"Is this Normal?" Ask about LV stitching, alignment, etc. here!
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My first guess was that they are giant hot stamps. But inspecting the press photos I realised that they press the pattern first and they indeed screen print the colour, the same method as with Mon Monogram.
And surprisingly, even in the press shots the edges look rubbish:
Hi, I would definitely bring it to the store for them to take a look. It is unfortunate and unpleasant (and somewhat frustrating to be honest), but like already mentioned before - it is better to address this issue sooner rather than later. Good luck and keep us updated !
Hi everyone! I’m new here! I’m been very frustrated lately with LV quality issues, I bought the PSM back pack and twice there is stitching and alignment issues. The first time the one of the D ring at the back is stitched slanted and the second time the whole back pack is crooked looking. I’m just waiting for my third one now. the left photo is my first one and the right is my second.
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In the world of Palm Springs, both look kinda OK. But I understand you. These are not unprecedented, Palm Springs is a VERY problematic design from the very beginning. A soft bag with lots of folded canvas (to save money) and lots of details to sew, a perfect recipe for a disaster.
Mine is like the one on the right.... off centered seam. Unfortunately I have dealt with many quality issues with LV lately. So much so that I’m getting tired and just finding that I’m settling. I went through four Odeon PMs, three bum bags, and now I am waiting for my third neo noe. It’s truly shocking. If I didn’t want the bags so badly, I certainly wouldn’t tolerate it. It’s def frustrating!!! 
Really... I had no clue!! They have never given me a hard time thankfully. I have purchased quite a few bags from them in the past two months, so not sure if that’s why? I recently went through my 15 yr old purse collection and have been updating and curating with some more classics and useable bags for my lifestyle now.
Hi all! I just got a keepall 45 that I ordered from the website. It’s made in Italy which is fun, since in 25 years of buying LV I’ve only had shoes from there. Anyway; I have some alignment issues on bags thst I’ve bought in the past and chose to live with and I’m choosing to keep this as well, but I’m curious if this is the new normal? What do you think about this subtle misalignment? I have older bags with much more complicated designs with absolutely perfect alignment. Opinions please and thank you
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Congrats on your new purchase eal76! If you are comfortable enough to overlook slight misalignment and happy with the rest of it, my sentiment would be - keep it as the next one might have some other challenges that you may not be willing to overlook. I recently got a NeoNoe in Empreinte Noir (MIF) and it also has a slight misalignment (or maybe not so slight to someone else
), but I have decided to keep it since it’s not particularly noticeable on a black empreinte leather. There are no other “issues” with the bag, so I am kinda picking and choosing my battles as I do think this is the new norm nowadays.
I own a DA artsy pand there are differences between mine and this
thank you for this feedback! Your bag is lovely! I have a friend wirh your same bag and the same alignment “differences” and she also chose to keep and enjoy it. Have a lovely dayCongrats on your new purchase eal76! If you are comfortable enough to overlook slight misalignment and happy with the rest of it, my sentiment would be - keep it as the next one might have some other challenges that you may not be willing to overlook. I recently got a NeoNoe in Empreinte Noir and it also has a slight misalignment (or maybe not so slight to someone else
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There is a slight misalignment, but this seems to be the “new normal.” I just posted pics of my new keepall and the alignment is also off a bit. It’s a matter of if you’re comfortable with it or not. Personally it would bother me for a minute but then I’d just enjoy it (this is the thought process I just went through with mine!)
I’m still in the stage of bothering me but need to make up my mind quick. It does stand up with and without stuff and I’m never selling it so….I need to stop over thinking. Thank you for your reply.
Finally got my o rings and time to take some photos. The o rings help to create a gap so the larger LV hardware sits higher up when using the strap and reduces larger abrasions against the leather, considering the LV hardware also swivels.
