LV Mini Palm Springs Backpack

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ManyMoons said:
It’s ultimately up to you. Many of them have small issues. Yours have a couple of them: the sewn bump in the back, overall back panel is not.. good looking and and the front panel is wavy due to the stitching. Mine has a very similar wave in the front panel but i kept mine since the previous 2 were god awful. All of mine were made in TX. I’m surprised to see a PSM MIF like that!
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I seen many MIF that are wonky. My PSM is MIUS and it's perfect. It's not so much where the bag was made but the person putting it together.
 
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ManyMoons said:
It’s ultimately up to you. Many of them have small issues. Yours have a couple of them: the sewn bump in the back, overall back panel is not.. good looking and and the front panel is wavy due to the stitching. Mine has a very similar wave in the front panel but i kept mine since the previous 2 were god awful. All of mine were made in TX. I’m surprised to see a PSM MIF like that!
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at this point, i've seen poorly and better made psm's from all (but italy). it's a hard model to make and tends to be problematic regardless of where it is made
 
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Hi all, I’m about to purchase a preloved PSM and was wondering about the alignment? What do you all think? Also I’m buying it with no straps, I’m presuming I won’t be able to get replacement ones from LV so I’m going to be using a crossbody strap from one of my other black empreinte pieces or my Multipochette strap. Does it fall nicely as a crossbody? I’m not really a backpack person so I hope I don’t regret buying it without the straps! Any help is appreciated!
 

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Reamie said:
Hi all, I’m about to purchase a preloved PSM and was wondering about the alignment? What do you all think? Also I’m buying it with no straps, I’m presuming I won’t be able to get replacement ones from LV so I’m going to be using a crossbody strap from one of my other black empreinte pieces or my Multipochette strap. Does it fall nicely as a crossbody? I’m not really a backpack person so I hope I don’t regret buying it without the straps! Any help is appreciated!
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I only wear mine as a crossbody and it works perfectly. It’s not going to be as flat as the multipochette, but that’s not an issue for me.
 
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Reamie said:
Hi all, I’m about to purchase a preloved PSM and was wondering about the alignment? What do you all think? Also I’m buying it with no straps, I’m presuming I won’t be able to get replacement ones from LV so I’m going to be using a crossbody strap from one of my other black empreinte pieces or my Multipochette strap. Does it fall nicely as a crossbody? I’m not really a backpack person so I hope I don’t regret buying it without the straps! Any help is appreciated!
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The alignment looks pretty good. You can purchase replacement straps from LV as long as the bag is authentic and as long as the bag is in decent condition. I just asked my CA.
 
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brnicutie said:
The alignment looks pretty good. You can purchase replacement straps from LV as long as the bag is authentic and as long as the bag is in decent condition. I just asked my CA.
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Thank you so much! That’s great to know, I’ll bring it in to the store next week! My only other concern is the area near the zipper tearing/cracking as it’s the old model. Is it something that happens with all of the old models?
 
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Cherries and wine said:
I only wear mine as a crossbody and it works perfectly. It’s not going to be as flat as the multipochette, but that’s not an issue for me.
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Thank you, that’s reassuring! I think it will be a lovely bag to have but I’ve resisted the preloved due to the issues with cracking/tearing near the zipper. It’s my only concern with this one, should I be worried?
 
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Reamie said:
Thank you so much! That’s great to know, I’ll bring it in to the store next week! My only other concern is the area near the zipper tearing/cracking as it’s the old model. Is it something that happens with all of the old models?
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The older model with the lip above the zipper had a lot of cracking issues. That's why they switched to this new model without the lip. Unfortunately, LV will not repair cracked canvas.
 
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brnicutie said:
The older model with the lip above the zipper had a lot of cracking issues. That's why they switched to this new model without the lip. Unfortunately, LV will not repair cracked canvas.
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That’s my big worry! I like the bag and the price is amazing as it’s missing the straps, but maybe I should give it a miss? If it’s an inevitability I’d be crazy to buy it?
 
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