Jennifer L.
Yelp
I would say 3.5 starts overall, wish Yelp would let us do half stars.
After seeing Senreve all over social media, I was curious enough to make a trek to SF and see the bags in person. Here's a quick summary of my thoughts:
Pros:
1. Customer service is great. They are responsive, helpful, friendly, do a good job making you feel welcome, etc. I think they have free shipping, returns, so that's all a plus.
2. Lots of beautiful colors, various types of leather (pebbled, mimosa, dolce, croc-embossed).
3. Living in silicon valley, I can appreciate the hustle of a start-up. I can see the hard work and grit they've put in to grow the company into a brand in just a few years.
4. Nice vegan leather bags and accessories. Sounds like they have more of this in the works, so I'm excited to see what the new items will look and feel like.
5. They have special sales on display bags and offer promotions throughout the year.
Cons:
1. Some of their bags are multi-purpose, so they can be used as a: crossbody/shoulder bag/backpack or a clutch/belt bag/sling bag. The versatility is great for some people, but sometimes when you do lots of things a little bit well, you don't excel in any one design.
2. I find the signature opening/closure of the bags to be fussy. Again, some may say it makes the bag more secure, but I would personally not want to flip a tab, pull another tab away from a magnet and then up, pull up a flap, (potentially unzip another compartment), just to get to my items.
3. The sizing: there are mini bags and larger bags, not much in the small-medium size front. I'd love to see more bags in this space.
4. Pricing. They have priced themselves to be in between a contemporary brand and a luxury brand. I noticed they have already had price increases; for example, a wallet has recently increased from $95 to $115.
5. Not a true con, more of a question, as I'm not super clear on their target audience.
Overall, my favorite item in the was actually a prototype bag. It was a larger version of a cross between the aria and coda bags. They could consider shortening the length, slightly increasing the depth, and attaching a top handle that slides flat. I'm interested in seeing what the future holds and hoping they can focus a bit of their attention from the growth curve to design and R&D.