Hello everyone!
I did not receive an answer here but I am currently in Dubai and I have just tried my luck. Here is the story for anyone who is interested:
My husband and I went into LV in the Mall of the Emirates one afternoon asking for the Pochette Metis and a luggage tag to get it heat stamped. They were friendly and said they receive some Pochette Metis every day and if you come early it would be first come first serve- they dont take advanced payment or reservation. Luggage tags on the other hand are not sold separately at all. Alright then.
At 10am this morning we went into LV in Dubai Mall and asked again the very same questions. The SA told us that they got two PM this morning.
I saw another European woman looking at one and I was handed the second one. Wow...it was true then- come early and you will be able to just look at it, try it on and buy. No hoops to jump through... nothing!
. I had never seen it in person before and was over the moon
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I checked it for flaws and tried it on- yep it was more expensive than in Europe but I never saw any online and my SA put me on a list like forever
so I bought it right off the counter ! Unbelievable...
it is made in France and is from 48th week 2019 ...
The other woman bought it, too. Both PM were gone 5 minutes after the store opened.
as for the luggage tag and the heat stamp .... no way.... even with a purchase like the pochette metis
So yes- the UAE seem to get more of the rare bags while Europe seems to be left out ... but I would have paid the same price for a used one in Germany.
Merry Christmas and a happy new year!