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my midnight blue leather case
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Saw that
I am still waiting for my local best buy stores to get in stock before my $10 rewards certificate expires on 10/18.
Saw that
why not order online? you can use your cert.
The midnight blue or any color for that matter is not available for shipping yet and no store pick-up for any local stores.
you could have pre-ordered it. I pre-ordered the red last week while it was $39.99 and free shipping over $35. it wasn't available until Oct 5 but I got lucky with my store getting in stock.
it doesn't matter now.
I read in another thread where some people are not pleased that the navy case is darkening on the edges. I have only had mine since Friday; I am pretty careful to handle my phone with clean hands and mine looks very good. Not new but nice. I treated mine with Lexol leather conditioner off the bat. I do actually like the leather to age somewhat from "new", though.
My midnight blue leather case for the 6+ has become really dark, almost black on both sides of the case. Not sure if its my hands or my pockets causing this, but i remember this being an issue on the red 5/5s cases last year.
I purchased it on release day with the phone, and I will be taking it back to apple before the 14 days is up and going with a different case, maybe black, or another brand.
I purchased it on release day with the phone, and I will be taking it back to apple before the 14 days is up and going with a different case, maybe black, or another brand.
Thanks I just saw that other thread going as well, and actually did a U turn and drove back home. LOL
I am crossing it off the checklist. Normal wear and even discoloring is fine, but after 2 weeks? No thanks
I am not happy to hear that the midnight blue case is darkening on the edges. I may have to stick with my olive brown case. I've had the case for about 12 days and it's looking great, although very slight darkening on the edges. Per a post in the other thread, these leather cases wear where you hold it most and at the corners. I am hoping that the olive brown ages better than the other colors. If not, it's going back.
Anyone know if Apple is flexible with their 14 day return policy? I may not be able to get in there until one or two days after the 14 days is up.
Anyone know if Apple is flexible with their 14 day return policy? I may not be able to get in there until one or two days after the 14 days is up.
here's my case since release day. notice both edges have turned almost black.
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here's a thread from when the leather cases made their debut with the iPhone 5s release. it shows a lot of owners and how their cases developed it's normal wear over time.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1633562/
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1633562/
This is exactly how my midnight blue case looks as well. I am about to call Apple and request an exchange. This is aggravating because a NEW midnight blue case looks amazing on an iPhone 6.
I'm about to go back to best buy and see if they have the olive brown in stock. if so I may go that route. at least with that one, it will show its age a little better than the midnight blue.
I'm also debating either returning my midnight blue or exchanging it. I got the red silicone and love it, but want a second, less flashy case for times when a bright red case might look out of place.
I'm still within the return window, so I can either:
1. Return the case outright and wait for a solid third party case with more muted colors.
2. Exchange the blue for a brown leather case and use that as my backup case.
3. Exchange the blue for a gray silicone case, which would make the phone far less flashy.
The thing is, I don't love the color of the gray case, nor do I really like the shade of black of the black leather case, so I'm mainly bouncing between options 1 and 2 right now.
I'm still within the return window, so I can either:
1. Return the case outright and wait for a solid third party case with more muted colors.
2. Exchange the blue for a brown leather case and use that as my backup case.
3. Exchange the blue for a gray silicone case, which would make the phone far less flashy.
The thing is, I don't love the color of the gray case, nor do I really like the shade of black of the black leather case, so I'm mainly bouncing between options 1 and 2 right now.
returned my midnight blue leather case at bestbuy but no brown in stock. only another blue, red and black. I'll wait until they get more in stock which they said probably by the weekend.
fyi, IN STORE at bestbuy the iPhone 6 leather cases are $39.99 while online they're $44.99? just in case someone wants to buy one. you may want to try in store first.
fyi, IN STORE at bestbuy the iPhone 6 leather cases are $39.99 while online they're $44.99? just in case someone wants to buy one. you may want to try in store first.
Figured I'd post this here too in case anyone has a space gray iPhone looking for either the midnight blue or olive brown leather cases.
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Just returned my midnight blue leather case (on my space gray iPhone 6 Plus) because I felt it ended up looking too black & dark. Unless you were in great sunlight or a well-lit area, it never really looked "blue" unless really up close.
Ended up going with olive brown which I think adds a nice pop in contrast to the black and gray of the space gray iPhone.
I wonder if these leather cases are actually all 100% leather?
Here's some pics I use as reference for brown leather on space gray. It looks very professional and luxurious IMO... (re-using these pics from user Hanwei in an earlier post haha)
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Just returned my midnight blue leather case (on my space gray iPhone 6 Plus) because I felt it ended up looking too black & dark. Unless you were in great sunlight or a well-lit area, it never really looked "blue" unless really up close.
Ended up going with olive brown which I think adds a nice pop in contrast to the black and gray of the space gray iPhone.
I wonder if these leather cases are actually all 100% leather?
Here's some pics I use as reference for brown leather on space gray. It looks very professional and luxurious IMO... (re-using these pics from user Hanwei in an earlier post haha)
nice color combo. how long have you had it? I'm wondering on this version since there's no 'edge' to hen like there was on the 5/5s case, will it get the aged look or just discolor? not many have had it long enough to tell. some brown 5/5s cases that are worn look nice.
I think it looks just as good with the wear. All leather will wear and it happens quicker on a phone case because you are touching it all day long. Don't buy anything other than black if you do not want to see it change colors. I can't believe apple accepts these exchanges. If the leather were tearing prematurely I would understand the return, but colors changing should be expected and do not indicate a defect in the product.