Odd leather smell

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#378
i just want to let you ladies know who have been affected by this that i empathize greatly and feel absolutely awful you have to go through this... i hope everyone gets a PERFECT replacement bag, be it the same exact one or another dream bag, and SOON!

Hermes should definitely make this right! (and I am still puzzled as to the source of this smell :thinkin:)
 
#381
Israeli_Flava said:
Thank you dear! If it weren't for the ladies here like YOU I'd have gone stone cold mad by now. :hugs:
I'm sure it will work out... one way or the other. Like I said, even if it's my last Birkin while I walk God's green Earth...IT WILL BE NOTHING LESS THAN PERFECT.
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:hugs::hugs::hugs: I love love love your fighting spirit Israeli_Flava And thank you so much for being there and answering our questions about this issue. I hope it'll get resolved soon and you'll get your perfect bag back asap!
 
#382
Nico_79 said:
Hi everyone!

I am back with my etain K35! So good news and bad news. We immediately do a sniff test and cannot smell anything, but of course I know that heat is the issue so I used a hairdryer to gently warm the entire bag. 90% does not smell. The 10% is a small patch in the front which has the funky skunk to it. It is not as strong as my old K and isn't noticeable unless my nose is touching it. After making out with my K for about 10 mins I decided to bring it home so I can sit it in the sun. Right now she's tanning in the window and I'm praying the funk does not get stronger. Will provide an update later this afternoon! Crossing my fingers!

And it is a brand new bag, stamp R.

Here she is with her new twilly too, couldn't resist. :laugh:
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Oh gosh, Nico, your K is just PERFECT! I love everything about her :love::love::love: Congrats!!! Etain is just the perfect neutral color, I'd love to have a bag in etain some times in the future :)

I am also waiting for the weather to get warmer to confirm this smell issue. My bag doesn't smell on the outside but the inside smell is so strong, i dont know if it's normal for new togo bag? The inside glue-y smell is there even when I just open the bag and smell it. So we'll see if the smell gets stronger in the summer.
 
#383
^^^This was/is my situation, too, luckyc. The smell was on the inside, and I waffled for a time, but ultimately I opted not to wait and see. My bag is on its way to the boutique, who have agreed to send it on to Paris for replacement. It's totally your call, but IMO none of us should pay Hermes prices and then have to worry about whether our handbag smells. :nono:
 
#384
luckyc said:
Oh gosh, Nico, your K is just PERFECT! I love everything about her :love::love::love: Congrats!!! Etain is just the perfect neutral color, I'd love to have a bag in etain some times in the future :)

I am also waiting for the weather to get warmer to confirm this smell issue. My bag doesn't smell on the outside but the inside smell is so strong, i dont know if it's normal for new togo bag? The inside glue-y smell is there even when I just open the bag and smell it. So we'll see if the smell gets stronger in the summer.
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I wish it were perfect, but the smell is quite obvious to me after taking out for a stroll on Saturday when it was very sunny. As I was sitting in the car with DH the smell really hit me, so I contacted my SA much to my dismay and she said to bring it in as there really shouldn't be any bad smell. I am just dreading this, but there's nothing else to do. Off it goes back to the boutique.:crybaby:
 
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Nico_79 said:
I wish it were perfect, but the smell is quite obvious to me after taking out for a stroll on Saturday when it was very sunny. As I was sitting in the car with DH the smell really hit me, so I contacted my SA much to my dismay and she said to bring it in as there really shouldn't be any bad smell. I am just dreading this, but there's nothing else to do. Off it goes back to the boutique.:crybaby:
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I am so sorry to hear that you have to go through this again. You deserve a unskunky smell bag since you paid a lot for it. I just hope hermes will be able to resolve this for you and for others as well as take some sort of control to avoid more people experiencing this issue.
 
#387
It is inconceivable to me that no memo has gone out to store directors warning them that this is an issue they may face, and advising them how to respond. It seems Hermes is hoping this problem will be self-limiting if they refuse to openly acknowledge its existence. Like having a smelly bag isn't enough, we are also expected to explain this issue to our boutiques and convince them of its reality. Phooey.
 
#389
Is there anything common to all the bags with the skunky smell? It's hard to believe this is a random issue...there must be something in common with all these bags

Nico - so sorry your replacement bag has the same issue.....

Mindi - what color/leather was your bag?

this is so disturbing
 
#390
Nico_79 said:
I wish it were perfect, but the smell is quite obvious to me after taking out for a stroll on Saturday when it was very sunny. As I was sitting in the car with DH the smell really hit me, so I contacted my SA much to my dismay and she said to bring it in as there really shouldn't be any bad smell. I am just dreading this, but there's nothing else to do. Off it goes back to the boutique.:crybaby:
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OMG! I'm so sad for you. What are the chances that you get two stinky bags? This makes me wonder how many of the newly produced bags (both recently made and ones that are currently being made) have "bad" leather. I think more and more people with newer bags are going to discover this thread and realize that they also have stinky bags.

Sending hugs your way and hoping this issue will be resolved once and for all.
 
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