Louis Vuitton’s Complimentary Hot Stamping Service Personalized Handbags & Accessories

For many years, my primary wallet has been a monogram Louis Vuitton long wallet. The durability of the canvas is what keeps me a loyal customer. My husband is astonished that I still keep the Louis Vuitton monogram backpack he bought me 22 years ago in my purse rotation. It still looks great.

I recently bought a Neverfull GM handbag at the Louis Vuitton store in San Diego. During the transaction, the sales associate asked me if I’d like to have my wallet hot-stamped with my initials for free. At the time, there were 18 colors and several sizes of Louis Vuitton hot stamping to choose from.

There are even more now.

She said that most people with gold hardware choose a gold color, so I went with that. Two days later, my wallet was ready for pick-up. At the time, it was ten years old and completely functional. I suspect that most people would have replaced it already. However, having my initials hot-stamped into the top flap gave it a second wind.

Louis Vuitton hot stamping is available when purchasing items online and in select stores. They will hot stamp new and pre-owned, authentic items. Both of San Diego’s Louis Vuitton stores offer complimentary Louis Vuitton hot stamping.

In addition to the store at Westfield UTC, there is a much larger store inside Fashion Valley Mall, across from the escalators up to the food court. If the larger store isn’t busy, they can deliver while you shop; otherwise, you’ll need to pick it up later.

I recently purchased an All-In monogram handbag, and they hot-stamped the luggage tag while I ran other errands at the mall. This is my main carry-on travel bag because I really like its large size and that it zips completely closed.

This short video by Louis Vuitton sheds light on the hot stamping process and shows possible color combinations.

I am VERY pleased with the end result. If you intend to sell your bag or wallet eventually, you may want to think twice about Louis Vuitton hot stamping. But as I said, these bags last for a very long time. I’d like to think that adding initials might deter theft when traveling or going about your day, but… I’m probably wrong about that.