Chanel 22 bag Club!

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#751
azukitea said:
Its been 10 months now since I first purchased this last year, I know some of you have asked for the “wear and tear”

I have done a thorough check, no wear in the corners and the leather (bonded or not) on the bag itself when use would touch my clothes or body is showing no rubbing or any signs of fading or worn off.

I have also inspected the parts underneath where the chain would rub against, I dont think I have experienced any issue outside the expected wear shown before in my earlier posts in this thread, on the underneath where the chain touches, and I dont see the rubbing of the inner/underneath part where the chain touchs have gone any worse. I have placed a pen tip to show you as size reference.

I am still very happy with this purchase and it is my most used and carefree Chanel bag, besides my 2.55 reissue 227 of course.
I still love my mini CF and 19 but this 22 bag has been on a very heavy or frequent rotation and it is a grab and go, without me having to downsize any thing. it suits many situations (work travel/ office/ gym/ grocery shopping and I dont baby it at all) I can fit my iPad Pro in it to go to work. I can put in some groceries after shopping at the supermarket. I also love the fact that you can wear it with the logo hidden on the opposite side or when tired I can hold/hug it like a pillow/ clutch hah while sitting down in the car or train.
Below are some pics and I will capture the expected wear underneath where the chain touches. You can compare to my earlier pics too. So far it seems to have affected one of the two chains only as there other side underneath I cannot find wear. Other than that the bag is still shinning in natural light and to me looks like new ;) despite such frequent use. The wear underneath we where the Cajun touches, I cannot see it anyways when the bag is displayed / resting or when used unless I inspect it very closely with zoomed in lens.

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Wow, what a workhorse. I am amazed that you take her to the gym and also put your groceries in there! :lol:
 
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#753
So I ended up purchasing the ‘22 in this color way but panicking if I should have gone for the all black (with gold hardware) instead . It hasn’t arrived yet but already wondering if I should exchange for the black!!! Any thoughts?

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#754
PC221 said:
So I ended up purchasing the ‘22 in this color way but panicking if I should have gone for the all black (with gold hardware) instead . It hasn’t arrived yet but already wondering if I should exchange for the black!!! Any thoughts?

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Do you tend to wear a lot of Denim or clothing that might fade onto the bag? If you tend to wear a lot of light colored clothing instead then I’d say stick with your first gut reaction.
 
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#757
I had a post about the Chanel 22 defects on the main Chanel forum before but I think it has been deleted. Someone posted some product they bought to protect the leather on the area where it meets the chain? Does anyone know what this is?

Also has anyone tried a Samorga for their 22? This youtuber bought some organizers, I think both are Samorga. One has a zipper.. if anyone has used something similar, I'm curious what you think as I've never bought any Samorgas before!
 
#758
cmln said:
I had a post about the Chanel 22 defects on the main Chanel forum before but I think it has been deleted. Someone posted some product they bought to protect the leather on the area where it meets the chain? Does anyone know what this is?

Also has anyone tried a Samorga for their 22? This youtuber bought some organizers, I think both are Samorga. One has a zipper.. if anyone has used something similar, I'm curious what you think as I've never bought any Samorgas before!
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I don't have a Chanel 22 (planning to get one later down the line). But I'm a proud owner of several Samara inserts. I use Samorga on all my Chanels and Louis Vuitton bags. They are lightweight, and I love the color choices they offer. I usually choose 1.2mm (thinner) but for Chanel 22, one might opt for 2mm thickness so your bag can retain shape better.

Highly recommend.
 
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#759
cmln said:
I had a post about the Chanel 22 defects on the main Chanel forum before but I think it has been deleted. Someone posted some product they bought to protect the leather on the area where it meets the chain? Does anyone know what this is?

Also has anyone tried a Samorga for their 22? This youtuber bought some organizers, I think both are Samorga. One has a zipper.. if anyone has used something similar, I'm curious what you think as I've never bought any Samorgas before!
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I use Samorga for all of my Chanels, including my 22, and I love it. They help give some structure to the bag and keep the inside from getting dirty with dust and hair. I’m really careful about wearing and keeping my bags, and I found the Samorga insert to be perfect at keeping my bags in great shape. Highly recommend!
 
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cmln said:
I had a post about the Chanel 22 defects on the main Chanel forum before but I think it has been deleted. Someone posted some product they bought to protect the leather on the area where it meets the chain? Does anyone know what this is?

Also has anyone tried a Samorga for their 22? This youtuber bought some organizers, I think both are Samorga. One has a zipper.. if anyone has used something similar, I'm curious what you think as I've never bought any Samorgas before!
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if u search 22 bag loop protector you can see it on esty
i have not tried it and I dont think it is necessary

As for Samorga, they do make nice inserts, another alternative is Zoomoni, which I like
 
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