How great at least someone else from here scored today!
As you can guess, it was a no day for me again. I actually didn't feel like going to FSH today, as I woke up kinda late. But determined sis wanted to go so we were back there again. The line was surprisingly "short" even though we were there much later than Saturday and we each had SAs assigned right away instead of appts.
My SA took me to the part of the store where they have scarf rings and eh, I just felt like this is a bad sign. My SA was a cute looking lady, which was another bad sign. Yes, I am discriminating here, against my own gender. But all my fave SAs have been male, in all designer brands.
I also felt like she was rushing me when taking the note for my preferences. So another bad sign. Sis was texting me from the upstairs when my SA left to "check," telling me she got an SA with very scary eyes and rushing her badly, making her forget all the options she had in her mind.
While impatiently waiting for my SA, couple of ladies approached and asked if they can take a pic of my bag. And I guess jet lag and leg pain of standing on the line for more than a hour made me into another person. Plus, I was already annoyed at this point, with so many people taking pics outside. So I kind of snapped at poor lady and said "I'd rather not." If by any chance she's a member here, I am sorry about that. I was just too tired.
SA came back about 10 mins later, of course empty handed. I asked her if she has a KP by any chance, which she chuckled away, adding how that's the most popular bag. I guess I was even more upset as a nice lady I met on the line told me her friend got a B yesterday morning, even when she was after me. So I told this story to my SA and SA said history matters. When they go downstairs to "check," the manager has to approve. And he would give the bag to someone with more history than someone like me who only started buying this year. (I bought things before but in other names) I then questioned about how would they explain about many people who got their bags on a single try, with no Hermes product purchase in their lifetime. She answered, when they do have enough bags, things like that does happen, only at FSH, no other store in the world, as they do have the best inventory. However, when they have limited bags, those would go to the ones with better history.
So... Basically she was telling me they have bags but I can't get it as they don't approve me as their customer. I wanted to cry!
At least I know I can get my bag at places like Vegas or Honolulu if I buy something. They would tell me exactly that. But this darn store has no actual rule. I know many members here talked about nice chats they had with their SAs and such but from my experiences in the summer and this trip, I'm not even given the opportunity to say anything other than bag size and color choices. They all act as if they are really busy and never even offered a drink! Maybe I just have a "reseller" mark tattooed on my forehead that I don't know about?
Meanwhile sis texted she got a "no" as well and SA came back before her drink came out, so she didn't even get to drink it. My reply was "she offered u a drink? I wasn't even asked."
She then went on about how she's at the Christmas decoration section now and she wants an ornament. I tell her it's useless and such small purchase won't do anything to her history of purchase. "Idiot. It's free" was sent back, so upstairs I went to see what was happening.
They decorated a room past the haute jewelry department with a large sled, which you can ride for an photo op. And there was a table on the side with someone doing origami, making things such as Christmas tree or star, to be placed in a clear plastic ball, with Hermes silk tie on top. Sort of petit Hish? I thought cool, at first and scanned the items to choose which shall be my ornament, till it was my sisters turn and learns the fact you are to make your own. The employee was showing how to do it and the customers were to make theirs sitting across, following the steps. As a very impatient person, I left to check out the jewerly section till sis finishes and comes out, met a nice SA there to chat about some possible purchases as a gift to my mother.
And that was it for FSH for me today. Had to run back to my hotel, as I am scheduled to hotel hop this week. I would be checking in and out again tomorrow, (I'm doing shopping while doing the mileage and mattress run to keep elite status trip) so I don't know if I would ever get the time to visit other Hs. After spending all morning at FSH, it gets too tiring to visit the other two. Sis swears she's never going back to Sevres due to condescending SA she met in summer. But I need to get to LV at St Germain, so I'll probably do visit Sevres at least once this trip. George V, sigh, I don't ever need to go to 8th Arr. anymore now
Fendi is open on St Honore.
Sis is more upset than me about how Not getting her bag and now saying if they reject her one more time she would just get an Herbag, lol.
I tried to do that everyday, and it was so much more pleasant and helpful with lightening up my mood. It also boosted my spirit to gear up for the next morning, lining up at Hermes.