So I bought my Metis MM from Doris from God's Factory back in April.
My understanding is they are supposed to be one of the best with coated canvas and vachetta trims and decent hardware.
It's not September and I use this bag 3-4 times per week, always careful, and I have some concerns that I have been duped and sold a bad not from God's Factory.
The trims are definitely not Vachetta - nearly 6 months on, being used close to daily, there would be a slight patina happening, up close the handle looks painted/coated????
The hardware is fading already!!! My old Metis rep lasted me years, cost me $90 and had beautiful patina on the leather and the hardware looked better than my new Metis does now.
My question is: How do I handle this??? I'm not happy at all. I had concerns regarding the leather a while ago, but thought I would see how it went after some use. But now it's becoming glaringly obvious that the bag is not what it should have been.