Hermes Support Group - Have to wait/save to get your dream bag? Talk about it here!

[princessofthehouse]

I agree. I have recently gotten to know an SA in a store near me. I first went there to exchange a bolide my DH bought me...just to switch for a different color. I have bought a few small accessories from him but i think our "relationship" was more about talking to him...and not being that gawking annoying person. I just tried to be nice and talk to him. He happens to be areally nice guy and it turns out we both got our retail "start" at the same place. Now, i feel comfortable calling him to ask for things or going in...and yes...i finally (after a few years of getting to know NO ONE in NY) was offered my ultimate dream bag....

[maryg1]

it's nice to hear that it's not always true that you have to buy tons of things before you're offered a Birkin, I read so many nightmares stories in the PF!

[Kelly_Birkin]

Kallie Girl, I would hope so. :) It's my dream to save for an accessory
as well. Some customers feel pressured into buying things they
aren't interested in, just to get offered a bag.

I'm also concerned about the good SA/bad SA stories.
Some people have very good experiences, other posts
have talked about rude SA's. Hopefully, the good ones
outweigh the bad. :)

[Kallie Girl]

Originally Posted by Kelly_Birkin

Kallie Girl, I would hope so. :) It's my dream to save for an accessory as well. Some customers feel pressured into buying things they aren't interested in, just to get offered a bag. I'm also concerned about the good SA/bad SA stories. Some people have very good experiences, other posts have talked about rude SA's. Hopefully, the good ones outweigh the bad. :)

I wonder if they are putting the pressure on themselves. I really don't think people should buy things they don't want just to be offered a bag. That sounds sort of crazy to me. I guess I'm "lucky" in that I loooove so many H items.

I think H SAs are like any other. You can go in to any store and find great people and maybe some not so great. ... just like anywhere in life. Some people are grumpy and should not be working with the public and others are a pleasure. This can occur with doctors and other professionals, too, and even the check-out person at the grocery store.

Perhaps try to get a recommendation from someone here. Maybe just post that you are going to "be" in a certain city and ask someone to PM the name of a good SA.

[Eulalia]

Hi! I´m Eulalia. I was supposed to have the money I need to buy a H bag but then on Friday I got a letter. I will have to pay back some of the student aid I got in 2006. I made a mistake in my calculation so I can´t even blame anybody but myself. I feel so stupid. After the most difficult year of my life (our beloved dog died, I divorced, my Grandma died, we found out my sisters fiance has been unfaithful and they even have a baby) I was so looking forward to my trip to Paris and later to Asia. My plan was to buy my bag from one of cities we are visiting but now I´m not sure I can do it. There is still some hope but now I´m just so angry and disappointed.

[pooky83]

Hey everybody,
I'm Evelyn and I'm in love with Kellys. I don't own one, yet, but as soon as I get my first proper job after uni, I'm getting one, even if I have to starve and sell a few vital organs! My wish lish runs to three Kellys (I'm a greedy guts!), all rigide, all box calf, all gold hardware, one in gold - a 28- a brown (perhaps noisette) and a black, in 28 or 32. I don't ask for much! I just have a few questions to ask,please, as I don't live near an Hermes, and so can't pop in on a whim. Would these be available in store, or would I have to go on a waitlist/ put in an order? Also, I would be able to afford one when I start working. I have some savings as it is, which I am reluctant to use, but am wondering, with annual price hikes, would it be more economical (!) to use my savings as soon as I'm in a job and buy one, and then use the money I was going to save for the bag to replenish my savings? Or am I just finding a way to justify getting a Kelly in the near future?! i also want an Evelyne, but it's mostly for the name! (Narcissis had nothing on me!)

[kenzie1980]

May I join this thread? There are so many fascinating stories here. Thank you for sharing them!

I've never been big into luxury goods or designer stuff. In fact, I think I'm frugal bordering on stingy with most things except for the things I really adore (excellent perfumes, nail polishes, good food, books, and music). I've worked hard, saved money, invested, all that good responsible stuff you're supposed to do. I drive an older car, I don't own a big TV, I have a modest home, etc., and I don't even have a fancy wardrobe. I have one Chanel bag and one old-school Coach bag. That's it. I like things pretty simple. I don't even like shopping much (horrors!).

But recently something in my brain just....switched. Maybe it's because I have a big birthday in 2 years and am reaching a female mid-life crisis? I don't know. I recently acquired a Kelly. Now I want a Birkin. A lot. It feels so irrational! I could never tell my BF or my parents how much H bags cost. They're even more frugal than me. They would poop a brick if they knew!

Maybe I feel guilty because if I did buy that Birkin, I'd have to acknowledge that I'm shallow enough to spend a ridiculous amount on a purse, notwithstanding the fact that I'll probably use it for the rest of my life (I tend to use and wear things until they fall apart). Maybe all that frugality made me forget to treat myself nicely, and now that I'm considering an extravagant purchase, my psyche just can't handle it. Or I imagine people I love judging me for wanting this. I don't know. I tell myself that part of the reason I love H bags is because they're handcrafted. I make sweaters, so I'm a sucker for lovely craftsmanship in anything. But is that truly the reason or am I just finding another justification?

I just wish I knew how to spend money on myself without feeling so much guilt. I'm single with no debt and am willing to save so I can pay for the Birkin with cash. It's not like I'm affecting anyone by my purchasing choices. So what is up with the guilt?

Edited to add: Oh, my dream bag? A 35 cm Birkin, box calf leather in bleu marine, palladium hardware. *le sigh*

[Kelly_Birkin]

Eulalia, (((Hugs))) - I hope you someday get your orange box - boxes! I know what you mean...At this stage of my life I'd be terrified to walk into a H boutique, because I could barely buy a twilly! I do agree w/ Kallie Girl, that there are good and bad people at the stores, just like any other store/restaurant etc. My ultimate dream, would be to be in a steady job, that would allow me to save, and to make sure I could afford to pay off my purchase when the credit card bill arrives. If it's only one H bag, that's okay. Sometimes, we have to accept our financial destinies. :)

With Hermes, it's like we're the Princesses and the boutique is
the fairy tale castle with all of the goodies inside. (except
the Prince).

but I'd love to be a VVIP for a day to experience
what it feels like. :)

[doubtfulguest]

Kenzie,
I'm sure many of us suffer from the GUILT of wanting a Hermes bag. The key I suppose is not pulling the trigger when we really can't afford it.

If you can afford it, and it's an idea you keep coming back to, I say what a nice present to mark an important b-day. I'll be 30 in 2009, and I'll be darned if I'm not getting something ridiculously expensive from my husband. And I mean ridiculous! Not Birkin ridiculous cause that's nowhere in my budget, but Kelly maybe.

[Kelly_Birkin]

dg, tell me about it!! In class yesterday we had to watch a video about the conflict in Darfur - and I'm thinking, I want a $5,000 (estimated) handbag and here are people in the world suffering. Then I feel very guilty about wanting a bag that's so expensive.

But I love your theory about buying a H bag to
mark an important birthday (although, every b'day
is important) or other special event.

[kashmira]

May I join the thread even if I have not even decided if I shall start to save money for a bag? I wouldn't say that I think that they are expensive, but at least for me it is extremely much money for a bag. If I would buy a Birkin (the bag I like the most) I could never justify another bag purchase and honestly I am not sure if I would like to carry the same bag for the rest of my life...

However, I have decided to buy one or two silk scarves and a scarf ring (if I find the one I would like to have) and also would like some of these colourful accessories (agenda, wallet etc) to put in my "non-Hermès bag". I will start saving some money for this and perhaps I start to save for a Birkin as well...

[muggles]

Hi! I am new here usually I lurk in the MJ forum! I have found that I am drawn to Hermes, I have 2 twillies and a lovely scarf, but I would so love a Garden Party, with the twilly interior! I am afraid that my husband is very tight and would never agree to anything Hermes! What I have acquired was through ebay.Every time I save a few dollars it manages to go to my 23 year old son that is always on the verge of some calamity or another. Helping him has gotten me into debt and I look at the debt and realize what a nice H Bag I could have had!!Oh well, I am in my 50's and probably will have to settle for the one MJ bag I own. Which I will adorn with a twilly. Gosh I love those little orange boxes, I would probably die if I ever got a large orange box!! I know probably not in this lifetime.In the meantime I love those little twilly boxes!! Thanks for letting me join in.I would be so happy with just a Garden Party, I can't imagine owning a Birkin!!!!

[madamestuff]

I'm just gonna cut in and briefly introduce myself. I've decided I want a Birkin for my 30th. I can afford it well before then (I'll be 27 later this year) - but I feel it's a significant bag and should be acquired for a significant occasion. Besides, I have a wedding to pay for and a house to buy in those three years, so I probably have better things to be doing with the money!

[madamestuff]

The end of my post was cut off!

Until the day I bring home a Birkin, I'm going to continue to amass my Twilly collection (I try and get one from each desination I visit).

[Kelly_Birkin]

muggles said:

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a Garden Party, with the twilly interior!

Where have I been? That sounds gorgeous!!