New City - keep or return???

I agree with you, the leather is really lovely and I also agree with you that it's too shiny.
I think the current shine is to protect the colour from fading so in a sense it's a good thing and it absolutely will get less shiny with use.

 

I think it's gorgeous 😍

 

yeah i do agree..it's too shiny.

 

I think it is gorgeous....but you have to love it...good luck deciding.

 

I find it too shiny as well. For me, the city is already a flashy bag, the shininess makes it too loud.

 

+1 for too shiny

 

The right one will come Pessie, I haven't given up yet either 🙂 and you made the right call, if you had your doubts, best to return as you've done

 

It's hard when your used to the older leathers which did not have this 'shine', but as others noted .. it does go away over time, so I wouldn't worry about it to be honest!

 

I returned a 2015 gris fossile first for the same reason. the bag looked like patent leather and as a result, it looked very cheap to me. It was also an online purchase. I don't think you should ever have to wait for an item this expensive to *maybe* become something you'll like, *if* something happens (like the sine dulling down). You've got to love it from the first use!

 

^^ I hear 'ya .. this is why I count myself SO LUCKY in that I can see the bags IRL! The ONLY time I ever purchased a bag 'online', it was a disaster ('06 Emerald City), so NEVER again!!!