BE AWARE OF FENDI HANDBAG PURCHASES! (100% MY OWN HONEST OPINION FROM MY EXPERIENCE!)

S.A.s AT WAIKIKI FENDI STORE WERE FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL BUT MY REVIEW IS ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY OF THE BAG ITSELF. MY HUSBAND BOUGHT ME FENDI ZUCCA CHEF LARGE TOTE BAG BACK IN 2011 LIKE RIGHT AFTER THIS MODEL CAME OUT (S.A. TOLD US AT THAT TIME THAT THEY JUST GOT THIS BAG YESTERDAY) AS OUR WEDDING ANNIVERSARY PLUS CHRISTMAS GIFT. HE PAID BETWEEN  $1100 TO $1200.

FENDI ZUCCA CHEF LARGE TOTE

I NEVER USED IT FOR GOOD FIRST FIVE TO SIX MONTHS BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT IT TO GET DIRTY AND OLD LOL! THEN I STARTED USING IT, NOT EVERYDAY THOUGH MAYBE TWO TO FIVE TIMES A MONTH SINCE IT IS A OVER SIZED, HEAVY BAG. I TOOK REALLY GOOD CARE OF THIS BAG WHENEVER I WASN'T USING IT AS WELL. I STUFFED WITH SOME TISSUE PAPERS, PUT IT INSIDE THE DUST BAG, THEN LEFT IT INSIDE MY CLOSET.

BEGINNING OF THIS YEAR, I NOTICED THE SIDE OF THE BOTH HAND STRAPS STARING TO PEEL OFF HERE AND THERE. YOU CANNOT SAY IT IS WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I DID NOT EVEN USED THIS BAG THAT MUCH.

REALLY? SERIOUSLY? OKAY, I HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH MY COACH BAG THAT I PAID LESS THAN $200 BUT NONE OF THE OTHER DESIGNERS HAND BAGS I HAVE. DEAR FENDI, ARE YOU GUYS COMPETING WITH COACH? I THOUGHT YOU GUYS WERE BETTER THAN THEM BUT I GUESS NOT! SHAME ON YOU...

I HAVE 20YEARS OLD BURBERRY HAND BAG THAT MY EX-BOYFRIEND'S MOM GAVE ME AND MAYBE THE FABRIC IS OLD DUE TO WEAR AND TEAR BUT THE SHOULDER STRAP IS NICE AND STRONG. I ALSO HAVE CELINE BAG THAT I BOUGHT WHEN I WAS IN NEW ZEALAND BACK IN 2001. I BELIEVE I PAID BETWEEN NZ$300~$400 (IT WAS ON SALE). IT HAS SOME STAINS HERE AND THERE DUE TO IT'S LIGHT COLOR AND SIGNS OF WEAR BUT IT NEVER PEELED OFF LIKE FENDI BAG WHICH IS RELATIVELY NEW.
WHAT A PIECE OF JUNK!

CAN YOU SEE? IT PEELED OFF ALL THE WAY AROUND.

DO YOU SEE THE PIECE OF FABRIC HANGING ON THE RIGHT SIDE? YEAH THAT'S HOW IT PEELS OFF.

I WENT BACK TO THE STORE AND ASKED IF THEY CAN REPLACE THE HAND STRAPS. THEY SAID THAT THEY CAN BUT IT WILL TAKE UP TO 2MONTHS AT OUR COST (SHIPPING AND REPLACEMENT) SINCE IT IS MORE THAN ONE YEAR OLD.

I HAVE LOUIS VUITTON BAG THAT I BOUGHT BACK IN 2010 AND ONE OF THE SCREW THAT HOLDS THE HAND STRAP GOT LOOSE AND FELL OFF. I BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE SHOP IN ALA MOANA AND THEY WERE GLADLY CHANGED ALL EIGHT SCREWS ON MY BAG FOR FREE OF CHARGE IN THREE WEEKS. I EVEN ASKED S.A. WHAT IF IT HAPPENS TO ME AGIAN? SHE TOLD ME THAT THEY WILL REPAIR IT AGAIN. YEAH THIS IS THE KIND OF SERVICE WE ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN WE PAY FOR THE DESIGNERS HAND BAGS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ONLY PAYING FOR THE BAG BUT ALSO PAYING FOR THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE.

AS YOU CAN SEE THERE ARE FOUR SMALL GOLDEN COLOR ROUND SHAPE SCREWS THAT ARE HOLDING DOWN THE HAND STRAP AS WELL AS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE BAG.

OKAY LET'S SAY I WILL PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF HAND STRAPS AND SHIPPING BUT THEN WHAT? MAYBE WITHIN A YEAR OR SO I WILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM? FORGET IT! I WON'T PAY ANOTHER PENNY AT FENDI STORE EVER AGAIN.

I MEAN I WILL STILL USE THIS BAG AS MUCH AS I CAN JUST BECAUSE IT WAS A GIFT FROM MY HUSBAND AND PURCHASED WITH HIS HARD WORKING MONEY. IT IS NOT LIKE OUR PARENTS ARE RICH SO THAT WE CAN GO OUT AND SPLURGE OR ANYTHING. WE DO LIVE TOGETHER WITH MY HUSBANDS' PARENTS BUT WE PAY A FAIR AMOUNT OF RENT TO THEM. ANYWAYS... NEVER AGAIN FENDI NEVER!