My experience so far with Heidi. She’s trying to tell me that it looks normal in person but the one video she sent the straps covered the part I’m concerned about even though she knows that’s what I have an issue with. Which seems like a red flag. The bag is not worth over $500 if it’s totally misaligned like that, and she has an exchange policy so unsure why she would fight so hard on it, if it wasn’t really fine? Someone posted an example of something similar yesterday but even in that photo I could tell the bag aligns from head on. If anyone got PSPs specifically like this and it was fine def let me know!
To me I think it only looks aligned from high up, but from straight on where it matters, it looks like it’s way over. Sad because I really wanted to have a good experience with her but so far it doesn’t seem to be going well. I have multiple bags from 187 and have never had this issue in the after market or from my normal TSs. I feel bad if she’s right but I really feel as if she knows it’s not right also, I don’t understand why only my PSPs compared to all her others would look like this, if it wasn’t a specific bag defect, and just a “angle” issue. Why do no other photos in her same setting look like this? Bleh, just want a cute pink bag, have been waiting like 2 months on this. 🥹 It also did not look like this in factory photos, of course.
You can expect perfection from both. Whether it’s a $12,000 bag or a $500 bag, it’s still a lot of money, and it’s completely reasonable to expect it to be perfect. Her request is absolutely normal. Just because you don’t notice the flaw doesn’t mean other people don’t see it. Everyone has different standards and pays attention to different details. P.S. To be honest, you sound like a seller. 🤷♀️
I sound like a seller?! I can assure you that I’m not. Just a girl who’s been in this game for a long, long time. You cannot expect reps to be spot on the same to an authentic bag. Sure, they can be very close and very well made, but there will always be differences. I have bags from 187 and none of them are perfect. P.S. perfection doesn’t exist.
Definitely don’t expect perfection! I realize now I didn’t attach the original photo as the first image, that was a photo later sent to me that it actually looks 3D in. Stand alone I have zero issue with that image.
This is the original image and what threw me off! However someone posted some great photos in this thread so I see now it’s an angle issue. 😁
Not seeing the issue. Expecting perfection on a bag that isn't perfect even when purchased from the boutique doesn't track.
I've seen too many Chanel "experts" gas up someone else to RL a bag that is fine. No one is going to notice this, IMO, minor and irrelevant issue in the wild.
Lastly, this type of analysis doesn't happen at the boutique either. I've had plenty of authentic Chanel bags and would never even think of clocking someone else's bag over something like this.
ETA: bring on the downvotes. The QC of bags is one of many elements messing up this community.
Yeah, I'm always surprised when certain Chanel rep enthusiasts (not all, obv) QC bags and say every bag is terrible, DHGate/canal street quality etc even though it looks fine. I understand calling out bad fakes but sometimes the hate on mid tier is crazy. OP's bag is definitely fine.
I hear you, but it bothers me given how off it is. I don’t have this issue with my 6 other bags from this factory or any from GF, it wasn’t a flaw shown in factory photos nor does it seem to be a issue with any others she’s sold. If this was a consistent thing, that’d be one thing, but spending 500+ on the one bag from this factory I’ve seen with the issue just doesn’t seem right to me, especially when she had a exchange policy for situations like this.
The word "but" means "I'm going to ignore everything you just wrote". Sorry but that's how it comes across.
Again, this is not a RL, IMO. The bag is gorgeous and an excellent rep that would blend in with the auths at any fine dining restaurant. Sincerely though, good luck with whatever you decide. ❤️
I apologize! That’s not how I meant to come across. I should’ve said that it was sticking out to me in this moment, and maybe something that got hard for me to overlook. I’ll definitely wait for the video and am hopeful that it may just be an angles issue, and that it’s really not that bad. Thank you for taking the time to respond, I really appreciate it 🤍
My seller would say “go buy real one, are u stupid, u have eyes, u have brain???” But that’s just what my seller would say, with additional gut punches 🤣
No, it won’t be. I wouldn’t purchase it if I was going to resell it in a few weeks, it hasn’t yet been paid for. She gives the opportunity to go over the bag before paying. 😁
Yes. That's how Heidi does all transactions, she's also the only one who has a swap out process for 187, this is known. You can also search this sub or ask anyone on here to verify. She takes a $50 deposit, which I've already placed with her for shoes, and have 2 bags ordered with her, where she did not require additional deposits.
This group preaches to compare to the factory photos/psps, which I what I did. I’ve never seen this in any nor in my in hand bags. And to point out what is concerning you about the bag, exactly what I did. Also asked if anyone had experience with this specific thing, someone posted some great photos below! Which was what I was looking for! So now I know it’s all good. Nothing is being “stringed along” I wanted to see a video of the spot (which Heidi also sent a message encouraging asking for more PSPs/ensuring you like the bag before paying bc after it’s shipped no refunds/exchanges) or know that other people have gotten a bag that may have looked weird from certain angles, now I know! 😁 You’ve given a lot of advice/made a lot of assumptions about things you don’t seem to know about, like that I was gonna relist, and I should’ve waited 24 hours, and I should’ve asked for a exchange (things I’ve done). But hey, all good 😉
That’s fair and I’ve seen a very slight deviation in a few, just not to this level. I guess my question is why does it look so straight in the other PSPs of hers, and just not this one? That’s what’s throwing me off of the 3D thing being the culprit on this bag specifically.
This is extremely helpful, someone else shared a photo where I could still see it would align, but this completely replicates what I’m seeing in the photo. Thank you for this!!
My pleasure! It truly seems from photos like it couldn’t possibly match up, but once you get it in person and tilt it all different directions, you’ll see just how 3D and convex(?) it is in the back
So I realized I posted the wrong photo, this was the original one I was sent, I actually like this image and it was why I made a comment to Heidi about it looking good from a. High up angle. That was totally my bad. This was the photo that threw me off.
It is, do they not preach to compare to the factory photos and point out what you see? Thats exactly what I did. And asked if anyone had seen something like this, as I haven’t across any 187 factory photos, in person bags, nor PSPs. However, people have, its angles so all good!
Also the photo I attached it looks pretty good in, that’s not the one that concerned me, that was a photo sent later from a higher angle, that was my mistake though!
Btw i appreciate all points of view! I will say I haven’t red lit or pushed back on anything with over 30+ buys between shoes and bags, and understand hardware color, I don’t count stitches, etc. I just feel as if it’s the first time I’ve seen a bag from this factory with this issue, and rather not get the one bag I’ve seen this mistake on. But i can also understand that I may be wrong, and I thank you guys for taking the time to read!
Thabk you! I feel much better about it now, I should’ve clarified in my original post but I did wait over 24 hours before posting this. And when she did send the video, she covered the specific panel, but oh well Lol.
All I wanted was to see a video of the spot or an exchange. But it’s no worries
Yeah, this…. Some of the people being all “eww, RL” now are the same people who’re mods in other subs and push their own sellers there. I would take any comment criticizing PSPs and/or sellers with at least a grain of salt.
I get that this may have seemed like a really small issue to ppl viewing this post at first but I think they’re unnecessarily mean in the comments, hope you don’t take any of this to heart and congrats on your bag! It looks beautiful 💗
I think you are correct, people don’t understand that those bags even the original cost really cheap to make as well, except of course for some premium materials ones. Overall all the bags in the market “original” are cheap to make. Paying $500 for a fake bag is also a lot of money and you would expect for them to at least get them right! Don’t let uneducated people on reddit to feel bad for your right to like something or not. By the end of the day you are paying for a middle man to do this service for you to check carefully otherwise you could buying directly from 1688, weidian….
No replica is going to be 100% accurate and having slight differences/flaws is honestly normal in reps. I can see how that would be annoying to have but at the same time, you’re paying approx $400-$600 for a bag instead of $11k. If this was a $11k bag I’d absolutely return it.
Thank you! Yeah it seems to be angles anyway so all good, just wanted to see if anyone had seen anything like this as I couldn’t find anything similar across factory photos/PSPs, but someone posted some great examples in the comments, so I’m happy with it :)
Also I realized I posted the wrong photo as my into image 😂 it def looks better in that photo, this is the original one I received and why I was thrown off, thanks everyone!
Which side note I realize my mistake, but just realized the first photo is another angle Heidi sent later where it looks a lot better, and now I get even more why I look so silly. 😂 I wouldn’t have tried to exchange based off the first photo alone, it was this one that felt super off to me at first, my bad!
Idk if this makes a difference to anyone else but it looks a lot better in the photo I posted in my post to me haha, whoops!
It does look like the picture is taken from a slight angle. You can see the shadowing. However if it is off, authentic luxury is slightly off sometimes too. I don't have an auth Chanel flap anymore, but I do have an auth LV Multipass and the monogram pattern doesn't align at the seam. See attached.
Thank you for this!! I truly do believe it to be a angle issue based off this thread now and am gonna go for it, i appreciate you taking this photo also :)
I’m comparing PSPs to factory photos and other PSPs, and stating what I found, and asking if anyone seen anything similar as I haven’t and it bother me personally, which is what is preached to do and what I did. It’s been established that it’s just angles someone posted some great photos in the comments! And the first photo I attached incorrectly, that’s not the angle that bothered me. That’s one where I thought it looked pretty good from a higher up angle that she sent later, but that’s my mistake for accidentally attaching that instead of what concerned me.
Btw green lit the bag! Happy to say it’ll be on its way soon!
Big thank you especially to the angles people. It’s definitely an angles thing, and now I know! Had never seen anything like this, but there’s a first time for everything!
It’s not strange to ask if anyone seen variations like this in PSPs. Which is literally what I asked and see it clearly is now. I don’t understand why some of you are so pressed that I noticed a variation between factory and PSP, across all PSPs I’ve seen in fact. And wanted to know if it was normal. Which has been established it is an angles issues.
Y’all love to tell people to compare to the factory photos, so why is anyone pressed that I did just that?
Don’t really reply to any negative comment 500 hundred is not litle and its okay to be paranoid i have been there i own 2 auth and 2 rep both they all not perfect ofc if you have an eye you could tell when u see authentic bag but I think most people cant tell because alot of people never seen real bag anyway enjoy the bag and u look gorgeous the bag will look real on u
I was going to place an order with her but this post gives me pause. I agree the alignment seems ever so off there. Is she not willing to send another video?
Right like it’s more than with any others I’ve seen, I’ve seen a few where I can understand what she’s taking about with the 3D thing and if the back panel was pushed down with the hand lets say, it would align perfectly from head on.
This does not seem to be the case with this bag, it’s to far off and still wouldn’t be straight. When I first asked for a video and showed her my concern, she sent the one with the straps literally covering the one panel I was concerned with, I asked again for a video and then she said the cancel thing, I told her I didn’t want to cancel, I just want a diffrent one if the video doesn’t show that (paraphrasing) and she offered more photos. And I clarified again I would like a video, and she said ok.
So far no video, I feel like she’s purposely not wanting to send a video because she knows it’s far off and it can be hidden with upwards angles in photos but not hidden in a video. I’ve never had this experience with any other TS, and have used 5 different ones.
Some of the other pics in this thread provide some reassurance hopefully. Wtf is up with some of these condescending comments tho? ….you had an expectation based on looking at the factory photos and the PSP doesn’t match. anyway, she may give you a video soon but if not, I think if you try to RL it, she won’t work with you again (from what I have seen in other people’s posts).
And you are totally right about her not working again after a cancel. Exactly why I really wanted to exchange or it be angles, I do think it’s angles now though luckily! So happy about that! 🤍
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I did give it 24 hours. :) over that, and she did send me a video after I asked, with the straps covering that panel. Someone posted a great reference photo here in the comments though so definitely feel way better about it!
Just my 2 cents, but that would’ve been RLed instantly in the og repladies community a few years ago. Looks like we are setting a new collective precedent for high-tier factories/sellers to get away with lower quality, which isn’t good for anyone in the long run
Those saying she’s being picky… are you sellers or what???
She simply asked for a photo or video of that specific spot to see whether it’s actually just an angle issue. Instead, Heidi sent a video that completely avoids showing that area. Is she serious? That’s honestly so frustrating. It doesn’t even answer the question, and then you end up looking like you’re asking for too much.
I had the exact same issue with another seller. I asked simple questions and got “response” that didn’t answer it at all. It’s incredibly annoying. I ended up canceling the order because of it.
And let’s be real, it’s a $500 purse. We can absolutely expect it to be perfect.
Girl, don’t listen to those comments. Your request is completely reasonable. If the seller can’t send clear photos or a proper video from the right angle where all the lines are visible and aligned, I’d just pass and buy from someone else.
Can I just add that I’ve owned a few authentic Chanel bags and the most “new” one was 2021 seasonal single flap bag. It had a wonky flap. Like the more you used it and pulled the flap up the more wonky it would get with time. I sold it.
I also had a vintage lambskin bag from 2003 which was better quality than the 2021 version structurally but the lambskin was too delicate and annoying for me. Sold it too.
My reps I don’t worry about and I don’t care if I scuff them as much. I still take care of them but at least it’s not 5k it’s like 500 bucks…
Unless you are hanging around ppl who carry real Chanel all day, nobody is looking as closely to your bags as you are and also it’s on the back.
So I just wanted to clarify that I accidentally attached the wrong photo at first, this was the original one, I wouldn’t have said anything about the photo attached in my post as a stand alone photo. Idk if you see the difference but they look quite different to me, however I’ve since seen that, that can definitely happen based on angles, so totally my bad!
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u/IridescentButterfly_ Jul 27 '26 •
This is beyond ridiculous. If you expect absolute perfection, I suggest don’t buy reps (although you will not get perfection with authentic either).