Oh how lazy of mulberry to let this happen! It is a nice looking purse but I take your point thAt it will irritate you. It would irritate me too and i would have to return the purse for that reason. I would say it almost makes either the bag or the purse look fake given that no-one would expect a set costing the best part of a grand to be mismatched by the manufacturer. Not the look that you are after! I agree that you should speak to mulberry. It is a pretty poor show on their part. Plus you will have to waste time and energy returning the purse of you decide against it. I reckon that mulberry owe you an apology! Xx