I had my Togo BIRKIN sitting in front of the fireplace (don't panic, it's an enclosed gas fireplace) last night at least an hour on each side and no smells. Then today I had the bag in the car, in direct sun for over 2 hours and no smell, however it was only 17 degrees outside. Do you think I should still be worried about skunk smells?
Odd leather smell
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I can't say for sure, but sounds like you should be ok? I'd enjoy your bag now (doesn't seem anything is wrong) and deal with a skunk problem if/when it comes.
Mine took heat (like over 75 degrees outside) and direct sunlight (not behind a window it seems as it never smelled in the car initially). You may not be able to do a true skunk test now till the summer season, sadly. Once it was "activated" by the heat and sun, the bag smelled just about anywhere except my cool closet.
My bag started smelling within 30 minutes while sitting in a sunny spot in my car. It was extremely cold out - we'd just had a snow storm the day before, but it was a very sunny day and I had the heat cranked up high in my car, although I do believe it was the sun, not the heat, that activated the smell. It sounds like you should be OK.
^I totally agree.
With direct sun for over 2 hours and no smell...U should be fine at this point LVLover.
With direct sun for over 2 hours and no smell...U should be fine at this point LVLover.
I'm hesitating to write a letter to Axel Dumas too for my case...
Did you finally do it ?
A friend of mine just got her replacement birkin from Paris (specially made for her). There is a special mark in square shape with a letter or something inside the square. As shown in the photo it is very small. Anybody has this? Sorry if it has been discussed.
HerLuv, it should be the year stamp. If the letter inside the square is R = 2014,
S = 2015.
Hi HerLuv, it's probably the best if you don't post a photo. The bag is bought from a H store therefore there is no question for authenticity. Posting photos of those will only help people make fakes to better their methods. Hope this is understandable.
Thanks cr1stalangel, but this mark is on the hardware next to the word "Paris", not behind the strap where the year stamp is. So i was just wondering if H put it there to mark the bag as a replacement? :what:
Thanks xiangxiang, i cant seem to upload any pic today anyway but appreciate the warning. I am just curious about that stamp on the hardware (not a year stamp) as I have never seen it before.
