**Hermes Chat**

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I think it’s a mental health and maturity thing. Covid has made things worse with how people behave. I also think those who get caught up in the game are younger. I see so many twenty somethings on sm after these bags and it blows my mind. Of course I’m sure there are some young financially responsible people.

Emotionally mature people don’t fall victim to games. They don’t buy only what the sa tells them to buy. They don’t waste money. They don’t start questioning if they did something wrong if their sa doesn’t respond the same day or next day or even week. They don’t attempt to make an appointment hundreds of times in Paris. When I saw some mention that I kind of found it shocking.

Being so focused on obtaining a bag is not healthy and I’ve seen so many people be so disappointed that they didn’t get one or spent so much and still haven’t been offered one or took home a bag they didn’t like. Who’s the client here? Who’s spending the money? Ultimately most everyone gets bags but after that then what and so what? These people who have these strong fixations may continue to shop as they do and I see it over and over in these fb reseller groups. Those people who buy the high end jewelry and sell it for peanuts or sell twenty pairs of chypre sandals. After three years of doing that aren’t they tired? It’s like an addiction and I supposed if they weren’t addicted to H they’d have some other kind of addiction.

These bags used to be what you’d buy for milestones like 25th anniversary, fortieth birthday, work milestone, but now it’s like let’s celebrate anything as a reason to get a bag and heck who needs a reason. Maybe it’s good that the bk have come off the pedestal.
100%.

I just looked at when the influencers thread was started - late 21. I don’t follow influencers so I’m just guessing here, but assuming the influencer H game already had a head of steam then, I guess we are about three years into the hottest part of the trend. There will be others who know much more about how these things work than me, but it does seem like now the “hot“ conditions of the past few years that facilitated the mania might be cooling, we’ll see the desperate churn cycle that sustains most influencers start to slow at some point in the not-too-distant future.
 
This is a really good point.

I'm also bewildered by the twin trends of "omg let me shop shop shop shop but it must be brand new from the store and the SA must kiss my butt all the way through the process" .....with the supposed focus on sustainability.
Nothing is more sustainable than a used leather bag. It will last longer than any of the current vegan leather alternatives and it's already made its footprint.
Exactly. The traditional values of the house are consistent with sustainability. Insta-H is not.
 
Spotted some eye candy in my local store in AU: Himalaya Birkin, Himalaya Kelly & a BBK gilded with solid 18K gold :wtf::loveeyes:


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I thought at first before I scrolled down to the pictures that this was a Wildlife post, and I was like girl which local store do you shop at?!! :lol:

Gorgeous eye candy!! Thanks for posting!
 
There are two threads I’d love to see:

1) Pure Eye Candy. Not boasting about your recent “haul”, not the SO thread, not wildlife. Just beautiful pics of Hermès with a bit of descriptive text. Could be your oldest bag or your newest or one you had to let go ten years ago. Only requirements, original content only ( no lifts from social or press) and chat only related to photos posted.

2) How to Enjoy Paris Even Though You Would Like a Bag. At this point I think the shopping forum needs this. There is so much more to do and see in this beautiful city, and even if you came FOR a bag, here are other ways to enjoy your time (esp close to the stores).
Love both of these ideas. If someone starts them, I am in. I have a number of vintage bags that are fabulous that were very easy to get because no one else wanted them. Styling is my major interest. I am one bag away from purse peace (still looking for a gris tourterelle massai 32). I need to put together more outfits with what I have.

On Instagram I have started to follow "pariszigzag". He or she showcases the places that are cool to insiders. Love the posts. I do not speak French so it can be challenging when the commentary speeds by on screen. Have learned about a number of special places.
 
I like Amore Vintage Japan and have bought a couple of items from them (very happy with my purchases and with my dealings with the team). I also look at Vintage Qoo, but have not purchased from them (yet… :biggrin: ). Both have bricks and mortar stores as well. Brand JFA often has interesting pieces but they also sell on eBay so you need to check pieces are actually available before pulling the trigger there as the site may not always be up-to-date. Happy hunting!

Thank you for this. I had a month long vacation booked for us for Japan in April of this year, but had to cancel it because of DH's health emergency. Hoping to rebook for November of next year. Most of the time was in Kyoto, but had a week at the end in Tokyo. I wanted to hit the resellers since I booked a hotel in the shopping district, but I didn't know who the resellers were. This information is exactly what I need. I will be prepared next time. Thank you.
 
I just needed to get this off my chest- And I know we’ve discussed this endlessly but I cannot with all these posts analyzing every piece of these ”SA relationships.” It’s driving me up a wall. And no thread is safe anymore :doh: Can we just stop over analyzing everything, shop and have fun?! It shouldn’t be difficult. It’s shopping!! And if you're not having fun just stop and buy the bag you want on the secondary market.
 
I just needed to get this off my chest- And I know we’ve discussed this endlessly but I cannot with all these posts analyzing every piece of these ”SA relationships.” It’s driving me up a wall. And no thread is safe anymore :doh: Can we just stop over analyzing everything, shop and have fun?! It shouldn’t be difficult. It’s shopping!! And if you're not having fun just stop and buy the bag you want on the secondary market.
You're so on point!!! I agree with you 150% Thanks for echoing exactly what I was thinking!
 
I just want to suggest again, to everyone having a less-than-ideal experience at the forum right now, that you don't have to read everything in here, and you don't have to reply to anything, even if it's directly addressed to you.

Treat the forum like a buffet. You only pick what you like. And to what you don't like you don't really say, "damn, I really don't like that. I wish they didn't serve that here." You just don't put it on your plate and move on.

You also don't get to tell what everyone should pick because first of all, you don't own the buffet. Second of all, people use the buffet in different ways, in probably as many ways as there are people who use the buffet. Some of the items you dislike, people might really like. Let that be OK.

In Denmark we have a saying, "Du får ret, og jeg får fred." which means, "You're right, and I get peace." But in my head I translate it as, "You get to be right, and I get to have my peace." A lot of times, it's much better to have peace of mind than trying to prove you're right. Try it.

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I just want to suggest again, to everyone having a less-than-ideal experience at the forum right now, that you don't have to read everything in here, and you don't have to reply to anything, even if it's directly addressed to you.

Treat the forum like a buffet. You only pick what you like. And to what you don't like you don't really say, "damn, I really don't like that. I wish they didn't serve that here." You just don't put it on your plate and move on.

You also don't get to tell what everyone should pick because first of all, you don't own the buffet. Second of all, people use the buffet in different ways, in probably as many ways as there are people who use the buffet. Some of the items you dislike, people might really like. Let that be OK.

In Denmark we have a saying, "Du får ret, og jeg får fred." which means, "You're right, and I get peace." But in my head I translate it as, "You get to be right, and I get to have my peace." A lot of times, it's much better to have peace of mind than trying to prove you're right. Try it.

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Yup. To an outsider, the people who live in Denmark seem so relaxed and happy. Was in Copenhagen for the first time, and I would almost rather have a cardamom croissant or a patisserie cream filled pastry from Hart bakery than a bag
 
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