![]() It’s no secret that smartphones can track our location. Can the microchip placed in a Louis Vuitton handbag track you? Okay, perhaps, you won’t find a detailed description of the item on the receipt, but you are very likely to find everything else from this list. I don’t know how about you, but this reminds me of the typical information you would find on the receipt. In case if it was purchased from the boutique, it would say which boutique it was. Where date codes only give us information about where and when the specific item in question was made, microchips in addition to that also contain information on item’s style (model number and its description), when it was sold, whom it was sold to, as well as, information on whether the item was purchased in boutique, or online. ![]() You will be surprised to learn how much information new Louis Vuitton microchips contain. What information is stored in the new Louis Vuitton microchips? We can only hope that Louis Vuitton will make the app available to the public someday. So, you can’t really walk into the store and ask your SA to scan the microchip of the pre-loved handbag you’ve recently purchased (unless you’re in a really good relationship with your SA, I guess). ![]() Furthermore, Louis Vuitton employees will only scan the microchip if you brought the item in for return, or repair. Unfortunately, the app is not available for the general public to download. They have a special app installed on their work iPads that enables them to scan the chips. They will also often be placed inside the lining of the item and therefore can’t be spotted by the naked eye.īy the way, at this time, the only people able to read the chips are Louis Vuitton’s sales assistants. RFID microchips are simply too tiny to locate by hand. So, even if you will be trying really hard to locate the microchip, chances are that you won’t. These are already really tiny and thin as film. Louis Vuitton uses small radio frequency identification (RFID) chips. Where can I find the microchip in my bag? Brands like Moncler and Ferragamo have been using similar technology for years and pretty successfully. Actually, Louis Vuitton isn’t the first luxury brand to introduce microchips. Louis Vuitton has a zero tolerance policy to counterfeiting. So, it only made sense for them to get rid of date codes in favor of a more advanced system. Since date codes aren’t unique to each individual item, they are very easy for counterfeiters to replicate. Multiple items can share the same date code, if, for example, they’ve been manufactured at the same factory around the same time. A date code is basically just a combination of letters and numbers, which represent where and when the item was made. Well, the answer to this question is pretty straightforward, and it is to fight the replica market. This does not necessarily mean they are counterfeit but it is something to be aware of.Media Credit: Why Louis Vuitton decided to swap date codes for microchips? ![]() This is a heads up as I'm sure owners will ask questions about missing date codes and heat stamps and many new bags will not have any. There are many new bags and other LV items that are already confusing owners because they have no date code anywhere but only say where the item was made. These are steps taken to clearly help stop counterfeiting but it may come up here as well. This is a contentious issue at LV and with consumers because authenticators will now have less ways to tell if a Louis Vuitton item is real or fake, and RFID chips and other chips can be hacked very easily and many times from a remote location even. Louis Vuitton has been utilizing this technology since February on many Neverfull Clubs and Empreinte Neverfulls. ![]() These items will not have date codes but will continue to say where the item was made unless it is made in the USA. In January 2021, Louis Vuitton announced that they will be switching from using heat-stamped date codes to integrated micro chips and RFID chips in all of their products. ![]()
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