Speedy Bandouliere 20

[Sunshine mama]

Yes, I'm finding that I don't really like the size. I think for a mini bag I don't like zippers and prefer to open a mini bag faster? It's not my favorite bag. I tried to get an online quote to sell it and no one is even buying it out anymore, they have too many. Fashionphile has like 75+ in stock right now, all new or like new so they said they aren't buying them. Seems like many people offloaded it much faster. I have tried to like it but don't really.

Maybe people bought them just so they could turn around and sell them?
Re the opening, I do find it cumbersome, so I just leave it open most of the time.

 

[Sunshine mama]

I agree that the 20 is way too small. I really would love if LV would release this in the 25.

I find it that the 20 is still too big for me. I wish LV made a Speedy 18, and in a beautuful hot pink color in soft leather, with one small LV on the bottom corner.

Are you listening LV?

 

[leechiyong]

I find it that the 20 is still too big for me. I wish LV made a Speedy 18, and in a beautuful hot pink color in soft leather, with one small LV on the bottom corner.

Are you listening LV?

With the way price increases are going, I feel like this ought to be a request to Peter Nitz for his Newey Duffle.

 

[kidrobot1]

Thank you all for sharing your speedy 20 pics and tips for how to get a hold of one! I tried to use the locator for an available speedy 20 and went to the boutique a few times without any luck. Even though it showed it was available, the SA could not find it and said it could be possible someone is looking at it or it’s been sold. The SA took my number and said he would contact me when he sees one. This was about a month ago. When he finally contacted me, I was super excited and had him ship the bag to me since I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the store in time. I just received it yesterday and I love it. I always loved my speedy 25, but felt it was a bit too big for everyday. This speedy 20 felt like the perfect size! I noticed a few imperfections and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it’s acceptable. I know everyone is different, but I would love to know what all of your think. There’s some misalignment of the monogram pattern. It’s not centered and you could tell by looking at the patterns that end on the side of the bag is different on the right and left. One of the cachet’s tabs that links to the handle has some swirl marks and is slightly darker than the other three tabs. It might be hard to see in the photo. Then I’m unsure if the zipper parts are normal since they are not very aligned. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

 

[Sassy]

Thank you all for sharing your speedy 20 pics and tips for how to get a hold of one! I tried to use the locator for an available speedy 20 and went to the boutique a few times without any luck. Even though it showed it was available, the SA could not find it and said it could be possible someone is looking at it or it’s been sold. The SA took my number and said he would contact me when he sees one. This was about a month ago. When he finally contacted me, I was super excited and had him ship the bag to me since I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the store in time. I just received it yesterday and I love it. I always loved my speedy 25, but felt it was a bit too big for everyday. This speedy 20 felt like the perfect size! I noticed a few imperfections and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it’s acceptable. I know everyone is different, but I would love to know what all of your think. There’s some misalignment of the monogram pattern. It’s not centered and you could tell by looking at the patterns that end on the side of the bag is different on the right and left. One of the cachet’s tabs that links to the handle has some swirl marks and is slightly darker than the other three tabs. It might be hard to see in the photo. Then I’m unsure if the zipper parts are normal since they are not very aligned. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

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I am not sure if it's "normal" but mine are like yours-- slight misalignment and one set of seemingly shorter handles (due to misalignment). I also thought about whether to keep mine but I ended up keeping it bc I don't think the issues affect the functionality and after using it, it's not as noticeable. Unfortunately, it seems like almost every bag has some sort of "issue", like visible inside stitching, wrinkled handles, misalignment, etc. As you said, it's all about what you can live with and what bothers you. I think it only bothered me when I thought about it, but no one else can really see it. It sucks one of the reasons to keep it is that it is HTF but I think after using it a few times, not as big deal for me.

 

[kidrobot1]

I am not sure if it's "normal" but mine are like yours-- slight misalignment and one set of seemingly shorter handles (due to misalignment). I also thought about whether to keep mine but I ended up keeping it bc I don't think the issues affect the functionality and after using it, it's not as noticeable. Unfortunately, it seems like almost every bag has some sort of "issue", like visible inside stitching, wrinkled handles, misalignment, etc. As you said, it's all about what you can live with and what bothers you. I think it only bothered me when I thought about it, but no one else can really see it. It sucks one of the reasons to keep it is that it is HTF but I think after using it a few times, not as big deal for me.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I really appreciate it! I just didn’t see anyone with the misaligned canvas like mine when reading through the thread. I also wasn’t sure if the fine discoloration of the one piece of vachetta was from a water stain? I’m not sure whether it will become more apparent with use or less apparent? I love the bag though and was so excited when I received it yesterday!

 

[LVovely]

Thank you all for sharing your speedy 20 pics and tips for how to get a hold of one! I tried to use the locator for an available speedy 20 and went to the boutique a few times without any luck. Even though it showed it was available, the SA could not find it and said it could be possible someone is looking at it or it’s been sold. The SA took my number and said he would contact me when he sees one. This was about a month ago. When he finally contacted me, I was super excited and had him ship the bag to me since I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the store in time. I just received it yesterday and I love it. I always loved my speedy 25, but felt it was a bit too big for everyday. This speedy 20 felt like the perfect size! I noticed a few imperfections and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it’s acceptable. I know everyone is different, but I would love to know what all of your think. There’s some misalignment of the monogram pattern. It’s not centered and you could tell by looking at the patterns that end on the side of the bag is different on the right and left. One of the cachet’s tabs that links to the handle has some swirl marks and is slightly darker than the other three tabs. It might be hard to see in the photo. Then I’m unsure if the zipper parts are normal since they are not very aligned. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

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Congrats on scoring this Speedy 20! Being persistent and chasing pays off in the end and makes it so much more fun than just buying a random bag from the shelf !

All I can see is a beautiful bag! Sorry, I don‘t think there‘s anything wrong with it at all! Especially the Monogram pattern is super centered in my opinion and I am very OCD

Regarding the Vachetta - it will darken and stain anyway with time so don‘t worry too much about it!

 

[snibor]

Alignment is not considered a defect and I have never bothered to look at my bags alignment. I’m a long time lv buyer.

 

[kidrobot1]

Congrats on scoring this Speedy 20! Being persistent and chasing pays off in the end and makes it so much more fun than just buying a random bag from the shelf !

All I can see is a beautiful bag! Sorry, I don‘t think there‘s anything wrong with it at all! Especially the Monogram pattern is super centered in my opinion and I am very OCD

Regarding the Vachetta - it will darken and stain anyway with time so don‘t worry too much about it!

Thank you so much for the reassurance! I was so happy to receive the bag after the search and waiting. I wasn’t sure if I would be lucky enough to find one, since I see many people say it’s limited. I haven’t used many bags with vachetta because I see others posting about how they try to prevent water spots and different protector sprays to use. When I see people take extra care to protect their vachetta pieces, it makes me worried that I’m not doing the same. I often get caught in the rain. I asked the SA about protecting vachetta and they say they don’t recommend spraying it and just using it as is. Is there anything I should do if I get a water stain on it? I hope it will just become a pretty honey color with use.

 

[Jumper]

Thank you all for sharing your speedy 20 pics and tips for how to get a hold of one! I tried to use the locator for an available speedy 20 and went to the boutique a few times without any luck. Even though it showed it was available, the SA could not find it and said it could be possible someone is looking at it or it’s been sold. The SA took my number and said he would contact me when he sees one. This was about a month ago. When he finally contacted me, I was super excited and had him ship the bag to me since I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the store in time. I just received it yesterday and I love it. I always loved my speedy 25, but felt it was a bit too big for everyday. This speedy 20 felt like the perfect size! I noticed a few imperfections and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it’s acceptable. I know everyone is different, but I would love to know what all of your think. There’s some misalignment of the monogram pattern. It’s not centered and you could tell by looking at the patterns that end on the side of the bag is different on the right and left. One of the cachet’s tabs that links to the handle has some swirl marks and is slightly darker than the other three tabs. It might be hard to see in the photo. Then I’m unsure if the zipper parts are normal since they are not very aligned. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

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Are you referring to the zipper at the edges looking a bit wonky (twisted)? The zipper textile seems lesser at the sides compared to the top handles area.
I can spot that and I agree that waiting for htf items are a chore! Wait and wait for a new piece but the second piece may just be as bad or worse. In your case it doesn’t affect functionality and down the road you are not likely to require repairs due to slightly wonky zippers. Does it open smoothly at the sides? If it does then generally is acceptable? But when it’s an eyesore for ourselves personally, it would always sticks out.

 

[LVovely]

Is there anything I should do if I get a water stain on it? I hope it will just become a pretty honey color with use.

In my experience the bigger „problem” is sweat and dirt from the hands than water stains. You could tie some twillys around the handles if you are very worried, I also saw some vachetta coloured handle protectors made from cloth here in the forum.

My personal view is, just go with the flow and accept that your bag will have signs of use after some time…this is not a very popular opinion in the forum here and I know people are guarding their vachetta like their eyeballs, always keeping resale value in mind, but this would take away the fun and joy that these bag are giving me.

After all, Louis Vuitton has been using the vachetta parts for a long time and they are meant to get some patina - it’s the unique charm of LV in my opinion. At the end of the day, it’s a personal preference. In my experience if you wipe the vachetta straight away if you get caught in the rain, there should be no water stains.

I attached a picture thay shows a comparison between my new NF and my 15+ year old speedy (no bandouliere back then) and you can see that there are no water stains at all, just darkening of the vachetta from my hands. I might be able to clean that, but to be honest I like it the way it is . Just my two cents! Hope you will enjoy using your bag!

 

[kidrobot1]

Alignment is not considered a defect and I have never bothered to look at my bags alignment. I’m a long time lv buyer.

Alignment is not considered a defect and I have never bothered to look at my bags alignment. I’m a long time lv buyer.

Thank you for sharing! I didn’t used to look at alignment either until I was trying to get a psm. When I was reading the thread here, many people showed how each one they received were misaligned and some people returned multiple bags to get one with good alignment. It made me more aware of whether the monogram looks even on both sides of the bag, so I think that’s why I spotted it when I received this one. If I just got the bag without reading anything on this forum, I probably wouldn’t have noticed. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on alignment issues not being of concern to you. I really appreciate it!

 

[snibor]

Thank you for sharing! I didn’t used to look at alignment either until I was trying to get a psm. When I was reading the thread here, many people showed how each one they received were misaligned and some people returned multiple bags to get one with good alignment. It made me more aware of whether the monogram looks even on both sides of the bag, so I think that’s why I spotted it when I received this one. If I just got the bag without reading anything on this forum, I probably wouldn’t have noticed. Thank you for sharing your thoughts on alignment issues not being of concern to you. I really appreciate it!

This seems to be a relatively recent thing with talk about alignment (I’ve been a member here for almost 16 years). I don’t recall alignment discussion years ago. Bottom line we all should be satisfied with our purchases and have to decide what’s acceptable to us individually. For me, I have never considered alignment. Best of luck.

 

[Sassy]

Thank you for sharing your thoughts! I really appreciate it! I just didn’t see anyone with the misaligned canvas like mine when reading through the thread. I also wasn’t sure if the fine discoloration of the one piece of vachetta was from a water stain? I’m not sure whether it will become more apparent with use or less apparent? I love the bag though and was so excited when I received it yesterday!

The discoloration looks like natural variations in the leather, I think it will become less noticeable as it patinas. It is really a cute bag!

 

[bluebird03]

Thank you all for sharing your speedy 20 pics and tips for how to get a hold of one! I tried to use the locator for an available speedy 20 and went to the boutique a few times without any luck. Even though it showed it was available, the SA could not find it and said it could be possible someone is looking at it or it’s been sold. The SA took my number and said he would contact me when he sees one. This was about a month ago. When he finally contacted me, I was super excited and had him ship the bag to me since I wasn’t sure if I would make it to the store in time. I just received it yesterday and I love it. I always loved my speedy 25, but felt it was a bit too big for everyday. This speedy 20 felt like the perfect size! I noticed a few imperfections and I wanted to get your opinions on whether it’s acceptable. I know everyone is different, but I would love to know what all of your think. There’s some misalignment of the monogram pattern. It’s not centered and you could tell by looking at the patterns that end on the side of the bag is different on the right and left. One of the cachet’s tabs that links to the handle has some swirl marks and is slightly darker than the other three tabs. It might be hard to see in the photo. Then I’m unsure if the zipper parts are normal since they are not very aligned. I would really appreciate your thoughts. Thank you!

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I dont see any imperfections...she is a beauty. I have both the 25 and 20 and love the 20 for everyday use...