Curious, has anyone else ever purchased the same purse from two different stores? More specifically, has anyone else ever experienced something similar to this:
I purchased the Whiplash Saddle bag in oxblood from Coach a couple months ago, but just recently I purchased one from Nordstrom (through mail). I checked out the bag from Nordstrom and although it had the same design and shape...the color, leather, and quality seemed off. Firstly, the color was a noticeably darker, dark brown compared to the oxblood. Next, the leather was way thinner with the exception of the first large pocket, and the pebbled leather was finely pebbled as well as barely pebbled. The leather felt kind of smooth...like, I have 2 other bags in pebbled leather so I was able to compare all 3 bags to this one. Which, both my saddle and rogue's leather feel exactly the same...but not this bag from Nordstrom. Lastly, the edge coating was messy and ridged in a few places.
It was so odd, I just couldn't finish unwrapping the rest of the bag and had to return it immediately. Also, as I went to return it I thought maybe I could do an exchange...but when the SA showed me the bags they all were nearly similar to the one I received in the mail.
I swore I wasn't crazy and imagining things because I obsessed over this bag before I purchased mine a couple months ago. I've touched enough in 3 different stores. I had my friend look it over and she noticed the same differences, too.
Is this a thing, where stores other than Coach sell slightly different bags? ...I'm a little nervous to not purchase from coach again...
(Btw, my rogue is starting to split on the edge coating on the inside crease/corner. =_= It's making me anxious that it will spread. Seems like a bad place to put the material on considering the bend. Has this happened to anyone else, too? )
I purchased the Whiplash Saddle bag in oxblood from Coach a couple months ago, but just recently I purchased one from Nordstrom (through mail). I checked out the bag from Nordstrom and although it had the same design and shape...the color, leather, and quality seemed off. Firstly, the color was a noticeably darker, dark brown compared to the oxblood. Next, the leather was way thinner with the exception of the first large pocket, and the pebbled leather was finely pebbled as well as barely pebbled. The leather felt kind of smooth...like, I have 2 other bags in pebbled leather so I was able to compare all 3 bags to this one. Which, both my saddle and rogue's leather feel exactly the same...but not this bag from Nordstrom. Lastly, the edge coating was messy and ridged in a few places.
It was so odd, I just couldn't finish unwrapping the rest of the bag and had to return it immediately. Also, as I went to return it I thought maybe I could do an exchange...but when the SA showed me the bags they all were nearly similar to the one I received in the mail.
I swore I wasn't crazy and imagining things because I obsessed over this bag before I purchased mine a couple months ago. I've touched enough in 3 different stores. I had my friend look it over and she noticed the same differences, too.
Is this a thing, where stores other than Coach sell slightly different bags? ...I'm a little nervous to not purchase from coach again...
(Btw, my rogue is starting to split on the edge coating on the inside crease/corner. =_= It's making me anxious that it will spread. Seems like a bad place to put the material on considering the bend. Has this happened to anyone else, too? )
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