If you live in/frequent Oakland County (Bloomfield Hills, West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Birmingham, Troy), Ann Arbor or Grosse Pointe, people will know Hermes. I've never seen anyone carry one in person but people there are pretty up to date on fashion. Outside of those cities it will be hit or miss, with most people not noticing your Hermes. You say you live in a college town. I find people in college towns to be more cosmopolitan so some people will definitely notice, including some of your colleagues and clients. It's very rare even in the wealthiest parts of Michigan to see a birkin so your clients may be put off by it.... But then again if you show homes in those wealthy areas people may associate your Hermes with success and who doesn't want to be around success?
I think the more upscale your clientile is, the more of a nonissue it would be (if they do recognize it). At the middle to upper-middle of the market, people may be jealous.
I think the more upscale your clientile is, the more of a nonissue it would be (if they do recognize it). At the middle to upper-middle of the market, people may be jealous.
coco-nut said:When you are carrying your Hermes bag, how many people realize it's a very expensive, hard-to-get bag? Or a well-crafted, well-designed bag?
I don't have an Hermes yet, and I wonder how I'll be perceived once I carry one. I guess I am one of the few PF'ers who doesn't immediately notice someone else's bag - but then I rarely look at what other people are carrying.
I was shocked to find out last week that a potential (rich) client of mine was completely impressed with the Kate Spade I was carrying (ha! I bought it at NM's Last Call for a song.) Apparently she talked about it for a week and I know this because we share a housekeeper. Between that little bag and my Hermes scarf she thought I was stylish as could be.
So I am wondering...if I carry a $7,000 bag to listing interviews, will anyone notice and what will they think? Will they think it's fake? Will they just think it's high quality? Will they think I'm overpaid? I am a residential Realtor in a midwestern college town with a metro area of about 200,000 people. I've never seen anyone here carry an Hermes bag, but then, I probably just never noticed.