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Hi there. Just wanna share i had my mono PM a few months back too. Bag was great, but somehow the strap smells weird from first day it was delivered. I brushed it off and thought I was overreacting.. fast forward 2 months plus, strap still smells weird like some chemical awful stuff. Then lately I saw a video on YT (fashionably amy) who complained her OTG smells awful. Then it struck me I wasn’t overthinking, it could be the glazing or glue etc. here’s what I did, I researched and found wrapping fresh newspaper print on some leather items can help remove the odors. Safe without any use of chemicals/conditioners to remove the odor. I did that, wrapped the strap tightly in fresh newspaper print, taped it up around the sides so the leather “odor” can be fully absorbed. Left it like that for 2-3 days. Resist the temptation to peek, you need it to be fully wrapped up. Verdict: it worked! The strap smells so much better now. There’s still a faint lingering canvas leather smell like our usual LV products but not the overpowering chemical/ puke smell revolting odor. So you may want to try. But please take note mine was mono print so I wasn’t scared of the newspaper color transfer (if any), I’m not certain if the reverse may have possible color transfer. Proceed with caution.

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Thanks, that is great info, I will see if I should do this procedure if one or two weeks later, my bag still have smell. Maybe I can adding another layer of paper towel inside newspaper to prevent possible transfer to reverse.
 
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I received my new Pochette Metis today and it looks great. The dust bag smells like strong chemicals. I immediately removed my bag and will not use that dust bag again. Thankfully I have a spare to use. I don't smell chemicals on the bag itself but will check again in a day or two to make sure lol
 
I purchased a Boite Souple PM but I was afraid it may be too small for everyday use, so I started stalking the site a few times on thursday, and guess what? on thursday night the reverse became available for a few secs, I added to my cart but couldnt check out. I tried many times for like an hr after that still didnt work. I almost gave up but then decided to try again and it went thru. My order will be delivered on monday. I got my Boite but have not open it yet. I am waiting to open it together with the PM then I can make a decision.
 
I got the red one a couple of years ago in London airport, but really wanted canvas version, and then all of sudden I got both monogram and reversed mono online last month. Now the question is, shall I keep both ? I tend to like the monogram more than the reverse mono.... both came in great condition, no drama, fortunately. I do feel the reverse one is slightly better quality. I have been struggling on whether I should return the reverse mono or not.... Please help!
 

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I got the red one a couple of years ago in London airport, but really wanted canvas version, and then all of sudden I got both monogram and reversed mono online last month. Now the question is, shall I keep both ? I tend to like the monogram more than the reverse mono.... both came in great condition, no drama, fortunately. I do feel the reverse one is slightly better quality. I have been struggling on whether I should return the reverse mono or not.... Please help!
OK, I have been asking around for friends' opinions, doing research on this forum, now I think I will return the reverse one, since it's coming close to 30days . I hope I won't regret. Farewell reverse mono!:sad:
 
OK, I have been asking around for friends' opinions, doing research on this forum, now I think I will return the reverse one, since it's coming close to 30days . I hope I won't regret. Farewell reverse mono!:sad:
just my opinion, the reverse looks more beautiful than the mono. The front print are more symmetrical. The mono has a crease on the flap. All in all the reverse is such a gorgeous piece.
 
just my opinion, the reverse looks more beautiful than the mono. The front print are more symmetrical. The mono has a crease on the flap. All in all the reverse is such a gorgeous piece.
Yes I do agree that the reverse one is better made. But somehow the color combination didn't seem to work that well with my normal outfit, compared to the mono one....
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Yes I do agree that the reverse one is better made. But somehow the color combination didn't seem to work that well with my normal outfit, compared to the mono one....
:sad::sad:

Remember too that the reverse is brand new, so of course it's going to look better (especially crease-wise) compared to two older bags which both have been used more and have slight creases in the flap. Keep whichever you know you'll reach for more, the alignment on all of them is not bad at all, there's much worse. I find the reverse mono quite a busy print and wouldn't know if it was really going with my outfits compared to the red leather or monogram which is a bit more simple and classic imo
 
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I got the red one a couple of years ago in London airport, but really wanted canvas version, and then all of sudden I got both monogram and reversed mono online last month. Now the question is, shall I keep both ? I tend to like the monogram more than the reverse mono.... both came in great condition, no drama, fortunately. I do feel the reverse one is slightly better quality. I have been struggling on whether I should return the reverse mono or not.... Please help!
Your reverse PM looks great! The print is so visible, may I ask where this one was made? Is it made in France?
 
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