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#18,451
eagle1002us said:
Yeah, I got a 25 birkin, my first and only B, years ago at my local boutique. Bad decision. It was pretty but I really need a K32. The alternative offered was a 35 or 40 K in orangey-red which was clearly overpowering on me. The tiny B was too tiny for my 5 ft. 6 in. height.

Funny story. I decided to take to Paris an anniversary Coach bag, something like their 100th. It was a big bag but clearly a shoulder bag beautifully made. The black color made the large size fine on me. It was an unusual style with braided leather, I rarely used it but I very much liked it. SA saw it and brought a 40 Gold kelly to me. Now that rather oversized K looked much better on me proportion wise than the 25 B.. She had some tiny swatches of murky colors for smaller K's (is there a store policy that the smaller the bag the smaller the swatch and vice versa?) but if I wanted to see one of these bags in person all other choices would end, that would be the bag I was allowed to buy. I really couldn't tell from the tiny swatches exactly what the available K's would look like.

I think I could grow to like the gold K, it is a nice color for the fall colors I prefer in my wardrobe. My appetite for K's and B's is now satiated. I doubt I'll add another to the 4 K's I have. I think being satiated is a real real good feeling compared with hoping to attain another bag.
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Ugh!!! I am soooo jealous. The red or Birkin orange are my dream colors aside a 40 Black Birkin with GHW. I want a Kelly 32 in Box I adore the lived and loved look. I have a giant Bottega that's about 44 and it is exactly the reason I want a B 40. I got it back in 2006 when everyone was carrying a weekender Balenciaga like they're about to embark on a road trip.
 
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notjanebirkin said:
Ugh!!! I am soooo jealous. The red or Birkin orange are my dream colors aside a 40 Black Birkin with GHW. I want a Kelly 32 in Box I adore the lived and loved look. I have a giant Bottega that's about 44 and it is exactly the reason I want a B 40. I got it back in 2006 when everyone was carrying a weekender Balenciaga like they're about to embark on a road trip.
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My first kelly, the one I use -- when I'm going to use one -- routinely, is box. It really does need a spa to address the corners. There are marks kinda like scratches but superficial scratches. When I worked (I'm now retired) I generally stuffed the bag into a desk drawer. I got it maybe in 2007. The first decade it got good use.

Well, I turned down the orangey-red kelly. It was bright. I didn't have the personality to carry such a large and vivid bag, pretty tho it was. The SA agreed it was too overpowering for me. Congrats on your Bottega. I got one in a woven gold leather but the color wore. (It was on sale at NM b/c it was "shopworn"). But BV bags can be so pretty. And my was for a while. I like metallic purses. Coach metallics wear well in my experience. I did get a lime kelly the 2nd and last time I was in Paris. I was happy with that b/c I like lime, yellow, and olive green.

Is your BV woven and what color is it?

You should be able to score a find since you like pre-loved bags. I get pre-loved H and other scarves b/c at this point with Covid still around I pretty much stay home. So I "collect" and don't necessarily wear the scarves I have. But I dry clean them, they look nice and they do have potential to be worn when the weather cools down. Since 2019 I haven't been in a boutique and I don't recall even buying a new scarf from H.com.

My problem in Paris was being like a kid in a candy shop since I had stopped going to the local boutique once their manager departed. Couldn't bring myself to build up a "spend" all over again in the new boutique (which they clearly expected, shoving things under my nose, the one time I visited). However, the Paris SA had other customers so the time wasn't as long as I would have liked to browse around. But this forum compensates for that to a significant degree.
 
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#18,454
eagle1002us said:
My first kelly, the one I use -- when I'm going to use one -- routinely, is box. It really does need a spa to address the corners. There are marks kinda like scratches but superficial scratches. When I worked (I'm now retired) I generally stuffed the bag into a desk drawer. I got it maybe in 2007. The first decade it got good use.

Well, I turned down the orangey-red kelly. It was bright. I didn't have the personality to carry such a large and vivid bag, pretty tho it was. The SA agreed it was too overpowering for me. Congrats on your Bottega. I got one in a woven gold leather but the color wore. (It was on sale at NM b/c it was "shopworn"). But BV bags can be so pretty. And my was for a while. I like metallic purses. Coach metallics wear well in my experience. I did get a lime kelly the 2nd and last time I was in Paris. I was happy with that b/c I like lime, yellow, and olive green.

Is your BV woven and what color is it?

You should be able to score a find since you like pre-loved bags. I get pre-loved H and other scarves b/c at this point with Covid still around I pretty much stay home. So I "collect" and don't necessarily wear the scarves I have. But I dry clean them, they look nice and they do have potential to be worn when the weather cools down. Since 2019 I haven't been in a boutique and I don't recall even buying a new scarf from H.com.

My problem in Paris was being like a kid in a candy shop since I had stopped going to the local boutique once their manager departed. Couldn't bring myself to build up a "spend" all over again in the new boutique (which they clearly expected, shoving things under my nose, the one time I visited). However, the Paris SA had other customers so the time wasn't as long as I would have liked to browse around. But this forum compensates for that to a significant degree.
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My BV is black. Large Maxi woven. Got it from Dubai before BV was ever a thing in 2006. I love the lived in look and don't mind scratches and whatnot but I mean on my own bags. I don't think I can being myself to get a B or K preloved and pay what a new retail would cost. Some of these bags are 2006 and want 15K for it. I go to Paris often enough. I will wait and see what I can get. Otherwise I will check at my local boutique here in the US. Even though it costs more it pays off to be loyal since I shop enough with them. My first H wver was a Her bag got it from Belgium when I was 16 in 2005. Those were the days it was only €1500 got it in the orange red. The one I got used to come with two canvas bags. I think the zip re-edition only comes with one but has a zip pouch.
 
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Hi all… a QQ.. for a non expert owner of Hermes bags (like myself), I struggle to identify the types of leather and names of the color of the bags, some of which I purchased a long time ago. I kept all the boxes but not the receipts which I regret, and I cannot find the descriptions anywhere on the box or the bag itself! Any advise, tricks and tips? Thanks!
 
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#18,459
hwg said:
Hi all… a QQ.. for a non expert owner of Hermes bags (like myself), I struggle to identify the types of leather and names of the color of the bags, some of which I purchased a long time ago. I kept all the boxes but not the receipts which I regret, and I cannot find the descriptions anywhere on the box or the bag itself! Any advise, tricks and tips? Thanks!
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The bags themselves have no indication of any of that info and the boxes have it on a sticker that most SAs remove and keep. You could try posting pictures here and get the community’s best guess (providing the date stamp/year is also helpful).
 
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#18,460
Recently (maybe it's always been, IDK), people seem to be impatient in getting their bags. Not enough with 2 per year, or wanting to speed up or trying to get the second one a day after the first one, etc.

Either we accept that H bags are limited and beautifully made, therefore keep the value or exclusivity or whatever, or wait your turn? And come on! Enjoy the bag you just get before asking for a new one.
These questions start to be distasteful to me that I skip some threads.

Thankfully on a rare occasions, we do see that a lot of people actually get at least one offer per year. So people DO get bags. Just not 100 pieces a year and not within weeks of each other.
 
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I am ready to purchase my first Hermes bag and really want to buy it in store! I have no purchase history with Hermes. I’m traveling to NYC, Orlando, Dallas, and DC in the next 4 months. Which city / store do you think I stand a chance at getting any offer from? I’d love your insight! Just trying to research (and prepare myself for disappointment lol).
 
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bagsonbaga said:
I am ready to purchase my first Hermes bag and really want to buy it in store! I have no purchase history with Hermes. I’m traveling to NYC, Orlando, Dallas, and DC in the next 4 months. Which city / store do you think I stand a chance at getting any offer from? I’d love your insight! Just trying to research (and prepare myself for disappointment lol).
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Hi bagsonbaga. I am certainly no expert here, but I was in NYC 3 weeks ago and walked into the Madison store and asked for an Evelyn tpm and they had one. I wasn't offered it. I have a purchase history in Canada but not US. That was my first US purchase in store. I was in Orlando in February but at the time their inventory was worse than Toronto lol. I hope you find a bag during your travels. I am sending you positive vibes and wishing you the best of luck:heart:
 
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