Yes, I agree with you! I especially have this thought about the wallet just because I would handle it directly. I sold my 2005 Scribble tote a long time ago when soap and water no longer made it look "new". This is the only thing I don't like about the Scribble bags, and actually I was going to buy the perfume print shoes for PCE (especially since they were on sale), and I didn't for this reason as well!