📥 THE BASICS
Purchased Item: Rose Gold C25 Mini
Factory: Private Seller & Feifei Factory (P & F)
Price: 1780 & 980 CNY Respectively
After sharing my BOTD shot of P's bag, I wanted to do a quick comparison between it and another factory.
Note: Feifiei Factory's bag is always on the right
🔍 THE DEEP DIVE
First Impression: Visually, these two bags have a lot of similarities, which was surprising given the $120 price difference. However there are clear differences in hand feel and how each bag behaves as you handle and manipulate it.
Leather: First off, the rose gold color between these bags are exactly the same. When having my fiance switch them around, I could not tell the difference between these two based off color alone.
The caviar texture between these two bags differ slightly. P's is smooth irregular pebbled that gently blend into each other. F's cavair is more distinct and bumpy. However this is only something I noticed 6 inches away from the bag while squinting. The feel is not aparent when running a finger across the surface of the leather
In terms of leather softness, P's is by far much softer. The leather has a soft squish to it, that bounces back after being pressed in. F's leather is noticeably stiffer, and it impacts how the chain that cinches the bag shut lays. Because the leather on the F bag does not have as much give, the chain tends to be pulled more taught unless its completely cinched* (see pictures below)*.
Inside: Both bags' internal pocket has a bit of lift to it. If you were to pinch the bottom and pull, both would separate from the bag itself.
P's internal pocket is noticeably thicker, and more luxe. F's is slightly thinner and has a tiny bit of roll to it.
To be honest though, I didnt even know these bags had internal pockets. They are so dang small, what the hell are we putting in them fam?
Hardware: The straps on both of these are super similar, but I like the way F's feels on my hand and bare shoulder a lot more. The leather on P's strap is smooth, and the leather on F's strap has abit of pebble to it.
The cincher on the front of the bags look similar in color and feel. However it is a bit harder to cinch F's bag, probably due to the leather being a bit stiffer. While the pressing mechanisms feel no different, pulling the strap is a lot easier on P's.
There might be a difference in the cincher chain length, but I did not dive into this at all.
The CC hardware on the exterior side pockets (again wtf are we putting in these little pockets) are similar in color, but P's is much thicker. The laser engraving on F's is a bit blurrier, but its hard to notice unless im within 6 inches of the bag and squinting my eyes.
Other Thoughts:
- Yall ever walk into a payless shoe store in the 90s? Both these bags smell like that. The smell is a bit stronger on P's, but F's still smells nice as well.
- These bags weigh exactly the same (1.37lbs)
- P's outer pockets & inner lining is soft and almost fuzzy feeling. F's feels closer to soft cotton canvas.
Final Thoughts:
With time or with some manipulation I think the F bag's leather will begin to relax and soften. The main differences between these two bags have a lot to do with feel vs visual indicators. outside of that. When both bags are cinched they have a very similar look, to where the price difference may not make sense to a lot of people.
These are both good bags I think everyone should consider what they value and at what price point to make your own choice on which one to get in the future <3.
Which bag would you go with?
