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You forgot take you out to dinner lolHaha yes i do like the colour! Maybe it's just at this price point and for my FIRST hermes bag, I expect it to make me lose 10kg / do my laundry / make me irresistable
That’s another way of going about a first.
@blondissima777 ,You summed it up perfectly. Well done!I’m on board with everyone: don’t compromise (give or take things that are not that important to you), but give them a clear alternatives. Like I was told here once: ‘SAs are not mind readers. Make your choices known!’
You know it’s the right bag when:
- you can’t sleep because that bag didn’t go home with you.
- you can’t wait to run to the store as soon as they open the next day to get her.
- you’ve been obsessing about the same bag for a long time
- if said bag falls on your lap, you’ll only have eyes for her for a while (until the ‘honeymoon period’ cools off & she’ll be like a best friend: you love her & want her there for anything you need, but you’re not obsessed with her).
- You can’t wait to wear her with anything (you’ll start your outfits with said bag & go from there).
Recommendations
- Buy the first as if it was your only one (covers as many occasions as you can, goes from day to night, in a color that works best with your wardrobe), then get more adventurous as you go down the line.
- look at your previous bags for hints: if the majority of your closet and most used bags are small to medium sized shoulder bags, gold hardware, in black and neutrals and you say YES! to a gorgeous red Birkin 35 with PHW, my prediction is you will still want a small to medium black or neutral GHW shoulder bag (Kelly?) and until you get it, no matter how many other bags you get, that hole will still be unfulfilled. Nip it in the butt and buy the first bag as if it was your only one (unless you’re planning on becoming a regular client & they offered one of the ones on your wishlist).
- OR look at your bags and try to fill a hole: ‘Every time I get dressed, I wish I had a ‘pink Himalayan porcupine backpack’, but end up wearing my trusty black Vuinel (or is it Chaitton?) because I don’t have one’
- don’t settle. When you least expect it, the bag of your dreams will be offered to you and you’ll have no reservations about taking her home with you. WARNING: don’t let pressure from an SO, SA or us do the picking for you, especially when you’re not sure. Sometimes we want to be agreeable with an SO (especially if they’re paying for it), an SA pushes you to go for one bag because they already have a client lined up for the other and us, we give you our honest opinions and share our knowledge, but only you know in your heart the bag you like the most and fits you needs best.
- once you narrow down on a style and color range, find out as much as you can about it, the leathers it comes in, sizes, etc. You might go YES! at the store because it’s your dream bag, then find out it’s a PITA to get in and out of because that leather is too stiff or once you put your kitchen sink in it, you’ll need back surgery. Both problems easily solved by a different type of leather.
- don’t get caught up in it’s an special order, special edition, resale value, etc. If it’s the wrong bag for you, none of it will matter when you’re wearing it; you’ll still wish you had waited for your plain vanilla black with GHW that you wanted in the first place.
- patience is your friend! Don’t get caught up in the moment (it’s a pretty exciting) and settle for less than what you really want. Stick to your guns. I know it’s hard to do because it feels like you’ve waited for this moment your whole life and it might never come again. It will
- last: enjoy your bag! Don’t go against the grain (no pun intended). If you’re a freak with your bags, don’t go for the most delicate leather, even if it’s the prettiest! All you’ll do is baby your bag all day long! Compromise a little for a sturdier leather & you’ll enjoy that bag 10x more because you can be more carefree about it.
I think this is all. Congratulations if you made it this far. Restrooms are second door on the right and there are complimentary refreshments at the reception. Thank you.
Thank you, darling!
Better be some champagne!I’m on board with everyone: don’t compromise (give or take things that are not that important to you), but give them a clear alternatives. Like I was told here once: ‘SAs are not mind readers. Make your choices known!’
You know it’s the right bag when:
- you can’t sleep because that bag didn’t go home with you.
- you can’t wait to run to the store as soon as they open the next day to get her.
- you’ve been obsessing about the same bag for a long time
- if said bag falls on your lap, you’ll only have eyes for her for a while (until the ‘honeymoon period’ cools off & she’ll be like a best friend: you love her & want her there for anything you need, but you’re not obsessed with her).
- You can’t wait to wear her with anything (you’ll start your outfits with said bag & go from there).
Recommendations
- Buy the first as if it was your only one (covers as many occasions as you can, goes from day to night, in a color that works best with your wardrobe), then get more adventurous as you go down the line.
- look at your previous bags for hints: if the majority of your closet and most used bags are small to medium sized shoulder bags, gold hardware, in black and neutrals and you say YES! to a gorgeous red Birkin 35 with PHW, my prediction is you will still want a small to medium black or neutral GHW shoulder bag (Kelly?) and until you get it, no matter how many other bags you get, that hole will still be unfulfilled. Nip it in the butt and buy the first bag as if it was your only one (unless you’re planning on becoming a regular client & they offered one of the ones on your wishlist).
- OR look at your bags and try to fill a hole: ‘Every time I get dressed, I wish I had a ‘pink Himalayan porcupine backpack’, but end up wearing my trusty black Vuinel (or is it Chaitton?) because I don’t have one’
- don’t settle. When you least expect it, the bag of your dreams will be offered to you and you’ll have no reservations about taking her home with you. WARNING: don’t let pressure from an SO, SA or us do the picking for you, especially when you’re not sure. Sometimes we want to be agreeable with an SO (especially if they’re paying for it), an SA pushes you to go for one bag because they already have a client lined up for the other and us, we give you our honest opinions and share our knowledge, but only you know in your heart the bag you like the most and fits you needs best.
- once you narrow down the style, size and color range you want (which seems like you have), find out as much as you can about it: the leathers it comes in, sizes, etc. You might go YES! at the store because it’s your dream bag, then find out it’s a PITA to get in and out of because that leather is too stiff or once you put your kitchen sink in it, you’ll need back surgery. Both problems easily solved by a different type of leather.
- don’t get caught up in it’s an special order, special edition, resale value, etc. If it’s the wrong bag for you, none of it will matter when you’re wearing it; you’ll still wish you had waited for your plain vanilla black with GHW that you wanted in the first place.
- patience is your friend! Don’t get caught up in the moment (it’s a pretty exciting one) and settle for less than what you really want. Stick to your guns. I know it’s hard to do because it feels like you’ve waited for this moment your whole life and it might never come again. It will
- last: enjoy your bag! Don’t go against the grain (no pun intended). If you’re a freak with your bags, don’t go for the most delicate leather, even if it’s the prettiest! All you’ll do is baby your bag all day long! Compromise a little for a sturdier leather & you’ll enjoy that bag 10x more because you’ll be more carefree with it.
I think this is all. Congratulations if you made it this far. Restrooms are second door on the right and there are complimentary refreshments at the reception. Thank you.
It’s an open bar that will always have champagne, Pimm’s Cup, Moscow Mule and Aperol Spritz
This is the quintessential example of will power: turning down a Black Box Kelly because it was not the right size (please don’t say it was a 28 or I’ll grab the first sharp object I can find and harakiri myself right here, right now!) lolololYou just say no, thank you. If it does not take your breath away and does not feel right, then let your SA Know why and let them move on to make someone else’s H dream a reality. I just turned down an offer for Noir box K but it was not the right size. Now someone else has the opportunity to have a Merry Christmas
