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Hey @Bumbles that's a great question, and as these threads move so fast sometimes, did you end up getting something from MC? And what did you get or what are you wanting to get? If my memory serves me correct, was it the speedy nano's hun? x
Happy Friday Drtootr! No I haven’t been able to get anything. I missed the initial boat in January and have been on the dock waiting ever since 😂 and you are right, it’s the nano speedy I’m after in black but it doesn’t look like there is going to be a restock of it. I have seen white NS many times but no black. When I called CS they said black was only made in a much lesser quantity hence the rarity. I was thinking if this is the final restock maybe I should consider the white NS…….. I’m just worried abt colour transfer and maintenance of the vachetta strap so thought black would be an easier option. White obviously looks gorgeous though. Can I ask how you’re finding your white speedy? It is hard maintain? Did you spray your vachetta handles? I have a speedy 20 mono and even though I’m extra carefree there are minor stains on it (not obvious but still I can see), so with the white canvas and vachetta will be double whammy for me hahaha

I enjoy seeing your action pics of the murakami. They are such gorgeous bags and bring such a ray of sunshine. And you getting the fluffy bag charm is a bonus. Great you managed to get it. Fingers crossed it’s ready when you come so you can collect it and rock it on your bags.

Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend!
 
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I wondered how long your Coussin strap was because you do look quite tall but the length is perfect on you!

So I wanted to jump back on and update everyone to a little bit of serendipity 😁 As I mentioned my husband was traveling and checked Heathrow LV for my mono strap and sadly it was the same 40% increase ~ $750 CAD. Well this morning he called me from the airport mall in Turkey and he was in the LV store. The mono strap was in stock and with conversion to CAD appeared to be the old price! Plus no tax --- ended up snagging it for me for ~ $550 CAD !!!
Happy early Mother's Day 🎁 to me! SO lucky ☘️
What a great outcome!! Good on hubby to actually know what you were after and for you to have it at a reasonable price! My inserts are finally on their way to me..I sent a nice chaser email to them yesterday as I ordered it since 30/4 with no update but understand that she was away until 7/5. Happy Mother's day in advance to you as well!
 
What a great outcome!! Good on hubby to actually know what you were after and for you to have it at a reasonable price! My inserts are finally on their way to me..I sent a nice chaser email to them yesterday as I ordered it since 30/4 with no update but understand that she was away until 7/5. Happy Mother's day in advance to you as well!
I know!!! it just worked out so well. What colour inserts did you get?
 
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Hehe the mental image of you combing the fuzzy bag charm is funny :lol: :P thanks @DrTootr and appreciate your kind words! Have a lovely day!
Hey @bagsamplified I see what you did there lol :lol: and I might even bring it with me on my salon visits, so we can both get a wash and blow-dry after surviving those hot Dubai summer months lol :nuts: :biggrin: :lol: :P
 
I wondered how long your Coussin strap was because you do look quite tall but the length is perfect on you!

So I wanted to jump back on and update everyone to a little bit of serendipity 😁 As I mentioned my husband was traveling and checked Heathrow LV for my mono strap and sadly it was the same 40% increase ~ $750 CAD. Well this morning he called me from the airport mall in Turkey and he was in the LV store. The mono strap was in stock and with conversion to CAD appeared to be the old price! Plus no tax --- ended up snagging it for me for ~ $550 CAD !!!
Happy early Mother's Day 🎁 to me! SO lucky ☘️
Yay @sleepydoc. and SO happy for you, congrats!!! And thanks re my coussin strap, it really is the perfect length for me or if the person is on the taller side, I'd defin recommend it x
 
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Happy Friday Drtootr! No I haven’t been able to get anything. I missed the initial boat in January and have been on the dock waiting ever since 😂 and you are right, it’s the nano speedy I’m after in black but it doesn’t look like there is going to be a restock of it. I have seen white NS many times but no black. When I called CS they said black was only made in a much lesser quantity hence the rarity. I was thinking if this is the final restock maybe I should consider the white NS…….. I’m just worried abt colour transfer and maintenance of the vachetta strap so thought black would be an easier option. White obviously looks gorgeous though. Can I ask how you’re finding your white speedy? It is hard maintain? Did you spray your vachetta handles? I have a speedy 20 mono and even though I’m extra carefree there are minor stains on it (not obvious but still I can see), so with the white canvas and vachetta will be double whammy for me hahaha

I enjoy seeing your action pics of the murakami. They are such gorgeous bags and bring such a ray of sunshine. And you getting the fluffy bag charm is a bonus. Great you managed to get it. Fingers crossed it’s ready when you come so you can collect it and rock it on your bags.

Happy Friday and enjoy your weekend!
Cheers @Bumbles and so interesting to learn from you that the black is more rare, I had no idea. So I've got the OG white MC Speedy 30 which I've used for decades and of course my new Speedy 25. With the 30 I was young and carefree lol and did not baby this bag at all, I mean my cousins would sometimes pick me up from my job in the city (last minute plans) to take me surfing after, so that bag was even at the beach, and it held up pretty well considering my reckless youth ways lol

Now my hopefully more mature, wiser and sensible self lol is treating my Speedy 25 MC with the respect it deserves and although I am more cautious when I wear her say versus my speedy 25 cherry blossom or my black TP MC, I still feel like the white MC canvas is overall pretty durable in general. Especially if I compare it to my other white bags from say Chanel, for example. I wouldn't say I find it hard to maintain so far and I have never treated any of my LV vachetta ever. In saying that I might look into doing this going forward as @Mapoon has very kindly given me some recommendations to try. So maybe I'll try a strap first, to test it out for myself and go from there. Of course LV always says not to touch the vachetta, but I have learned in these forums that a lot of people in here do, so that's whats made me curious to finally try it for myself.

So my long answer short is, I would go for the white if you can't get the black, no doubt hun!

The whole long wait for the fluffy charm is a bit yikes to me and a tad off putting! But I figured it's my only shot to grab one from LV itself, because superfakes kinda scare me too as @sleepydoc. mentioned in here and hope my risk comes out ok and I can bring it back with me, I'll keep you posted on how I go.

Aww that's so lovely to hear re my action shots, thank you! And sending big hugs your way and can't wait to see if you do grab a nano speedy, I know it will look fab on you and you'd love it, so please if you remember tag me in so I can see yours. And if I should see any nano speedyS instore at LV (I know it's a longshot but you never know, the more eyes looking out the better) while I'm in Australia I promise to let you know asap x
 
Has anyone put their bags through the LV Care Service virtually / via Sydney? I'm eyeing off a vintage epi Montaigne online but lots of the early ~90s era seems to be suffering peeling. Just not sure if I want to go to through the hassle if the stickiness / peeling turns out terrible and the LV Care Service is also an effort...
 
Good evening ladies! My bag & sense inserts have arrived. I ordered 3 inserts - one felt one for my TP with the hooks (25cm, 2mm in Navy (Heather), nylon in gold for speedy 20 and nylon in burgundy for my mini evelyne. Quality feels good and the nylon is a nice thickness. Just wanted to try them on the bags which I currently use felt inserts for.

The one for my TP is a perfect fit as expected. Pardon the dirty mirror and casual clothes but I used and pair it with my Odeon black strap (shoulder and cross body) and it’s great! I haven’t filled the pouch it with anything yet but looking forward to use it when I go to Melbourne next month for a short break. Better not over fill it but I’m excited to use it. It doesn’t go too well with the chunky chain..maybe the end hooks need to be similar to the LV straps.

Thanks for letting me share!!
 

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Good evening ladies! My bag & sense inserts have arrived. I ordered 3 inserts - one felt one for my TP with the hooks (25cm, 2mm in Navy (Heather), nylon in gold for speedy 20 and nylon in burgundy for my mini evelyne. Quality feels good and the nylon is a nice thickness. Just wanted to try them on the bags which I currently use felt inserts for.

The one for my TP is a perfect fit as expected. Pardon the dirty mirror and casual clothes but I used and pair it with my Odeon black strap (shoulder and cross body) and it’s great! I haven’t filled the pouch it with anything yet but looking forward to use it when I go to Melbourne next month for a short break. Better not over fill it but I’m excited to use it. It doesn’t go too well with the chunky chain..maybe the end hooks need to be similar to the LV straps.

Thanks for letting me share!!
How exciting! It looks fantastic. You’ve done a great job with this conversion. The black toiletry pouch is such a shiny and vibrant colour. You must be really happy to snap this up before it got deleted. Really lucky indeed! 😍🥳
 
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