How do you store your Chanel Handbags?

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Sakurai888 said:
Hi Doodles78
yes it's not that obvious. i also just notice it when i stuffed it. i found that the left side protrudes more. i actually just bought the bag.

normally i also wrap my chain but still put it lying flat in the box. now i try to change how i store my chanel bags based on the advice i've found here to avoid depuffing.

I plan to wrap and put the chain at the back instead of at the front avoiding the *hunching effect . but chanel's box doesn't have a flat base, there's this edges surrounding the box so when it stands up, it's going to lean more on one side though not much. this is my other worries since the bag is not in a flat standing up position. i read the instruction book that comes with the mitt gloves, it recommends to tuck the chain inside like in the boutique but i still wonder if it could create the problem above especially on lambskin.

at the moment, i store the bag above, in the box, upright position, chain wrapped at the back of the bag, front bag facing the base of the box since the base surrounded by the extra edges, back of the bag facing the lid of the box. so the bag is going to lean more towards the back of the bag. what do you gals think? any other idea to store the bag in chanel's box upright?

i still prefer to keep the bag in the box rather than dustbag because it's dusty here and in my past experience, the smell of the leather is preserved excellently with the box and i have no problem with the humidity.

*(pls see a post in previous few pages sorry i could not remember the ID about a TPFer putting the chain in front and the bag hunched but when she put the chains at the back, the problem's solved)
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The. Chanel repair dept told me to rotate boxes from standing to laying flat to prevent bag from de puffing and structure loss. I also put a fan on in my closet during the day to ensure it is well ventilated. Lastly I used a dehumidifier In my closet during rainy and humid days.
 
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Dira919 said:
Kittymoomoo, are the felts soft or scratchy, I might order some for my bags, mostly for the chains.
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Hi dear, :smile1:The ones I just bought from Beverly's craft store that match the color exactly to the 12a seem to be alittle softer than the ones I bought from Michael's craft store. Although the Michael's I've had them on my Beige Clair caviar jumbo for over a year and no scratches at all. Also I'm using it on my lambskin boy, no problem at all.
 
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kittymoomoo said:
Hi dear, :smile1:The ones I just bought from Beverly's craft store that match the color exactly to the 12a seem to be alittle softer than the ones I bought from Michael's craft store. Although the Michael's I've had them on my Beige Clair caviar jumbo for over a year and no scratches at all. Also I'm using it on my lambskin boy, no problem at all.
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Ty my dear friend!:hugs: I am scared to death of my bags getting damaged while being stored especially with prices increasing I can't buy new anymore for a long long time:banned:
 
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Dira919 said:
Ty my dear friend!:hugs: I am scared to death of my bags getting damaged while being stored especially with prices increasing I can't buy new anymore for a long long time:banned:
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I know what mean !! Your singing my song- The Ban island blues hahaha. I have mine sitting on baby blankets - how crazy am I? I don't care if my kids and husband thinks I am, I'm doing anything that will keep them looking good. They laughed at me when I jumped at the felts, my daughter asked "Mom what are you making? " When I told her what their for she rolled her eyes and laughed. She's 33 and has no interest at ALL in designer anything. Oh well my only granddaughter will inherent them all !!
 
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kittymoomoo said:
I know what mean !! Your singing my song- The Ban island blues hahaha. I have mine sitting on baby blankets - how crazy am I? I don't care if my kids and husband thinks I am, I'm doing anything that will keep them looking good. They laughed at me when I jumped at the felts, my daughter asked "Mom what are you making? " When I told her what their for she rolled her eyes and laughed. She's 33 and has no interest at ALL in designer anything. Oh well my only granddaughter will inherent them all !!
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my daughter already asked "mom, when you're dead I am going to get all your chanel bags, right?" She then proceeded to say " do I have to wait for you to die to get them". And to top it all off she's only 5!
 
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Dira919 said:
The. Chanel repair dept told me to rotate boxes from standing to laying flat to prevent bag from de puffing and structure loss. I also put a fan on in my closet during the day to ensure it is well ventilated. Lastly I used a dehumidifier In my closet during rainy and humid days.
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Hi Dear, since that post i've found what i thought is a better method of storing my chanel bags. if the bag is laid down, it would create the puffing issue, if it's standing up then structure issue due to the weight of the chain. i tackle both by storing my bag as posted previously. so less worried for getting a hunched structure. i don't have to buy any extra items too as i only use tissue to wrap the chain and the ribbon got from the store to lift the chain up and tie it around the box. in terms of the saying the leather needs to breathe, i live in one of the most humid country in the world, i just use silica gel (if you're afraid of it touching the leather, you could wrap them in tissue) and put hippos on my cabinet. also i rotate the usage of the bag. so far so good. lots of SAs recommend different methods for storing the bags but i guess whatever works for you and your main concern. HTH
this is the link to my previous post of storing my chanel bags method.
http://forum.purseblog.com/showpost.php?p=28731470&postcount=967
 
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Sakurai888 said:
Hi Dear, since that post i've found what i thought is a better method of storing my chanel bags. if the bag is laid down, it would create the puffing issue, if it's standing up then structure issue due to the weight of the chain. i tackle both by storing my bag as posted previously. so less worried for getting a hunched structure. i don't have to buy any extra items too as i only use tissue to wrap the chain and the ribbon got from the store to lift the chain up and tie it around the box. in terms of the saying the leather needs to breathe, i live in one of the most humid country in the world, i just use silica gel (if you're afraid of it touching the leather, you could wrap them in tissue) and put hippos on my cabinet. also i rotate the usage of the bag. so far so good. lots of SAs recommend different methods for storing the bags but i guess whatever works for you and your main concern. HTH
this is the link to my previous post of storing my chanel bags method.
http://forum.purseblog.com/showpost.php?p=28731470&postcount=967
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This is awesome info Ty my friend. My bags are sooooo much work. I too use everything that came with the bag including tissue paper as I am afraid to use plastic bubble wrap because I read somewhere it is bad for leather. But now I am hearing tissue paper attracts moths, what's a girl to do :smile1: I like your method.
 
#1,094
Ljlj said:
Thank you for posting this. I am now using the bag-a-vie dustbags and I'm loving how convenient they are. Also, they're super soft. :D

Ladies, I do have a question about the felt flap protector. I went to 2 hobby shops. The wool felt I found was thick. While the crafts felt was thin and scratchy, and made of acrylic/polyester. Any recommendations? TIA!:smile1:
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I searched for "wool felt" on etsy and found a seller that sells 100% merino wool felt sheets. I had bought some of the acrylic ones from michael's in the past and switched out all of them with the 100% wool ones. I can definitely feel a difference!
 
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muluver said:
I searched for "wool felt" on etsy and found a seller that sells 100% merino wool felt sheets. I had bought some of the acrylic ones from michael's in the past and switched out all of them with the 100% wool ones. I can definitely feel a difference!
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Great information, thanks for posting it !! I'll definitely check it out.:ghi5:
 
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