Just before Thanksgiving last week my house was burglarized but thank goodness no one was home or hurt. Incredibly, both of the neighbors adjacent to me were home all day but did not see or hear anything. The thief (or thieves?) escaped with 2 recently purchased Chanels, some LVs, the Christmas presents I had just bought, and other small gadgets (iPod, digital camera, etc.). The Chanels taken were a black metallic 2.55 reissue in size 226 (that was nearly impossible to find in the first place) and a black Lady Braid satchel I had purchased for my mom (still in box with all tags attached) which was to be her first Chanel. My credit card receipts were all stolen, including those for the new Chanel bags, and I thought there might be a chance to catch the criminal(s) if they tried to return the LB. I purchased the LB during October's EGC so I placed a call to Saks to ask if they could alert me if someone tried to return the bag to them, but so far no news on that end. There are no Saks here in Hawaii, but there are 2 Chanel boutiques, so I also called them to explain my situation on the off chance the thief tried to return a bag purchased from Saks to a Chanel boutique. I inquired whether a Chanel boutique would accept a return without a receipt and unfortunately they apparently would, but instead of giving cash they would offer the person a merchandise credit. 
I am completely dumbfounded. That thought just makes me sick to my stomach.
My question to you ladies is this -- what lengths do you go to to protect/secure your homes and Chanels? I am in the process of changing to "burglar-proof" windows and installing a home security alarm...and possibly getting a guard dog. In the meantime though, a friend suggested placing landscaping gravel around the perimeter of the house so if anyone should come near our doors or windows we would hear them coming. I do hope to continue purchasing Chanel bags again in the future, but am wondering where would be the best place to store bags not in use...I can't fathom purchasing a safe just to hold a Chanel bag or two but maybe it has to come down to that?
I had kept all of my purses in their respective dustbags in a closet shelving system and kept the authenticity cards close by in the Chanel boxes. I actually managed to find the authenticity card for the reissue among the mess the thief made and will keep my eye out at local pawn shops for the matching bag. My mom had kept the authenticity card with her bag though, and I hadn't thought to write down the number. I had taken pics of both bags intending to post in the reference library but never got around to uploading the pics to my computer so now those pics are gone with my camera. **On a side note, thanks to everyone who did post pics in the reference library...I was able to find pics of my stolen bags to pass on to the police department's pawn shop detail.**
My home insurance will cover the cost of the bags but I know the reissue is irreplaceable until at least next season. My mom does not want me to replace the LB she lost partly because of the cost, mostly because she doesn't want the house to be targeted again. My feeling is that we work hard for our money and we shouldn't not buy nice things because we are afraid someone may steal them. I am hopeful our possessions will be recovered, but also realize realistically the chances are slim to none.
This posting was way longer than I imagined it would be, but thanks for reading if you've made it this far...
I am completely dumbfounded. That thought just makes me sick to my stomach. My question to you ladies is this -- what lengths do you go to to protect/secure your homes and Chanels? I am in the process of changing to "burglar-proof" windows and installing a home security alarm...and possibly getting a guard dog. In the meantime though, a friend suggested placing landscaping gravel around the perimeter of the house so if anyone should come near our doors or windows we would hear them coming. I do hope to continue purchasing Chanel bags again in the future, but am wondering where would be the best place to store bags not in use...I can't fathom purchasing a safe just to hold a Chanel bag or two but maybe it has to come down to that?
I had kept all of my purses in their respective dustbags in a closet shelving system and kept the authenticity cards close by in the Chanel boxes. I actually managed to find the authenticity card for the reissue among the mess the thief made and will keep my eye out at local pawn shops for the matching bag. My mom had kept the authenticity card with her bag though, and I hadn't thought to write down the number. I had taken pics of both bags intending to post in the reference library but never got around to uploading the pics to my computer so now those pics are gone with my camera. **On a side note, thanks to everyone who did post pics in the reference library...I was able to find pics of my stolen bags to pass on to the police department's pawn shop detail.**
My home insurance will cover the cost of the bags but I know the reissue is irreplaceable until at least next season. My mom does not want me to replace the LB she lost partly because of the cost, mostly because she doesn't want the house to be targeted again. My feeling is that we work hard for our money and we shouldn't not buy nice things because we are afraid someone may steal them. I am hopeful our possessions will be recovered, but also realize realistically the chances are slim to none.
This posting was way longer than I imagined it would be, but thanks for reading if you've made it this far...
I will send some prayers and good wishes that these disgusting people get caught and you get your bags back. Hugs and good karma to you, darling.
will watch over you next time.
