Did u ladies see her last vid of hermes? How she shared she didnt buy anything this time to get an offer for her b25?
Influencers and Hermes
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People who put on a childish act when unboxing are insincere and hard to tolerate. Their body language and exaggerated expressions are a dead giveaway. It's best to take their reactions with a grain of salt and not get too excited about their supposed appreciation.
Who knows if the car was really broken into? Sometimes people make up stories to get attention. Bad publicity is good publicity. I dont watch her videos though so i could be wrong if ever there was evidence that her car was really broken into.
The problem is, we can unfollow and not pay attention to influencers, but there will always be people who hang on their every word, and those people will still affect us all. I kind of miss the days when people were super excited to unbox ONE special item that was their only big spend that year (or decade), instead of unboxing two new Mini Kellys at once while showing off a wall of Birkins. Or, worse, expounding on the way to "score" and showing off all the features of a bag that was actually made in Guangzhou*.
*Nothing against Guangzhou, it has lovely architecture, a couple fantastic music venues, and great food. They just don't make Birkins there.
*Nothing against Guangzhou, it has lovely architecture, a couple fantastic music venues, and great food. They just don't make Birkins there.
I share your sentiment as well. It seems like everywhere you turn, people are showing off their latest purchases and creating lengthy videos about how this item is their dream come true and how difficult it was to obtain. I used to enjoy collecting watches, but these influencers have ruined it for me due to similar reasons.
Most of these luxury influencers have lemmings as followers or have fake followers - fake meaning the primary reason they follow the account is to score free gifts. I’ve seen influencers mentioned here give away bags and cash. imo the followers gush over the influencers in the hopes of scoring a free gift. I do wonder whether most of their followers actually like these influencers.
These bags have become so mundane in the influencer world whether real or fake. They carry the bags like they’re the ysl Lou Lou - giving the impression they’re affordable and attainable. With the over exposure will the bags eventually jump the shark? Guessing not given limited supply and flex culture.
These bags have become so mundane in the influencer world whether real or fake. They carry the bags like they’re the ysl Lou Lou - giving the impression they’re affordable and attainable. With the over exposure will the bags eventually jump the shark? Guessing not given limited supply and flex culture.
I simultaneously agree and disagree with you. H bags have definitely gained a lot of traction with SM and pandemic, but they are still out of reach for the vast majority of people. I’m not even sure if I agree on term “overconsumption” regarding the items that cost tens of thousands dollars - how many people belong to the proper tax bracket to even pull it off? Other thing is that we are overly exposed to those online. Nobody knows how many quota bags are already in circulation and getting produced yearly on top of that. They might appear exclusive being spread among the people worldwide, but if you put them into one space (something that SM algorithm does) it may look like a whole lot of bags.
This. 100%
I think people are forgetting the most important rule about social media/influencers: it/they don't reflect the reality of what's actually happening in the world. These items feel like they're "everywhere" and "over-exposed"... because the algorithm is taking everything users click, watch, and like, and just feeding it back to them with newer posts/videos from different creators...showing the same luxury content. I live in an area that has many high-end shops and wealthy neighborhoods (thanks to the unique features of the local economy), and Hermes isn't everywhere. Do you know where I see it the most? AT Hermes, inside the boutique...when clients are shopping. LV, Chanel, Coach, and Longchamp...that I see more often at my local luxury mall. Even when I traveled out of state to one of the major luxury areas in the country, I spotted Hermes maybe 3-4 times.
The Hermes community - and the influencers posting Hermes content - is a giant echo-chamber. If it seems like it's everywhere...congratulations to the programmers and execs of these social media platforms: the apps are working just as designed. Trust me, not everyone and their mom/cousin/next door neighbor/dog has these items.
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Even at the Hermes store, not everyone brings their Hermes bag. Lol.This. 100%
I think people are forgetting the most important rule about social media/influencers: it/they don't reflect the reality of what's actually happening in the world. These items feel like they're "everywhere" and "over-exposed"... because the algorithm is taking everything users click, watch, and like, and just feeding it back to them with newer posts/videos from different creators...showing the same luxury content. I live in an area that has many high-end shops and wealthy neighborhoods (thanks to the unique features of the local economy), and Hermes isn't everywhere. Do you know where I see it the most? AT Hermes, inside the boutique...when clients are shopping. LV, Chanel, Coach, and Longchamp...that I see more often at my local luxury mall. Even when I traveled out of state to one of the major luxury areas in the country, I spotted Hermes maybe 3-4 times.
The Hermes community - and the influencers posting Hermes content - is a giant echo-chamber. If it seems like it's everywhere...congratulations to the programmers and execs of these social media platforms: the apps are working just as designed. Trust me, not everyone and their mom/cousin/next door neighbor/dog has these items.
I'll take everything with a grain of salt. She also had a QB offer (which she bought) from H in NY before if I remember it right. She didn't buy a whole lot when she was there, but she also mentioned that she also buys from the SA and has it delivered to her/does things remotely with the SA.
True. But in this case, LV Lover openly says she sells some of her stuff. And so does a dozen of other influencers. The beauty of this age of IT is that you can search a lot of things easily and be able to make smart conclusions from them.
As an example, if an influencer's spouse is a Surgeon and she doesn't work, you can look up the salary of what a Surgeon typically makes in their area. If his salary doesn't match the lifestyle and people say he is an heir to some big business, you can look for that information too, or see their property information online.....or better, you may be able to see him and his family in Forbes Magazine and see that what they are saying is real.....or on the other end, you might just find out that the person is just a poser.
There is nothing wrong in selling their items. Afterall, it's their belongings. What is wrong is showing a life online that is far from one's reality and expecting people to believe them and be fooled. If one's salary is $100K per year, and that person is solely dependent on that salary for everything, there is no way she can afford five Birkins, a brand new gold Rolex President Watch, and two diamond-paved Love bracelets in one year! The Math ain't Mathing for sure!
Agree about social media algorithm flooding your feeds with like content - it is all about marketing, getting views and ad revenues. I see H influencers as sales marketers pitching popular products for clicks/likes to make online revenue. There are so many 'influencers', and I hate that term, everywhere because it is so easy to copy the format and style from others. No different than some whose content is focused on travel, cars, clothes, food, etc. As for the frequent QBs they claim to buy from an H boutique? Nah, I bet they are fakes. Even my SA sees customers walking into the store with fakes, and some are very good fakes
I didn't use the word "overconsumption"??? Nor did I mention exclusivity nor imply Hermes items aren't out of reach.
I just said I miss the days when people were excited over the bag of a lifetime, and I especially dislike people unboxing fakes while posing as experts.
I think you should watch or at least speed through her video if you are going to make these claims. She did show, a few minutes in, the broken window and police action. I think it's quite bold to imply that she faked a crime to get more views.
Overall, we all may want to take a step back if influencer content is affecting us to the extent that we are looking up home addresses or job listings. The social media algorithms show you more of what you watch the most. If you feel overwhelmed by what is being pushed to you, you can click some other kinds of videos and soon your feed will change.