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Ms. Dixie, thank you so much for putting my mind at ease about the strap! In all the photos I’ve seen if the charcoal panda, it always seemed that the strap was the same color. So it never occurred to me that the strap would be a different color. I’m relieved to know I didn’t get swindled!
Super pretty color and leather!I took my Small Oxblood Pandora out this weekend! I love this bag--it's so easy to carry!
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Congrats. I feel the same about my mini Panda.I've seen Linda's Stuff sell hideous fakes on eBay. I can't say anything about this Pandora, sorry, not my forte. From what I understand, Authenticate4U seem pretty reliable.The Pandora popped on my radar a few weeks ago and 2 days ago I found a pre-loved, medium, Pepe leather bag in charcoal that looked like it reeeaaallly belonged on my arm
This is my first luxury bag (value >$400). I searched several resale sites and found (then bought) this bag from Linda’s Stuff via ebay. It seeeems reputable and it’s been authenticated by Real Authentication, for whatever that’s worth (hopefully it’s worth what I paid for this bag ). However, after looking thru some of the telltale signs listed on this thread, I’m a little concerned.
Regardless, it looks gorgeous and I simply CANNOT WAIT to get it!!
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Hi! Congrats on your Pandora. There's no one authenticating this brand here on the Forums, sadly, but try submitting your pictures to Authenticate4U - from what I know, they're pretty good at it. Regarding the strap, I agree with Ms.Dixie - it's probably the original one, just aged differenly because the previous owner didn't use it as often. The hardware of the strap certainly seems to match that of the Givenchy Pandora bag.
I like the look of the medium more, and like you said, the shoulder handle is more generous. For times that I don't need the space that a med has, the slouch is still more attractive to me.
congrats on the panda. never too late to the party since it's around this long for a reason. i have both med and sm, and don't use an organizer bc i prefer the slouch of the panda w/o one. it's one of the reasons why it's so beloved. if you do get one, let us know how it drapes. would be curious if it affects it at all.
Congrats on your Panda - it's gorgeous!! Non-adjustable straps suck, it's such a simple thing to add and yet sometimes designers would forgo it for some reason... Sorry, can't offer any suggestions. But perhaps, a strap in the green color to match the charm would be easier to find, since the changes of finding a strap in that exact shade of blue are rather slim, and because the strap would be so close to the bag the difference in shades would be very noticeable, I think. Whereas the charm is smaller and will be separated from the strap by the bag itself, if that makes sense.
Great idea! I’m actually thinking of just a black strap with silver hw, was wondering how a canvas strap would look, but since bag is pretty casual anyway I’m guessing that would look just fine….adjustable of course!
I personally wouldn't go with black - this is such a beautiful and saturated shade of blue, I don't think it would go well with a black strap. But a canvas one should look good!
I’m interested in responses to this post from other panda owners. I’ve never looked into using an organizer and I don’t even know what organizers would work in these bags but I’d love to find out. ❤️
IMO the Panda is meant to smoosh and hang down. An organizer kinda defeats that purpose.
