well it's Vernis after all, so it does require more attention than good ol Mono/Damier. If you do a search, there's been ton's of disuss of how to care for Vernis etc. But my conclusion is if you treat ur bags w/caution-do sitting on ground/printed marterial, bumping around, no leaving in car during summer, it should be fine. It's realy not that fragile, many pp use their Perle agendas daily for years and they still look brand new.