Thanks for the SA recommendation. It seems that Selfridges seem to have better stocks of bags. I guess it will be my next stalking haunt. Any advise on the best time to go?
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Thanks for the SA recommendation. It seems that Selfridges seem to have better stocks of bags. I guess it will be my next stalking haunt. Any advise on the best time to go?
Honestly no lol it’s busy and there’s usually a wait to be seen by a leather specialist. However, last Sunday when I scored the black Herbag, there was no one there. I got seen straight away.
Usually they say Sunday is a bad day because they don’t get a delivery and that week day or Saturday is best, however I’ve been offered Bs and the Herbag on a Sunday so ♀️
I haven’t had good luck in Harrods or Sloane St but I know people who swear by Sloane. It’s such pot luck sometimes. I feel like I’m annoying going into stores constantly but then I suppose it’s how you play the game.
i saw one on display at Heathrow 2 weeks ago.
I won't be going to Heathrow until later in the year. Also I they don't sell display models, at least that's what they say in store.
For some reason I think February was a slow month for luxury brands. I've gotten quite a few items and the boutiques were quiet when I was there.
But I'm going to try Selfridges and see. The Herbag is the only other Hermes bag I want.
I was in Selfridges on Sunday afternoon, and it was surprisingly quiet; there was no wait to see an SA, when it is usually quite crowded on a weekend (same for NBS). I think with coronavirus there has been a real decrease in tourists so the shops are calmer than usual.
I went to both NBS and Selfridges today. Selfridges was quiet. NBS had more people but I only had to wait a few minutes before getting seen. I was after a Herbag or Lindy but both stores didn’t have any. NBS had a few on display but they wouldn’t even let me try. I did buy a lovely compact silk-in wallet though.
Would appreciate everyone’s advice on how to build a relationship with Hermes in London. I started getting interested in the brand three years ago then my husband quit his job to set up his business which meant that bags had to be on hold. Now the business is doing well I felt ready to hunt for the bags I want again. I’d love a Kelly but no idea how to score one in London (apart from spending lots of £££ on things I probably don’t really want first). Thanks for your thoughts!
Would appreciate everyone’s advice on how to build a relationship with Hermes in London. I started getting interested in the brand three years ago then my husband quit his job to set up his business which meant that bags had to be on hold. Now the business is doing well I felt ready to hunt for the bags I want again. I’d love a Kelly but no idea how to score one in London (apart from spending lots of £££ on things I probably don’t really want first). Thanks for your thoughts!
Congrats on your new purchase! Anything in an orange box is exciting!
I mentioned a few posts ago that I still find it difficult to build a relationship in NBS.
I’d say if you know what you want, put in a wish at NBS and see how that goes.
Selfridges I’ve found it much easier to build a relationship but I assume their stock of B and Ks is more limited than NBS. But for some of the less popular bags, you can score a treat!
If you have the time and patience, just keep visiting the store and chatting to the same SA. Sometimes you just click with someone and it’s just like seeing a friend! You may feel a bit weird talking and talking for “no reason” but I suppose it’s about making a lasting impression?
I have bought a fair few bracelets and twillys, a pair of sandals but I also don’t want to just buy things for the sake of it.
A friend of mine spent thousands on cushions and homeward at NBS and then got offered a B. I’m not really interested in playing that game but I admit to sometimes putting off a small purchase till I’m in a position to buy big if I think it might help my bag cause!
Saying that, the Herbags I’ve bought were my only purchase that day so I guess I didn’t need to buy anything else. When I was offered Bs (that I passed on) I had bought a bracelet and another time they asked if I was interested in anything else and I just said I’d buy twillys if I got offered a bag!
Selfridges seem to really try to look after their domestic clients - I’ve witnessed them telling more tourist clients they don’t have things then getting to me and offering me products they literally just said they didn’t have!
Thank you so much for your reply. To be honest when I was at NBS and Selfridges the SAs were polite and mentioned that they did have a Herbag but it was sold earlier in the day and offered to show me Bolide, Jypsiere and Evie but I wasn’t interested in them. There are a few bits I want to buy from Hermes so like you said I might just have to keep going back and perhaps avoid Saturdays! Royal Exchange is my closest store but I have never visited. I don’t suppose anyone can share their experience! Thank you I do find tPF such a wonderful place for advice.
Thanks for detailing your experience. Now I don't have to go to Selfridges or New Bond Street as they don't have any Herbags in stock. Harrods doesn't have any Herbags either. Online is hopeless too. As soon as one is posted it disappears as fast. I'm not sure what the problem is. This availability issue doesn't make sense to me and if it is being artificially created to create some sort of prestige/desire then its wearing very thin and will ultimately backfire.
Online is hit and miss. I got my orange one online from H UK website. I was by chance showing my mum something and typed in Herbag and it came up (I had been looking for orange for about a year). I managed to check out ASAP.
I have Herbag search page saved and I check it almost every day to just see! I suggest making it a bookmark or a frequently visited page.
You can honestly never tell about what they say about stock, I take it with a pinch of salt because I have literally witnessed them saying one thing to a customer in front of me then offering me the thing the previous customer had requested!
Maybe we should have a group to meet up and shop at H to share intel or luck!?
I used to pop into Royal Exchange because my bf worked close by. They didn’t really make an effort to build a relationship with me but I only ever bought a bracelet from them. They are a small boutique so I guess their stock is more limited due to volume of clients. But their clientele is more domestic and less international/tourists. I have seen clients pick up Ks and Bs though in there but feel like you need to have spent £££s on other products to be offered the good bags.
Funnily enough when I was in Harrods one time early in my quest for a Herbag and when I asked if they had one they did but it was in Lime. I didn't like the colour but as I was sitting taking a look at it I could see another customer being shown a Herbag in brown or another dark colour. When I indicated to the SA those people he told me that they had ordered that bag and were there to pick it up. Now I wonder how that is possible when I've been told that you can't order bags you want and they don't know when they get deliveries or what items will be in those deliveries and you just have to check back by coming into store as they can't/won't contact you.
I would definitely be up for having some kind of subgroup for those stalking Herbags in London.
Yeah I’m sad to say that it’s most likely a lie about the bag order. They probably assumed that those customers would purchase the bag and didn’t want to get your hopes up by saying you could wait to see if they don’t take it.
My SA and I follow each other on Instagram, he knows he can message me and I’ll be there in a flash if he has something I want - however, with the black Herbag, I had to just chance it and I was thinking, why didn’t he just message me to tell me they had one and to come in?
I know another member who lives in US and her SA messages her to offer her bags. I guess London is different? Or maybe I need to up my relationship with H!