If you want to keep the bags then there is a firm in Morristown, NJ that LV use to clean bags - pm me if you want the telephone number and maybe you can ask them for some advice.
best of luck
best of luck
In my opinion, a smelly LV is a smelly LV... I don't care what you do to it. I've had one funky bag and that taught me to always ask my number one question whenever buying used LV, "Does the bag have ANY foul odors-ie mothballs, cigarettes etc?"
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ITA... eva is such a nice person... if you're not happy then send the bag back...They're both nice sellers and I'm certain you won't have a problem getting a refund....but you might have to pay the shipping....
ITA... eva is such a nice person... if you're not happy then send the bag back...
I purchased a smelly bag from a seller in Hong Kong. It was an epi bag, but I never could carry it because of the smell. I tried everything I had read - wadded up newspapers, cat litter, febreeze, leaving the bag inside out for days, etc., - and nothing worked. I had the bag for probably two months trying to remove the smell, but the seller was very accomodating and allowed me to return the bag for a refund. It wasn't a full refund because I had the bag for too long, but I was just happy to get rid of it. It made my closet stink.
I read on tPF about how great Let-Trade and authentic_lvlady are so I went ahead and ordered a bag from each of them (even though I was warned by some postings about authentic's problem with odor).
I got a beautiful red epi speedy 30 from authentic_lvlady on Sunday - and, sure enough, it reeks of some sort of nasty chemical smell - a cross between mothballs and skunk. I've aired it out for the past three days - sprayed it to death with Febreze - stuffed it with newspapers and dryer sheets - and nothing. It still stinks. And I don't have the patience to keep at it - I don't want this smelly thing anymore. I just emailed Eva/authentic and told her I'd give her $50 for her trouble but that I want a refund and want to send the bag back - am awaiting her reply.
I also got an 8 year old yellow epi alma from Let-Trade (also arrived on Sunday) - which had a slight musty smell (much less obnoxious than the other bag) - but, frankly, it smells like someone's basement. So I just emailed them now and asked if they have any suggestions as to how to remove the odor - but, to be honest, I'm fed up and want to send that back, too.
Do any of you have any suggestions re: what to do to just get my money back? I wanna cry.
TIA!