Paris trip for Hermes

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Please try to stay on topic. I realise because of the complexity of some of the posts members may veer off but in answer do not 'go there'.

For info and questions on US customs please post on the thread below: post https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/us-customs-discussion-airports-importing.905560/

Detaxing (to US from Europe) https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/best-way-to-detax-after-h-in-europe.178302/

or non-US destinations: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/does-h-store-paris-wants-to-ship.605014/page-3

For questions relating to prices https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/reference-hermes-current-prices.102567/page-357

For traveling with boxes https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...me-hermes-boxes-when-traveling.1044553/page-5



I will leave this reminder as a sticky because tthis is often a thread that new members (or new Hermès lovers) post on - hopefully temporarily.
 
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These last couple months, I have been reading all happy and sad experiences about buying B/K bags in Paris. However, one thing that I find very interesting, more Hermes lovers bring home B/K bags in January compare to December. I wonder if this is because of less tourists in January or FSH just want to clean up their B/K inventories from last year. What do you think???
 
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Hermesmaniac said:
These last couple months, I have been reading all happy and sad experiences about buying B/K bags in Paris. However, one thing that I find very interesting, more Hermes lovers bring home B/K bags in January compare to December. I wonder if this is because of less tourists in January or FSH just want to clean up their B/K inventories from last year. What do you think???
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My theory is that they wanted to let more locals to have bags for the holiday, so it means fewer bags are available for tourists.
 
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Ladies, just want to share my experience at FSH. First day we arrived Paris about 2pm, so after a refresh in the Hotel we went FSH at about 4pm. My friend speaks French, so I let her ask for an appointment, and luckily we got one. The appointment was 5:45 and it jumped to 6:20. We had some tea at Laduree where is 10 mins walk from FSH, and we were back to FSH at 6:15. It turned out our SA is a Japanese, she was quite straight forward asking me what bags you want. I were keen on a B or K in ostrich, so I said that and told her I also would like to see Kelly cut in croc, and a wallet in ostrich as well. Then she left to check and did not ask for my passport. It's about 5-10 mins she came back saying that there is no B or K in ostrich, they were all gone. She asked if we would like to see the wallets, and I said yes. After a quick look at the ostrich wallets ( a grey and orange in compact bern, and a dark green in kelly wallet), we decided to get the green kelly wallet. And we bought a blouse and a scarf. She walked us to the side door because at that time the main door is closed, and we asked if we can see her tomorrow. She said her name triple times and said go earlier tomorrow.

Second day, we queued there at 9am, and there were already 6-8 people before us on the side door. The main door there were 15-20 people. During waiting my friend got me some breakfast from Pret da Manger (5 mins walk from FSH), and it was so boring and physically standing there waiting for an hour and a half is a torture. We are spending thousands of euros in your store and you let me wait such a long time! What on Earth it is!? I hate the queue honestly. So at 10:30 it opened, security asked everyone on the side door to open their bags to check. I walked in and asked to see the Japanese SA, but we were there too early that there was someone could directly help us. So with such a rush in the morning in FSH, I have no time to think if I should insist to see the Japanese SA or directly see a new one. And the other sales that welcomed us just try to convince us to see a new SA (a disaster!). Then a Chinese SA with FAKE smiling face ( named Xue, DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM HER, she won't give you any b or k!) asked about my preferences and took my passport, after 10 mins she was back saying no B or K in ostrich or croc (even I did not ask for a croc, she seemed like don't ask me for croc again, I checked, no), and no kelly cut in croc either, and she said anything else you wanted to see. I rejected because I have no interest in anything else with queuing more than an hour but b or k. And it took us only 10 mins to leave after queuing such a long time.

Today is the last day we stay in Paris, I will queue there again, but it is the last time. I won't play the game with Hermes and FSH. I have to say I hate such a long-time waiting. I will let you guys know if I have luck today. Thanks!
 
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