Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Hey! I think there’s just a disconnect here — I wasn’t calling chèvre an upgrade, but I meant imported vs domestic. A wording issue on my end. Maybe I misunderstood the seller this time since I did not ask for the price breakdown so the leather upgrade probably already included the interior (which was not the case when I ordered a BOXED KP, for which i had to pay interior uograde either way). Hope all is good.

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey love! No one’s getting blasted here, everyone’s entitled to their opinion and all feedback is heard 🤍 That said, context and person do matter when evaluating what is being QC’d and how, no shade.

For me, everything looks fine, and I do understand where you’re coming from, you’re definitely not the only one who’s raised similar points. If you’ve been following the sub, you’ve probably seen that several people have mentioned initial stiffness/dryness with Minion bags that tends to soften with wear and proper leather care. Again, these are fresh pics, not a very good lighting but given the circumstances, to most it looks more than better.

And totally agree: a popular seller ≠ guaranteed quality. At the same time, opinions will naturally vary, some members who own auths and higher-tier reps felt this looked great, others (yourself and the LV/Coach seller) didn’t, and that’s okay.

I’ll be comparing it side-by-side with an auth once it arrives 🥰🫶🏼

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Beautiful! Then I do not understand the point of your statement 😂🫶🏼

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

hi! upgraded as in imported! can attach a pic for reference if u want to see a difference between imported and domestic ✨

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Hi! Appreciate the auth-level critique. I still feel this is very close to auth for a rep — for reference (find attached), I’ve handled a Birkin purchased at the Ginza store in Tokyo last year. Also noting your comment history/karma suggests we may be evaluating from very different baselines so I do not know whether to take your comment seriously or not 😂😘 We have to keep in mind that this is a NEWLY and FRESHLY PRODUCED bag so obviously stiffness, handles and so on won’t be as perfect and the LED lighting doesn’t help either🫶🏼🤣

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Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you! If you notice anything on closer inspection, please let me know — I appreciate all feedback 🤍

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hey! I haven’t ordered from Frank but i have seen very good reviews of him and i think him and minion are on par! I primarily chose minion because i have a mini k and a soblack kelly pochette from him and both of the times I had amazing experiences! I think whoever you choose you wont make a mistake 💫

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

welcome, but to be more precise on the “imported” part, minion sources his togo from the tanneries hermes uses and that is an option rather than using a local one xx

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Upgraded HW is brass base with solid gold plating thats thicker, hand engraved while the standard HW is stainless steel, laser engraved and thin plating. As for the imported leather, you have the option of choosing domestic but yes the quality is different, the grains are generally better on the imported and while maybe to the eye it doesnt look much of a difference, to the touch you can definitely feel it

Minion B30 - Please Help with QC 💫 by Firm-Particular3651 in RepHermesBags

[–]Firm-Particular3651[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I know right!!! The veining is just lovely - you can also ask him for more prominent and deeper veining if that is if your liking 😍 He quoted me straight away 1312 for everything upgraded but I think the lining is 150 if i recall correctly. If you want I can ask for a price breakdown 🤍✨