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My saga continues. :( :crying.
With fever going for days I realize my bag irl is not the togo I was used to. And there I was thinking it were a 2015 since they stated in their email they had a brand new bag for me. After my fever I check and I just found out. She is 2011.
Now more appointments with store manager and client relations.
I have the worse luck with my bag.
Wish me luck this weekend.
If anyone has alternative ideas for leather please PM me since it is off topic.
Wish me luck.

I am learning the hard way not to trust Hermes so much and verify each thing. I wish I was there to pick up the bag.
 
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I really want to love her and I keep making myself try to like her.

They promised a new one and I am baffled how they can find a 2011 one.

But maybe people are right and I should be happy with an a new older one.

I don't mind the year but the way Hermes has handled it. They told me it was new, I did not verify until today believing it was in fact new. And I was not in the shop to see the bag since I was too ill to go.

We all have preferences for our bags but in my opinion one should also like the specifics of the leather and the bag itself. The size of the pebbles is something I am trying to get used to. Irl they are much bigger than I have seen before. To me it looks rather unnatural but I am no expert. Do people actually find such big size pebbles nice or is it a bag no one wanted from 2011? Those are the things coming to mind.

I think it's normal to want to be certain about a bag, especially a Birkin.
 
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I guess I'm confused too. The bag is NEW isn't it, meaning no one used it? I wouldn't care about the year, only the condition. I think the bag is gorgeous as do several members who are H lovers. It's up to you on whether the fact that it's not from 2015 will bother you. No one will look at the date stamp but you.

Ask yourself, if the bag was from 2015 and it had big grains, would you still care? Would you exchange it or be happy that you got a non defective never used Togo B? If you look at the ode to togo thread, you will see plenty of togo bags with similar grains and I don't think those ladies find their bag defective.

Bottom line is that you have to be happy with the bag but I personally would prefer a bag from a previous year due to all the problems the current crop of togo seem to have.
 
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jyyanks said:
I guess I'm confused too. The bag is NEW isn't it, meaning no one used it? I wouldn't care about the year, only the condition. I think the bag is gorgeous as do several members who are H lovers. It's up to you on whether the fact that it's not from 2015 will bother you. No one will look at the date stamp but you.

Ask yourself, if the bag was from 2015 and it had big grains, would you still care? Would you exchange it or be happy that you got a non defective never used Togo B? If you look at the ode to togo thread, you will see plenty of togo bags with similar grains and I don't think those ladies find their bag defective.

Bottom line is that you have to be happy with the bag but I personally would prefer a bag from a previous year due to all the problems the current crop of togo seem to have.
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Thanks jyyanks. :) good point.

I would not exchange the same bag (same grains etc) with a newer one.

It is a bit hard getting used to the size of the grains but they are even and the quality is amazing and very light. I trust the more experienced tpf members. :)

I think for my next bags I will look into other leathers for sure.

Sorry for the off topic. ;) and thanks once again.

My mother prefers this one. She has so many problems with recent togo leathers. But I guess I should listen to her more often :)
 
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Sarah_sarah said:
I really want to love her and I keep making myself try to like her.

They promised a new one and I am baffled how they can find a 2011 one.

But maybe people are right and I should be happy with an a new older one.

I don't mind the year but the way Hermes has handled it. They told me it was new, I did not verify until today believing it was in fact new. And I was not in the shop to see the bag since I was too ill to go.

We all have preferences for our bags but in my opinion one should also like the specifics of the leather and the bag itself. The size of the pebbles is something I am trying to get used to. Irl they are much bigger than I have seen before. To me it looks rather unnatural but I am no expert. Do people actually find such big size pebbles nice or is it a bag no one wanted from 2011? Those are the things coming to mind.

I think it's normal to want to be certain about a bag, especially a Birkin.
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Agree with the others, nothing wrong with 2011 in fact may be better even. Its still new, just saved all this time waiting for you~
Its a beautiful bag, love it back.
 
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