Hmm... I don't know if its my eyes deceiving me, but does the flap look a little crooked? The right and left side don't look align to the quilts? Omg I'm the WORST at describing things...LOL.
Is this a defect, is this normal for this Chanel item?
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Yes I noticed that too!! I messaged the SA to ask if it was closed wrong. It’s more obvious here especially at the top.
This bag looks pretty to me, not sure what gaps on stitches are?
The flap can sit a way depending on stuffing and how it's filled. Looks like you can easily adjust one side to set the flap perfectly to me.
The red is beautiful imo, and I see no issues in your photo. If we look too closely for an issue, we'll find it! I hope you enjoy your bag!
Thank you, you’re right. I was nervous after getting a damaged pink boy bag recently. This is a dream bag, I’m really excited to get it.
Went with my friend to look at classic flap’s today. Its her first and every bag we looked at had either loose stitching, creased corners or wonky flaps. I had similar issues a year ago but eventually found the perfect bag after looking at about 8. Ive never seen quality issues with any other chanel item and i own quite a few pieces but always find problems with classic flaps.
Has anyone else experienced the same? I just dont get what on earth is going on. She wasn’t looking for a perfect bag but i dont think the first thing we should see when looking at these bags is a popped stitch and misaligned flap for such high prices.
i told her to keep looking but at this point i dont know if ive given her the right advice. What would you ladies do?
Has anyone else experienced the same? I just dont get what on earth is going on. She wasn’t looking for a perfect bag but i dont think the first thing we should see when looking at these bags is a popped stitch and misaligned flap for such high prices.
i told her to keep looking but at this point i dont know if ive given her the right advice. What would you ladies do?
For the price of these bags I would expect perfection
That would be the dream wouldn’t it!
I think you’ll always find something if you look hard enough for it but if you can see it without even giving the bag a proper look over its a bit of a problem. She got told these things are normal. They didnt even offer her any further assistance so clearly they didn’t want her money after she pointed out the defects. It was her first experience in chanel and it was not a good one unfortunately.
Idk for an $8,000 bag I'm bringing in a magnifying glass lolThat would be the dream wouldn’t it!
I think you’ll always find something if you look hard enough for it but if you can see it without even giving the bag a proper look over its a bit of a problem. She got told these things are normal. They didnt even offer her any further assistance so clearly they didn’t want her money after she pointed out the defects. It was her first experience in chanel and it was not a good one unfortunately.
I'm sorry she had a bad experience and hope she finds something perfect for her
Its $10,200 now :O
Its become a scary process making sure your bag doesn’t come home with quality issues.
I’m glad i dont want to add another classic flap.
Chanel bags are a somewhat soft sided, mass factory produced product. i don’t mean to disparage them; in fact, I’ve had the best luck with all of my chanel bags and love them. However, I will say that in 1991, I had to take in a mini bag dangling from a belt five plus times bc the hardware was wonky and could not support its own weight. This was when repair was a tiny kiosk on the first floor of chanel 57. So, I also don’t really believe the old ones were that much better. An SA can only sell what she has been given, so I don’t necessarily blame them either.
How bad does she want the bag? If she absolutely wants it, she should keep looking at new inventory, she will find it! Mostly, SA's don't make a big deal of these defects. You get the usual "it's handmade so it won't be perfect" line each time. I've come across only 2 really nice SA's who understand this is a lot of money to spend and we should go home with the piece that makes us happy.
I got lucky in 2021 with a perfect, sturdy and symmetrical classic in small. But I think that year was producing very nice bags. Changes by the year in my experience