Favorite Chanel YouTubers?

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#542
ItsPurseonal said:
Has anyone watched the handbag holic? She has almost 30k subscribers but her videos hadn’t popped up for me before. I just watched the below video and was surprised at her casualness in deciding which bags to keep and get rid of. It was like she was deciding which old high school tee shirts to keep or toss. Maybe she has enough $ where it doesn’t make a huge difference if she decides she wants to repurchase down the road, but it certainly is nowhere near how I approach bag buying/selling

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I noticed that a lot of her bags are not classics. She talks as if she can easily flip (sell) her bags to get something new.
 
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#544
ItsPurseonal said:
Has anyone watched the handbag holic? She has almost 30k subscribers but her videos hadn’t popped up for me before. I just watched the below video and was surprised at her casualness in deciding which bags to keep and get rid of. It was like she was deciding which old high school tee shirts to keep or toss. Maybe she has enough $ where it doesn’t make a huge difference if she decides she wants to repurchase down the road, but it certainly is nowhere near how I approach bag buying/selling

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I felt the same way watching the video, shocked at how many bags still have tags on them that are being reconsidered. Then again I think a lot of people have issues with trying to declutter, the major difference is most people can't afford to impulse buy a Chanel bag in a color they aren't sure they like or not.

The video gave me the impression that selling bags, or really anything you no longer want is a simple process and I hate the word "investment" being used to describe these items. In reality most bags would be sold at a loss and especially selling high ticket items online is risky and costly. Example being Ebay taking 10% of the cost of the item + the tax, dealing with shipping, worrying about whether the item will be delivered with no issues and if the buyer will try to pull anything, then you have to prove you sold it at a loss during tax season if you make a certain amount of money from the site. All of this is a headache even for lower priced items.
 
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#545
jsmile said:
If you didn't catch it. Feb 12 is the date to watch. View attachment 5313195
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I wonder how many people actually pay for these memberships? I wish we could see membership count. There’s a smaller YouTuber TrishTrinh that has a patreon account and is always opening her videos telling us to join.
I refuse to help any YouTuber by actually giving them my own money just so they can buy more stuff. They should be grateful that I contribute to their view count. I also do not subscribe to any channel that has a membership plan/ patreon account. I’ll happily watch their videos when it’s suggested by YouTube but don’t want to encourage this type of behavior across social media.
 
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LilyLA said:
I wonder how many people actually pay for these memberships? I wish we could see membership count. There’s a smaller YouTuber TrishTrinh that has a patreon account and is always opening her videos telling us to join.
I refuse to help any YouTuber by actually giving them my own money just so they can buy more stuff. They should be grateful that I contribute to their view count. I also do not subscribe to any channel that has a membership plan/ patreon account. I’ll happily watch their videos when it’s suggested by YouTube but don’t want to encourage this type of behavior across social media.
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This!!

I imagine they each have like maybe 50 members. So $6*50*12 months =$3600 a year each. If they get to 100, then it is $7200
 
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jsmile said:
This!!

I imagine they each have like maybe 50 members. So $6*50*12 months =$3600 a year each. If they get to 100, then it is $7200
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Exactly. Though I’m guessing the platform takes a cut too?
Also- I refuse to follow them on Instagram or Facebook. I don’t need to be inundated with all this communication from them! So those giveaways with 100 different rules to qualify (following/subscribing/liking) and help their social media algorithm……they are wasted efforts on me :biggrin:
 
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mewwwie said:
I felt the same way watching the video, shocked at how many bags still have tags on them that are being reconsidered. Then again I think a lot of people have issues with trying to declutter, the major difference is most people can't afford to impulse buy a Chanel bag in a color they aren't sure they like or not.

The video gave me the impression that selling bags, or really anything you no longer want is a simple process and I hate the word "investment" being used to describe these items. In reality most bags would be sold at a loss and especially selling high ticket items online is risky and costly. Example being Ebay taking 10% of the cost of the item + the tax, dealing with shipping, worrying about whether the item will be delivered with no issues and if the buyer will try to pull anything, then you have to prove you sold it at a loss during tax season if you make a certain amount of money from the site. All of this is a headache even for lower priced items.
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Yeah I previously really liked her channel, but that video was strange, and very flippant attitude towards selling bags.

With reference to your second point, I think youtubers are a little irresponsible in making selling bags seem simple. It is only simple and potentially profitable for those who have a platform (i.e., them).
 
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LilyLA said:
Exactly. Though I’m guessing the platform takes a cut too?
Also- I refuse to follow them on Instagram or Facebook. I don’t need to be inundated with all this communication from them! So those giveaways with 100 different rules to qualify (following/subscribing/liking) and help their social media algorithm……they are wasted efforts on me :biggrin:
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Does anyone even win these!? Lol
Notice how often their "YouTube friend" wins a giveaway.
 
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LilyLA said:
I wonder how many people actually pay for these memberships? I wish we could see membership count. There’s a smaller YouTuber TrishTrinh that has a patreon account and is always opening her videos telling us to join.
I refuse to help any YouTuber by actually giving them my own money just so they can buy more stuff. They should be grateful that I contribute to their view count. I also do not subscribe to any channel that has a membership plan/ patreon account. I’ll happily watch their videos when it’s suggested by YouTube but don’t want to encourage this type of behavior across social media.
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I did!!! I actually liked their channels (FashionablyAmy and Kat L) but not anymore. I'm so tired of the same talk about Hermes, Hermes, Hermes...all the time. It's getting boring. I think paid partnerships killed their channel, especially Amy's. Every single time it's Anna Luisa, LilySilk or Samorga. Do they actually wear Anna Luisa to a dinner or their Cartier? And oh my goodness her Chanel bag collection was half about Samorga. I feel like it was about my bag organizer collection, not handbags. That's why I switched to Zoomoni, I can't stand Samorga anymore.

That's also why I don't like watching Je Suis Lou. She praises Anna Luisa too. The last video was funny, it was about her bag collection but she had to advertise Anna Luisa for 2 minutes just because Valentine's is coming and her video was 10 minutes :whut:. She also praises Redeluxe, but come on, they're way overpriced. At least find a reseller who is more affordable to recommened. Not everyone watching her channel is a millionaire. And I can't stand her justifying herself "I am 24 years old and I work hard for my Birkins". Well not being mean but when I was 24, I had a job and was finishing my Master's degree. I could barely afford a Neverfull, not even a Chanel CF. And I don't understand why you need a 4k bag to hold a 12k bag :giggle:. Everything about her channel is unrealistic. It gives viewers a false impression that Hermes and Chanel are the brands they should own/deserve. I am sure people feel bad about themselves for not being as wealthy...that's just not right.
 
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linhtp411 said:
I did!!! I actually liked their channels (FashionablyAmy and Kat L) but not anymore. I'm so tired of the same talk about Hermes, Hermes, Hermes...all the time. It's getting boring. I think paid partnerships killed their channel, especially Amy's. Every single time it's Anna Luisa, LilySilk or Samorga. Do they actually wear Anna Luisa to a dinner or their Cartier? And oh my goodness her Chanel bag collection was half about Samorga. I feel like it was about my bag organizer collection, not handbags. That's why I switched to Zoomoni, I can't stand Samorga anymore.

That's also why I don't like watching Je Suis Lou. She praises Anna Luisa too. The last video was funny, it was about her bag collection but she had to advertise Anna Luisa for 2 minutes just because Valentine's is coming and her video was 10 minutes :whut:. She also praises Redeluxe, but come on, they're way overpriced. At least find a reseller who is more affordable to recommened. Not everyone watching her channel is a millionaire. And I can't stand her justifying herself "I am 24 years old and I work hard for my Birkins". Well not being mean but when I was 24, I had a job and was finishing my Master's degree. I could barely afford a Neverfull, not even a Chanel CF. And I don't understand why you need a 4k bag to hold a 12k bag :giggle:. Everything about her channel is unrealistic. It gives viewers a false impression that Hermes and Chanel are the brands they should own/deserve. I am sure people feel bad about themselves for not being as wealthy...that's just not right.
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Yes! Agree with everything you said. I stopped watching je suis only because I find myself disgusted by her promotion of redeluxe. For the other two you mentioned- sometimes I’ll scroll through the video to see what the unboxing is but then jump out. Like, I’ll hover my mouse over the progress bar and see the screenshots/preview of what is happening before deciding whether to watch the video. I also have an ad blocker on my browser so the ads skip which I think means the YouTube video doesn’t get credit for the ads that come in during the video. I also will scroll at least 5 minutes into the video to skip promotions for Lily silk and Samorga, etc. Lily silk blouses look so ugly- I’m not a fan of that satin-like sheen. It looks cheap and everyone that promotes them looks uncomfortable or stuffy wearing them.
I think companies need to track the engagement rate of these videos. If everyone is skipping over the promotion parts of the video, I’m guessing that affects how much the YouTuber gets paid. It’s a formula right? Subscriber count x average views on a video x other factors = how much they get paid. But if they aren’t looking at how many people stay on to watch the minutes for which a sponsored product is being promoted, I’m not sure these companies are getting their money worth :smile:
Oh! I just re- read your message! You paid for a membership? Did you find the membership worth the money? Did they have a lot of members who subscribed? Just curious to see what value kat and Amy gave to those who paid :heart:
 
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