Odd leather smell
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i have to say this, i brought it up some time ago on this thread about my black togo birkin. after 2 years of owning it, i have to say that it does smell "different" from any other togo birkins i've got. i can bear it and i will. just to tell you all that my bag smells different, i get a whiff of it. whenever i take it out to use it the room smells strange, but it will fade away in few days. i am repeating this situation with my black birkin. i am guessing the it does contain a little piece of stinky panel and luckily its not on the bigger surface.
I recently went to Paris and mentioned the problem to my SA. Months ago I had my Bamboo B replaced by my US SA, and unfortunately the bag is still a stinker, but I love the color so much that I don't want to give up the bag. Recently, I discovered that my Constance (purchased in Paris about a year and a half ago) smells. I explained to my Paris SA how reluctant I am because I know how hard C's are to come by. He told me to think about it since I plan to return in the winter anyways. He told me he's had customers who choose to keep their bags for whatever reason, so I guess I wouldn't be the only one!
I'd gladly send back the bags if I could get their exact replacements, but I don't believe I could since Bamboo and Flamingo are out of production.
I'd gladly send back the bags if I could get their exact replacements, but I don't believe I could since Bamboo and Flamingo are out of production.
I still have one bag that I am absolutely crazy about with a faint but pronounced smell. I keep debating whether to return and keep putting it off because I can't bear to part with it knowing I probably won't get the exact same bag back. My best friend loves to tease me and says "Don't return it it smells like a party." :shame:
I still have one bag that I am absolutely crazy about with a faint but pronounced smell. I keep debating whether to return and keep putting it off because I can't bear to part with it knowing I probably won't get the exact same bag back. My best friend loves to tease me and says "Don't return it it smells like a party." :shame:
Lol. Truthfully, the smell is definitely bothersome, so thus far I've made an effort not to use these bags in hot conditions. I put my bag in the trunk if I plan to drive longer distances and the smell would get nauseating. I don't bring my bag to work in case people think I smell like pot. Now, I don't think I'd even travel with them because my SA said 1 of his clients was arrested in an airport when the security dog detected marijuana lol.
^^^ O.M.G. 
My DH and I were at a red light recently and I said "wow stinky - somebody must have hit a skunk" and he said "smells like someone's having a party" and I suddenly realized how much the same a lit joint and dead skunk smell...
thought of this thread/nightmare...
:weird:
My DH and I were at a red light recently and I said "wow stinky - somebody must have hit a skunk" and he said "smells like someone's having a party" and I suddenly realized how much the same a lit joint and dead skunk smell...
thought of this thread/nightmare...
:weird:
Not an experience I would want to go through. Imagine if it 'skunked up' in the plane and the crew had to remove the bag from the cabin.
HoP should be mortified it triggered a pot dog.
I would be worried about keeping a skunk bag no matter how rare the color because if this is caused by tanning, or the finish, could possibly the leather start flaking or peel or the stitches get eaten away in a few years? That would be a big fear for me.
Thats why i decided to returned it. The color on the bag was getting pale (black birkin) and i was scared that the leather started to rot.
THIS, +1. No matter how scarce, I would return a skunk B/K immediately. Just IMO, ladies.
I recently returned my Kelly (R stamp), purchased from H store. After reading this thread, i realised my Kelly has odd smell as well. It does have very strong smell & I did the test before i brought to the store.
At First , SM wasnt available so i asked for my SA to smell it. And he said this is fine..he had a bag with really bad smell.
And he belived this bag smell is different to the bag he returned to paris.
So i came back with kelly. Then made another appointment with SM , as soon as she smelled, she told me to fill in a form and advised me this will be return to paris right away.
I showed my disapponimemt with poor Quality Assurance in a nice mannered way.
She advised me this could take few months as it requires replacement.
However, she will try to get permission from Paris to replace my Kelly if i am open to other colours or leather types.
So, im either waiting for replacement of Kelly 32 orange togo retourne or
if i am offered with something interests me i will take that option as well.
So if your bag has odd smell, please make an appointment with SM. They are very well aware of this issue.
I will update once i have replacememt either exact kelly or other options i may take
At First , SM wasnt available so i asked for my SA to smell it. And he said this is fine..he had a bag with really bad smell.
And he belived this bag smell is different to the bag he returned to paris.
So i came back with kelly. Then made another appointment with SM , as soon as she smelled, she told me to fill in a form and advised me this will be return to paris right away.
I showed my disapponimemt with poor Quality Assurance in a nice mannered way.
She advised me this could take few months as it requires replacement.
However, she will try to get permission from Paris to replace my Kelly if i am open to other colours or leather types.
So, im either waiting for replacement of Kelly 32 orange togo retourne or
if i am offered with something interests me i will take that option as well.
So if your bag has odd smell, please make an appointment with SM. They are very well aware of this issue.
I will update once i have replacememt either exact kelly or other options i may take
Yeah.. Everybody should return their bag. My SA told me that in their meeting in Brazil, they talked about this problem and decided that They will replace the smelly bags. París is aware of the issue and it is a priority to fulfill the replacements the faster they can.
Hi everyone, just wanted to give everyone heads up to check your items for skunk smell. My favorite black epsom Calvi started to smell like skunk yesterday after I wore it inside my boy chanel on a really hot day. I have had it for almost 2 years! So weird! I knew that smell because my epsom bamboo b was a skunk last year. Anyhoo, even slg can be affected unfortunately.
