I value the opinions here, and would like some feedback on whether or not you think I should repair my Neverfull. Just a little background, I bought the bag in November 2012, so I am almost at two years owning it. I knew about the strap cracking issue when I bought it, and it did happen to me, but I honestly don't care. No one can see it, and since it was my everyday bag, I really didn't waste time caring about it.
My issue is that earlier this year I noticed that the glazing had come apart on the cincher cords that hang down. I was perturbed, but put it out of my mind because I had also scuffed the leather trim a few times taking it to the airport and the straps were cracking. So I was just like, the inside is pristine and the canvas is pristine, so I'll just deal with the leather being in less than perfect condition and I can get it repaired eventually. But as time has passed, I am now becoming more and more bothered by it. I now have a preloved Speedy that I rotate in, a canvas Longchamp for travel, and a new briefcase bag as my teacher bag (cheap, from Target so I can throw it around at school). Now that I have these other bags to use on occasions where I had been using my Neverfull, I regret not babying her more. Granted I was always very careful with her, but still I used her every single day! There is obviously going to be some wear and tear.
Now I feel like I want to get all the leather replaced, store her in her dust bag, and only use her when I know I won't need to throw my bag around. (A weekend and non-travel bag, more or less.) I feel like if I want a Neverfull to throw around I'll have to put some money toward a pre-loved mono, but I can't be doing that with my precious DE that I saved money for and agonized over for months before purchasing. I just have visions of owning this bag forever, and I get sad when I see people who have DE Neverfulls that clearly have leather in better condition than mine.
So what do you think? Is it worth it to save up a little bit of cash and get this repair done? Is it worth it to do a repair of ALL leather? Just the glazing on the cincher strings? I'm feeling a little stressed because I had a bad experience at my local LV last time I inquired about a repair on a pre-loved cosmetic pouch, so I really don't want to go in there again and discuss a repair with these people. But I know that I can't get pricing info at 1.866 number (I already called, they wouldn't give it to me over the phone).
Thank you for any and all feedback!
My issue is that earlier this year I noticed that the glazing had come apart on the cincher cords that hang down. I was perturbed, but put it out of my mind because I had also scuffed the leather trim a few times taking it to the airport and the straps were cracking. So I was just like, the inside is pristine and the canvas is pristine, so I'll just deal with the leather being in less than perfect condition and I can get it repaired eventually. But as time has passed, I am now becoming more and more bothered by it. I now have a preloved Speedy that I rotate in, a canvas Longchamp for travel, and a new briefcase bag as my teacher bag (cheap, from Target so I can throw it around at school). Now that I have these other bags to use on occasions where I had been using my Neverfull, I regret not babying her more. Granted I was always very careful with her, but still I used her every single day! There is obviously going to be some wear and tear.
Now I feel like I want to get all the leather replaced, store her in her dust bag, and only use her when I know I won't need to throw my bag around. (A weekend and non-travel bag, more or less.) I feel like if I want a Neverfull to throw around I'll have to put some money toward a pre-loved mono, but I can't be doing that with my precious DE that I saved money for and agonized over for months before purchasing. I just have visions of owning this bag forever, and I get sad when I see people who have DE Neverfulls that clearly have leather in better condition than mine.
So what do you think? Is it worth it to save up a little bit of cash and get this repair done? Is it worth it to do a repair of ALL leather? Just the glazing on the cincher strings? I'm feeling a little stressed because I had a bad experience at my local LV last time I inquired about a repair on a pre-loved cosmetic pouch, so I really don't want to go in there again and discuss a repair with these people. But I know that I can't get pricing info at 1.866 number (I already called, they wouldn't give it to me over the phone).
Thank you for any and all feedback!