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#361
fsadeli said:
thanks! that put my mind to ease, are yours a soft calfskin leather as well? Does Coach conditioner darker or change the texture of the leather? I also has a bad habit of handling my bags semi-wet after washing my hands (especially with covid hence the constant hand washing), now that I own this bag I worry if water will damage the leather in a long run. Here in Calgary it's not raining as much as Vancouver, but I just need to make sure my hands dry before grabbing my bag!
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Yup! I have the soft Calfskin in Stone Blue so it's quite a light color as well. It's from year 2018/2019 without the feet so I can attest how it ages through the years (I found the one with the feet ages differently. If you checked out some on Fashionphile you'll see that the leather's quite wrinkly) it's so durable! I once got a small pen mark on the leather and only had a washroom nearby as my only resort, went on rubbing the ink mark with water and it magically disappeared! I know it sounds like a nightmare, but you'll be surprised how hardy the leather is, and at that time, being able to clean it with water which is definitely not the most ideal (bcs who carry leather cleaner out on a daily basis? :biggrin:). I don't even know on what other surface could you clean ink marks with water!

You can try on small bits on the corner and it'll be darker obviously at first when it's still wet, but as it dries out it doesn't create spots/color change as far as what I experienced.

I haven't got any issue with water damage, honestly, and this comes from having owned black, tan, and stone blue Loewe bags, all in calfskin, and all of em have been rained/snowed on :smile: Honestly the only brand I feel good having smooth calfskin for daily use. Hope this helps!
 
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#362
phoebe_chen said:
Yup! I have the soft Calfskin in Stone Blue so it's quite a light color as well. It's from year 2018/2019 without the feet so I can attest how it ages through the years (I found the one with the feet ages differently. If you checked out some on Fashionphile you'll see that the leather's quite wrinkly) it's so durable! I once got a small pen mark on the leather and only had a washroom nearby as my only resort, went on rubbing the ink mark with water and it magically disappeared! I know it sounds like a nightmare, but you'll be surprised how hardy the leather is, and at that time, being able to clean it with water which is definitely not the most ideal (bcs who carry leather cleaner out on a daily basis? :biggrin:). I don't even know on what other surface could you clean ink marks with water!

You can try on small bits on the corner and it'll be darker obviously at first when it's still wet, but as it dries out it doesn't create spots/color change as far as what I experienced.

I haven't got any issue with water damage, honestly, and this comes from having owned black, tan, and stone blue Loewe bags, all in calfskin, and all of em have been rained/snowed on :smile: Honestly the only brand I feel good having smooth calfskin for daily use. Hope this helps!
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that's really reassuring, thank you so so much!
 
#363
phoebe_chen said:
Yup! I have the soft Calfskin in Stone Blue so it's quite a light color as well. It's from year 2018/2019 without the feet so I can attest how it ages through the years (I found the one with the feet ages differently. If you checked out some on Fashionphile you'll see that the leather's quite wrinkly) it's so durable! I once got a small pen mark on the leather and only had a washroom nearby as my only resort, went on rubbing the ink mark with water and it magically disappeared! I know it sounds like a nightmare, but you'll be surprised how hardy the leather is, and at that time, being able to clean it with water which is definitely not the most ideal (bcs who carry leather cleaner out on a daily basis? :biggrin:). I don't even know on what other surface could you clean ink marks with water!

You can try on small bits on the corner and it'll be darker obviously at first when it's still wet, but as it dries out it doesn't create spots/color change as far as what I experienced.

I haven't got any issue with water damage, honestly, and this comes from having owned black, tan, and stone blue Loewe bags, all in calfskin, and all of em have been rained/snowed on :smile: Honestly the only brand I feel good having smooth calfskin for daily use. Hope this helps!
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Wow this sounds amazing! My medium has the feet and you're right that the leather is quite wrinkly. After I read your last post about raining on this bag, I took it to Seattle and it did get rained on, and you're right that the water just comes off with no water marks or any damage on the leather. It's so hardy!

I browsed on FP just now and there's a stone blue medium available in BEAUTIFUL condition. So tempting haha.
 
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#364
pinkrose398 said:
Wow this sounds amazing! My medium has the feet and you're right that the leather is quite wrinkly. After I read your last post about raining on this bag, I took it to Seattle and it did get rained on, and you're right that the water just comes off with no water marks or any damage on the leather. It's so hardy!

I browsed on FP just now and there's a stone blue medium available in BEAUTIFUL condition. So tempting haha.
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Yeah I used to have large black puzzle and it ages the same way, quite wrinkly especially on the bigger patch! It's kinda interesting and makes me wonder whether they do something differently between the old puzzle and the new. Regardless, it is still a stunning bag

Oooh that does sound tempting! If you like blue in general, go for it! To me, it's pleasantly a good neutral that goes with almost everything (probably due to it being a pastel color)
 
#365
apspt said:
Hi all, thanks for your replies! I bought my puzzle from the Loewe store last month. I’ve attached an image here. There’s a small dent in the left picture and scratches in the right picture. Would you suggest that I reach out to Loewe customer service?

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Could you share with me the update of this issue? I got mine brand new and has similar situation as yours too, the hardware has ding at some area, which I thought is weird for a brand new bag. My husband got this for me though and he insist on not returning lol so I'm keeping it and probably will get an extra bag strap down the road.

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#366
pinkrose398 said:
Wow this sounds amazing! My medium has the feet and you're right that the leather is quite wrinkly. After I read your last post about raining on this bag, I took it to Seattle and it did get rained on, and you're right that the water just comes off with no water marks or any damage on the leather. It's so hardy!

I browsed on FP just now and there's a stone blue medium available in BEAUTIFUL condition. So tempting haha.
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This is so reassuring, did you bring napkins tissue for bad weather or you just brush/wipe it off with your fingers? Does the leather needs to be fully patted dry or they can be left dried on its own?
 
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#367
fsadeli said:
Help please, just noticed this. I guess this is because I store tbe bag with the strap on top of it. The bag is not even a week old, 5 days to be exact. Any way to remove the mark?
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I'm happy to report that as for today the dent/indentation has reduced significantly. See the after at the top and before at the bottom. All I did was gently bending the leather upward and inward. I'm amazed with the leather quality. I could still see it under certain angle but it definitely look so much better than before!

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#368
fsadeli said:
This is so reassuring, did you bring napkins tissue for bad weather or you just brush/wipe it off with your fingers? Does the leather needs to be fully patted dry or they can be left dried on its own?
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I just brushed off the water, didn't really do much with it, and then it dried with no marks or anything. I think it's probably not good to let the water sit on the leather but it's also fine if you just wipe it off with your hands to get the big droplets off.
 
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fsadeli said:
I'm happy to report that as for today the dent/indentation has reduced significantly. See the after at the top and before at the bottom. All I did was gently bending the leather upward and inward. I'm amazed with the leather quality. I could still see it under certain angle but it definitely look so much better than before!

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Yay! That's great! I really feel like this leather is magic haha
 
#370
fsadeli said:
Could you share with me the update of this issue? I got mine brand new and has similar situation as yours too, the hardware has ding at some area, which I thought is weird for a brand new bag. My husband got this for me though and he insist on not returning lol so I'm keeping it and probably will get an extra bag strap down the road.

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I have the same issue as you. I wouldn't even have noticed it if it wasn't for the fact that my first puzzle was a fake so when I received this one, I went a bit overboard with checking for things like this. I feel like this is really common, as someone else earlier said their hardware has a lot of dings on it too, and looked like it had been dropped. I kept mine, because I believe that there's no such thing as the perfect bag with zero flaws. I say unless it really bothers you, you could just keep and enjoy it. I don't even notice it when I'm using it.
 
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pinkrose398 said:
I just brushed off the water, didn't really do much with it, and then it dried with no marks or anything. I think it's probably not good to let the water sit on the leather but it's also fine if you just wipe it off with your hands to get the big droplets off.
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That's reassuring! I also do think that droplets sit on top of the leather for too long wont be good, but at least I know now I dont have to fully pat it dry. Reading your experience makes me not so paranoid about it when I carry it on such weather.
 
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#372
pinkrose398 said:
I have the same issue as you. I wouldn't even have noticed it if it wasn't for the fact that my first puzzle was a fake so when I received this one, I went a bit overboard with checking for things like this. I feel like this is really common, as someone else earlier said their hardware has a lot of dings on it too, and looked like it had been dropped. I kept mine, because I believe that there's no such thing as the perfect bag with zero flaws. I say unless it really bothers you, you could just keep and enjoy it. I don't even notice it when I'm using it.
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Good to know! Well, I don't have the choice. My husband doesn't want me to return or exchange it lol he said he'd rather get me another bag than going through the hassle going back to the store and exchanging it. I'm not complaining! I'll just have to remind him again when I'm getting another bag. Aiming for a mini hammock soon haha.
 
#373
fsadeli said:
Good to know! Well, I don't have the choice. My husband doesn't want me to return or exchange it lol he said he'd rather get me another bag than going through the hassle going back to the store and exchanging it. I'm not complaining! I'll just have to remind him again when I'm getting another bag. Aiming for a mini hammock soon haha.
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hahaha that's a smart move!!
 
#374
Does anyone by chance own the puzzle in both tan and caramel color and can do a side by side comparison shot please? I am trying to decide between the two. Thanks in advance!
 
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