Is this a defect, is this normal for this Chanel item?

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#556
I would return if I can. for the amount of $$ I put in to the bag, it NEEDS to be perfect.

I wouldn't mind the price, I know the price has gone up recently, but if you're okay with pre-owned you can always find a jumbo there. I do pay attention to details to every handbag I purchase, and simply put, for that amount of money I'm buying an "everyday art piece" much more beyond a bag.
 
#557
graciewwing said:
I’m not crazy picky, but I CAN tell you this, from the picture you have posted your bag is shiny and puffy and beautiful. If the slight crookedness bothers you, then you can always go look at other bags at the store and see what you think. The thing is sometimes the same flap looks crooked and other times it doesn’t.

Also, my beige jumbo’s interior isn’t taut, but my black jumbo is. My red jumbo is taut. It threw me off at first, but I’m the end, nobody sees it and it still functions the exact same when items are in it.

Totally up to you, but I love the puffiness and shininess of your jumbo!!
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Thank you so much for taking the time to respond!

I'm new to Chanel, but have many LV's, a Prada, YSL & Gucci. I wasn't sure if these things are normal. I only had an issue with my neverfull having a stitching flaw. I exchanged it, however it was such a pain to find a store that had any so I was driving all over town for it. It was very annoying. I'm sure the Chanel might be just as hard. When I got this bag, they had 2 other Jumbo's with the silver hardware for me to choose from. The mistake I made was only really inspecting the exterior. I quickly looked inside for scratches, but that is all.

I don't know why some are tight and some are baggy inside. I read on this forum somewhere that allegedly they are not supposed to be sewn down so you can pull the interior out? Sounds a bit odd!
 
#558
It’s crooked enough to bother me! For that price, I don’t expect perfect but i also expect imperfections to not be so obvious. It is puffy and shiny though. I agree caviar black is never as black as lambskin
 
#559
You said your bag was a 26-series? That seems a bit dated for a bag you just got from the store. Yours is a classic so there’s every possibility it was sitting in storage until now but it does seem a bit strange to me...
 
#560
eckw said:
You said your bag was a 26-series? That seems a bit dated for a bag you just got from the store. Yours is a classic so there’s every possibility it was sitting in storage until now but it does seem a bit strange to me...
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Yes 26. I didn’t check the series for the other 2 they showed me, but my main concern was none of the bags had the blue sticker on it. I ended up going with the bag that looked the shiniest to me. This bag didn’t have a blue sticker on the CC lock, but it had a sticker on the inside plate that sits on top of the CC.
 
#561
So I exchanged a couple of jumbos three times cause I was so picky. I bought two from different places to compare (the initial one I got from neimans was perfect). That caviar is beautiful and puffy and black like people said above! It is slightly crooked but some flaps are and if it’s not so bad you can adjust it over time. The lining is supposed to be tight but I’ve had some friends who has bubbled linings that bother them and returned. I also had one medium flap that wasn’t so flat but I used it for a week and the bottom straightened out. Bottom line is, there are a lot of issues with caviar now (matte, bad stitching, dry), so u exchanging could possibly encounter other issues. Try using it for a week with it stuffed, and if it still bothers u exchange it. It’s too much money for a bag for u to be unhappy about.
 
#565
saltgirl01 said:
Beautiful! May I ask what store you were able to buy from? Everything in my area seems to be closed.
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I worked with my SA at Neiman Marcus, but she ended up sourcing it from a standalone boutique. Many SAs are still able to ring up orders even though stores are closed, so if you have one that you've worked with you should definitely try reaching out!

ChanelCanuck said:
Looks perfect! I'm glad they honored the previous price! Enjoy!!
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Thank you! Me too :)
 
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#568
shopmycloset_lk said:
Update:

I guess the third time a charm! This bag is in perfect condition and *gasp* came with the authenticity card! It was definitely a painful process with the returns, but I’m glad I got one I’m happy with before the price increase.
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Perfect.
But you shouldn't have had such experiences with the two other ones. As another poster wrote, no quality control ?
 
#569
Question for those of you who own a vintage Chanel, is the wear and tear on this bag (series 2, classic double flap in lambskin) considered “normal”? I’ve been looking at other vintage flaps online for reference, but haven’t come across anything similar. There’s a lot of wrinkles on each of the diamonds, as well as the inner flap. I’ve included pictures below for all of you to see. Apologize in advance for the image quality, these pictures were provided to me from the seller:

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