What’s your unpopular LV opinion?

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sweetlikechocolate said:
If a bag or item doesn't work for you as it is then why buy it?
I'm not a fan of people making physical adaptions to items, buying non LV chains, straps, screws etc to change an item and make alterations. Waste of time and money. Why spend 100s or 1000s on an item then go and get cheap screws from amazon to change it so you can use it.
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Because it's hard to find THE perfect bag! :lol:

I guess the unpopular opinion for me in this thread is that I LOVE to add doodads, punch holes, cut the leather, buy cheap straps from Amazon, etc, so that I could have a creative outlet with my bags!:biggrin: And that makes me happy. I guess I am a rebel. ;)
It doesn't matter if the bag is $100.00 or $1000.00. If I want to change something, I will do it. Life is too short. :graucho: Just my opinion.

Once, an SA at Chanel told me that Chanel would have rolled over in her grave if she saw my vintage Chanel bag.
I said I don't care cuz I love my doodads on my bag, and I can do whatever I want with a bag I purchased with my own money! LOL!!:lol:
But she did like what I did to it!
 
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#679
Sunshine mama said:
Because it's hard to find THE perfect bag! :lol:
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Especially the perfect strap! I’m short and like to wear bags on the shoulder, sometimes crossbody too. Almost all the straps from LV and other brands too are too long for me. My best find from the last year was a preloved monogram strap which was shorter than the newer ones. It’s perfect shoulder length and I can use it with so many bags.:love: I also ordered MPA dupe straps from Amazon. Much cheaper than LV and also available right away!;) Now I have to order the My World Tour MPA, although I’m going to use the straps with my other bags too.

Sorry for the off-topic!
 
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#680
sweetlikechocolate said:
If a bag or item doesn't work for you as it is then why buy it?
I'm not a fan of people making physical adaptions to items, buying non LV chains, straps, screws etc to change an item and make alterations. Waste of time and money. Why spend 100s or 1000s on an item then go and get cheap screws from amazon to change it so you can use it.
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Even though I currently am browsing chains to make the shoulder strap on the Pochette Accessoires in another tab...I tend to agree with this. In a similar vein, using makeup pouches and toiletry cases is odd to me. Toiletry 19s and 26s look ridiculous as handbags with chain straps, IMO.
 
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#681
Taimi said:
Especially the perfect strap! I’m short and like to wear bags on the shoulder, sometimes crossbody too. Almost all the straps from LV and other brands too are too long for me. My best find from the last year was a preloved monogram strap which was shorter than the newer ones. It’s perfect shoulder length and I can use it with so many bags.:love: I also ordered MPA dupe straps from Amazon. Much cheaper than LV and also available right away!;) Now I have to order the My World Tour MPA, although I’m going to use the straps with my other bags too.

Sorry for the off-topic!
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I am tall and for me most of the straps are too short, especially the new Odéon MM. That is the reason why I cannot buy this bag , although the bag would be perfect for me.
 
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Taimi said:
Especially the perfect strap! I’m short and like to wear bags on the shoulder, sometimes crossbody too. Almost all the straps from LV and other brands too are too long for me. My best find from the last year was a preloved monogram strap which was shorter than the newer ones. It’s perfect shoulder length and I can use it with so many bags.:love: I also ordered MPA dupe straps from Amazon. Much cheaper than LV and also available right away!;) Now I have to order the My World Tour MPA, although I’m going to use the straps with my other bags too.

Sorry for the off-topic!
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Oh the quest for the perfect strap!
If I like the thickness, then I don't like the length, and if I like both, then I don't like the design, etc!!!
I wish LV would create a strap similar to the MPA's, but not as wide, and a choice of hardware colors!
Meanwhile, I mix and match.

I'd rather buy and use the bag I want/love and use a non LV strap than not get the bag at all.
 
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Sunshine mama said:
Oh the quest for the perfect strap!
If I like the thickness, then I don't like the length, and if I like both, then I don't like the design, etc!!!
I wish LV would create a strap similar to the MPA's, but not as wide, and a choice of hardware colors!
Meanwhile, I mix and match.

I'd rather buy and use the bag I want/love and use a non LV strap than not get the bag at all.
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I couldn’t agree more! :amuse:
 
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Wondermuffin said:
I don't like the price of the capucines. It's not worth it and resells at a loss-making price. It's a beautiful bag but not Chanel classic flap's price territory.

I also only buy preloved good condition LV bags, never brand new.
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I've noticed that leather LV leather items tend to hold their value worse than canvas item. I feel like it has something to do with the popularity of canvas along with the price point.
 
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#687
This may not be seen as unpopular but a well-worn Louis Vuitton bag sighting is a testament to the bags durability and timelessness. Although some people may be repulsed by the look, these bags were meant to be lived in. I don't find it sad that somebody has loved something so much that it's reflected in the item.

I'm a believer in taking good care of your things by all means but life is messy. For example - I've been nursing my pochettes vachetta for the past 1.5 years. I've been obsessing over the perfect tan. There's now several new spots that I've come to accept as they're merely stamps from the places I've been. There's a simple beauty in that.
 
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I just don’t understand the popularity of LV canvas. I find it gaudy especially the monogram and way overpriced for what is essentially just coated cotton. I would rather pay a little more for leather which to me is more classy and understated. I have empreinte and epi slg items and a bag in each of these leathers and love them, but I would never buy LV canvas.
 
#690
SakuraSakura said:
I'm under the impression that it's all of the above. I think it's plainly just unpopular LV opinions.
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Thanks!

Now I feel free to say something that has been bothering me.:biggrin:
It bothers me when people say "I'm a purist. I like to keep my LV products just as they were created by LV.
Come on now. It's just a bag. It's just an SLG.:smile:
 
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