Sorry for the late report! It's been very busy these days... especially with a toddler!
We're in Paris for our 5th anniversary celebration... I planned to stay in Paris for 9 days mainly because of the Kelly hunt in FSH. I booked an apartment just 2 mins walk away from FSH.
So here's my story... it was LONG.
Day 1: 11/18 (Fri)
We arrived Paris the night before and stayed up late for unpacking. I got up late and went to FSH around 10am, they stopped giving out appointments when it was almost my turn
I went back to the store at around 5pm to look for appointments, sure enough, none was available.
Day 2: 11/19 (Sat)
Initially I didn't want to go that day coz based on what I read here, chances to score something on Saturday is slim. However since my husband was still sleeping with the baby and I got nothing to do, why not. I got there at around 9:20am, there was approximately 25 people in front of me at the main entrance. I was given a 12:20pm slot. Then I checked out some bracelets and requested to hold a Rivale double tour in black with gold hardware. I didn't purchase it at that time coz I told the SA that I had an appointment for handbags later that day and the SA said she could hold it for me till I finished my appointment.
Then I left the store and went back to my apartment to have some breakfast. Right after I had my first bite, I saw my appointment got moved forward to 11:40am. Like 15 minutes later I got a text "Your sales advisor is almost ready. You will soon receive the place of your appointment."
I rushed back to the store immediately but then I found out my appointment was pushed back to 12:00pm again. DUH!
Finally at 11:55am I got a text saying "Naomi is now available to meet you. Please meet a hostess at the leather department on the upstairs."
I was so lost coz I never went upstairs!
I went up there and did not know who I should talk to. There were so many SAs. I ran into a SA and told her I got the text, it turned out she was Naomi! She is Asian (not trying to bring up the race issue here but since I remember I read some posts about Asian SAs tend to reject B/K requests by Asian customers... guess some of you might be interested in this detail) and I am Asian too, so at first I really planned for the worst and did not expect to go home with anything except the bracelet.
We sat down in the consultation area. We chatted a little bit, then we started the business. She asked me what I was looking for, I told her I was looking for Kelly 28 or 32, but since I have never tried on the actual bag, I have no idea what size would suit me the best. She asked me if it was for myself and I said yes. She also asked me for hardware and color preferences, I told her I prefer gold hardware and neutral colors, no green, but am open to anything.
She wrote everything down in detail, and said they usually don't have deliveries on Saturday, would I consider colors like orange? I answered "perhaps I could check it out and see if I like it...?"
And last question was if I would be interested in anything else. I told her I would be interested in accessories like some charms or twilly, if I am offered a bag.
Then she left without asking for my passport. So I didn't know what my chances were. I looked around and noticed that the couple who were in line in front of me were actually sitting behind me and being served by another SA. They were offered some non B/K items right at that consultation area. One small box and one flat box, probably an Evelyne and a charm.
After like 10 mins, she came back and said, like she mentioned earlier, since they didn't have deliveries on Saturday, all K28 and K32 were all gone. However she got a K35 in blue, she said perhaps I could check it out to see if I like it since I had never tried on the actual bag. I said sure, but I anticipated it would not be the colors I like. Afterall it was a Saturday afternoon, I did not have high hopes and think there would be any nice color left.
Then she asked me to follow her into the room. Out of my surprises there were 5 boxes sitting on the table! She carefully opened the biggest box first. Since I did not have any expectations, when I saw the bag I believe I had my mouth wide open! The color is so beautiful, almost like black - my top choice of colors. She said it's indigo blue, but very close to black indeed. I tried it on with the strap, to be honest I am not quite sure about the size, it seems a little big on me, but after I texted my husband for opinion and he responded "Would you get it if it was in smaller sizes but in Olive?", I decided to get it. LOL
After I told Naomi that I would take the Kelly, she proceeded to show me the rest of the boxes. First she showed me the little rodeo, it's so cute. Then she showed me an apple coin purse charm, a bearn wallet, an insert. I decided to get the rodeo, although she told me that the apple charm is kinda rare, but I have no knowledge about it and would still prefer the rodeo.
Then we went downstairs to pick a twilly. I was carefully following her and was getting more nervous as I noticed some people were staring at me and the big box on Naomi's hands.
I picked a twilly quickly and then we went to the cashier. I ended up with a K35, a twilly, a rodeo pm and a rivale double tour bracelet! The entire experience was fantastic and I was treated nicely by both Naomi and the SA who sold me the bracelet.
Thanks for letting me share such a long story
Sorry I forgot to take pics of the twilly and the bracelet...
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