I've seen the Flint, but not the gunmetal yet - neither store I was in has it in that color yet, but the suede is really nice -I'm just afraid of the maintenance!
I can't believe that a SA talked you out of the bag. Odd. I am in love with this bag too. But I think I will hold off. With the SA's talking customers out of them, I wonder if they will be at the outlets for a better deal sometime this winter?