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[Favorite Son]

Mine arrived - black and blush. I find the magnet to be a nuisance. It clasps when it shouldn't, and it exaggerates an existing defect in the blush bag. One side of the blush bag sits higher than the other. The lining on the zipper pocket side is sewn unevenly - there is a diagonal pucker that starts at the inner leather trim piece, about 1.5 inches from the right end of the zipper closure end, and continues down to the end of the zipper closure trim. The lining puckers in that area, and very badly, too. I'm pretty unhappy.

[equss]

I received the blush today. It is a pretty color..soft nude pink. The leather on this bag is soft...in fact I wonder if it will crease badly because the first thing I noticed was some mild creasing just from shipping even though the bag was fully stuffed. I also have some sloppy stitching on the zipper pocket but mine isn't too bad. For the money it is a fine bag but doesn't compare to a $400-600 bag in the least. The long strap is a fine length for me to wear as a crossbody but think it is too thin to be comfortable with any weight inside. I am undecided but that was because my expectations were to be wowed by a good value...what you get a a $150 bag nothing more or less. The prepaid label is alittle higher than usual at $8.95 which is a lot to be underwhelmed. Sad

[tloinga]

On 5/20/2014 waterbaby said:

On 5/20/2014 tloinga said:

Waterbaby, the ivory ostrich is STUNNING!!! Prettier in person than on tv. You are going to LOVE IT!!!

I'm getting so excited, it should be here tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Thanks so much for the two thumbs up and enjoy yours!

Thanks!! You too!!

[tloinga]

I'm sorry you are having issues with your bags Silver33 and Favorite Son!!

I checked my natural ostrich and it's fine. None of the dark stain smears. Have you contacted Customer Service? Maybe they could place a wait list order for you at the tsp price and then allow you to return this one if the wait list order is ok.

Favorite Son, I checked my blush and I didn't see any of the problems you mentions. Try loading it us and see if that will change the line up of the front and back top. Of course that won't help the pucker in the lining.

I'm so sorry y'all are disappointed!!

[tloinga]

On 5/20/2014 equss said:

I received the blush today. It is a pretty color..soft nude pink. The leather on this bag is soft...in fact I wonder if it will crease badly because the first thing I noticed was some mild creasing just from shipping even though the bag was fully stuffed. I also have some sloppy stitching on the zipper pocket but mine isn't too bad. For the money it is a fine bag but doesn't compare to a $400-600 bag in the least. The long strap is a fine length for me to wear as a crossbody but think it is too thin to be comfortable with any weight inside. I am undecided but that was because my expectations were to be wowed by a good value...what you get a a $150 bag nothing more or less. The prepaid able is alittle higher than usual at $8.95 which is a lot to be unwhelmed. Sad

My blush has some slight creasing too, or as I calling wrinkles. LOL!! I'm going to load it up and see how she looks.

I really think it's due to the softness of the leather. i didn't have the sloppy stitching that you mentioned.

I'm sorry you were not wowed!

[Cheezit]

The snake and blush were waiting for me when I got home!!! I really love BOTH of them and I don't have/see any of the issues with blush that previous posters discussed? The snake is so rich and sophisticated, love it too! I should be getting black tomorrow! I have no business keeping all 3 of these bags but I have a feeling it is going to be hard to send any of them back!!! Keep the reviews coming!!!

[Favorite Son]

On 5/20/2014 tloinga said:

I'm sorry you are having issues with your bags Silver33 and Favorite Son!!

I checked my natural ostrich and it's fine. None of the dark stain smears. Have you contacted Customer Service? Maybe they could place a wait list order for you at the tsp price and then allow you to return this one if the wait list order is ok.

Favorite Son, I checked my blush and I didn't see any of the problems you mentions. Try loading it us and see if that will change the line up of the front and back top. Of course that won't help the pucker in the lining.

I'm so sorry y'all are disappointed!!

No, nothing is going to help this poor blush bag. The pucker extends on a diagonal down from the end of the zipper trim to the base, too. What a shame. I LOVE the color and I think the leather on this version is slightly upgraded from the Roma 2 bags that were offered last fall. It isn't as good as the backpack, but I felt that the backpack had a design flaw in the way the jump rings were attached to the body with self-tabs, and there is already one review by a customer whose backpack came apart at those tabs.

So, I don't know whether to take a chance on a replacement or whether I will get a return that also has something wrong with it. I will keep the black one. It doesn't appear to have any flaws (I will test drive hard over the next two weeks), it is a decent bag for the money and is the right size for me.

[tloinga]

On 5/20/2014 Cheezit said: The snake and blush were waiting for me when I got home!!! I really love BOTH of them and I don't have/see any of the issues with blush that previous posters discussed? The snake is so rich and sophisticated, love it too! I should be getting black tomorrow! I have no business keeping all 3 of these bags but I have a feeling it is going to be hard to send any of them back!!! Keep the reviews coming!!!

Congrats!!! Glad you love them!! Isn't the snake gorgeous!!!! So is the blush!! I'm like you, I should be returning some myself but I don't even know where to start with that! LOL

[LoLa]

Aw, I'm heartbroken that some of you are experiencing issues with your new bags. I hope that if you choose to keep or exchange your bags that they meets and exceed your expectations. Good luck to you. ------- To those of you that received your lovelies and are over the moo n I'm so thrilled for you. ---- To all, have a great day!!

[tloinga]

On 5/20/2014 Favorite Son said:

On 5/20/2014 tloinga said:

I'm sorry you are having issues with your bags Silver33 and Favorite Son!!

I checked my natural ostrich and it's fine. None of the dark stain smears. Have you contacted Customer Service? Maybe they could place a wait list order for you at the tsp price and then allow you to return this one if the wait list order is ok.

Favorite Son, I checked my blush and I didn't see any of the problems you mentions. Try loading it us and see if that will change the line up of the front and back top. Of course that won't help the pucker in the lining.

I'm so sorry y'all are disappointed!!

No, nothing is going to help this poor blush bag. The pucker extends on a diagonal down from the end of the zipper trim to the base, too. What a shame. I LOVE the color and I think the leather on this version is slightly upgraded from the Roma 2 bags that were offered last fall. It isn't as good as the backpack, but I felt that the backpack had a design flaw in the way the jump rings were attached to the body with self-tabs, and there is already one review by a customer whose backpack came apart at those tabs.

So, I don't know whether to take a chance on a replacement or whether I will get a return that also has something wrong with it. I will keep the black one. It doesn't appear to have any flaws (I will test drive hard over the next two weeks), it is a decent bag for the money and is the right size for me.

I hope you can get a good replacement for the Blush. I'm sure some will return due to buyers remorse. The blush is such a pretty color!!! I hope you enjoy your black one!!

I missed the presentation of the back pack. Do you know the item #?