Kellybag said:
Happy1, how hard was it for you to get your Birkin? Did you have to wait long? If you have time fill us in. (maybe yours was the rouge...a bright red like cherry?) Do you love your choice? Any regret?
I was never on a wait list, it was really by chance. I went to Hermes to pick up a bow tie for my dad, and I ask an SA ( happened to be manager) if they had any birkins and I told them I had a specific one in mind, he asked the SA that I have worked with before to take my order, and I placed my "special order" and it took about 8-9 months for them to get it.
I always wanted my birkin to stand out so I chose red and it's the only red bag I have. I love the bag but it is highly inconvenient without a shoulder strap and togo leather is heavy.
I think Hermes gets a lot of people who place orders but doesn't come through with the purchase because after I picked up mine, my SA was quick to offer me the next order date if I wanted another special order. It must have been the drugs because I received the bag a week after my daughter was born and I didn't follow up with another order for the next year.
I just placed an order for a black, chevre 32 Kelly...I figure this would be more useful. My next "want" is the gold Chevre birkin....I will be in Paris next month so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.