Odd leather smell
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I have a rose confetti epsom bag and it smells normal. As papertiger said, you can't generalise the situation by colour. It depends on the batch of hides.
I'm worried - got my B30 Vermillion Togo in 2013 Q stamp from storage and it reeked. It had a mild smell when I purchased it but I ignored it and barely used it because I was using other bags for daily use.
The H store is too far and I don't know if it's too late to address this issue. I'm frankly embarrassed to go to H about a bag that I purchased 2 years ago.
Other than airing out - are there any quick solutions for this? Should I use scented leather cleaner to mask the odor? Any suggestions are welcome, thank you.
The H store is too far and I don't know if it's too late to address this issue. I'm frankly embarrassed to go to H about a bag that I purchased 2 years ago.
Other than airing out - are there any quick solutions for this? Should I use scented leather cleaner to mask the odor? Any suggestions are welcome, thank you.
I am sorry to hear about your bag. What type of bad odor does it have? There are some bags produced in that year that were problematic and H will still address the issue if it is deemed defective. Please bring it to the nearest H boutique if you think it might be part of the group of problematic bags. There is no mistaking the smell from the affected bags and it will not go away no matter how much you air it out. Good luck!
Thanks so much for your response!
It has a very 'grassy' odor to it. I read articles online and I guess some of the bags have either a marijuana or skunk smell to them - I'm not familiar with either smell so I cannot compare lol. The birkin doesn't stink up the entire room but if you hold it at arms length the leather definitely has a strong, not too pleasant odor that I cannot describe.
I guess I've no choice but to make the 2 hour drive, ugh.
If H is aware of the issue then I'll feel more at ease to bring it in, I guess I just don't want the manager to look at me like I'm a crazy person, lol.
If it is warm enough where you live, try doing the sun test and see if the smell gets worse when exposed to warm sunlight... Good luck!I hope you get a speedy resolution!
my Q stamp etain togo exhausted of very strong "grassy" smell yesterday! it was a very hot day and i just pulled it out of the closet from its dormancy of few months. it never had that smell before, it was rather my other birkins doing it. i am very surprised. my whole bedroom smelled of poop so first i thought my pooch has a mishap. then there was nothing of that sort so i doubted the ensuite bathroom drain, but it wasn't. i doubted my etain birkin and it was she; just drenching my whole bedroom. its so out of the blue
Will you be contacting H regarding your bag? The H email customer service told me to look for an 'after-sales specialist' at the nearest location and I will try calling them tomorrow - I am hoping they won't give me a hard time since the B was purchased in 2013.
I tried smelling my other H items to compare. My clemence and epsom items have virtually NO scent. I just got my togo one out of the box since I've been saving it for a special occasion but the smell is just overpowering. Luckily, it doesn't have a 'poop' smell but it does smell strong
It was raining half of the day today so not warm at all, I'm afraid. I am going to try and call them tomorrow and I am praying they are aware of this leather issue. Thanks for all your advice!
i am so bad, my tolerance level is high! (too lazy to bring it in, but if it continues with vengeance i will move my trolley)Will you be contacting H regarding your bag? The H email customer service told me to look for an 'after-sales specialist' at the nearest location and I will try calling them tomorrow - I am hoping they won't give me a hard time since the B was purchased in 2013.
I tried smelling my other H items to compare. My clemence and epsom items have virtually NO scent. I just got my togo one out of the box since I've been saving it for a special occasion but the smell is just overpowering. Luckily, it doesn't have a 'poop' smell but it does smell strong
It was raining half of the day today so not warm at all, I'm afraid. I am going to try and call them tomorrow and I am praying they are aware of this leather issue. Thanks for all your advice!
Bless you for tolerating the smell! I asked DH to smell the B last night and he wrinkled his nose and told me it does smell 'skunky" so I think I'll take my chance and part with mine for the meantime.
I called the nearest H store and at first, the SA on the phone was giving me a bit of attitude so I was getting a bit discouraged
Eventually, the manager did call me back after several hours and she was actually very understanding, I explained the problem and asked if mine was a unique case but she reassured me that I am not the only one in their branch who has returned their smelly bags! She's had a few clients come back with the same issue, including a Kelly that's also vermillion color.
The sad thing is that if I send it off to Paris, it will take about 7-10 months to get a replacement for the same color/leather/hardware combo
But she also told me someone received a replacement within 3 months - so it just depends on whether I'm lucky or not. She did tell me that if I have other color choices that there will be less wait! So I don't know...I like Vermillion but I don't think I would want to wait that long...
