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I started my H journey by getting from the resellers/ friends, however when times files, I realized that with the premium on some products (B/K/C/ rodeo charms), you could have brought home a few H items (Scarf, blanket etc.). I understand that the wait is hard, but if you are a frequent traveler, you can try your luck in the airports or different countries boutique! I have scored all of the BKC collections oversea, especially where I live seems to be impossible to score one of those bags unless you are willing to spend over US$25,000 per month in store to accumulate your spending. I scored 2 special bags from Tokyo this weekend and brought 2 pairs of shoes along with them. Although the price is not as competitive like Europe, it was a great experience and the service from the stuff was impeccable. I see you mentioned that you planned to go Japan in early 2019, it is a good place but best not to go during Japanese holidays, since they definitely won't have any delivery.
hi lwongx :) i was following your reveal - thanks so much for sharing! i'm wondering though (and I hope you don't mind me asking) if the SAs in Japan made you buy a lot of other things before getting offered? from my experience in korea, they asked for 85% of the bag's value, but some people have told me it really depends - some places do, some places don't. I was wondering if you could share that info with me. thanks so much.
 
hi lwongx :smile: i was following your reveal - thanks so much for sharing! i'm wondering though (and I hope you don't mind me asking) if the SAs in Japan made you buy a lot of other things before getting offered? from my experience in korea, they asked for 85% of the bag's value, but some people have told me it really depends - some places do, some places don't. I was wondering if you could share that info with me. thanks so much.

Hi Lenneju :) It really depends like other people said. I have been asked to buy 50% of a KP's value before and this time i have only brought around 25% of KP's value and 0% of the C's. However, I have heard some would asked you to buy 100% of the bag's value. It depends on the SA and the store honestly. I was in Rome earlier this year and brought another special bag, and the SA/ store manager requested me to buy 2 times of the bag's value and that does not include any leather goods. Then, I was flying pass CDG airport and asked for a bag there. They replied that even lindy, roulis and picotin need to buy 100% of bag's value, as for Constance is 1.5 times. They said you can only buy from fine jewelry and watches collection.... Thank god that their Constance was sold in the morning, if not I will have no idea what to buy to get the bag.

I hope this helps and let me know if you want to know more about my H stores experience in Japan. Do you mind sharing your want list?
 
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Hi Lenneju :smile: It really depends like other people said. I have been asked to buy 50% of a KP's value before and this time i have only brought around 25% of KP's value and 0% of the C's. However, I have heard some would asked you to buy 100% of the bag's value. It depends on the SA and the store honestly. I was in Rome earlier this year and brought another special bag, and the SA/ store manager requested me to buy 2 times of the bag's value and that does not include any leather goods. Then, I was flying pass CDG airport and asked for a bag there. They replied that even lindy, roulis and picotin need to buy 100% of bag's value, as for Constance is 1.5 times. They said you can only buy from fine jewelry and watches collection.... Thank god that their Constance was sold in the morning, if not I will have no idea what to buy to get the bag.

I hope this helps and let me know if you want to know more about my H stores experience in Japan. Do you mind sharing your want list?

aww thanks so much for telling me all this! how would you suggest for me to 'ask' for a bag? is there a specific way that you do it or do you ask straight up? lol!

on the top of my wishlist for bkc i'd like any of the following-

b25 graphite phw
b25 etain phw
k28 retourne rouge grenat ghw
k28 retourne noir ghw
c18 toffee ghw
c18 gold ghw
c18 gris asphalt rghw
c18 noir rghw

also i wonder if it's c18 or c19? which one is correct? i've seen both and i wasn't sure.. lol anyways it's the mini c that I am going for, i think c24 might be too big for my frame.

my H bag collection is very small.. currently i only have the herbag 31 in bleu electrique, garden party 36 in prune and k25 in bleu indigo ghw sellier. i do like the picotin 18 and lindy 26 but i really want to collect my first birkin or first constance first. i know it doesn't always work that way though.

i have other items on my wishlist, like shoes and couple pieces of fine jewelry and rodeos, etc.
 
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aww thanks so much for telling me all this! how would you suggest for me to 'ask' for a bag? is there a specific way that you do it or do you ask straight up? lol!

on the top of my wishlist for bkc i'd like any of the following-

b25 graphite phw
b25 etain phw
k28 retourne rouge grenat ghw
k28 retourne noir ghw
c18 toffee ghw
c18 gold ghw
c18 gris asphalt rghw
c18 noir rghw

also i wonder if it's c18 or c19? which one is correct? i've seen both and i wasn't sure.. lol anyways it's the mini c that I am going for, i think c24 might be too big for my frame.

my H bag collection is very small.. currently i only have the herbag 31 in bleu electrique, garden party 36 in prune and k25 in bleu indigo ghw sellier. i do like the picotin 18 and lindy 26 but i really want to collect my first birkin or first constance first. i know it doesn't always work that way though.

i have other items on my wishlist, like shoes and couple pieces of fine jewelry and rodeos, etc.

I think it is your SA/ store who needs to know of this wishlist of bags, shoes, fine jewellery and Rodeos. Haha! :amuse:
 
aww thanks so much for telling me all this! how would you suggest for me to 'ask' for a bag? is there a specific way that you do it or do you ask straight up? lol!

on the top of my wishlist for bkc i'd like any of the following-

b25 graphite phw
b25 etain phw
k28 retourne rouge grenat ghw
k28 retourne noir ghw
c18 toffee ghw
c18 gold ghw
c18 gris asphalt rghw
c18 noir rghw

also i wonder if it's c18 or c19? which one is correct? i've seen both and i wasn't sure.. lol anyways it's the mini c that I am going for, i think c24 might be too big for my frame.

my H bag collection is very small.. currently i only have the herbag 31 in bleu electrique, garden party 36 in prune and k25 in bleu indigo ghw sellier. i do like the picotin 18 and lindy 26 but i really want to collect my first birkin or first constance first. i know it doesn't always work that way though.

i have other items on my wishlist, like shoes and couple pieces of fine jewelry and rodeos, etc.

I have directly asked whether they got the bags, but my friend who is also looking for a B30 for his mother, tried the 'willing to buy other goods then ask' way and failed for all 4 days. Hence, if you show that you will buy other goods and they still replied that there are not any bags, I guess they really don't have any in store.

On the last day, I scored a KP and my friend asked the SA whether could help with scoring a B/K/C for his mom. He wanted to get a jacket and shorts, and already brought a blanket and a pair of sandals from him. The SA was very direct and replied that it is very difficult to score a small size B or K in Japan, as the japanese/ asian ladies are very petite and they prefer using small bags. My SA asked my friend to come back in a few month, but we don't know how long is the wait.

The constance bag i scored was just sitting on the shelf so sometimes you might find them just there without the need to ask any SA. I also specifically put KP and KC in my wishlist, as where I live get very little to none in store and I have heard that they receive a lot more in japan. As for rodeos, they do have a lot of stock, but for the PM size, they won't show you unless you are a VIP or getting other things.

I think we have a similar wish list color haha those are the color i wanted too, but my SA also mentioned that the classic color are most likely reserved to their local customers, therefore you might want to add some more seasonal color options in case you get offer.
 
I have directly asked whether they got the bags, but my friend who is also looking for a B30 for his mother, tried the 'willing to buy other goods then ask' way and failed for all 4 days. Hence, if you show that you will buy other goods and they still replied that there are not any bags, I guess they really don't have any in store.

On the last day, I scored a KP and my friend asked the SA whether could help with scoring a B/K/C for his mom. He wanted to get a jacket and shorts, and already brought a blanket and a pair of sandals from him. The SA was very direct and replied that it is very difficult to score a small size B or K in Japan, as the japanese/ asian ladies are very petite and they prefer using small bags. My SA asked my friend to come back in a few month, but we don't know how long is the wait.

The constance bag i scored was just sitting on the shelf so sometimes you might find them just there without the need to ask any SA. I also specifically put KP and KC in my wishlist, as where I live get very little to none in store and I have heard that they receive a lot more in japan. As for rodeos, they do have a lot of stock, but for the PM size, they won't show you unless you are a VIP or getting other things.

I think we have a similar wish list color haha those are the color i wanted too, but my SA also mentioned that the classic color are most likely reserved to their local customers, therefore you might want to add some more seasonal color options in case you get offer.
Thanks for the advice. Were the two items that you scored in colours that you already wanted? Or you fell in love when you saw it?

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Thanks for the advice. Were the two items that you scored in colours that you already wanted? Or you fell in love when you saw it?

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The KP was in one of the color i wanted, I felt in love with Rose Pourpre when I saw a passport pouch in store earlier in the year. I always prefer brighter colors for my small bags. As for the Constance, I just can't keep my hands off the bag, especially the leather is so beautiful and it is a GHW! I should really stop buying blue bags now...
 
The KP was in one of the color i wanted, I felt in love with Rose Pourpre when I saw a passport pouch in store earlier in the year. I always prefer brighter colors for my small bags. As for the Constance, I just can't keep my hands off the bag, especially the leather is so beautiful and it is a GHW! I should really stop buying blue bags now...
I think our tastes are very similar as you previously mentioned that our wishlist is so similar. I also have an issue with keep going back to the blue colors. But they're just so beautiful..

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My only input is that yes, there are lots of beautiful bags on Instagram and SO many of them are fakes. It's really upsetting when H "experts" on the 'Gram post counterfeits and get tons of glowing comments...you know that bag sold and is now out in the wild.
I will buy from a trusted reseller but not from anyone whose primary outlet is Instagram.
 
I think it depends on what kind of reseller we're talking about. From another H-loving friend, fine, a pre-loved discontinued icon from a trusted agency, all good, but those guys who buy on demand or send their H 'VVViPs' out as a deal or worse, no way.

There are games played at H stores and from what I hear from some members, around the world, their stores, quite frankly sound like fronts for extortion rackets. I've bought some lovely bags at H I've had to order, reserve or are held round the back and am usually served so well, but I've witnessed appraising of potential customers from SAs that had obviously nothing to do with anyone's spending history, I've also had pressure put on me to buy unsuitable, though supposedly desirable bags , but give a good SA a chance and be patient and then possibly think about alternatives.
 
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Hello [emoji1309]

I shop from the Vancouver store. Their stock is limited, but they do have their steady stock of b/k/c. Whether they offer a customer is a completely different story.

I personally prefer the boutique just because I don’t ever have to worry about authenticity.

I love pink and I had wait about 6 months for a b25 in pink. But during that 6 months I’ve been offer black and other colors multiple times in b/k/c. So there’s hope :)
 
@leanneju I feel your anxiety, I was in your shoes just about a year ago, and my local stores are about the same if not worse than Vancouver. So I mainly buy new when I travel and second hand discontinued specs from trust worthy resellers (still get bababebi’s authentication everytime I buy) I also buy from H website for small items if I really want them between my trips, as I do think one day H will start to count online history since it is the new era now.
You will feel much better once you have your basics covered and can wait patiently. Have fun with your H journey!
 
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