MEEE!!! LOL. I swear if anything, it sort of looks like a giant Bolide, but even then not really tbh.
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Lol riding on coattails.
I’ll answer you here as not to go OT in the other thread. It was a total surprise. I was just right place, right time. Spend wise it was almost 1:1 and I’m not a VIP by any means. But I do have a good relationship with my SA.
Wow! Lucky you! I guess your SA had a great morning and decided to surprise you during your visit LOL. I would love to get a B20 in Vert D'eau as I prefer light naturals and pastels, but Gold and Noir are very nice and classic. How much was the retail price if you don't mind me asking? I can't find it on the 2023 or 2024 price list thread.
I have alway been pronouncing it “bo-leed”. Is it “bo-lied”?
I think she just doesn't know how to pronounce it LOL. I have a Bolide on Wheels and my SA said "Bo-leed", so I guess its Bo-leed
I think it must've been in euros because there is a Birkin Faubourg Neige for €30,100 on the 2023 price list. The Faubourg Neige is mostly exotic Beton matte alligator with a touch of Clemence for the flap and handles. So... logically the full exotic B20 without all the extra craftsmanship for the windows and awnings should be around €30,000.
€30,000 = $32,350 USD today, but H never goes by those rates, so $35,000 USD makes sense. I wonder how much in Canada tho 😭
We have horrible exchange rates, it'll probably be like a trillion dollars LOL
I agree with @themk888 H is a French company so the first way (bo-leed) is the way it is pronounced in french. (I speak French - it means racer so it makes sense for a racer bag). The second is an anglicized bastardization of the word. If that word was used in an English context, meaning a large exploding meteor, applying English rules of pronounciation it would be bo-lied.
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It's "bo-LEED". Means a fast car or racing car (thus the relationship with Bugatti and the travel bag intended to go in a car trunk). You can say "comme un bolide" to mean "at top speed".
Pronouncing it any other way is like saying it's okay to call a Kelly a "Keeley" or a Roulis a "Rooliss".
I think "Bo" lied to her about how to pronounce the name of the bag... LOL
lol 😂 . Let us hope H doesn’t come out with a bag names Gilles or Jean. Friends of mine are constantly tortured with anglicized bastardization of their names. Instead of soft ‘Jill’ it is a hard G-ill-es. Instead of soft j, they say Jeeen.
That is the challenge of living in a multilingual community.
The girl admits to ESL. As to my previous post, I am sure she didn’t mean to allude to an exploding meteor. If she was at NASA event maybe. By now, I am sure she has received the feedback regarding the mispronunciation of the bag.