I personally didn’t think the organization was too bad. It just had much higher number of customers than before. We arrived about the same time as July sale, and the people on queue before was more than double of that time. We were afraid they would really start kicking us out when it gets too late but it looked like they let in all those who waited.
I went straight down to “Soie,” as CSGMs were the only items I was interested. There were about 30 before me and lot more standing at “carre” queue. When it finally came my turn to go to the stand, I ran toward GM that immediately caught my eyes while I watched previous shoppers trying on. It was very obvious they had only limited number and I really had my heart set on it. But I literally missed it by a half second, as another tall lady briskly walked past me and snatched it up faster than moi. And just as I was afraid, it was the very last one.
I wasn’t too crazy about the leftover designs but still tried my best looking through everything and left with five CSGMs, a 70 vintage, and a moussie GM. In case anyone was wondering, under the waves moussie I got, in mostly fuchsia was the only kind and color moussie left, at least last night.
Sis says she got excited when she saw some horn jewerlies I thought of getting last time we were in Paris. Seeing the jewelry line was long but not as horrible as expected, she decided to queue, only to be told where she was standing was not the end. They broke the line in an odd way and what she initially saw was not even half the true length. So she gave up, lol. As I passed it to get on the final line to pay, I noticed things like Rose jaipur CDCs on display. Nice! I thought. But I already have those and I really wanted leave at that point, so I also gave up fast.
SAs and cashiers were all nice. I didn’t have much interaction with security staff other than one guy who started to take away chairs from those who were dragging one while on queue. We were not even up halfway, so I really did not want to give up the comfort of the chair and planned to beg him to keep one as I am not a physically well person. But all things were taken care of by the French lady behind me, who snapped back at him in the cool way how older ladies/mother figures do to the much younger dudes. He was afraid to say anything anymore after that and those around her, 3 more ladies of same age group and me and sis were able to keep our chair till few mins before heading to coat check. I loved my French mommy!
I prefer to buy less H, at full price now. And I used to go to the sales for twenty year. But now, I find it so crazy and rude, that it is not for me.
