My one-year review of the Chanel 22 bag in black with gold hardware (small size).

My one-year review of the Chanel 22 bag in black with gold hardware (small size).

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2024년

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**Pros:** Lightweight, it's Chanel (need I say more?), beautiful, and spacious. **Cons:** If I had to nitpick, it might not be suitable for the most formal occasions. <Purchase Date & Visit Date/Location/Price> Purchased around February 2024 Bought locally in Europe Price: Around KRW 7,500,000 - KRW 7,900,000 <Review> I ran into the 22 bag in Europe around this time last year. It was my ultimate wishlist bag, and I had been searching for it everywhere in Korea, and then I finally found it, haha. There, I saw the classic black and beige in every color/size (small, medium, large), and even the classic flap with gold and silver hardware. I asked, without much hope, if they had the 22 bag in black medium, and the male salesperson said... they had only one small left, *right now*! He said, "If you don't buy this now, those Hong Kong shoppers over there will take it," and pointed behind me. I turned around and everyone was staring at me, lol. But my original wish was the medium size... so I asked if they had the medium size, and he said they only had navy. I was torn between the two. The salesperson said: "The small is plenty big enough, and the 22 small isn't just any small. It's super spacious; it's only a few centimeters smaller than the medium in width. We almost never see black with gold hardware. You'll regret it if you get the navy medium." After a moment of hesitation, I chose the small with gold hardware!!! You really need to listen to the sales staff when you go to Chanel, haha. I've never regretted listening to them. And that's how my wishlist bag came into my hands. My love. I wear it so often in my everyday life, you have no idea how much I adore it. I travel a lot for work overseas, and it's a must-have item for business trips. I bring it on the plane with my work documents, important belongings, iPad, etc., inside, haha. That round coin is the real charm point. These days, you can't go out with a bag without a keyring. I also attached my favorite NewJeans keyring. I saw somewhere that, to get your money's worth from a designer bag, you should carry it once for every KRW 10,000 it cost. So, if it's an KRW 8,000,000 bag, you need to carry it 800 times to get your money's worth, lol. I've carried it almost every day for a year, so I've probably only gotten about 1/3 of the value back. But it's a beloved bag with so many memories.