The group that sent an email about the jewelry history series that takes place two days before the show opens is the U.S. Antique Shows. This group may well be affiliated with the Palm Beach Show group which as you say does Baltimore.
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Well, now I know where the Sunday markets in Miami Beach are located! Always ready to look at stuff I haven't seen before!
I would not probably worry too much (life is life), but we - as society - should prevent its spreading regardless. My MIL is 87 and got Zika sometime ago. She recovered fine but she said that for the first time in her life she had suicidal thoughts and was depressed.
An illness that touches the nervous system is scary.
Other countries regularly do mosquito treatments quite effectively and with no obvious consequences to human and pets. Zika is not the only illness brought by mosquitos, just the newest!
In DC is insane. In the summer one cannot stand outside at dusk for 5 min without being eaten alive. The tiger mosquito - which is active at any time of the day - is also spreading. There are alternatives to spraying which are being considered, including neutering the mosquitos with generic techniques. We gotta be smarter than a bug!
Probably a stupid question Pbp, but I am going to ask any way,.
What marks one out as being a regular customer of the brand.
I am really bad at not wearing my stuff in general, for fear of spoiling etc, and even more so when on holiday, so although I may well be considered a "regular", if I am not wearing any "H" would that be a negative.
Just interested as I am hoping that a Paris trip may be in the not too distant future and I would like to experience FSH, even just for a look rather than "scoring".
Oh MrsO, my mind is reeling at just what this next bag might be.
Hope you do get your heart's desire.
Oh and please do share details when you have it!
Just one more word about Zika: While it is true that the greatest danger is to pregnant women, since the disease is now proven to cause severe birth defects, there is, as MadMadCat said, a small percentage of adult sufferers who do get sick from the virus. And while the illness in adults usually ranges from completely asymptomatic to mild, some adults have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder causing paralysis and sometimes necessitating hospitalization. In extreme cases, victims may spend months on a ventilator (if the diaphragm is paralyzed). Statistically this outcome is very, very rare, but it exists. How one responds to this small risk is a personal choice: there is no "right" answer. DH and I cancelled a trip to the Carribbean last March--my choice, not his--because of the newness of this disease and the general lack of understanding. Now that it is better understood and there are both more stats on it and more measures globally to combat it, I will not choose to alter my travel plans again, but if I were particularly vulnerable for any reason--pre-exisiting illness, age, etc.--I very well might. It's a valid concern.
On the other hand, my odds of slipping in the bathroom or being in an automobile accident are much greater than of contracting Zika. So, er, that's the good news?
My DH is a math guy, so the statistical odds of something happening are extremely relevant to him. I am a psychologist gal, so the "feeling" of danger is more salient to me. We try to balance each other's tendencies!
Kay, nuff virus talk. Back to the fun stuff!
On the other hand, my odds of slipping in the bathroom or being in an automobile accident are much greater than of contracting Zika. So, er, that's the good news?
My DH is a math guy, so the statistical odds of something happening are extremely relevant to him. I am a psychologist gal, so the "feeling" of danger is more salient to me. We try to balance each other's tendencies!
Kay, nuff virus talk. Back to the fun stuff!
Just one more word about Zika: While it is true that the greatest danger is to pregnant women, since the disease is now proven to cause severe birth defects, there is, as MadMadCat said, a small percentage of adult sufferers who do get sick from the virus. And while the illness in adults usually ranges from completely asymptomatic to mild, some adults have developed Guillain-Barré syndrome, a rare neurological disorder causing paralysis and sometimes necessitating hospitalization. In extreme cases, victims may spend months on a ventilator (if the diaphragm is paralyzed). Statistically this outcome is very, very rare, but it exists. How one responds to this small risk is a personal choice: there is no "right" answer. DH and I cancelled a trip to the Carribbean last March--my choice, not his--because of the newness of this disease and the general lack of understanding. Now that it is better understood and there are both more stats on it and more measures globally to combat it, I will not choose to alter my travel plans again, but if I were particularly vulnerable for any reason--pre-exisiting illness, age, etc.--I very well might. It's a valid concern.
On the other hand, my odds of slipping in the bathroom or being in an automobile accident are much greater than of contracting Zika. So, er, that's the good news?
My DH is a math guy, so the statistical odds of something happening are extremely relevant to him. I am a psychologist gal, so the "feeling" of danger is more salient to me. We try to balance each other's tendencies!
Kay, nuff virus talk. Back to the fun stuff!
Mindi, I was holding back mentioning Guillan Barre. I didn't want to freak people out. But yes The mention of GB will freak out anyone in medicine. It's horrible. I think the CDC is purposefully not mentioning it in any of their literature about Zika so that people don't freak out. It's rare as you say. One can also get it from flu vaccinations but since we have more of a chance of dying of the flu than of GB I get the flu shot. But I'm not planning any travel to Miami.
Afaik, fsh can see sales records of clients worldwide, with a certain degree of approximation (sales data is not that accurate after all).
I'd say that probably a good attitude, politeness and respect work best. I read the Paris thread and i am shocked by some of the behaviors, arrogant expectations, pushiness and overall lack of civilized approach to that experience.
Capri, I responded to you privately. I'm sure that anything that I say will be picked apart and scrutinized if I say it publicly. It's really obvious when you see the regular Hermes customers at fsh. We look the part. And it has nothing to do with race.
I would agree that attitude is most of the battle at FSH. Of course, sometimes an SA will be cross--or yes, just a nasty person--and nothing you can do will make the experience a good one. But an awareness that the SA/client relationship in France is NOT identical to that in other nations is a good start. A commitment to using at least a few words of French doesn't hurt either. (I speak terrible French, so I've learned to say, "I'm so sorry, I don't speak French well," in French. ) And one doesn't have to fawn, but appreciative and certainly civil behavior is a must. When I walked into FSH for the first time during my last visit to Paris some years ago, I was immediately confronted with the sight of a client berating an SA about not producing the bag she wanted. From the facial expression and body language of the SA, the ill-advisedness of this approach was crystal clear. And sure enough, when the client turned away, the SA exchanged an eye roll with a colleage. Professional? Perhaps not. But deal with that sort of rudeness all day, every day, and even the sweetest temperament will sour.
) And one doesn't have to fawn, but appreciative and certainly civil behavior is a must. When I walked into FSH for the first time during my last visit to Paris some years ago, I was immediately confronted with the sight of a client berating an SA about not producing the bag she wanted. From the facial expression and body language of the SA, the ill-advisedness of this approach was crystal clear. And sure enough, when the client turned away, the SA exchanged an eye roll with a colleage. Professional? Perhaps not. But deal with that sort of rudeness all day, every day, and even the sweetest temperament will sour.Whoops, i may have said something publicly that will be picked apart and scrutinized
Oh well, it would not be the first time, nor the last!
Whoops, i may have said something publicly that will be picked apart and scrutinized
Oh well, it would not be the first time, nor the last!
[emoji23][emoji23][emoji23] I'm just not in the mood at the moment for a huge discussion of Hermes politics. It's a touchy subject.
I think it's highly possible that they secretly tag us with microchips like dogs once we are properly indoctrinated to the brand.
Oh, I get it. I am just not that careful!
I am lucky under this point of view. Bs and Ks aren't for me (weight, lifestyle), therefore i am relatively "free".
I was asked a couple of times if i was interested in a bag, and to the astonishment of the SA, i declined. There is a perverse sense of satisfaction in being able to do that.