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They have so much plastic and stickers and cards and labels on each bag when they get them from the factory, but for this amount of money they should really remove all of them. Probably the hardware is from a G batch. Nice to know. But that info is really for the next leather craftmen on the line, and not for the end customer.
 
They have so much plastic and stickers and cards and labels on each bag when they get them from the factory, but for this amount of money they should really remove all of them. Probably the hardware is from a G batch. Nice to know. But that info is really for the next leather craftmen on the line, and not for the end customer.

Hmm that makes sense. I guess it’s at least good to know it’s brand spanking new and not a return due to some defect I missed!
 
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I bought a Diane, not satisfied because of the “bursting leather on seams” at the bottom of the bag. Returned for an exchange. Waited for another week plus, a new one came in for me. Everywhere else was satisfactory except the bottom seams and now the flap as well.
The leather seem less “torn” than the first one I received. As the first bag had some very big holes and bigger torn area. This second bag I received had “smaller” torn area per seam but it’s more widespread.

I feel a bit disappointed to be honest with the sewing. It’s not obvious unless you put it close to eye level for inspection. The area that is visible (front and back of bag) had decent sewing, only the bottom of the bag had bad sewing.
Am I asking too much or this is really not up to par?
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It’s within the normal standards for LV. The Diane is in extremely high demand and will be resold to another client regardless. Be careful, however, because LV will flag you for too many returns, regardless of the reason…
 
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Hmm how could sloppy stitching become a normal standard for luxury products? Sad reality is if people in front line who see and hear these first hand from customers - SA's, CA's, managers, repair specialists etc truly believe, agree and aceept that these are normal, the drive to change and improve quality will never start for LV :sad:
 
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Hmm how could sloppy stitching become a normal standard for luxury products? Sad reality is if people in front line who see and hear these first hand from customers - SA's, CA's, managers, repair specialists etc truly believe, agree and aceept that these are normal, the drive to change and improve quality will never start for LV :sad:

Please don’t shoot the messengers!
 
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When you take it in, please kindly request a free repair! They will need to replace all of the leather trim, including the side straps. Otherwise, it will never evenly patina. This rarely happens on natural cowhide, but it does happen. You were just one of the unlucky ones that fell victim.
 
It’s within the normal standards for LV. The Diane is in extremely high demand and will be resold to another client regardless. Be careful, however, because LV will flag you for too many returns, regardless of the reason…
I’m not so worry about being flagged for the moment because I’m broke after buying so many bags from them already!
But I agree it’s (Diane) in high demand and I don’t feel like waiting another round for a new piece and still have the same issue again!! It’s a slight improvement from the first piece and the white bits don’t look so obvious now. I will keep this piece then.
 
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Hello! I received my Alma PM in monogram today in the mail. On the inside of the handle on one side, the stitching looks great to me, but it looks different and with more gaps in the leather between the stitches on the other side. Is this normal/acceptable? Thank you for your time,
 

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Hmm how could sloppy stitching become a normal standard for luxury products? Sad reality is if people in front line who see and hear these first hand from customers - SA's, CA's, managers, repair specialists etc truly believe, agree and aceept that these are normal, the drive to change and improve quality will never start for LV :sad:

these giant threads make it seem like every customer scrutinizes the craftsmanship of their bags but many people don’t.

LV isn’t worried about meticulous stitching and symmetry because so many people accept things they might otherwise not have due to “scarcity” and others just don’t care that much about their bag staying in pristine condition so these flaws don’t bother them.

It’s interesting.
 
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