Odd leather smell

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#3,046
panthere55 said:
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.
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I had this problem too! My epsom bearn wallet, which i rarely using, started to have that familiar skunk smell!! :( Same smell as my stinky togo birkin. Bought both item around the same period (1.5 yrs ago). I'm still waiting for my birkin replacement to come in after more than 6 mths of wait. Goodness knows when i will get my wallet replacement this time ... sigh ...
 
#3,047
I am so sorry to hear about all of this, and first, before I ask, I have read through almost everyone one of these posts (it took hours but I learned so much!) to try to find the answer myself but without much luck. So, can anyone tell me if there have been any reported problems with P stamped (2012) bags?

Thank you in advanced :-)
 
#3,049
CiiCii said:
I am so sorry to hear about all of this, and first, before I ask, I have read through almost everyone one of these posts (it took hours but I learned so much!) to try to find the answer myself but without much luck. So, can anyone tell me if there have been any reported problems with P stamped (2012) bags?

Thank you in advanced :-)
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Unfortunately, yes. One of my bags from that time period was a stinker. Good luck! I hope yours is ok!
 
#3,050
Is this still a problem with new bags? I just today received a Rouge Casaque Bolide from H.com and while it was not a "skunky" smell, it was a VERY heavy chemical smell. Seemed to be emanating from inside the bag; however, the sleeper bag and most of the paper packing smelled the same, but to a lesser degree.

Broke my heart to return it....it was stunningly beautiful (that color!). I had to get it out of the house, it was that bad. NOW, I do have to admit that I am very sensitive to odors and often smell things that others do not. Hubby did notice it as well though.

Sigh... :nogood:
 
#3,051
bbbarbbb said:
Is this still a problem with new bags? I just today received a Rouge Casaque Bolide from H.com and while it was not a "skunky" smell, it was a VERY heavy chemical smell. Seemed to be emanating from inside the bag; however, the sleeper bag and most of the paper packing smelled the same, but to a lesser degree.

Broke my heart to return it....it was stunningly beautiful (that color!). I had to get it out of the house, it was that bad. NOW, I do have to admit that I am very sensitive to odors and often smell things that others do not. Hubby did notice it as well though.

Sigh... :nogood:
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I sniff every leather item I buy now. So far the leathers do have a strong chemical smell once taken out of the box. After airing it out for a month, there's no longer a heavy scent. It's very hot and humid lately and none of my bags had smelled like skunk. Thank god!
 
#3,055
Salad said:
No they didn't ask. Actually my Birkin was from reseller and I don't have official H receipt.
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That's good to know!

I don't live anywhere near an H store so have been relying on resellers for anything other than scarves!

Has anyone noticed funny smells from even earlier like J stamp year (2006)? I bought a Bag in Vache Liegee leather and it was a really warm day when it arrived in mail but the smell was so strong I could smell it clearly through the packaging (card board, bubble wrapping, dust bag) and it latched onto my shirt that I was wearing too! It smelled like damp carpet smoky smell and maybe that's what others have been describing as skunk or marijuana? The seller said that she and others in household have never smoked either! I sealed it in a plastic bag with cups of baking soda for a week followed by a week or Docride's odor remover sachets in another plastic bag for a few days which helped a lot. But I think now it was really the heat like others are describing here is the issue since when I smell the leather now it is still there but faint.

I'm no where near a store so wonder if this is all in my head since it's from 2006, and maybe that's just how this particular leather smells? All my other leather items are other leathers.

I live in the southwest US so it's hot almost all the time :(!
 
#3,058
Mulan16 said:
That's good to know!

I don't live anywhere near an H store so have been relying on resellers for anything other than scarves!

Has anyone noticed funny smells from even earlier like J stamp year (2006)? I bought a Bag in Vache Liegee leather and it was a really warm day when it arrived in mail but the smell was so strong I could smell it clearly through the packaging (card board, bubble wrapping, dust bag) and it latched onto my shirt that I was wearing too! It smelled like damp carpet smoky smell and maybe that's what others have been describing as skunk or marijuana? The seller said that she and others in household have never smoked either! I sealed it in a plastic bag with cups of baking soda for a week followed by a week or Docride's odor remover sachets in another plastic bag for a few days which helped a lot. But I think now it was really the heat like others are describing here is the issue since when I smell the leather now it is still there but faint.

I'm no where near a store so wonder if this is all in my head since it's from 2006, and maybe that's just how this particular leather smells? All my other leather items are other leathers.

I live in the southwest US so it's hot almost all the time :(!
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Glad you were able to mostly get rid of the odor. Given the year, I would say it is most likely this bag picked up the smell from a previous owner/location. The skunk odor discussed in this thread was caused ("They" say) by a new tanning procedure embarked upon in compliance with new EU regulations and thus would not date back to 2006.
 
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Agree with Mindi.

Mulan16 ~ some bags could be kept in the tight closet for while .. where (location) the bag came from ? Try to just let it air out for few weeks and see. If it bothers you maybe send it back to the reselle if the strong smell was not declared in the listing?

Mindi B said:
Glad you were able to mostly get rid of the odor. Given the year, I would say it is most likely this bag picked up the smell from a previous owner/location. The skunk odor discussed in this thread was caused ("They" say) by a new tanning procedure embarked upon in compliance with new EU regulations and thus would not date back to 2006.
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Mulan16 said:
That's good to know!

I don't live anywhere near an H store so have been relying on resellers for anything other than scarves!

Has anyone noticed funny smells from even earlier like J stamp year (2006)? I bought a Bag in Vache Liegee leather and it was a really warm day when it arrived in mail but the smell was so strong I could smell it clearly through the packaging (card board, bubble wrapping, dust bag) and it latched onto my shirt that I was wearing too! It smelled like damp carpet smoky smell and maybe that's what others have been describing as skunk or marijuana? The seller said that she and others in household have never smoked either! I sealed it in a plastic bag with cups of baking soda for a week followed by a week or Docride's odor remover sachets in another plastic bag for a few days which helped a lot. But I think now it was really the heat like others are describing here is the issue since when I smell the leather now it is still there but faint.

I'm no where near a store so wonder if this is all in my head since it's from 2006, and maybe that's just how this particular leather smells? All my other leather items are other leathers.

I live in the southwest US so it's hot almost all the time :(!
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