I just picked up a rectangular Chanel mini in black lambskin from Neiman's, and first thing I noticed was that the sides are uneven. One side pops in a lot more than the others - see photos here.
I messaged my SA and he said that this was normal. I've also see other threads here of other people experiencing the same thing. The SA advised that I could try 1) pushing the side in to even it out, or 2) stuffing the bag to reshape the bag...but this seems a lot of hassle to me for such an expensive bag. I did try to push it in and it remedies the situation a little, but goes back to looking uneven without manually pushing it in.
Would love your thoughts as I am thinking about returning the bag. Apparently this is the last one at Neiman's, but I am also on the waiting list at Chanel right now. (I signed up for multiple waiting lists when this season was released). The SA at Chanel said I might expect a mini from them in the next few weeks or so. Unfortunately the return policy for Neiman runs out before I would get the bag at Chanel, so i can't compare side by side.
What do you guys think? Am I being too picky, would the bag eventually even out on its own anyway? Has anyone experienced this with their own minis, and could you "reshape" the bag? I'm worried that if I return, I might end up getting another one with the same problem anyway.
TIA!
I messaged my SA and he said that this was normal. I've also see other threads here of other people experiencing the same thing. The SA advised that I could try 1) pushing the side in to even it out, or 2) stuffing the bag to reshape the bag...but this seems a lot of hassle to me for such an expensive bag. I did try to push it in and it remedies the situation a little, but goes back to looking uneven without manually pushing it in.
Would love your thoughts as I am thinking about returning the bag. Apparently this is the last one at Neiman's, but I am also on the waiting list at Chanel right now. (I signed up for multiple waiting lists when this season was released). The SA at Chanel said I might expect a mini from them in the next few weeks or so. Unfortunately the return policy for Neiman runs out before I would get the bag at Chanel, so i can't compare side by side.
What do you guys think? Am I being too picky, would the bag eventually even out on its own anyway? Has anyone experienced this with their own minis, and could you "reshape" the bag? I'm worried that if I return, I might end up getting another one with the same problem anyway.
TIA!