This thread is so me right now with the Loro Piana Extra Pocket L19.
I wanted a small top handle bag with east-west proportions that can be worn crossbody (basically a Mini Kelly) and I would also like a bag in Ostrich leather (in my mind I envision a Birkin 25 but I know this would never ever be useful to me), so I bought the EP pre-loved from Vestiare Collective, which I expected would fulfill both wishes.
It was supposed to be like new, but as it turns out one of the buckles on the strap is broken and I have been waiting more than a month to hear back from LP to see if it can be fixed (doesn't seem promising). In the meantime, I sent it back to VC but they wouldn't refund me so now I'm waiting for it to sell to get some of my money back (or for my CC transaction dispute to be approved).
Then, I saw the price of Ostrich version of the EP went up 15% with 2024 price increases, so now I'm wondering if I should have VC send me the bag back...
Honestly, when I compared the EP to my H bags I felt it looked cheap and not worth the price. But I am still texting Loro Piana SAs to see if I can get a new one in calfskin (which is half the price of the Ostrich version). I think it's just FOMO at this point.
While I wait for LP, VC, or my CC company to sort this out, I just stumbled upon this Furla Opportunity Mini bag which I ordered and am waiting to receive in the hope that it will "cure" my obsession with EP so I can just let it go...
I wanted a small top handle bag with east-west proportions that can be worn crossbody (basically a Mini Kelly) and I would also like a bag in Ostrich leather (in my mind I envision a Birkin 25 but I know this would never ever be useful to me), so I bought the EP pre-loved from Vestiare Collective, which I expected would fulfill both wishes.
It was supposed to be like new, but as it turns out one of the buckles on the strap is broken and I have been waiting more than a month to hear back from LP to see if it can be fixed (doesn't seem promising). In the meantime, I sent it back to VC but they wouldn't refund me so now I'm waiting for it to sell to get some of my money back (or for my CC transaction dispute to be approved).
Then, I saw the price of Ostrich version of the EP went up 15% with 2024 price increases, so now I'm wondering if I should have VC send me the bag back...
Honestly, when I compared the EP to my H bags I felt it looked cheap and not worth the price. But I am still texting Loro Piana SAs to see if I can get a new one in calfskin (which is half the price of the Ostrich version). I think it's just FOMO at this point.
While I wait for LP, VC, or my CC company to sort this out, I just stumbled upon this Furla Opportunity Mini bag which I ordered and am waiting to receive in the hope that it will "cure" my obsession with EP so I can just let it go...