The SAK Silverlake Bucket Bag

I purchased this bag last January (January 2011). I had salivated over it for over 6 months before finally dropping $91 for it on Amazon. As expected, it was beautiful. The pyrite color is awesome and I love the crushed look of the leather. I loved the crossbody strap as well. I had been looking for a large purse that had a crossbody strap. I do not like purses with short straps, as I find that I mess with them all the time because they constantly fall off the shoulder.
Here is my problem with the bag: It is a big bag. I need big purses. I fill them up. There is obviously a design flaw with the crossbody strap. Within 6 months, the strap was fraying considerably on the edges. The "plastic" looking seal on the edges of the leather strap completely came undone and the innards of the strap (white foamy stuff) began to come out. I do not understand why this happened. I don't know if the Sak intends for you for carry one item in your LARGE purse and that's why the strap was so...Read more