Hermes Cafe Bon Temps~Good Times Cafe

[Keren16]

The savings comes from the stronger dollar relative to the Euro? Is that right?

I think (not positive) the savings with Hermes comes two ways. First, an American traveling to France paying USD has an advantage as the dollar is stronger compared to the Euro. Additionally, I do not believe Hermes raised their prices as some other luxury bands, like Chanel did, to compensate for the decline in the Euro.
Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong. I do not like to give false information

 

[EmileH]

I think (not positive) the savings with Hermes comes two ways. First, an American traveling to France paying USD has an advantage as the dollar is stronger compared to the Euro. Additionally, I do not believe Hermes raised their prices as some other luxury bands, like Chanel did, to compensate for the decline in the Euro.
Someone, please correct me if I'm wrong. I do not like to give false information

You are exactly correct.

 

[Keren16]

My first K was fairly quick to come and I was willing to take most leathers and several different colors. I got offered a very special bag, a declined SO that fit my ideal specs in color and hardware and it was Togo so perfect for a workhorse bag but my next bag, if it ever comes is in a leather that wasn't offered much in this style but is showing up in waves now in a classic/very desirable color. My boutique is having a grand reopening soon and my fingers are crossed there's something waiting for me in the giant new stock room! It's been a year since my Kelly so I'm ready and now that it's full Fall I would really love to have this bag to carry with my Fall wardrobe.

I have short list of bags that I would like to get from the boutique, home store and FSH if I'm lucky but for the most part I've been really happy with my two vintage buys and I'm able to get exactly what I want-without reseller mark ups. I think at a certain point I'll stick with pre loved as I love old colors, leathers and the friendlier prices.

I deliberate about a purchase, then ultimately buy the bag if I like it initially. I buy both at the boutique & from reputable resellers. I would prefer to buy from Hermes directly for my peace of mind about authenticity though a good reseller & authenticator should be fine. The boutique does not always have the bag in the color & hardware combination I want. Some colors are not the current season nor are certain leathers offered. I also can't decide if I want another Kelly or a Birkin, & what B size. I don't own a Birkin. I already have a few different types of leather so I am thinking to try Togo. It seems practical. Which special leather are you talking about that is currently being offered?
I also like some of the older colors & leathers. The bags also have a certain classic look I find appealing as long as they are in good condition. I am not talented with repairs as some others are.

As a side, the Hermes magazine arrived in today's mail for me. I can't wait to look at it & get enabled!

 

[Keren16]

You are exactly correct.

Thanks! [emoji8].

 

[Keren16]

exactly, I'm not knocking it as an enterprise but I work too hard to double down on a B or a K. But I also like to buy lots of other things from H and elsewhere, I suppose I give my store the same premiums in other sales but I get to keep and enjoy that stuff

I buy for my enjoyment. I don't even like to think of purchases as building a collection. Definitely not reselling for a profit. The only bags I've sold are those to fund an Hermes purchase. I've only done this since I became interested in the line. Just a few years. I am terrible about parting with things

 

[Keren16]

Lol. Same here. He gets to say why did you ask me if you already knew what you would like?

But that's just it! Sometimes it takes hearing someone else's opinion to realize what you really wanted all along. It mostly just happens to be his opinion hehe.

I don't even know why I ask! Maybe to justify the purchase or try to talk myself out of something if he doesn't like it

 

[Keren16]

Yes, big antique fairs typically have a couple of vendors with a sizeable selection of bags. But how does anyone know the bags are authentic? Not meaning to be argumentative, I just never considered getting a bag from them. I can tell to my satisfaction whether a silver bracelet is authentic. But maybe I'm missing out on some good bags.

I don't know what you are referring to as an antique fair. I would not buy an Hermes bag at one. So many fakes. My neighborhood has antique markets on certain Sundays with vendors selling from estate collections. I wonder if some of the bags offered (LV, Chanel, no Hermes) are authentic but there is no way I would purchase. Those fairs are good for comic books, other small things.

 

[eagle1002us]

I deliberate about a purchase, then ultimately buy the bag if I like it initially. I buy both at the boutique & from reputable resellers. I would prefer to buy from Hermes directly for my peace of mind about authenticity though a good reseller & authenticator should be fine. The boutique does not always have the bag in the color & hardware combination I want. Some colors are not the current season nor are certain leathers offered. I also can't decide if I want another Kelly or a Birkin, & what B size. I don't own a Birkin. I already have a few different types of leather so I am thinking to try Togo. It seems practical. Which special leather are you talking about that is currently being offered?
I also like some of the older colors & leathers. The bags also have a certain classic look I find appealing as long as they are in good condition. I am not talented with repairs as some others are.

As a side, the Hermes magazine arrived in today's mail for me. I can't wait to look at it & get enabled!

I got mine yesterday. Hardly any HS and it seemed only one bracelet and it wasn't silver, it was "metal" which the trade would consider "potmetal" I think. Quite disappointed.

 

[MadMadCat]

As a side, the Hermes magazine arrived in today's mail for me. I can't wait to look at it & get enabled!

I thumbed through it yesterday. Am I the only one who cannot even understand what they showcase?
The articles are borderline bizarre, the pictures are artsy, but they don't really give much about the items. I find the whole publication....a bit pointless. I am not able to be enabled a bit by it.

The only items I really like, it turns out they are not for sale. Like the gorgeous dress of page 77.

 

[cremel]

I don't even know why I ask! Maybe to justify the purchase or try to talk myself out of something if he doesn't like it

I should be feeling guilty. I bought too many bags /scarves/other stuff this year. More than any other year. They are all from
H stores in US so the price is pretty high. My husband doesn't have a strong personality on these kind of things. He almost never say no to any shopping I do. It's somewhat bad. I need someone to remind me sometimes. [emoji85][emoji85]

The only thing I do that makes him mad is canceling trips to France or to other cities in US. I did twice in a row, cancelled one trip to Hawaii and one trip to Paris and south France this year. He was mad and stepped out of the house for most of that night and napped in his office. I found it rather difficult to travel with two small babies. He thought I was just finding excuses not to travel. He said "what if I drop dead tomorrow? The trip would be sth that we will never go. As the time goes by the only thing we could remember and enjoy is all the places we have been to. Now you keep cancelling trips that also cost a whole bunch of money(cancellation fees etc.). You just want to stay home!" Oh man that guy was seriously mad at me that day.

But I am not cancelling my trip to the east coast this time. I am actually shopping for portable toddler toilet today. I am getting ready and promised him I would go. He wants me to enjoy the relaxing vacation in an all inclusive resort.

I thought(when I saw your reply), was I not nice to cancel the trips he planned for months and spent lots of time on? Probably I should try to make a little more effort to make the travel happen ...when I read Dharma's journal about her travel adventure that was inspiring ... her trip was a lot more difficult than mine. Yet she did it. [emoji173]️[emoji106]

 

[cremel]

I thumbed through it yesterday. Am I the only one who cannot even understand what they showcase?
The articles are borderline bizarre, the pictures are artsy, but they don't really give much about the items. I find the whole publication....a bit pointless. I am not able to be enabled a bit by it.

The only items I really like, it turns out they are not for sale. Like the gorgeous dress of page 77.

I got the book two days ago and I didn't like it that much. I glanced through and I was not interested.

 

[eagle1002us]

I don't know what you are referring to as an antique fair. I would not buy an Hermes bag at one. So many fakes. My neighborhood has antique markets on certain Sundays with vendors selling from estate collections. I wonder if some of the bags offered (LV, Chanel, no Hermes) are authentic but there is no way I would purchase. Those fairs are good for comic books, other small things.

The Baltimore Summer Antique Show. The Miami Beach Antique Show. I haven't be to NYC in some time but if they still have the Pier Shows and the Armory shows, these would also carry bags/accessories. Miami Beach show is huge. Baltimore's Summer "Antique Faire" as it's periodically called is the biggest in the area and makes a point of carrying high end stuff. Both Baltimore and Miami Beach shows have dealers who also show on 1st Dibs and are major NY dealers.
Now, there are also the "Big Flea" shows in Richmond, Chantilly, VA, etc. which will not have those dealers. They might have a dealer or two with vintage bags and hats. The Fleas are large area shows held maybe 4x/year. The stuff carried in the Fleas is not as a rule high-end shows and in many ways may be comparable to a neighborhood show.

 

[MadMadCat]

I don't even know why I ask! Maybe to justify the purchase or try to talk myself out of something if he doesn't like it

DH got to know me well enough. he knows exactly what I really like, and if it looks good on me, he never tries to stir me away from something. He also knows the face I make when i truly want his opinion. In these cases he often says "it is not you", which means that if I have doubts to the point of asking him with the "asking face", i am not convinced myself.
Still, I ask

 

[eagle1002us]

I should be feeling guilty. I bought too many bags /scarves/other stuff this year. More than any other year. They are all from
H stores in US so the price is pretty high. My husband doesn't have a strong personality on these kind of things. He almost never say no to any shopping I do. It's somewhat bad. I need someone to remind me sometimes. [emoji85][emoji85]

The only thing I do that makes him mad is canceling trips to France or to other cities in US. I did twice in a row, cancelled one trip to Hawaii and one trip to Paris and south France this year. He was mad and stepped out of the house for most of that night and napped in his office. I found it rather difficult to travel with two small babies. He thought I was just finding excuses not to travel. He said "what if I drop dead tomorrow? The trip would be sth that we will never go. As the time goes by the only thing we could remember and enjoy is all the places we have been to. Now you keep cancelling trips that also cost a whole bunch of money(cancellation fees etc.). You just want to stay home!" Oh man that guy was seriously mad at me that day.

But I am not cancelling my trip to the east coast this time. I am actually shopping for portable toddler toilet today. I am getting ready and promised him I would go. He wants me to enjoy the relaxing vacation in an all inclusive resort.

I thought(when I saw your reply), was I not nice to cancel the trips he planned for months and spent lots of time on? Probably I should try to make a little more effort to make the travel happen ...when I read Dharma's journal about her travel adventure that was inspiring ... her trip was a lot more difficult than mine. Yet she did it. [emoji173]️[emoji106]

Traveling with two small babies? That's an oxymoron.

 

[MadMadCat]

The Baltimore Summer Antique Show. The Miami Beach Antique Show. I haven't be to NYC in some time but if they still have the Pier Shows and the Armory shows, these would also carry bags/accessories. Miami Beach show is huge. Baltimore's Summer "Antique Faire" as it's periodically called is the biggest in the area and makes a point of carrying high end stuff. Both Baltimore and Miami Beach shows have dealers who also show on 1st Dibs and are major NY dealers.
Now, there are also the "Big Flea" shows in Richmond, Chantilly, VA, etc. which will not have those dealers. They might have a dealer or two with vintage bags and hats. The Fleas are large area shows held maybe 4x/year. The stuff carried in the Fleas is not as a rule high-end shows and in many ways may be comparable to a neighborhood show.

LOL, Eagle, I wonder how many times we crossed paths in these!
Baltimore, NYC and Miami have a couple of well known reseller, with an established record and trustworthy. There are a couple of stands that are truly amazing, with probably 40-50 Bs and Ks.
Besides H items I love the M.S.Rau's (from NEw Orleans) area. It is nothing short than going to a museum, but with prices, and one can touch stuff

Big fleas are much much more lower end. I have seen a couple of times a well known reseller of H scarves and silver jewelry (who's also at the Baltimore show), but never Bs and Ks.