Lining up for Hermes - thoughts, rants, raves

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#256
QuelleFromage said:
I think that H should have I.M. Pei build a giant glass dome around FSH and put all the Birkins and Kellys in a giant Cornucopia at the center. At 10 30 am the first 24 people in the queue enter the dome and fight to the death. The survivor gets to choose a bag. Then the next 24 in the queue are allowed in.
Solves the problem, likely discourages resale as a business, AND creates reality TV.
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Bwahahahahahah!!!! [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]
. May the Birkin ever be in your favor.
 
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#257
QuelleFromage said:
I think that H should have I.M. Pei build a giant glass dome around FSH and put all the Birkins and Kellys in a giant Cornucopia at the center. At 10 30 am the first 24 people in the queue enter the dome and fight to the death. The survivor gets to choose a bag. Then the next 24 in the queue are allowed in.
Solves the problem, likely discourages resale as a business, AND creates reality TV.
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Pray to the H Gods upon entering! :lol:
 
#258
QuelleFromage said:
As I said, I'm not all that young. I actually disagree that that many people over 40 are technologically illiterate. I work in tech, in a fast-moving space, and most of my contemporaries in senior positions are late 30s to 60ish. I'm quite sure most H customers could negotiate an online system, and if they ARE "very mature", would prefer that to staying overnight on the street.
Worst case we can all have our grandkids handle it for us :p
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QuelleFromage said:
I think that H should have I.M. Pei build a giant glass dome around FSH and put all the Birkins and Kellys in a giant Cornucopia at the center. At 10 30 am the first 24 people in the queue enter the dome and fight to the death. The survivor gets to choose a bag. Then the next 24 in the queue are allowed in.
Solves the problem, likely discourages resale as a business, AND creates reality TV.
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:lol: It might just be my new fave TV show.

I've always enjoyed reading your posts, so I am aware you are not that young. But you have certain je ne sais quoi, fresh and bright, hence my choice of word, youthful.

My sis often jokes what she really needs is a 12 year old son when she hits any tech problem. If online system is set in the simple way similar to making a restaurant reservation, it should be useful for most regardless of age. My 80 year old uncle is quite good with IT. But I have a feeling online system H rolls out won't be so user friendly to someone like my mother or the nice couple that was right behind me the very first time I queued.
 
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#263
PJW5813 said:
Is the root cause of the problem resellers and people trying to acquire bags for them rather than bona fide buyers purchasing for their own use?
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A portion of the problem is, but not all of it. Demand is high. The line is composed of resellers, one timers who only want a bag and will probably never buy anything else from Hermes, and genuine customers who love the brand. In what proportion is debatable. I think the first two categories make up a good percentage of the line, so the third category suffers.
 
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#264
When I was there in May everyone I spoke to in line was either a reseller or they were wearing Hermes, either a bag or scarf, jewellery etc, with the exception of husbands lining up for their wives. I was toward the front of the line each time so not sure if that made any difference. Just because you are not offered a bag in your home store does not mean that you do not purchase Hermes. I have Hermes blanket, costume jewellery, fragrance, shoes, silks and one pair of fine jewellery gold earrings yet I have no Hermes bag offer from my home store. I buy what I like when my store has it, but my home store is small and selection is slim. I think it depends where you live and the amount of time in which you acquire the items. I think that it is the line sellers and resellers that have created the fact that we now need to line up the night before to get an appointment. While I wanted a bag and still want a bag (I was unsuccessful in my tries) I would by no means ever line up overnight or queue in the very early, early hours of the morning, no matter how much I want a bag. The actual size of the line wouldn't be so much of an issue IMO, except it starts the night before, if it started and grew at a time closer to store opening I don't personally see it as that big of a problem, as it has always been somewhat like that, it just used to be in store. I have no issue with someone only wanting a bag either, that is the beauty of FSH and I am sure there are some people like that, but I personally think that is not the vast majority of people, they just are not $10k per year Hermes shopper either. I think the resellers and line sitters ruin the whole FSH experience. While I was unsuccessful one lovely SA offered me her card and when I am in Paris next year I will try and reconnect to her, but lining up as it appears now (I can't believe it has changed so much in a month!) is beyond what I am willing to do for a bag. Lining up a 6:30AM I can do for an opportunity that I have not found at my home store, but overnight or 3AM, no thank you and I would assume most 'average' customers would feel the same way.
 
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#267
this_is_rj said:
When I was there in May everyone I spoke to in line was either a reseller or they were wearing Hermes, either a bag or scarf, jewellery etc, with the exception of husbands lining up for their wives. I was toward the front of the line each time so not sure if that made any difference. Just because you are not offered a bag in your home store does not mean that you do not purchase Hermes. I have Hermes blanket, costume jewellery, fragrance, shoes, silks and one pair of fine jewellery gold earrings yet I have no Hermes bag offer from my home store. I buy what I like when my store has it, but my home store is small and selection is slim. I think it depends where you live and the amount of time in which you acquire the items. I think that it is the line sellers and resellers that have created the fact that we now need to line up the night before to get an appointment. While I wanted a bag and still want a bag (I was unsuccessful in my tries) I would by no means ever line up overnight or queue in the very early, early hours of the morning, no matter how much I want a bag. The actual size of the line wouldn't be so much of an issue IMO, except it starts the night before, if it started and grew at a time closer to store opening I don't personally see it as that big of a problem, as it has always been somewhat like that, it just used to be in store. I have no issue with someone only wanting a bag either, that is the beauty of FSH and I am sure there are some people like that, but I personally think that is not the vast majority of people, they just are not $10k per year Hermes shopper either. I think the resellers and line sitters ruin the whole FSH experience. While I was unsuccessful one lovely SA offered me her card and when I am in Paris next year I will try and reconnect to her, but lining up as it appears now (I can't believe it has changed so much in a month!) is beyond what I am willing to do for a bag. Lining up a 6:30AM I can do for an opportunity that I have not found at my home store, but overnight or 3AM, no thank you and I would assume most 'average' customers would feel the same way.
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Well said!
 
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