An honest review from the USA
Don’t normally write reviews but felt it was appropriate in this case. Ordered the Flint Cognac Brown backpack. First, I want to start off by saying, the leather seems to be very high quality. It looks and feels amazing! Craftsmanship is high.
Now, the couple of things that brought down the review. I did apply a bit of high quality leather conditioner to it. I tested a small spot on the inside strap, and all appeared fine at first. Applied more to the entire backpack and noticed that a large amount of the color / stain started to rub off…. The backpack still looks good, but there are a couple spots where the stain looks smeared now :/ I just hope the stain doesn’t rub off too much just from daily use. The website says free 3-6 day delivery worldwide. Just want to point out, the backpack must not have been in stock because it did take almost 3 weeks to get delivered. Before I bought, I didn’t do much research into the company. I honestly figured it would be shipping from Alaska, so when I got the shipping label and saw it was coming from Pakistan, I was a little weary. I just had no idea what to expect tbh. I know the US gets plenty of goods from Pakistan, it just made me rethink the $170 USD price tag a bit more considering the USD is so so strong against the Pakistan Rupee.
I read the About Story on how the founder came up with the idea after buying. Much respect though. Cool story. All of that stuff wasn’t that big of a deal to me tbh, but the thing that annoys me a bit more is that the straps are just wayyy too long. They are adjustable up to a point, but even when they are adjusted to the shortest length, the backpack still sags lower than I would personally prefer. Still an okay height, but not very versatile. I would prolly have returned only for this reason if the company was actually based in Alaska. I don’t want to deal with an international return. The strap thing definitely needs to get figured out! Just cut them shorter or use a different adjustment buckle. If you happen to find or know of a clasp / buckle that looks good that could be put around the straps to tighten it, I would bump this up to 5 stars! Would order again, IF that got fixed. The strap fix alone would easily bring the review up. The unexpected international purchase combined with the delayed shipping are really the reason for another star off. Man it really is a beautiful bag though.