I was reading the other thread. People used to arrive at 6 am to find 10 people in line only to end up with 30 people in front of them by the time the store opens. Line sellers were selling their spots to multiple people. Security does not allow line swapping after 8 AM. There also appear to be belt barriers so line so line cutters can't skip the queue once the doors open.
Lining up for Hermes - thoughts, rants, raves
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I was reading the other thread. People used to arrive at 6 am to find 10 people in line only to end up with 30 people in front of them by the time the store opens. Line sellers were selling their spots to multiple people. Security does not allow line swapping after 8 AM. There also appear to be belt barriers so line so line cutters can't skip the queue once the doors open.
Would love to know too. I hope they don't acknowledge any que that forms before their arrival at 8am.
I think they have to, or else there will be a crowd right before 8am. Just that there is no exchange once the security is there. So spot sellers need to do their exchange before 8 and the customer pays and still need to wait 2 hrs. Maybe thats why not as many people now
I'm glad that even family members and friends cannot join in and claim they are only seeking "one appt" as we know a lot of time that is just bs. Why not just join when your family member or friend goes to the appt?
It really is up to luck ....... a good friend of mine just came back from Paris - she and her husband walked into FSH at 2PM on a weekday. She inquired about purchasing a CROC bag and they told her no appts were available. then another lady overheard and took them to the mens dept where she said "we don't usually do this" and she gave them an appt in 20 minutes with a leather specialist. My friend turned down 3 bags and then bought a black epson PHW 20 cm Kelly!
There was a line outside Goyard London store today when I walked pass it. The store itself didn't even look busy inside. Must be a new trend so it seems!
I know...and one snaking outside YSL, BS this Sat, I was shocked. The £ at a low (plus de-tax) makes it a favourite destination for personal shopping and resellers the world over I guess.
Only me, a friend and a small family of discerning shoppers at Asprey. I think I have a new shopping policy. Un-follow fashion; whatever's hot, glide cooly in the opposite direction.
Not too bad at H ATM. August is a slow month of course. If I had to wait outside in line (like the last time the £ dived) I'd make sure I brought sandwiches and music. In Paris, I can think of at least a thousand other things I'd rather be doing (even though queues are obviously 'where it's at' these days).
About time H had an online booking system for FSH - based on a client's previous purchase history elsewhere and what the client says they want to buy. Perhaps they could cross-ref with available stock (isn't that what computers are best at?) and stop wasting everyone's time.
Lining up and luxury to me are contradictory. Hermès needs to fix this.
Thank you for sharing, @Cambridge Girl. I hope that this works and helps prevent the insanity. Now the only thing to worry about is getting online at the right time!
Good luck, @dragonette! Keep us posted.