Hi everyone! I do believe this is my first time even venturing over to the Chanel section here. I am usually over in the LV forum. 
I LOVE me some LV but I haven't been able to stop thinking about this particular Chanel bag and finally took the plunge.
I took a trip up to Portland, Oregon earlier this month to go to LV and have a little weekend getaway with my friend. She ended up buying the new LV Montana but there isn't anything LV has right now that I am dying to get that I don't already have. I got a couple little things there, but no bag. I had been wanting to check out the Chanel store inside Nordstrom for awhile now, so we headed over that way just 'to look'.
This might sound silly but I felt so uncomfortable at Chanel. The customer service was great, so it wasn't that at all. But LV is my comfort zone. I walk in there and most all of the SA's know me by name (even though I live two hours away and I really do not get to shop there often. They just remember me for whatever reason.). And I know LV bag names so I know what to ask for when talking to the SA's. But I don't speak Chanel.
:shame: So I was honest with the Chanel SA and told her I normally carry LV and don't know much about Chanel but pointed out the bag I had been contemplating and let her know that I wanted to see it and know more about it. She was very friendly and unlocked the bag as well as another similar one. She was very attentive and took a good amount of time explaining about the bags and letting me look at them. Customer Service is important to me so I was pleased with her patience and her knowledge about the bags. After finally seeing it in person, I knew it was the next bag on my wishlist.
A few weeks have passed now and I was looking at Yoogi's Closet this week and the exact bag I wanted popped up for a great price compared to retail. So even though I had originally planned to buy it new at the Chanel store, I ordered it. I'm a little bummed that I don't get the experience of buying in the store and get the pretty box and stuff (I like that kind of thing), but it was enough savings on the bag that I couldn't pass it up.
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Now, time for the pics!
My new-to-me Chanel GST with Silver Hardware. I have a LV Empreinte Speedy B in the Infini color which is nearly black and it has Gold Hardware. I love that bag so much and carry it often, but I am also limited by the gold hardware so was really wanting a black bag with Silver Hardware. So this bag is perfect for my needs!
I LOVE me some LV but I haven't been able to stop thinking about this particular Chanel bag and finally took the plunge. I took a trip up to Portland, Oregon earlier this month to go to LV and have a little weekend getaway with my friend. She ended up buying the new LV Montana but there isn't anything LV has right now that I am dying to get that I don't already have. I got a couple little things there, but no bag. I had been wanting to check out the Chanel store inside Nordstrom for awhile now, so we headed over that way just 'to look'.
This might sound silly but I felt so uncomfortable at Chanel. The customer service was great, so it wasn't that at all. But LV is my comfort zone. I walk in there and most all of the SA's know me by name (even though I live two hours away and I really do not get to shop there often. They just remember me for whatever reason.). And I know LV bag names so I know what to ask for when talking to the SA's. But I don't speak Chanel.
:shame: So I was honest with the Chanel SA and told her I normally carry LV and don't know much about Chanel but pointed out the bag I had been contemplating and let her know that I wanted to see it and know more about it. She was very friendly and unlocked the bag as well as another similar one. She was very attentive and took a good amount of time explaining about the bags and letting me look at them. Customer Service is important to me so I was pleased with her patience and her knowledge about the bags. After finally seeing it in person, I knew it was the next bag on my wishlist.A few weeks have passed now and I was looking at Yoogi's Closet this week and the exact bag I wanted popped up for a great price compared to retail. So even though I had originally planned to buy it new at the Chanel store, I ordered it. I'm a little bummed that I don't get the experience of buying in the store and get the pretty box and stuff (I like that kind of thing), but it was enough savings on the bag that I couldn't pass it up.
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Now, time for the pics!
My new-to-me Chanel GST with Silver Hardware. I have a LV Empreinte Speedy B in the Infini color which is nearly black and it has Gold Hardware. I love that bag so much and carry it often, but I am also limited by the gold hardware so was really wanting a black bag with Silver Hardware. So this bag is perfect for my needs!
