Okay, thank you for your response. Didn’t wanna waste my time if this was a known wear and tear issue. Hopefully I can get it repaired as my bag is flawless otherwise!!
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Okay, thank you for your response. Didn’t wanna waste my time if this was a known wear and tear issue. Hopefully I can get it repaired as my bag is flawless otherwise!!
I looked at the bag in details (stitching, zippers...) and the quality is really nice. Will check with the store and see if it’s a returned bag. I know there’s a lot high quality fakes floating around in HK tho hahaha.
Good luck! Also just looking at the construction of the bag it doesn't make sense to me that the top handle would deteriorate before the leather tabs that hold the D rings and straps...I would've expect some wear & tear in those areas instead.
Haha I've seen a few when I was there, they almost look as good if not better than my authentic bags.
Anywho, good luck on getting it sorted out with the CA. Hope it's just us being paranoid with the date code and all is good.
Be very careful when choosing to buy anything in LV. Was very shocked to see the really awful quality of this Mono Palm Spring. The seams were not straight in so many places. It looked so wonky. And so obvious when I undid the zip - the bag was definitely not sewn straight. The problems were so obvious when compared next to the Reverse. Luckily, they had another Mono. I was worried I was going to leave without one. I showed the SA all the defects and she agreed they were bad. But will they do what I suggested and send it back wherever it came from or try selling it anyway? It was not the only bag I saw that, to me, should have never gone past Quality Control.
Hi everyone, was helping my mom to get after the Palm springs mini and so far i go no luck while i was in London and also in Malaysia. Is there any way to know the info about stock availability? Would love to have your responses here. Thanks and have a great day ahead!
It’s really down to luck. Some arrived in HK last week and thank goodness my brilliant SA notified me and put them aside for me. I highly recommend finding an SA you like and build a relationship with her/him. You want someone who is really willing to go out of their way to help you, not just someone who say “I’ve looked but it’s not available.” I’ve known my SA for nearly 6 yrs and whichever branch she gets transferred to, that’s where I’d go. If I have an item I’m looking for, she’ll hunt it down for me. Another option would be to ask if you can pay a deposit or even full price so you’re guaranteed the item. But I do know that they may not do this if the item is really sought after and every branch in every country is fighting to get shipment from the HQ in France. Good luck!
I was able to get the Palm Springs Mini today by calling the Client Services phone number. I was signed up to receive an email when the bag became available online. Got an email today at around 5 pm EST stating that it was available, but I didn't read the email until 20 minutes after it was sent to me. The bag was sold out again by the time I got online. I ended up calling Client Services, and the lovely woman was able to find one for me. Was able to order it over the phone, and the bag is being shipped to me from a store in another state. The woman I spoke to stated that there were a few other stores who currently had the bag in stock. This was like an hour ago though.
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After reading through this forum, I'm debating if I should return my PSM. I was able to snag it online last week and it's very hard and almost impossible to find it here in Toronto/Canada! It was made just a couple weeks ago 4th week of 2020 
I checked through the bag thoroughly and it looks great! I will go over it again with a fine tooth comb however am worried now with the peeling issues. I am "kind of" OCD when it comes to defects and I am very close with my SA and I just don't want to make a big deal about every bag I buy and it's "known" issues. I loved this bag for years but never bought it because of the cracking issues and the zipper. When they finally released the new version I waited a bit and finally was able to get one! I actually bought the ONTHEGO MM but it was so much smaller than I wanted and this was my replacement LOL I know, another mini bag. But I find I like mini bags or bigger bags, not really in between. I have a NeoNoe and PM in Empriente and I love those two so much! I don't have any trendy bags and this is my first fun bag I ever purchased as I usually buy classics.
Should I keep this gem and give it a shot? Or return because of fears
I checked through the bag thoroughly and it looks great! I will go over it again with a fine tooth comb however am worried now with the peeling issues. I am "kind of" OCD when it comes to defects and I am very close with my SA and I just don't want to make a big deal about every bag I buy and it's "known" issues. I loved this bag for years but never bought it because of the cracking issues and the zipper. When they finally released the new version I waited a bit and finally was able to get one! I actually bought the ONTHEGO MM but it was so much smaller than I wanted and this was my replacement LOL I know, another mini bag. But I find I like mini bags or bigger bags, not really in between. I have a NeoNoe and PM in Empriente and I love those two so much! I don't have any trendy bags and this is my first fun bag I ever purchased as I usually buy classics. Should I keep this gem and give it a shot? Or return because of fears
After reading through this forum, I'm debating if I should return my PSM. I was able to snag it online last week and it's very hard and almost impossible to find it here in Toronto/Canada! It was made just a couple weeks ago 4th week of 2020
Should I keep this gem and give it a shot? Or return because of fears
I was so hesitant about this purse.
But I love it. So many ways to carry it, and the zipper is so easy now. It’s a fun bag, I say just enjoy it, especially if you already inspected it.
I bought it in France, so the price was much better for me. I’m in the US.
Thanks so much for responding! I'm in Canada, it is definitely expensive but I was able to justify it by having a gift card that helped a bit
Regardless it still is expensive for a smaller LV bag. I suppose because it's not a simple design! I just went over it again and it looks almost perfect! I do see a couple spots that may be normal and hopefully not a crack in the canvas as it's the same on both sides. Do you mind checking your bag and letting me know if this spot is the same for you? It's not continuous canvas but I suspect because it's where it's curved so they used two separate pieces and then canvas wrapped around it. It's hard to explain but you will see in the photos what I mean lol. It's the corner by both ends of where the zipper starts and begins. Thanks for the help and if any others can also chime in on this as well! It looks worse on the right side vs the left side of my bag but it does look like it's meant to be that way. I think. Just don't want it to get worse!Attachments
Thanks so much for responding! I'm in Canada, it is definitely expensive but I was able to justify it by having a gift card that helped a bit
I just scrolled back a few pages and got my answer lol. Seems to be normal! Hoping it stays small
I will sit on it a couple of days to think about it but I really am leaning towards keeping it and just loving it. It would be nice to have a fun casual bag and something different in my otherwise "boring" classic bag collection lol!
So it's now been more than 3 months that my bag has been sent for zip repair.
My SA told me they're not going to replace the bag with the new version - and that it is taking a long time because "the repair piece was hard to find" ... come on ... a zipper???
So it's now been more than 3 months that my bag has been sent for zip repair.
My SA told me they're not going to replace the bag with the new version - and that it is taking a long time because "the repair piece was hard to find" ... come on ... a zipper???
Your SA likely has no idea of the Status or she wouldn't have made such a silly statement. 3 months to replace a zipper?
I get them not giving a replacement just to fix the zipper, but the problem with just fixing the zipper is I have heard of a couple of incidents where it wasn't repaired properly. First was a while back well before the NM and she was given a credit after the repair came back and it wasn't fixed. The other was recent and she ended up with the NM after it was the same situation as the above, it wasn't even completely stitched in again.
When you get it back, check the repair thoroughly, and insist on the NM if shoddy. Sorry it's taking so long.
Thanks @lallybelle - I just texted the store manager of my boutique directly, complaining about the long wait and clearly requesting for an exchange with a new model.
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