Goyrd Belvedere PM from Griffin — £138.82 delivered, 10 days door to door. The bag was perfect, the papers took a month.
Disclosure: Griffin has agreed to refund my 10% insurance in exchange for this review. Everything below is accurate, honest, and my own experience. I’d have left a review regardless — the 10% back is a nice touch and means I’ve gone into more detail than I otherwise might.
I ordered the Belvedere PM messenger bag from Griffin.
Cost breakdown:
Belvedere PM — $138.00
Shipping to UK — $28.00
Subtotal — $166.00
Insurance (optional, 10%) — $16.60
Total — $182.60
Paid in CNY via Wise to dodge PayPal fees, which worked out at £138.82.
Worth knowing: I believe you can put 2-3 bags under the same label, which is more cost effective. As a first-time buyer I only ordered the one. The 10% insurance is optional, but given the game we play I’d always recommend it.
Timeline:
15 Jul — Payment sent
16 Jul — PSP / QC received
18 Jul — Green light given
20 Jul — Tracking provided
25 Jul — Bag delivered, papers missing
3 Aug — Griffin confirms replacement papers received
14 Aug — Papers delivered
10 days from payment to delivery. I’ve had things sent within the UK take longer.
As it was my first bag I asked for extra QC photos and measurements — not because anything looked wrong, just to be sure it fit the brief. A few of those took a couple of days to come through, but I gave the green light on the 18th.
On arrival: the box was perfect, right logo, right dust bag, and the bag itself was stunning. The papers weren’t in the box. I messaged Griffin straight away; they asked me to check inside the bag (I already had), then arranged a replacement.
The papers saga. I chased on the 27th and was told to wait a further two days. Contact went quiet during this stretch — I chased fairly eagerly, and was told the warehouse was waiting to receive the papers. On the 3rd August Griffin sent me a photo confirming they had them.
I messaged again on the 4th and my message stayed undelivered. Their display photo had reverted to the default, which raised concerns. I tried from my partner’s WhatsApp and got the same result.
After a couple of days with no change, I went back to their store link, found their WeChat and Telegram, and messaged there. Griffin replied quickly and explained their WhatsApp had been banned. The papers had gone to their agent for shipping and they were waiting on a tracking code. They landed on the 14th August.
Verdict. The only issue was the papers, which for a replica are worth nothing functionally — it affected nothing about using the bag. It was resolved, and for a higher-end rep the quality holds up across the box, the papers and the bag itself, which is outstanding.
I’d happily order from Griffin again. I understand the concerns people have about delays and placeholder responses — Griffin works on China time, so give it some room and your product will land as described. When there was a problem, they were quick to sort it.
Photos below. Happy to answer any questions.