"Sky Blue" Oberon Hummingbird cover?

[bordercollielady]

I know  this has been  an  issue in  the past -  but I just  received a  "Sky-Blue" Hummingbird cover  which is definitely  teal  blue  (its a little  greyer than the photo  below).   Anyone  else  bought one for  K3?  Are they all  teal  blue?   I  don't  dislike  it - I was just expecting "sky-blue".

Just posted a second photo-closer to the color

[kari]

Ooooo pretty!!!  I'm not a blue person but I really like that color.....much better than sky blue actually.  Nice!

I have a Da Vinci moleskine cover in Sky Blue and I wish it had that much teal in it.  It's not sky blue either though, more in between.  I guess their batches of dye vary or something? 

[bordercollielady]

Its just  so  strange how colors look so  different online versus in person.    I had bought a  VB Very Berry Sleeve to go with the sky blue (which I'm selling now)  and the teal  just doesn't match.   But I do like it..

[Kelly (Michigan)]

I know  this has been  an  issue in  the past -  but I just  received a  "Sky-Blue" Hummingbird cover  which is definitely  teal  blue  (its a little  greyer than the photo  below).   Anyone  else  bought one for  K3?  Are they all  teal  blue?   I  don't  dislike  it - I was just expecting "sky-blue".

Just posted a second photo-closer to the color

I wouldn't call that Sky Blue.  But it is pretty.

[NYCKindleFan]

I think different pieces of hide take the dye differently. Your cover is beautiful though!!

[PraiseGod13]

It's so hard to tell from a picture.... but this does not look like my sky blue Dragonfly Pond K3 cover.  I do like this color also.... but it does look more teal blue than mine is.

[makani]

I love your Sky Blue Hummingbird cover. Although I have to say it does look more teal than sky to me, too. But I really like this so much better than the sky blue we've seen in most pix. Definitely more dramatic!

[karichelle]

I wish I could order it in specifically that color...it's beautiful.

[skyblue]

I posted on the other thread that your cover looked more turquoise to me, but I think your description of "teal" is much more accurate.

[Pushka]

Yes, the sky blue isn't really what I call sky blue, but not sure I would call it teal blue either.  Myabe i think people have called it denim blue?  My cover for the k2 is the same blue as yours, and not the bright blue shown on the website.  The colour changes do make selection a little hit and miss.  The purple also varies, again the purple I received was much darker than I was expecting and I was disappointed with that one, but I did like the blue I received. 

[Bonbonlover]

I really like your Teal hummingbird cover... but it is nothing like the one on their website. Not only is the color different but the die cut is different. Look at the oak leaf just to the left of the top hummingbird... yours has no veins. Also look at the little leaves immediately surrounding the birds. Again, yours do not have the veins that are depicted in teh photo. Additionally all of the flowers are different. Look at the center of the flowers.

Thay are both beautiful... but different.

[bordercollielady]

Not only is the color different but the die cut is different. Look at the oak leaf just to the left of the top hummingbird... yours has no veins. Also look at the little leaves immediately surrounding the birds. Again, yours do not have the veins that are depicted in teh photo. Additionally all of the flowers are different. Look at the center of the flowers.

Thay are both beautiful... but different.

My goodness - it really is different.   Now I want to know what  happened.  I wonder if they gave me a return.  I think I will send them an email.

[MAGreen]

I have the same cover, but mine is a more denim blue. The design is the exact same though, and slightly different than what is on the website. Let us know what they say when you write them! I am totally happy with my cover, but the differences are interesting.

[bordercollielady]

 

  If you hope to see many Oberon products in blue in the future, do not complain to them about the color blue you receive.

I  have mixed feelings about this.   The covers are expensive and - while I am  less upset about the color -  I think they need to at  least  sell the same  pattern  they show online.   And if they don't send you what they show online (and  don't tell you that upfront) - they need a more lenient  return policy.   This doesn't help anyone  - their  customers or the company.

[Lysis_and_Isis]

Even apart from hide and dye variations, photographs can misrepresent the colors of leather goods drastically.  Perhaps what Oberon needs to do is A/B their photos more carefully for color accuracy.  That could help to prevent misleading complaints and disappointing discontinuations.

That, or perhaps they need to photograph the most common color produced by the entire process rather than the one that represents the color they intended.

Still, they must have thought of these details already.  After all, I'm just an armchair critic who used to live with a couture leather designer and they're people who have been creating and producing complex designs in leather for decades.

[sparklemotion]

I  have mixed feelings about this.   The covers are expensive and - while I am  less upset about the color -  I think they need to at  least  sell the same  pattern  they show online.   And if they don't send you what they show online (and  don't tell you that upfront) - they need a more lenient  return policy.   This doesn't help anyone  - their  customers or the company.

I agree. If you brought this point up with them, maybe they would let you return it, if you so chose. I do find it rather astounding that they have no return policy. That said, I love the color on your cover, I think it's really lovely.

[skyblue]

Please let us know what Oberon says about the differences.  If you really like the color that's great, but the lack of detailing would bug me. 

[NightReader]

I have a sky blue Roof of Heaven for my K3 that I would call denim blue.  And, I recently acquired a sky blue Hollyhocks for my K2.  That one has  a decidedly purple undertone.  I'm not sure what I would call it, but it isn't the same as the other sky blue.

I think your teal-ish sky blue is beautiful.  But, from that picture, I don't think the hide pressed quite right and you are missing some detail.  Still, if it was mine, I would keep it for the beautiful color and the way that it really is a "one of a kind" with the odd leaves on it.

Being leather, and individually made, all Oberon covers are going to be a tiny little bit different.

[bordercollielady]

I  don't dislike it  and  I  don't know  if I will send it back or not (if they make an  offer).   I  just want to know  what happened right now.   Mostly about the design.

[kari]

There's something wrong with the design??  I didn't notice that but if that's the case, then I would return it on that basis and get a correct one.  

ETA:  Okay, I re-read through the thread and see where someone pointed that out to you.  I do see it now.  They shouldn't have even shipped it out like that - it's not right.  I would return it and ask for a correct one. 

[bordercollielady]

There's something wrong with the design??  I didn't notice that but if that's the case, then I would return it on that basis and get a correct one. 

Yeah.. the leaves don't have any detailed  veining in  them.  The pattern is less detailed.   I wonder if this is an older pattern  and they happened to have some older ones left over.  But  the more  I look  at it - I really do like the color.  I suspect I will keep it after all.

[kari]

Yeah.. the leaves don't have any detailed  veining in  them.  The pattern is less detailed.   I wonder if this is an older pattern  and they happened to have some older ones left over.  But  the more  I look  at it - I really do like the color.  I suspect I will keep it after all.

LOL  It's growing on you!    At least you will have a unique one -- one of a kind perhaps! It's really pretty - I like it quite a bit from the pic.

[bordercollielady]

LOL  It's growing on you!

Hah!  Now I just need to find  a new  Borsa Bag that has some teal in  it.. The more I look at it - its more of a  Peacock  Blue..

Does anyone  have this and is the color the same as online (I'm a little gunshy at this point):

http://www.borsabella.com/ereader-bags/original-e-reader-bag/details/565/14/original-e-reader-bag/e-reader-bags/mulan-ereader-bag

[corkyb]

I have a couple of things in Mulan and the color is acccurate.  It's about my favorite BB pattern.

[bordercollielady]

I have a couple of things in Mulan and the color is acccurate.  It's about my favorite BB pattern.

Thanks!  I  think  it will match my Teal  Hummingbird perfectly!