Odd smelling bags - please add to this list

Lurvebags

Lurvebags

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#1
hi everyone,

I recently bought a brand new Kate Spade bag which had an odd smell to it. I can't put my finger on it, but the closest I can come to describing it is..a chemical/dye smell.

Anyway, I have been researching on the internet about this 'odd' smell and it looks like there are quite a few bags out there that have this smell too.

If you have recently bought a bag with an odd smell to it, can you please post the name of the bag here. Hopefully we can come up with a list of bags to be wary of.

I buy a lot of my bags online so I don't have the option of smelling the bag before I purchase it. I can't exactly ask the seller if the bag smells :smile:

Here's my contribution -

Kate Spade Aubree (colour Ostrich)
Kate Spade Leslie (I've seen this come up again and again in forums)
 
#2
Lurvebags said:
hi everyone,

I recently bought a brand new Kate Spade bag which had an odd smell to it. I can't put my finger on it, but the closest I can come to describing it is..a chemical/dye smell.

Anyway, I have been researching on the internet about this 'odd' smell and it looks like there are quite a few bags out there that have this smell too.

If you have recently bought a bag with an odd smell to it, can you please post the name of the bag here. Hopefully we can come up with a list of bags to be wary of.

I buy a lot of my bags online so I don't have the option of smelling the bag before I purchase it. I can't exactly ask the seller if the bag smells :smile:

Here's my contribution -

Kate Spade Aubree (colour Ostrich)
Kate Spade Leslie (I've seen this come up again and again in forums)
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You looking for Kate Spade only or any brand that people think have an odd smell when it is brand-new?

You should be able to go in and correct your title to be 'odd' instead of 'old'
 
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indiaink said:
You looking for Kate Spade only or any brand that people think have an odd smell when it is brand-new?

You should be able to go in and correct your title to be 'odd' instead of 'old'
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Any brand really...I'm surprised how many bags arrive brand new with a horrible smell. Even high end brands.

So many complaints on forums.
 
#6
I had a Guess wallet that smelled like bad fish - my husband even asked me if I had a tuna sandwich in my purse because it smelled so strongly. It was a PVC/leather combination so I'm not sure which material smelled. I also had a Kathy van Zeeland purse that was PVC and smelled very strongly of chemicals. Both items made me feel ill just to smell them and I gave them to charity when I couldn't get rid of the smells by airing them out. I have LV and LAMB PVC bags and they don't have much of an odour, or at least it isn't one that bothers me.
 
#7
I had a Guess bag from 2011. Bought it off ebay from a registered business seller and she's got tons of brand new signature designer bags -- claiming to be authentic and made in China. Mine was brand new but made with faux leather and had a fabric lining. When I opened the plastic wrapping, OMG, the smell of fish came out just like what tiggycat had experienced with her Guess wallet. I thought the smell would go away quickly after use but no. I got rid of it after I used it on a trip overseas!
 
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LVintage_LVoe said:
I had a Guess bag from 2011. Bought it off ebay from a registered business seller and she's got tons of brand new signature designer bags -- claiming to be authentic and made in China. Mine was brand new but made with faux leather and had a fabric lining. When I opened the plastic wrapping, OMG, the smell of fish came out just like what tiggycat had experienced with her Guess wallet. I thought the smell would go away quickly after use but no. I got rid of it after I used it on a trip overseas!
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I've had this situation a number of times. Currently I have a Burberry satchel with two kinds of leather. Something in the treatment of one of the leathers has caused a dye/chemical smell. I put the bag in the sunshine coming in a window somit is a little filtered, and gradually it its losing the smell.

I also have an intense red Coccinelle bag that I bought in Europe and it came with a terrible smell that I didn't notice until I returned home. You can see it on the 'red bag' thread. Over two summers the smell has decreased significantly though it is still there.
 
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westvillage said:
I've had this situation a number of times. Currently I have a Burberry satchel with two kinds of leather. Something in the treatment of one of the leathers has caused a dye/chemical smell. I put the bag in the sunshine coming in a window somit is a little filtered, and gradually it its losing the smell.



I also have an intense red Coccinelle bag that I bought in Europe and it came with a terrible smell that I didn't notice until I returned home. You can see it on the 'red bag' thread. Over two summers the smell has decreased significantly though it is still there.
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Oh wow even Burberry? I thought only the cheaper contemporary brands have this problem.

My sense of smell is pretty much non existent yet I can still smell this bag of mine and it makes me feel nauseous. So that tells you how bad it is 😔

Thanks everyone for your comments
 
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