Originally Posted by 4everonwaitlist
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Save your $600 :). The true experience lies with using your new bag (love the WOC by the way). Maybe, because I've been shopping at the boutiques for a while but in my opinion the experience is overrated....at least not worth the extra $$.
Have fun shopping whatever you decide!
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Thank you :-)) I've decided it really won't worth spending the extra $600 just so i can buy the same thing from a different store.
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Originally Posted by Serrazane
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Yes you do make sense. But for me, the savings rule over the others- if I can get a brand new item at lower prices, I'd grab that. With the money saved, I can get a small wallet or some nice CJs, so why not? And it's not like you're buying from some reseller- you're still buying from Chanel, mind you.  You can always go to the LA store for that "first" experience buying your next Chanel.
On a side-note, Chanel stuff at Heathrow moves very quickly, so I'm not even sure you could get the items you want there. GL on your decision. 
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WOC will be the only Chanel i'll have until my birthday next February :-) Hopefully i can find a cute WOC in Heathrow in August :-D
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Originally Posted by Lavender_Tea
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You're not alone, a friend of mine told me once that she wants to get her first Chanel at a Chanel Boutique in person as well. She said the experience and feeling will be so different as compared to someone getting for her.
I'm a more practical lady so I would definitely go for the savings first before the experience.
Since there is a big saving of $600, you may want to ask your friend to get the WOC for you first. Furthermore, the WOC that you've wanted might not be available in August. You should get it now since it's available :)
In August, when you're flying out from Heathrow, you can visit the Chanel boutique in person and you might get something then :) Need not be something big, may be just a pair of earrings.
Have fun in Heathrow & Vegas!!
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I feel excatly like how your friend felt :-) I thought about asking my friend to buy it for me but decided against it for this exact reason. I want to make sure i want that specific bag by seeing it myself first :-D Hopefully Vegas will be very fun...
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Originally Posted by princess suki
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If it helps, I got a camellia flower on my box and bag when I purchased my WOC at heathrow 
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Thank you for letting me know. I don't know why i care so much about the shopping bag and box :-D Probably because this will be my first Chanel lol.
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Originally Posted by NewCoachQueen
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Save the money. You can always go to a boutique--and you can use the difference toward a wallet!
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I don't really want to buy anything else for a while but you are right, i can use the money toward something else. I'm interested in a LV makeup bag
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Originally Posted by acakitty16
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Woc is pretty functional and can hold much more stuff than you expect. I got one and love it. Fyi I am sometimes careless so I got a caviar woc; it is so low maintenance.
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Thank you. I'm considering Servuga or Caviar WOC as well. I want something pretty low maintenance :-)
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Originally Posted by blythediva
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If you know exactly what you want, I would save the $600. Do your window shopping experience in LV!
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I'm pretty sure i want a WOC but i've never tried one or personally seen one. That is one of the reasons why i want to buy from a place with a decent selection of different WOCs. I have so much stuff i want to buy from US aside from my first Chanel :-D Everything is so much cheaper there, especially the makeup! lol
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Originally Posted by princessinpink
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me too! A friend of mine just got me a woc from heathrow save ur money love put towards another bag etc :)
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Thank you! If the Heathrow store has WOC, i'll definately be buying from there. The more i think about this, the more ridiculus speding the extra money gets :-D
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Originally Posted by rania1981
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I would get it without a box even if i could save $600! My sa sends me extra camelias with my purchases all the time, they just lie in the box...
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:-) I will probably be carrying the box and the shopping bag back to Turkey. I care about stuff like that. I still have the boxes to my Miu Miu and Mulberry bags.
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Originally Posted by Flyboy2
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yeah but don't forget if your a European resident you will have to pay duty possibly if you buy it in the USA but you probably will save more money with buying it here vers there
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I don't live in a country that is part of EU :-) I'll probably buy the bag on my way to US, and put it in my carry on. I don't think i'll have to pay for duties and taxes when i'm entering the US, since i'm not a resident. I'll not be paying when i'm entering my country because the bag will be for my personal use only and that is what they care about here.
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Originally Posted by queenbee11
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I would totally save the $$$ and grab it at Heathrow if it's still available. $600 is alot of $$$ to save and u are still getting it at Chanel! I would then go check out the stores in Vegas (there are numerous Chanel) for the "experience." Who knows ? Maybe you will find more stuff to buy :) Have fun in Vegas!! I am only a few hours drive away and it's my favorite weekend getaways !
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Thank you! This will be my first time in Vegas and i'm really excited! Already booked tickets for Beatles Cirque du Soleil and Criss Angel :-D I'll be staying at Wynn and i think there is a Chanel store there
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Originally Posted by yslvchanel
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I will take the $600 savings without thinking twice. To me, the savings are more than sitting in the office for 8 hours! Lol!
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After thinking about it, i decided, i'll be buying from the Heathrow. I still want to buy from LV store but i'm not rich enough to spend $600 for the same bag
