is this odd

update on this topic:

i (cant believe i didnt do this before!! i am a goofball) went and pulled out all my other bags. guess what??? the most recent bag i bought from HERMES (within the last month) had NO date on the lock. The next most recent (within 6 weeks direct from Hermes) had 9/06 and the third most recent (again purchased at the boutique) about 2 months ago had a lock 1/07..........SO there is no rhyme or reason. Some big box of locks and keys and they dump new ones in and they get pulled out in random fashion------------is my best guess