Ah yeah, the thing about Pepe bags is that they kinda always look a little “loved”. I have a black one and it doesn’t any different from when I got it minus the slight smoothing of the wrinkles. But I have seen plenty of preloved Pepe’s that are lighter in color and they don’t look as rich. Goatskin would definitely look “newer” in the long run.
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Ah yeah, the thing about Pepe bags is that they kinda always look a little “loved”. I have a black one and it doesn’t any different from when I got it minus the slight smoothing of the wrinkles. But I have seen plenty of preloved Pepe’s that are lighter in color and they don’t look as rich. Goatskin would definitely look “newer” in the long run.
True! The edge os my pepe look even better (because I treated it) than the ones on display at the store when I went.
Right! I’ve gone into the store carrying my Pandora while admiring the Pandora’s on display and SA’s have thought mine was a bag of theirs.
@Antigone I got my small black goat almost exactly a year ago from HG Bags with their 25% discount code. It ended up being below $1k. HG Bags run 20%, 25% and even the occasional 30% codes on already low prices. They don't seem to have any Givenchy in stock right now though, and I rarely see Pandoras there these days. If I were you I'd hang on to the one you have.
I really need some help deciding which Pandora to keep. I bought so many during the Farfetch sale because I didn’t know which one I want. These are my choices:
- Small black wrinkled
- Small black grained
- Small charcoal wrinkled
- Medium black grained
I returned a Medium charcoal wrinkled because for that size, I feel like I really prefer black.
I really need a sturdy, carefree every day bag. For that I’m thinking small size is best. But I cannot decide what leather/color. I think black looks best in Pandora’s, so then a small black......but which leather???
My questions are:
- I plan to use the small every day. Is it wasteful to also have a medium that sits unused most of the time? I may use it for traveling. Or the few occasions I need a bigger bag. Although for that I have a nylon longchamp tote I beat up mercilessly. Please tell me how you use your medium, if you have both sizes!
- Is it weird to have the same grained leather in both sizes, or should I go for the wrinkled in small?
- or should I go for the charcoal in small for a totally different leather/color?
- another thought, I could go for grained in both sizes, since I prefer black anyway, and then. Look for a mini in wrinkled black, which I also really really love. What about this option?
They are all arriving over the next few days. I got the black wrinkled one already. Here is a pic. What do you think? It is already quite soft, I checked the serial number, it was made in early 2017. I wish they’d sent me a newer one, but of course I can’t choose.
Please help me with advice! Thank you!
- Small black wrinkled
- Small black grained
- Small charcoal wrinkled
- Medium black grained
I returned a Medium charcoal wrinkled because for that size, I feel like I really prefer black.
I really need a sturdy, carefree every day bag. For that I’m thinking small size is best. But I cannot decide what leather/color. I think black looks best in Pandora’s, so then a small black......but which leather???
My questions are:
- I plan to use the small every day. Is it wasteful to also have a medium that sits unused most of the time? I may use it for traveling. Or the few occasions I need a bigger bag. Although for that I have a nylon longchamp tote I beat up mercilessly. Please tell me how you use your medium, if you have both sizes!
- Is it weird to have the same grained leather in both sizes, or should I go for the wrinkled in small?
- or should I go for the charcoal in small for a totally different leather/color?
- another thought, I could go for grained in both sizes, since I prefer black anyway, and then. Look for a mini in wrinkled black, which I also really really love. What about this option?
They are all arriving over the next few days. I got the black wrinkled one already. Here is a pic. What do you think? It is already quite soft, I checked the serial number, it was made in early 2017. I wish they’d sent me a newer one, but of course I can’t choose.
Please help me with advice! Thank you!
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If it were me, I'd choose:
Medium in Grained - the size is too large for my everyday needs, but great for travelling
Small wrinkled - it looks soooo rocker chic
OR
Medium in Grained
Small Charcoal
Medium in Grained - the size is too large for my everyday needs, but great for travelling
Small wrinkled - it looks soooo rocker chic
OR
Medium in Grained
Small Charcoal
Thanks for your input! I think I will definitely be keeping the medium grained then. Now, I would like to keep a small wrinkled, but the charcoal one arrived yesterday and it is defective! Pics attached. The strap attachment loops are in front of, instead of behind, the handle. The black one is correct, the charcoal one is not. I was so upset. It made me question the authenticity of the charcoal bag.....and then *also* the authenticity of the black wrinkled.....since they both came from the same boutique! PM me for the name.
Now, I’ve decided to send both wrinkled smalls back because I don’t want anything to do with that boutique. I’m bummed because I really did want to keep the black one!
I think the reason why these Pandora’s were so heavily discounted is that they may be manufacturer rejects? Or at least defective in some way? The black medium that’s arriving today is actually the second one I bought because the zipper got stuck on the first one! I had to ask my dad to help me unstuck it using a tiny screwdriver to carefully push the zipper back out. So that one was defective too, in my opinion, even though we were able to get the zipper unstuck. I’d be paranoid every time I unzipped it that it would get stuck again.
So, I’ll look at these last two that are arriving today (black small grained and black medium grained, again). Cross my fingers they are near perfect. If not, I’m sending them back and will probably never fall for these discount prices on Farfetch again. So maybe I’m not so lucky after all!
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Sorry, I want to rant some more! Honestly, I am so sick of chasing after these sale Pandora’s that I am thisclose to just returning them all and going to Saks or Neimans to buy one off the shelf.
This is actually my fourth time buying small black grained because every time, every single time, they have arrived in a too small box so that the bag is squashed. It’s so frustrating. Last time I bought one from ssense for about $1200 usd. Pic below is what it looked like when it arrived. And pic of what I want it to look like, the ones you see in the store.
So, I’ll look at the one coming today but if it is squashed again, I’m just sending them all back and getting one from Saks once all my refunds come back in.
This is actually my fourth time buying small black grained because every time, every single time, they have arrived in a too small box so that the bag is squashed. It’s so frustrating. Last time I bought one from ssense for about $1200 usd. Pic below is what it looked like when it arrived. And pic of what I want it to look like, the ones you see in the store.
So, I’ll look at the one coming today but if it is squashed again, I’m just sending them all back and getting one from Saks once all my refunds come back in.
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Stick to ur convictions if u feel that strongly about it. At least with saks, u know u can walk into store n talk to someone face to face if theres an issue. Hope the others arrive without issues.
I love my med pandas btw.
I love my med pandas btw.
I understand your frustration! That's the down side of shopping on-line sadly.
But I hope your returns and refunds will run smoothly and fast so you can finally grab a panda you like!
A bit shocked about the faulty small wrinkled one.. can it be this mess with handles!? never thought..
Anyhow you keep the medium one at least and it's a great bag
But I hope your returns and refunds will run smoothly and fast so you can finally grab a panda you like!
A bit shocked about the faulty small wrinkled one.. can it be this mess with handles!? never thought..
Anyhow you keep the medium one at least and it's a great bag
I was shocked too!I understand your frustration! That's the down side of shopping on-line sadly.
But I hope your returns and refunds will run smoothly and fast so you can finally grab a panda you like!
A bit shocked about the faulty small wrinkled one.. can it be this mess with handles!? never thought..
Anyhow you keep the medium one at least and it's a great bag