My birthday is coming up this weekend and I have decided to treat myself to my first Chanel purchase. After doing some basic research on this forum, I have decided that I wanted a practical, everyday type of a bag and I picked the Diamond Stitch, either in black or brown. First of all, do you think that it is a semi-practical bag? I would like to wear it to the office and when I'm out to dinner occasionally. I really like the way the bag looks (ok, I like the big CC).
I live in PA, near KoP Mall. NM comes to mind immediately.
The problem is that I am very intimidated by having to go into the store to purchase my first bag, so much negative stuff has been posted on this board about rude and snotty SA, I am afraid that they'll give me a hard time because they'll be able to tell that I am pretty uneducated about Chanel in general.
I also don't know what the proper protocol is when it comes to buying a bag. Do I just call ahead to make sure that they have it in stock? Do I go into the store and simply ask for it?
I know all these questions are pretty silly but I would rather know that I don't look stupid once I'm ready to buy.