[REVIEW]: Chanel Boy Bag in caviar with ruthenium hardware.
Look, I know the girlies were tired of me asking questions every other day in different subreddits about my bag’s hardware. I was told to do a review, so bear with me. This is my first ever rep purchase!
Brand: Chanel Boy Bag in caviar and ruthenium finish metal.
Seller: Heidi, contacted via WhatsApp. She is on the trusted seller’s list.
Factory: 187 King Factory
Price + Shipping: $480 + $20 shipping - $50 discount = $450
Timeline:
11/29/24: Contacted seller via WhatsApp with photos of the bag I wanted.
11/30/24: Seller required a $50 deposit. I accidently sent $100, the first time I forgot to send it via PP F&F.
12/13/24: Inquired about the PSPs. I was very anxious, lol.
1/3/25: Inquired about the PSPS again. I went to OGrepladies to chat about it, and I was told that 187 was booked and busy. I mentioned it to the seller, and she said yes, they were very busy from. She stated she will contact the factory.
1/21/25: Received my PSPs. I went through with the bag. My seller sent me my $100 deposit and I sent back $450 via PP F&F.
1/24/25: I received my bag!!!!
Measurements: 5in x 8in x 3.5in
What fits in my bag: Card case, car key, gum, Summer Fridays lip butter, Josie Maran travel sized body butter, sample size Le Labo Matcha 26, Purell hand sanitizer wipes, and my Fenty Beauty MVP lipstick and pencil. I wore her 1 time.
My thoughts: I love me a small bag! I briefly worked at Chanel for 2 years and was not able to get classic bags (certain styles/color combos), only seasonal with the discount. So, I KNOW how this bag is supposed to look and feel. I loved that the bag came with all the goodies just like the Chanel store. (I forgot to add the picture of the dust bag). The shipping box even had these cute little corner stoppers and side stoppers so the Chanel box would not get damaged in transit (I REALLY loved that; the little details count ladies).
As far as quality, the caviar leather was GREAT! The bag did not squeak. It smelled good, had the right sheen and felt so, so good! I did notice that the screws on the strap that go through the snake head were in the wrong direction, but that was nothing to unscrew them and tighten them to the correct placements. I did notice that the hardware on the strap did not match the brick clasp and the loops that were attached to the bag, that the strap goes through. The metal on the strap looked like the auth, while the brick clasp and loops had a yellow tint to them… and the brick clasp was shiny. This really bothered me, I even lost sleep, lol. I looked up ways to patina metal and make it darker. I found something called liver of sulfur and ordered it from Amazon. Unfortunately, it did not make the metal brick closure any darker. When I said I was prepared to take this bag apart, lol. I really didn’t notice the sheen in the PSP photos, but in all I was over it and wanted my damn bag ok. I mentioned the hardware to my seller, and she stated that the hardware has been like that for over a year form 187 and that she would send me another closure piece in the mail if I wanted, which was very nice of her.
Satisfaction of seller: I am 100% satisfied with Miss Heidi, she is very reputable, respectful and considerate being as though she gave me my $100 deposit back when I only mentioned it to her when I paid on 11/30/24. I respect that in her and I want to buy more bags from her. I understand that the girl doesn’t come cheap, but that is just my preference.
Would I recommend to others: I would not recommend the Chanel Boy bag with ruthenium hardware to anyone actually. 187 is NOT that girl in the hardware department. I will be purchasing 2 more Boy Bags (1 old medium/1 small), 1 from OF Factory (I’ve been reading, and I saw that she’s the 1) and another from God Factory. I will be keeping this 187 bag to do a comparison. But I will not be wearing her, in the closet she goes.
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I do think my bag is callout-able because of the hardware. What do you all think? Am I thinking too hard because this is my first rep purchase? My apologies if the links do not work. I will fix them.