Four Death Sentences Of Your Luxury Handbag

Not heeding these issues can very well send your luxury handbag on a first-class ticket to the flea market. Scroll down to check out what these issues are and how you can best deal with them before they completely depreciate the value of your luxury handbag from whooping thousands down to a few, measly cents.

• ODOR. This death sentence usually results from the careless and forgetful depositing of stinky items inside your luxury handbag: cigarettes, food items and herbs. It may also result if you leave your handbag exposed to the smoke from barbecue cookouts.

To completely eliminate the danger of contracting bag odor, have a plastic or folded brown paper bag at hand for your odorous goodies. Hand carry the extra bag instead of stashing it inside your luxury piece. Avoid wearing your bag on barbecue cookouts and camp fire activities.

• DEFORMITIES. This death sentence results from one of two common instances: overstuffing your handbag or storing it carelessly in your closet. Filling your handbag to the brim causes needless strain on the delicate fabric, causing it to stretch and creating unshapely bulks in the process.

Careless storage involves letting gravity work its toll on a hanged, heavy handbag. Another case will be folding and flattening the handbag and stashing it under a weighty pile of other stuff in your closet. To eliminate the danger of deformities, go easy on your luxury handbag. Do not treat it just like an ordinary canvass bag or a supermarket bag. Your luxury handbag is a princess in its own right.

• DISCOLORATION AND STAINS. This death sentence plagues even the most careful person. Stains are unavoidable and the best solution is to forego using the bag when you anticipate the risk of it contacting stains and spills to be the greatest: children's parties, pottery demonstrations, hand painting classes and a myriad of activities that you can immediately associate with getting your hands dirty.

Discoloration usually results when you leave stains unattended or when you apply cleaning solvents in an attempt to wipe away the stains. Most professional cleaners usually dye your handbag in a different shade to solve this problem. Yes, although this does not sound like a severe case at all, it is in some way a death sentence to the original color of your luxury handbag.

• RUNS AND CRACKS. Among the four, this death sentence renders your handbag almost beyond redemption and almost deprived of second chances. Runs on silken luxury handbags can no longer be fixed. These loose pieces of thread are often caused by friction from abrasive surfaces and rough, pointy edges.

Cracks, on the other hand, are characteristic of seldom-cared-for leather luxury handbags that have lost their moisture and elasticity. Take time to apply the right leather conditioner for your bag before any cracking and peeling has the chance to begin.

Odor, deformities, discoloration and stains, runs and cracks; don't let these luxury handbag death sentences spoil your fun. Remember that the best way to deal with potential problems is to pamper your handbag with regular care and attention.