**Hermes Chat**

[acrowcounted]

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).

(I’m going to answer this under the assumption that you are hoping for a Birkin, Kelly, or Constance.) Its going to be nearly impossible to get a same day quota bag offer as a first time customer at any US store these days. Your best bet would be to choose a local store that you can visit often to build a relationship with a Sales Associate there and work toward an eventual bag offer over the next year or so. If you are determined to try for a walk in new customer offer, Madison in NYC and a large bankroll might give you a tiny chance of having it happen, but you’d likely have to spend at least $20k in one go, if you can even find that much in available stock for items you are willing to buy. But it’s very unlikely to be successful and then you would have “wasted” the money that could have gone a long way in a home store long term relationship.

Here is some good reading for people new to the brand. Good luck!

 

[4Kings]

Just saw on Hermes site an Alligator Picotin 18 Black GHW. Idk if it’s still there.

 

[Cutie_angel8823]

Hi,

I just bought my finesse necklace in rose gold a couple days ago. I just realized that I didn’t get a certificate. I have some people getting certificates though.

For anyone that has purchased this necklace, do you guys get a certificate?

Thank you.

 

[acrowcounted]

Hi,

I just bought my finesse necklace in rose gold a couple days ago. I just realized that I didn’t get a certificate. I have some people getting certificates though.

For anyone that has purchased this necklace, do you guys get a certificate?

Thank you.

Unlike their bags and shoes, Hermes Fine Jewelry does not arrive to the store in its individual packaging, but rather just in thick cling wrap in a plastic bag with a bunch of other pieces. When a piece is purchased, it is up to the SA to find a suitable box, pouch, orange box, and blank Diamond booklet/certificate from the store‘s storage and then fill out the info accordingly for pieces with gemstones. Sometimes the stores run out of these items and improvises and sometimes the SA just plain forgets (or is lazy). If you didn’t get one and if it matters to you (it’s pretty generic basic handwritten info imo) then contact your SA and ask if you can have one filled out now. All pieces with diamonds should prompt the SA to fill one out but they don’t by default “come with” them.

 

[bagsonbaga]

(I’m going to answer this under the assumption that you are hoping for a Birkin, Kelly, or Constance.) Its going to be nearly impossible to get a same day quota bag offer as a first time customer at any US store these days. Your best bet would be to choose a local store that you can visit often to build a relationship with a Sales Associate there and work toward an eventual bag offer over the next year or so. If you are determined to try for a walk in new customer offer, Madison in NYC and a large bankroll might give you a tiny chance of having it happen, but you’d likely have to spend at least $20k in one go, if you can even find that much in available stock for items you are willing to buy. But it’s very unlikely to be successful and then you would have “wasted” the money that could have gone a long way in a home store long term relationship.

Here is some good reading for people new to the brand. Good luck!

This is such generous advice! Thank you. I am an ex pat living overseas, so I guess establishing a home store is a bit challenging. But I will take your advice and see what I can do while in NYC! ❤️

 

[bagsonbaga]

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

Congratulations on your gorgeous bag! I am hoping to be equally as lucky. I’ll report back ❤️

 

[acrowcounted]

This is such generous advice! Thank you. I am an ex pat living overseas, so I guess establishing a home store is a bit challenging. But I will take your advice and see what I can do while in NYC! ❤️

I still recommend a home store instead. If you are in Europe, several countries don’t require prespending and just work on a straight wishlist system (you put your name down for the bag you’d like and eventually hopefully they email you out of the blue when your bag has come in). If you are in Asia, most of the stores work on a very straight forward prespend to be granted a bag and the crazy amount of money you’d need to drop in NYC to have a 1% chance of a same day bag will guarantee you a bag at the Asian store with just a bit of waiting your turn in the queue once fulfilling prespend.

 

[PrayersandPurses]

I apologize in advance if I am asking in the wrong thread but does anyone know the name of this bag? This is a photo in the September issue of Town & Country Magazine.

 

[eagle1002us]

This one is just adorable. Don't you agree?

 

[acrowcounted]

I apologize in advance if I am asking in the wrong thread but does anyone know the name of this bag? This is a photo in the September issue of Town & Country Magazine. View attachment 5599913View attachment 5599935

I’m being a little bit cheeky but given H’s refusal to use unique and interesting names, I’m guessing it has some flavor of “Chaine D’Ancre” in its name. I’d start there with a google search perhaps.

 

[eagle1002us]

I apologize in advance if I am asking in the wrong thread but does anyone know the name of this bag? This is a photo in the September issue of Town & Country Magazine. View attachment 5599913View attachment 5599935

If push comes to shove, and this is a current T&C (I've always liked that magazine, it always shows nice things), and no one identifies the bag, you can call the magazine offices or write them. I did that once with another magazine years ago that had a nice Hermes thing. Magazines don't tend to identify branded accessories as much as I would like. Clothes? Yeah, the designer is usually mentioned. But with Hermes you have to have the name of the accessory.

 

[Cutie_angel8823]

Unlike their bags and shoes, Hermes Fine Jewelry does not arrive to the store in its individual packaging, but rather just in thick cling wrap in a plastic bag with a bunch of other pieces. When a piece is purchased, it is up to the SA to find a suitable box, pouch, orange box, and blank Diamond booklet/certificate from the store‘s storage and then fill out the info accordingly for pieces with gemstones. Sometimes the stores run out of these items and improvises and sometimes the SA just plain forgets (or is lazy). If you didn’t get one and if it matters to you (it’s pretty generic basic handwritten info imo) then contact your SA and ask if you can have one filled out now. All pieces with diamonds should prompt the SA to fill one out but they don’t by default “come with” them.

Thank you so much for your reply. I contacted my SA and she said the store ran out of it, but once they get it back in stock, she will let me know.

 

[Seialeir]

Let me wail a little here because my heart’s still breaking since this morning when I was carrying multiple bags while crossing the street including a $5 breakfast, a laptop bag and a Constance bag. I nearly drop my breakfast and in saving it, I dropped my Constance bag face down and my foot kicked it a little so it skidded. Now it’s got these scratches that makes me want to cry everytime I see it. I should’ve let the breakfast go, dang it. Any solutions? Should I try metal polishing? My SA says they won’t accept requests for hardware change easily

 

[allanrvj]

Let me wail a little here because my heart’s still breaking since this morning when I was carrying multiple bags while crossing the street including a $5 breakfast, a laptop bag and a Constance bag. I nearly drop my breakfast and in saving it, I dropped my Constance bag face down and my foot kicked it a little so it skidded. Now it’s got these scratches that makes me want to cry everytime I see it. I should’ve let the breakfast go, dang it. Any solutions? Should I try metal polishing? My SA says they won’t accept requests for hardware change easily

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accept that it's part of your bag now. it just adds more character and a bit of history on how you got that scratch. it's not like it became less beautiful. it's just a tiny scratch

 

[acrowcounted]

Let me wail a little here because my heart’s still breaking since this morning when I was carrying multiple bags while crossing the street including a $5 breakfast, a laptop bag and a Constance bag. I nearly drop my breakfast and in saving it, I dropped my Constance bag face down and my foot kicked it a little so it skidded. Now it’s got these scratches that makes me want to cry everytime I see it. I should’ve let the breakfast go, dang it. Any solutions? Should I try metal polishing? My SA says they won’t accept requests for hardware change easily

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Hmm I wonder if there was a communication error with your SA because they offer Constance hardware replacemeant (though I’m sure it costs a pretty penny). Perhaps your SA thought you meant “hardware change” as in swap out palladium for yellow gold? (because that’s a definite “no“ from Hermes spa)