Wednesday, September 1, 2010

LV Slighty Denim Grey Bag Review

    The follow bag review is for the LV  Monogram Slightly Denim in Grey #M95834. I brought this bag from Joy and I used this bag as an everyday bag. I like the fact that you could carry it on your shoulder and you don't have to hold it, which your hands could get tired easily. This denim bag goes well with jeans, casual dresses or any low key outfit. It's a grab and go bag. The strap is adjustable and it comes with two straps. I only used one. Inside the bag, there are two compartments for cellphone, keys, mirror compact or any other small item stuff. It's a great bag to have. However, there are a few flaws I have to point out. The first thing I notice was the tip of the zipper's end  was not glued properly. You could see two leather pieces slightly pulled apart, which I tried to fix by crazy gluing it. It did look better, but you could still see the two layers of leather, which looks a little uneven. I am not a picky person and I could live with that, but some people cannot. If anyone wants to buy this bag from Joy, please ask her to make sure the tip of the zipper's end is even and not sloppy or pulled apart. For me I could always tuck the zipper's end inside the bag and call it a day. The second thing I found wrong with this bag is I brought this bag in June and only used it a handful of times and the unthinkable happened. Please look at the photos I took, it will give you a better idea of what I am talking about. The small vintage bass pieces from the strap and the tip of the zipper's end, a total of three, fell off. I was bummed out. I e-mailed Joy and asked her to send me the bass pieces, so I could glue it back on. She apologized and told me it would be 10-15 days for me to get it, so in the meantime I have to use another bag for my everyday bag. (This is why I like buying from Joy, she always try to work things out with you and she was so quick with the response e-mail. Within 5 mins I sent out that e-mail about the bass pieces, she wrote me a response back.) My advice is to ask Joy to make sure the bass pieces are glued properly, before it's mail out or put extra glue on it, when you get the bag, so there are no accidents. If you still feel unsure about buying from Joy, there are other seller's like Jacky or Catty who also sell the same bag. I cannot comment on their quality, because I haven't made any bag purchases from them yet. Maybe in the future. I'll be doing more bag reviews in the future, so keep a lookout.
UPDATED: I e-mail Joy asking for the bass pieces and she was only able to mail me two out of the three pieces. Kind of annoying and irritating after one month has passed. Hopefully, she will get me the other piece next month.


The Front of the bag.
The Zipper.
The back of the bag.
The strap on the left is the vintage bass piece that fell off.



The buckle.
The back of the bag bass piece.
The zipper end, where two bass pieces fell off.

The bottom of the bag, which has two bass pieces as feet
The label.
I flip the bag inside out. It has two compartments.
Inside of bag.
The strap attachment to the bag.
The back of the buckle
The other side of the strap attachment to the bag.
The serial number, which I am unable to read it.
This is the part where I was complaining, uneven and not glue right.
The bottom of the bag is almost 17inches.
The measurement from bottom to top is around 10inches.
The length of the strap is around 22inches.

Wednesday, August 25, 2010

Sofia the Scammer.

UPDATE ON A NEW BLOG. WWW.REPBAGSCHAT.BLOGSPOT.COM

Hi everyone. My adsense on this blog got messed up. I try to fix it, but cannot, so I create another blog just like Rep Bags. I transfer all the posts and almost everyone's comments on the new blog. The new blog is called REP BAGS CHAT. Here is the link www.repbagschat.blogspot.com From now on please go to the new blog site for updates on reps and to post all your comments. I will only be posting on www.repbagschat.blogspot.com from now on. Sorry for the inconveniences.
      Hi everyone, today I will be warning people about a blogger named Sofia Nolan, who runs the website Replicapot.com. People, please be careful. She is a scam artist. Her website is not there to help people find great replica bags, it is to promote her own online store of replica bags. I first knew about her when I was researching for reviews on where to buy replica bags or any forum that would help me. If you go to her website, which is Replicapot.com, you will see that the blog is very well put together and looks very professionally done. It seems like she knows a lot of replica bags, but be warn. It's all smoke and mirrors. The picture, that suppose to look like her on the upper right hand corner of the blog, is fake. It looks like it was graphically designed, and looks cartoon like. Sofia Nolan could be a man for all I know. What I do see when reading her blog is that she mostly ask her viewers to buy from Replicavalley.com and she said that Fabaaa was a horrible site. I knew that wasn't true and something doesn't add up. Her website looks very fishy to me. 95% out of Sofia's mouth was Replicavalley.com. I did take a look at replicavalley and got very turned off by the prices. It was twice as high as Joy's, Catty's and Jacky's. There was no way, I was going to buy from her even, if she does have great reps. ( In this case, the bags from replicavalley.com was very poorly done. The quality  was bad and the stitching was off and very sloppy looking. This is according to the research I have been reading on some forums and other blog sites.)  I was still convinced that something wasn't right and my female instinct kicked it. Ladies, always listen to your gut feelings, if you ignore it, you pay for it later on. I google "Sofia Nolan" and also "Replicavalley.com sucks". I was so surprise at what I found it. It turns out that Sofia is affiliated with replicavalley.com. So it explains everything and why she has been promoting that website like crazy. I keep digging and I found out that Pursevalley.com, Replicavalley.com, Replicavision.com and Touchbags.com are all own by Sofia herself and she also goes by the name Eva Knox. She censors a lot of her viewers' comments. I try writing a comment and it was never posted, but however, I did received a lot of junk mail from Replicavalley.com promoting their bags. I never brought any bags or sign up for their newsletter, but somehow I was able to get e-mails from them. Coincidences? You tell me. That is when I knew that Sofia is 100% a scammer. If you look at all of the websites, they look the same. What are the odds? I got this information by reading the comments on thereplicaguru.blogspot.com and  http://allwomenstalk.com/louis-vuitton-replica-handbag-sites-review/comment-page-3/#comments. My advice is join Sofia's blog if you want information and pictures of the replica bags, but do not listen to her when she suggest where to buy replicas. To be honest, I wouldn't even waste my time.

Saturday, August 21, 2010

LV Mini Lin Speedy 30 Review


        The following rep bag review is from the LV collection Mini Lin. This is the speedy 30 #M95224. I brought this Mini Lin from Joy. I found Joy through another member from ioffer after trying endlessly to find the LV Monogram Denim Neo Speedy in blue. (Till this day, I have yet to find the best Denim Neo speedy. If anyone out there knows where to find a great mirror image, please let me know.) The member gave me Joy’s information and I contact her about her products. She was quick on her response and she answers all my questions and gave me pictures before I even buy any of her products, when requested. I have to say that Joy’s customers’ service is the best and she does bend over backwards for her customers. I find shopping from Joy is quick and easy and her products are great. It’s hard to find great seller who are honest and could communicate with you without broken English. On to the bag, I try to post a lot of pictures and measurement of the bag and make little comment, so anyone could make their own judgment if buying from Joy is worth it or not. 

The top of the bag
       
The front of the bag.
Inside of the bag.

The side of the bag.
The handle.
The Lock and Key, which has a nice weight to it and not cheap looking.


The serial number which is AR0140.
The leaf, please look at the stitching, which has 8.
More of the stitching on the other leaf
The stitching of the handle looks uniform.
The handle attachment stitching.
Pictures of both attachments.


Inside of the bag, picture of the ring.
When looking at any LV bags, make sure the LV logo is not cut off. That is the difference between a good and bad rep.



























































































































































The Zipper.
Measurement of the back of the bag is 12inches.
The measurement of the side of the bag from bottom to top is 7.5in.















The measurement of the bag lengthwise is a little over 12in
The side of the bag measures around 6.5in.

       The material of the Mini Lin looks and feels pretty good. It does not feel cheap at all. A few people had brought the Mini Lin from Joy and posted pictures of it. They all loved their Mini Lin and I cannot agree more. This is not to promote Joy’s business or any replica business. I am just giving my honest opinion about buying from Joy or any other sellers. It is very important that everyone do their own research to find the correct measures, color, etc for any rep bags. I cannot say one seller is better than the other. It all depends on the type of bag an individual would buy. Joy might have the best LV bags, but her Balenciaga  is not the best and she doesn't have some of the designer bags like Chanel. Her prices are often more than Jacky’s or Catty’s. So, always shop around and ask questions. Try to study the bag you want to buy, look at the stitching, measurements and colors of the bag before buying. Please do research on this blog, or any replica bag blogs or forums, so you can compare who has the best replica bags.  
        I want to give everyone a heads up when buying from Joy. Be careful. In the past, I read from forums that Joy’s website is not safe and one customer had her credit card stolen and there were unauthorized charges. That customer never used the card before except on Joy’s website. Personally, this has never happen to me. I had order from her twice and both times I used google checkout. It’s been awhile since that incident had happened, so I am just assuming that Joy had already fixed the problem. Am I saying that I do not recommend her website? No, just be careful and look at your monthly credit card statement to be safe and if you want to be extra safe ask Joy that you prefer to use google checkout. Please visit me again; because I will be doing more LV bags review.










          




























       
  
   

  

Wednesday, August 18, 2010

Balenciaga Vert D’ Eau Part-Time in GSH Review

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Hi everyone. My adsense on this blog got messed up. I try to fix it, but cannot, so I create another blog just like Rep Bags. I transfer all the posts and almost everyone's comments on the new blog. The new blog is called REP BAGS CHAT. Here is the link www.repbagschat.blogspot.com From now on please go to the new blog site for updates on reps and to post all your comments. I will only be posting on www.repbagschat.blogspot.com from now on. Sorry for the inconveniences.



I have this say this little bag gave me a great deal of headache that comes to a point that I don’t even want to use it at all. I brought this bag from the ioffer seller Newbagfactory. If you have no idea what I am talking about please refer to my first blog title, 'Truth behind repchat and Newbagfactory'. I will still do a full review on this bag and hope to give people an insight on whether or not buying from Newbagfactory is worth it.


I waited almost three months for this bag which I dislike very much. I know there are a lot of Newbagfactory fans out there, but not everyone will have great buying experiences with them. It is ok to disagree with me about my feelings toward the seller. I just want to voice my opinion. Their customer’s service is ok and they do reply back to you in a timely manner, but I often feel they dodge around when asked about the shipping of my bag. Their answers are not concise and too much coincidence that makes me think that they are not truthful. If you want to know why, please read my first post.


On to the bag, when I first got the bag, there was no smell. Some ladies complain that when receiving any NBF bags there was a horrible smell to it and it take a few days to air out. I was the lucky one who got a nice smelling bag that has a light scent of leather smell. The color of the bag is a nice sea foam color to it. Minty light green would be my way of describing it. When touching the bag it was super dry and wrinkly around the corners. I brought some apple leather conditioner and try to moisturize the bag. I apply at least 3 to 4 coats already. I moistened it, but I still feel the bag is dry, but better than the first time. I posted picture of my bag for viewing and I also use a paper ruler to give you an idea how big the bag is.


This is the front of the bag.


                                         
This is a photo of the bottom of the bag. I am not a Balenciaga expert, so I do not know if this bag is suppose to have feet or not.If it does, please leave a comment below.


 Picture of the zipper.


 Picture of back of zipper.
The Picture above is inside of the bag, which is very roomy.


Picture of the label
Picture of the label inside the bag.


Picture back of the bag.
The back of the label has the serial number. The numbers are 168028.200047
Picture of the sliverware which is Giant Sliver Hardware.


 As you can see the handle it is very dry still and winkle. I hope with time and more conditioning it will moisten.
 Picture of the handles.
 Picture of the back of the mirror.


 Picture of the hardware right side.
 Picture front of the mirror.


 Picture of the hardware left side.
Picture of the strap. Some ladies have been complaining where the bales doesn't dip down. They use pliers to corrected it. I am not going to use the strap so it doesn't bother me. Personally I don't think anyone would notice the bales, if you are walking and swinging the bag as one lady mentioned. If it bothers you I would suggest buying it from another seller, (B&S).
Picture of the strap
 The width of the strap is 1.5 inches
The back of the bag measures in length around 16.5 inches. The width of the bag is almost 9 inches if you measure in the center (sorry I didn't take a picture of it).
 The front of the bag measures also 16.5 inches.
 The width of the handle measures 1 inch.
The length of the strap measures around 24.5 inches. 












If you measure the leather and the bales, it was measuring at 30 inches. 

      So the big question is do I recommend buying from Newbagfactory? The answer is yes and no. Yes as in they do have nice looking bags and better prices better than B&S and the quality is pretty good except for being too dry, which it can be fix over time with apple conditioner. No as in shopping for them is a hassle. It is true at the end they corrected the error and resend the bag to me, but if someone who is impatient and cannot wait, I wouldn't suggest them. (Personally, I would like my shopping experience to be happy and stress free. That is what shopping is all about- getting a great deal without losing your mind.) Their bag selection is not that big and if you want a particular color then it's a waiting game. Also the fact that I didn't like how they were sharing my personal information with other people. I don't think anyone would like to buy something online and there was some delivery problem and you mention it on a forum about your shopping experience, only to find out a total stranger contact the seller asking about your delivery status and if it was delivered to the correct address. That is crossing over the boundaries between seller and buyer agreement and privacy. Personally, I want to keep my privacy and will be shopping else where for my Balenciaga bags. Everyone who reads this does not have to agree with me. I am just posting my truthful review about my shopping experience.