesterday and then started wondering what to do about the lock.

 

[MillStream]

I hang a heart cadena from the clochette on my Rouge H Birkin and so far, no smiley.

I've got the heart cadena hanging from the chlochette of my Rouge H HAC, and there's no danger of it scratching the bag. IMO, this cadena is particularly well-suited for use with Box Calf because it's rounded.

 

[princessfrog]

For my box kelly, I hang the lock on the handle ring. So far so good, no smiley face.

 

[duna]

I used to keep my locks on the handle rings of my Kellys, but eventually I did get "smileys", so now I don't put locks on any of my bags.....

 

[Kellybag]

I have had my lock hanging 15 years from the handle loop and no markings...don't worry Orchids!

 

[orchids]

Thanks for the info everyone. Cadena will be taken off the clochette for now and either placed on the handle loop or swapped out with the heart.

 

[Tamarind]

I hang the lock from the handle loop and so far no smiley. I am not really worried though.

 

[beaumonde]

Great thread. This is really helpful (for my hypothetical black box Kelly!).

 

[Grands Fonds]

I don't wear cadenas on my box bags.

 

[Rose]

No cadena or lock, just the clochette.

 

[gazoo]

Well mine is attached to the handle metal loop. Whenever I take Kellys to the spa I put the locks inside the bag but they always come back on that spot so I just finally gave up and left it there.

 

[Hermesaholic]

my swift birkins have the smileys..............after very little use