Celine price increase

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#376
HeathJo said:
Hi Guys--I am trying desperately to get the real lowdown. I was told that the Celine reps were at Barneys and were "tossing the idea" of another increase around." I know it will apply to Nanos, and if that is the case, I don't see why the other luggages won't go up as well. As far as the Trapeze, Phantoms, and others, I just don't know.

Given the pattern we have seen, perhaps we will be given a break until May 15th. Since the increases have occurred in November 2011 and January 2012 (when the first stores began) , I am just going by the pattern of the prices increasing when each new season's bags begin shipment.

I am certainly not the Celine insider of the world, but I can say that I knew exactly when the prices would increase the last two times, and I was right. I guess we will have to see, I just am trying to share what I know and have experienced so we can all save as much as possible.

I will for sure keep digging, and inform everyone of what I can learn. I hope anyone else who discovers anything will also chime in.
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Thank you!
 
#377
so you are predicting may 15th and not march 15th? I hope your are correct.

it would be so wrong of them to do another increase so soon when once just happened at the END OF JAN!

HeathJo said:
Hi Guys--I am trying desperately to get the real lowdown. I was told that the Celine reps were at Barneys and were "tossing the idea" of another increase around." I know it will apply to Nanos, and if that is the case, I don't see why the other luggages won't go up as well. As far as the Trapeze, Phantoms, and others, I just don't know.

Given the pattern we have seen, perhaps we will be given a break until May 15th. Since the increases have occurred in November 2011 and January 2012 (when the first stores began) , I am just going by the pattern of the prices increasing when each new season's bags begin shipment.

I am certainly not the Celine insider of the world, but I can say that I knew exactly when the prices would increase the last two times, and I was right. I guess we will have to see, I just am trying to share what I know and have experienced so we can all save as much as possible.

I will for sure keep digging, and inform everyone of what I can learn. I hope anyone else who discovers anything will also chime in.
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#378
QTbebe said:
so you are predicting may 15th and not march 15th? I hope your are correct.

it would be so wrong of them to do another increase so soon when once just happened at the END OF JAN!
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I would recommend finding the bag you want and trying to get it sooner rather than later--I really do believe prices will go up within a month. I PRAY I am wrong.I am trying to get the answers instead of guessing, but in the past I have had to guess based on tidbits I hear from various places. When the SA at Barney's said the Celine Reps were considering it again, that validated other rumors I had heard.
 
#379
I was going to wait until my bday (May 17th) to get a nano. Forget it. Getting one now, lest it go up to $2200+ or something insane, then I will just give up and not get it. Hope they don't increase the trio bc I really want one in a Fall color, but if they hike up the price over $1k on that, I will just have to be happy with my orange one.
 
#380
miumiufiend said:
I was going to wait until my bday (May 17th) to get a nano. Forget it. Getting one now, lest it go up to $2200+ or something insane, then I will just give up and not get it. Hope they don't increase the trio bc I really want one in a Fall color, but if they hike up the price over $1k on that, I will just have to be happy with my orange one.
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Hello, fellow Taurus (my bday is May 3rd) :smile1: I think that is a good idea on the nano. Which color Trio are you planning to get? Some places may still have pre-orders available for the current price.
 
#381
Today, I shopped at my local store where they carry Celine and chatted with the owner who just returned from Paris for her buying trip.

She mentioned that Celine (or LVMH I should say) is definitely trying to position it closer to Hermes and Chanel by heightening the exclusivity

she was told that Celine will cut down the quantity of bags for production n the coming seasons ...this means...bags will be even harder to find and of course they can increase the price again!

About price increase, I have checked with Département Féminin, I was told that the prices for bags arriving in May / June (SS2012) should be secured as they didn't hear anything so far....
 
#382
mimi_glasshouse said:
Today, I shopped at my local store where they carry Celine and chatted with the owner who just returned from Paris for her buying trip.

She mentioned that Celine (or LVMH I should say) is definitely trying to position it closer to Hermes and Chanel by heightening the exclusivity

she was told that Celine will cut down the quantity of bags for production n the coming seasons ...this means...bags will be even harder to find and of course they can increase the price again!

About price increase, I have checked with Département Féminin, I was told that the prices for bags arriving in May / June (SS2012) should be secured as they didn't hear anything so far....
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Thanks for the info! Oddly, it seems the increases occur here before Europe. My memory could be tricking me, but for some reason I thought it increased here first. Minis are still around $2050 USD, and nanos $1550 in Italy. Too bad I do not live in Italy!
 
#385
CHLOEGLAMOUR said:
:laugh: you need to come here on holiday :beach::graucho:*H*
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AHHHH---it is a dream of mine!! Maybe someday, when the twins are older. . .:wondering

CHLOEGLAMOUR said:
hmmm i wouldn't be so sure :last time celine italian stores received communication of price increase only 15 days before :hrmm:
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Wowza! We do not even get a warning here, for the most part! Not officially, at least, except for maybe Neiman's back in November.:confused1::nogood:
 
#386
I'm glad that I bought everything I wanted before the price increase! Since I'm a grad student I really can't afford those bags any more after the price increase.

It's true that some EU retailers sell for the old price. Since a long time I feel lucky I live in the EU!
 
#387
HeathJo said:
Hello, fellow Taurus (my bday is May 3rd) :smile1: I think that is a good idea on the nano. Which color Trio are you planning to get? Some places may still have pre-orders available for the current price.
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Hello hello! :D

I wanted to get the oversize trio in either burgundy or navy. I think I read somewhere that they would retail for $980, and am hoping that since they're a new item for Fall, they won't go up if there's a price increase before they are released. I asked to be put on the wait list at Saks, but no pre-orders yet.
 
#388
miumiufiend said:
Hello hello! :D

I wanted to get the oversize trio in either burgundy or navy. I think I read somewhere that they would retail for $980, and am hoping that since they're a new item for Fall, they won't go up if there's a price increase before they are released. I asked to be put on the wait list at Saks, but no pre-orders yet.
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The oversize Trio looks rad! Fingers crossed it stays at that price!!!
 
#389
HeathJo said:
AHHHH---it is a dream of mine!! Maybe someday, when the twins are older. . .:wondering



Wowza! We do not even get a warning here, for the most part! Not officially, at least, except for maybe Neiman's back in November.:confused1::nogood:
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I've gotten a heads up about price increases every time from my SA here in the US about 10 days in advance. I'll ask him if he knows about anything coming :/
 
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