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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Cygne18 said:
I understand how you feel, @Sycomore. It's incredibly stressful anticipating what may or may not happen when you meet your SA, but it was worth it in the end. And it WAS fun meeting other H fans and talking to them in the line. It made waiting go by a lot faster. I went in a warmer month though, so it was a lot more pleasant, weather-wise.
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I'm so glad you were successful and I admire all the members here with the courage to stand in line until they are offered a bag. It really is stressful specially if you are hoping to buy your dream bag.

Thank you everyone for sharing your experiences, I have to write my experience in detail aswell and share with all of you, I'm just so bad at telling stories in English lol. But soon I promise [emoji106][emoji106]
 
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Luxzenith said:
Hi H babes! It's been a long time since I shopped in Paris due to my young kids.. it used to be a pleasant experience to shop at FSH.. then I chance upon this thread and this sounds so unpleasant the new system there, especially for those of us who are regulars at our home stores, I am def. sure I will get cross from queuing!

Hope all who queued get their dream B/ K bags..

I also heard from friends about being robbed of their B/ K bags whilst in Paris by syndicates..May I ask:

1) hermes will deliver our purchases to our hotels?
2) if you decide to bring back your purchase to your hotel, how safe is it to travel on the subway? And walking on the shopping streets with H shopping bags is safe?
3) any hotel with known theft issues to avoid?
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On my two trips to FSH in 2016, I chose to take my bags with me both times. I did not have any trouble during Valentine's day weekend. However, my new K32 Sellier in rose jaipur almost got stolen on the subway. A group of PRETEEN girls were standing behind me with the intention of grabbing my bag as the doors closed. Luckily, a kind stranger shoved them away from me and would not let them on the subway with us. At first I was appalled that a man would push young girls, but then he explained the situation to me. What a relief!!
 
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330344819 said:
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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My first journey to the mothership (in February 2016) was during the old queue process. I returned 5 months later during my birthday month. I was a bit confused about the new queue rules at first because it had just been implemented. I will agree with you- the SA in charge of queues for that day seemed pushy to get me a new SA. Even when I spoke with my SA and she said I could personally ask for her name, the other ones seemed reluctant. They even told me that we "are no longer able to request specific SA". What bs!!! Having scored multiple bags on that trip, my advice is to stick with the SA you have the best relationship with :)
 
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LovingTheOrange said:
My first journey to the mothership (in February 2016) was during the old queue process. I returned 5 months later during my birthday month. I was a bit confused about the new queue rules at first because it had just been implemented. I will agree with you- the SA in charge of queues for that day seemed pushy to get me a new SA. Even when I spoke with my SA and she said I could personally ask for her name, the other ones seemed reluctant. They even told me that we "are no longer able to request specific SA". What bs!!! Having scored multiple bags on that trip, my advice is to stick with the SA you have the best relationship with :smile:
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How personally do the SAs actually view these sales encounters? I doubt they are holding back inventory until a customer they like comes through in line. I'm guessing they are just checking the inventory list for the next person in line, answering her requests, and moving on to the next customer without a further thought, given the throngs coming through these stores.
 
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LovingTheOrange said:
On my two trips to FSH in 2016, I chose to take my bags with me both times. I did not have any trouble during Valentine's day weekend. However, my new K32 Sellier in rose jaipur almost got stolen on the subway. A group of PRETEEN girls were standing behind me with the intention of grabbing my bag as the doors closed. Luckily, a kind stranger shoved them away from me and would not let them on the subway with us. At first I was appalled that a man would push young girls, but then he explained the situation to me. What a relief!!
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Oh my goodness, @LovingTheOrange (great handle). I'm so glad you and your beautiful K are safe. That's insane that you were about to be robbed. Thank goodness for the kindness of strangers.
 
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aishaaa89 said:
I'm going to Paris on February 23rd for one night, I know it's a week before Paris fashion week, so I was wondering is it a bad time to score a Kelly ? And how hard is it to get a Lindy ?
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It's hard to say...FSH is like stocks...past performance does not indicate future performance lol. I went last year right before Men's Fashion Week and I got a bag. If you have time on your short trip I say go for it!!!!
 
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