All Things PEEKABOO - post pics, ask questions and chat here!

[heyrenee]

It's an investment piece. The bags are so carefully crafted and wear beautifully. All of the fendi bags i own have aged perfectly. I never have to worry about glazing issues or uneven stitching when it comes to their bags. I think that while the Selleria is a bit pricier, its totally worth it in terms of durability. It gives the PAB an edgier look while still keeping its classic shape. I also think its important to mention that Fendi has the best customer service i have ever experienced so know that if anything is wrong with your purchase, they will be more than willing to help.

I think I absolutely love the fact that for the most part, everyone speaks highly of Fendi's quality, durability, and customer service. It makes me feel better about investing in this bag, and I'm already in love with it. Just gotta save up now! Thanks for the reassurance

 

[heyrenee]

@heyrenee
I absolutely agree with everything you say! I understand what you mean about spending that much but after I got my Peekaboo...let me tell you I’m actually more happy wearing her than my chanel or LV to be honest [emoji7] I would say go for it if you still can’t justify the price there’s always the chance to return [emoji28]

I saw the bag in person, and it's absolutely incredible! I've tried on a Chanel boy bag but was slightly disappointed that the interior wasn't lined in leather so I think this would be a more worthwhile purchase. Do you have a regular size or mini?

 

[moumita]

Taking my lovely Fendi Peekaboo to work
Do see my review on

 

[sari105]

Hi everyone. I’m thinking of purchashing a fendi peekaboo that is from a sample production for fashion week. Does anyone here have experience purchashing a bag like this? Is the quality the same as the bags they sell in store?

 

[Adrian Ho]

Hi everyone. I’m thinking of purchashing a fendi peekaboo that is from a sample production for fashion week. Does anyone here have experience purchashing a bag like this? Is the quality the same as the bags they sell in store?

Are you talking about the decorative hardware that is being sold on luxury next season?

 

[sari105]

Are you talking about the decorative hardware that is being sold on luxury next season?

Yes, do you have experience from them?

 

[Adrian Ho]

Yes, do you have experience from them?

No. However, I did order the one you are talking about from her and waiting for it to be shipped.

 

[Camille.G]

Guys, what do you think about overall service and quality when buying such bags (of various brands)? I just came back from the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, and it was not a nice experience at all! I went to Dior which was literally just a counter, and the Lady Dior mini was so small it was ridiculous. Then I went to Fendi in order to check out the mini Peekaboos, and I just found the service "cheap" and very detached - you wouldn't think you came in to purchase a 2300€ bag. It's also like the sales people don't know what they are selling, don't have the love for their product (maybe because they work for the department store and not for the boutique?) Anyway, the bags were very beautiful (new seasonal colors are very cute - all pastels with the python handle), but I found them to be too soft and delicate for my lifestyle, plus they have no feet as you guys know (In my mind I'm like "why not complete your masterpiece by adding four small feet?" It just seems a bit unfinished).

I then went to Valentino and there the sales associates were lovely, however the two bags they got from the back for me, plus the one on display, (basically the same rockstud small tote times 3) were all flawed! Chips in the leather, stained hardware, etc.

I left empty handed as well and headed to Chanel, where I waited an hour in line to get in. It was a factory - so many people sitting anywhere and everywhere, sales associates running around looking exhausted and giving each other "I can't deal anymore" looks as they served clients. The sales lady I ended up with barely looked at me as she asked what I wanted. I told her I wanted to look at their mini squares - she came back with one single model (lambskin gold hardware) and said that this was all that was available anywhere in Paris at this point in terms of square. Said it was because it's winter and that all stores have the same merchandise (mind you, I had had the rue Cambon boutique on the phone the previous day and knew they had the mini square in a bunch of colors and leather types...). I declined the mini she showed me, and asked if by any chance there would be other colors in the drawers and she was like "no, that's it" - she didn't even want to look when it's a fact that they get deliveries every morning! Lastly, I asked to see their WOCs, knowing that they have many models of WOCs, not just the classic. Well, she only got the classics out, again told me that this is all they had, lined them all up in front of me as if this were the flea market, all the while saying "there's this one, this one, this one, this one, this one". I was not guided nor helped. This was not a consultant, but a display attendant. It was horrible - I left.

Today I went to Louis Vuitton and bought an Alma BB in black Epi leather - fits my lifestyle, has feet, is sturdy, a classic - you get the gist. Plus service was better than what I described above.

Sorry for the long rant! My question for you guys is: how was your experience buying your bags? How was it at Fendi? Or did you, too, buy at department stores? How do you feel overall about the state of affairs in terms of luxury shopping and how rushed/cheap it has become?

xxx

 

[melsig]

Guys, what do you think about overall service and quality when buying such bags (of various brands)? I just came back from the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, and it was not a nice experience at all! I went to Dior which was literally just a counter, and the Lady Dior mini was so small it was ridiculous. Then I went to Fendi in order to check out the mini Peekaboos, and I just found the service "cheap" and very detached - you wouldn't think you came in to purchase a 2300€ bag. It's also like the sales people don't know what they are selling, don't have the love for their product (maybe because they work for the department store and not for the boutique?) Anyway, the bags were very beautiful (new seasonal colors are very cute - all pastels with the python handle), but I found them to be too soft and delicate for my lifestyle, plus they have no feet as you guys know (In my mind I'm like "why not complete your masterpiece by adding four small feet?" It just seems a bit unfinished).

I can't really speak to the in-store buying experience, generally, as I have bought my bags by phone order/internet, but I would like to say that my Peekaboos have feet, including the mini. I know some of the minis do not, but the newer selleria ones all do, I believe, just FYI. I did visit the US flagship Fendi store in NYC when I was there for US Thanksgiving last week and received attentive service - but the store was completely empty when I went! I was very startled by this.

 

[Camille.G]

Hm, I can't remember if the sellerias I tried on had feet. They were quite sturdy, and they're look is quite different from the nappas IMO - I wasn't loving it, except for this amazing silver one! But it was 2900€, which is an amount I cannot afford for now. The nappa is so lovely, and I really do wonder why it's feetless (none of the mini nappas I tried on had feet) ) is it a choice in terms of style? Practicality? Maybe the bottom of the bag is not rigid enough for feet. Or maybe it's a profit choice? Who knows.

I didn't know one could buy by phone! Very good solution. Although don't you mind not seeing/inspecting the product yourself before buying? The problem when one lives in Paris is that rarely (especially around this time of the year) are stores empty. However it's partly my fault - I definitely should not have picked such a popular department store. Personally when I step foot in one of those stores, I want to feel the 5 star service. My only satisfying experience (customer service, efficiency, feeling of being in a store, and not a factory counter) was at Hermès, where I literally spent 90 bucks....

 

[melsig]

Hm, I can't remember if the sellerias I tried on had feet. They were quite sturdy, and they're look is quite different from the nappas IMO - I wasn't loving it, except for this amazing silver one! But it was 2900€, which is an amount I cannot afford for now. The nappa is so lovely, and I really do wonder why it's feetless (none of the mini nappas I tried on had feet) ) is it a choice in terms of style? Practicality? Maybe the bottom of the bag is not rigid enough for feet. Or maybe it's a profit choice? Who knows.

I didn't know one could buy by phone! Very good solution. Although don't you mind not seeing/inspecting the product yourself before buying? The problem when one lives in Paris is that rarely (especially around this time of the year) are stores empty. However it's partly my fault - I definitely should not have picked such a popular department store. Personally when I step foot in one of those stores, I want to feel the 5 star service. My only satisfying experience (customer service, efficiency, feeling of being in a store, and not a factory counter) was at Hermès, where I literally spent 90 bucks....

It's not a choice, I'm afraid! There is an Hermes and a new Dior boutique near where I live but no Fendi boutique. The department stores have a somewhat limited selection as well around here, with no Fendi at all in the suburbs where I live. I have not had luck finding what I want locally. In fact, my mini is a limited edition from Japan. I had to use a personal shopper for that one. Here's a pic of my Minis feet. My nappa has feet, too, but it's a Medium.

 

[Camille.G]

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It's not a choice, I'm afraid! There is an Hermes and a new Dior boutique near where I live but no Fendi boutique. The department stores have a somewhat limited selection as well around here, with no Fendi at all in the suburbs where I live. I have not had luck finding what I want locally. In fact, my mini is a limited edition from Japan. I had to use a personal shopper for that one. Here's a pic of my Minis feet. My nappa has feet, too, but it's a Medium.

Beautiful bag!! Love the color. And Amen for the feet! I hope they come out again with the smooth, sturdier but non-selleria/non-nappa leather they were using to do this model (glued sides) in with the laque hardware. For now I am more than happy with my Alma BB, although let's be real it's more of a basic b**** bag - nothing wrong with that, but I don't get to bask in the subtle yet luxurious Fendi aura.

Oh and re: your bag, what I love about it is that it will retain its shape. The nappas I tried on yesterday had slouched even from being on display! I mentioned it to the sales associate and she was like "no no they're not slouching", I was like mhm...It appears that the only way to keep the mini nappa kind of structured is to stuff it at night and to never close it, which is impossible for me to do living in Paris - pickpocket galore.

 

[melsig]

Beautiful bag!! Love the color. And Amen for the feet! I hope they come out again with the smooth, sturdier but non-selleria/non-nappa leather they were using to do this model (glued sides) in with the laque hardware. For now I am more than happy with my Alma BB, although let's be real it's more of a basic b**** bag - nothing wrong with that, but I don't get to bask in the subtle yet luxurious Fendi aura.

Oh and re: your bag, what I love about it is that it will retain its shape. The nappas I tried on yesterday had slouched even from being on display! I mentioned it to the sales associate and she was like "no no they're not slouching", I was like mhm...It appears that the only way to keep the mini nappa kind of structured is to stuff it at night and to never close it, which is impossible for me to do living in Paris - pickpocket galore.

Haha, I must admit I keep my bags stuffed when I'm not using them. But yes, the selleria is quite sturdy. I didn't like it as much either when I first saw the bags, but I must admit that over time it's definitely become my preference.

To shop in Paris sound divine, though (although, as you say, perhaps not during the holiday season)! I haven't been since I was a teenager. I used to work in Midtown Manhattan many years ago - I would not step foot on 5th Avenue between Thanksgiving and Christmas, due to the crowds!

 

[xlana]

Guys, what do you think about overall service and quality when buying such bags (of various brands)? I just came back from the Galeries Lafayette in Paris, and it was not a nice experience at all! I went to Dior which was literally just a counter, and the Lady Dior mini was so small it was ridiculous. Then I went to Fendi in order to check out the mini Peekaboos, and I just found the service "cheap" and very detached - you wouldn't think you came in to purchase a 2300€ bag. It's also like the sales people don't know what they are selling, don't have the love for their product (maybe because they work for the department store and not for the boutique?) Anyway, the bags were very beautiful (new seasonal colors are very cute - all pastels with the python handle), but I found them to be too soft and delicate for my lifestyle, plus they have no feet as you guys know (In my mind I'm like "why not complete your masterpiece by adding four small feet?" It just seems a bit unfinished).

I then went to Valentino and there the sales associates were lovely, however the two bags they got from the back for me, plus the one on display, (basically the same rockstud small tote times 3) were all flawed! Chips in the leather, stained hardware, etc.

I left empty handed as well and headed to Chanel, where I waited an hour in line to get in. It was a factory - so many people sitting anywhere and everywhere, sales associates running around looking exhausted and giving each other "I can't deal anymore" looks as they served clients. The sales lady I ended up with barely looked at me as she asked what I wanted. I told her I wanted to look at their mini squares - she came back with one single model (lambskin gold hardware) and said that this was all that was available anywhere in Paris at this point in terms of square. Said it was because it's winter and that all stores have the same merchandise (mind you, I had had the rue Cambon boutique on the phone the previous day and knew they had the mini square in a bunch of colors and leather types...). I declined the mini she showed me, and asked if by any chance there would be other colors in the drawers and she was like "no, that's it" - she didn't even want to look when it's a fact that they get deliveries every morning! Lastly, I asked to see their WOCs, knowing that they have many models of WOCs, not just the classic. Well, she only got the classics out, again told me that this is all they had, lined them all up in front of me as if this were the flea market, all the while saying "there's this one, this one, this one, this one, this one". I was not guided nor helped. This was not a consultant, but a display attendant. It was horrible - I left.

Today I went to Louis Vuitton and bought an Alma BB in black Epi leather - fits my lifestyle, has feet, is sturdy, a classic - you get the gist. Plus service was better than what I described above.

Sorry for the long rant! My question for you guys is: how was your experience buying your bags? How was it at Fendi? Or did you, too, buy at department stores? How do you feel overall about the state of affairs in terms of luxury shopping and how rushed/cheap it has become?

xxx

I was actually in Paris less than a month ago and I bought my mini Fendi peekaboo at the boutique in Galeries Lafayette. I experienced nothing but good service from them. The sales associate who helped me was very patient, showed me all the options she had in the mini peekaboo, and made suggestions without being pushy. I was very satisfied with the service there. I've had the same experience with the flagship boutique in NYC on Madison - I would say the service there is even better than Galeries Lafayette, they're always extremely accommodating and most importantly they aren't snobby or "uppity" acting if that makes sense. My coworker in fact bought her first Fendi two weekends ago and she reported nothing but praise for the service there.

Sorry for your experience in Paris! Maybe because Galeries Lafayette is a tourist destination in Paris the vibes are a little different? I definitely saw tons of tourists lining up (maybe like 40-50 people) waiting to get into LV, and it was definitely a turn off. It just might be Galeries Lafayette because all the tour buses stop there to let people shop. I can't speak for how the Fendi stores are in Paris, but the store in NYC has amazing customer service and it's the type you would expect when at a luxury store!

 

[LaurenMichelle]

I had a very good experience in Miami! I did call the store the weekend before I went to ask about their selection and the manager assigned me a SA who texted me beforehand. Then the day of they were super nice (the store was empty it was noon on a Friday). After I got my bag they had a courier service deliver my accessory from Bal Harbour to the hotel no charge and my SA even texted his brother and got us dinner reservations for an awesome restaurant that night. I was super happy with them but most of the other stores in Miami were nice too (Celine, Valentino, Prada) they knew I was from out of town wanting a bag I couldn't get at home and they were all so patient.