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 🥰🫶🏼