Hmmm, I'm not sure this is true though. IF said that the smell in her epsom birkin only is evident when exposed to heat.
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Hmmm, I'm not sure this is true though. IF said that the smell in her epsom birkin only is evident when exposed to heat.
This was the case with my K too. At the store and at home with the A/C on it never smelled, but in summer heat it definitely became a stink bomb.
Same here. Didn't notice the stink until the bag heated up.
I will recommend one more thing for those who are going to do a stink test at home. Heat up the bag either with heat, like in the car, or by placing it in a sunny window and then put it in an enclosed space, like a cabinet with the door closed. After several hours, open the cabinet door and if there is any stink, it will hit you like a ton of bricks. This is how I figured out that my bag had a problem. After riding in the car, and thinking a dead skunk was on the side of the road, I got home and put it in an armoire. Several hours later I opened the armoire door to retrieve something from the bag and that's when the smell really hit me, but my dog was at my feet and I thought he farted. Several hours later, same scenario, but no dog in sight this time, and that's when I knew without a doubt that it was my bag.
IF, hrsunshine and Mindi B - thanks for your thoughts. I have spent the last half hour with my head inside my bags and I think I'm safe
So sorry you are all dealing with this situation. It really stinks!
I'm so glad to hear that you're safe
. Now i'm waiting to find out if i'm safe also. It's not very sunny here today but i put my bag on the sunny spot. So far i havent smell anything outside, but when i put my head inside, it still has this slight glue smell, i'm not sure if it's just the leather smell or not.Ughhh, THIS! I also thought that my dog farted the other day but i wasnt sure if it's him or the bag. That's why it's bother my even more to find out. This is the one time that i hope that it was the dog fart, not the bag lol
IF, hrsunshine and Mindi B - thanks for your thoughts. I have spent the last half hour with my head inside my bags and I think I'm safe
So sorry you are all dealing with this situation. It really stinks!
You put the bags in a sunny window right???
You guys are killing me with the dog farts!
Everyone seems to have stinky dogs....So glad I don't have a dog bc that smell reeks.
No
The sun wasn't shining today...I left them on a shelf that is directly on top of the heat vent, hoping the warm air would cause a stink...You think I'm safe? I am convinced the sun is never going to be out at the lake again!
So far the odour seems to from lined leather bags like Kelly's and Birkins? Has anyone had a problem with Picotins or Evelynes. Wondering if it could be a glue/lining issue.
You guys are killing me with the dog farts!
So glad I don't have a dog bc that smell reeks.
IF, you have to see his face when he actually smells it himself, he has the most hilarious surprised/shocking expression ever. It's like he doesn't know what happened and where did this awful smell come from lol.
Thanks goodness, he's just a small 9lbs pup and it only happened occasionally, i can't even imagine the bigger ones lol. My husband calls him "silenced killer" for his little stink bomb lol.
It was a little challenging getting my head into the epsom evelyne......good thing it is a GM
No
You think I'm safe? I am convinced the sun is never going to be out at the lake again!
No. Here's why. I bought my bag in April 2013. It never smelled like anything but new Birkin until June or July... whenever the stink bugs started to appear here in the DC area. I remember that the bag sat in the front seat of my car for about 30 minutes with the direct sunlight on it. My windows were up bc I like it warm in my car. My son said, "mommy, please roll down the windows... something stinks..." I swear I thought a stink bug did it's thing... having NO IDEA it was actually MY BIRKIN. Anyway, we got to the mall and walked around Nordstrom and it was HOT in the mall. The bag began to REEEEEEEK like skunk. It was sooooo embarrassing. We went home. I put the bag on my dresser. It cooled down.. and DIDN'T SMELL ANYMORE. I would walk passed the bag... sniff sniff... no smell. WTF??? The next day, I put the bag in the window sill of my office to see what would happen. SKUNK. It took about 15 minutes... pew!!!! I was devastated. Took the bag out of the window... let it cool down... no smell. Back to leather smell. Some other ladies may have a slightly diff experience, but my bag is Epsom so maybe it has something to do with it being stiffer leather so the pores don't open up as easily as togo?? I have NO CLUE. I tried reaching out to Docride. She suggested Smelleze pouches that remove paint smell from rooms. It worked to a point.... it will remove the smell that your bag emits from the air, but doesn't remove the smell from the bag itself. The bag never stops stinking or lessens the stink over time by airing it out. KWIM? The smell was as strong on day 1 as the day I dropped it off at the boutique. I TRIED TO AIR IT OUT. I was stuck with this freakin stink bomb of a TEN THOUSAND DOLLAR BAG! I literally carried a smelleze pouch inside my birkin until the day I just couldn't take it anymore and took the bag back to the boutique. Sorry I just went off but this is just terrible and you need to put your bags IN THE SUN. I don't want u to have to endure what I and the other ladies are going through but YOU NEED TO DO IT. You will know after 30 minutes IN THE DIRECT SUN...and u wont need to put your head in the bag. The smell will hit you in the face.
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Oh honey...what a nightmare........
OK...As soon as I see the sun, I'm putting my two togo bags in the window to bake. Wonder if exposing them to my car heater at full blast would work..it could be a while before we see sun again.
OK...As soon as I see the sun, I'm putting my two togo bags in the window to bake. Wonder if exposing them to my car heater at full blast would work..it could be a while before we see sun again.
It didn't really work for me. That was what I did the first time I took the bag to the boutique. They didn't smell anything and thought I was a liar. Nothing works like the direct sunlight. When I took my bag back the second time, my bag sat on my dashboard, in direct sunlight for 45 minutes. It was only 30 degrees outside but the sunlight made the bag funk up. Even if your bags don't REEK... u will smell an unmistakable wiff of skunk rather quickly.... IF they have this problem.. which they probably don't. fingers crossed.
Ok....hoping for a sunny day soon...I'm freaked out over this. I am so sorry you (and everyone else with a skunk bag) is dealing with this nightmare. Hugs girlie