Hey everyone, I’m a longtime reader and a fairly new poster. I thought I could contribute to this forum and the quality issues. So I got one of the first 22 bags that came out. It was the lilac purple last year. And it has held up fairly well but I have noticed wear and tear in the loops like a lot of you have posted. Fast forward to today at The boutique and I’m looking at black 22s and they are much much thicker leather than my purple 22. I’ve seen a few people post that they think that the reason some bags get more wear and tear than others is because some are just made of thinner leathers than others. And after picking up my new black 22 today, I have to agree with that theory. The leather feels almost twice as thick to me , so so supple and luxurious. I’ll post some photos when I unboxed it in the next couple days. I’d love to know if anyone else had a similar experience. . Oh and also, I’m wondering if Chanel has made tweeks to this bag because of the quality issues since the leather seems so dramatically thicker?? What do you all think about that?