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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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mcpro said:
DH and I are in Paris right now, [emoji16] celebrating our 10th year anniversary .. as you all know I'm just here last December and got a Kelly and head straight to the ban island..
today I was surprised that DH ask me if I want a bag as his gift, but it's only been 3 months when I got my Kelly .. so I don't think I can buy bag this time... I think we'll just enjoy the city View attachment 3630833View attachment 3630834View attachment 3630835View attachment 3630836

just drooling at the window display
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Happy 10th anniversary! [emoji253]
Enjoy the beautiful Paris! [emoji4]
 
#19,177
mcpro said:
DH and I are in Paris right now, [emoji16] celebrating our 10th year anniversary .. as you all know I'm just here last December and got a Kelly and head straight to the ban island..
today I was surprised that DH ask me if I want a bag as his gift, but it's only been 3 months when I got my Kelly .. so I don't think I can buy bag this time... I think we'll just enjoy the city View attachment 3630833View attachment 3630834View attachment 3630835View attachment 3630836

just drooling at the window display
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Happy Birthday and enjoy Paris [emoji7]
 
#19,178
Ok ladies as promised here is my write up.
I had planned on going to FSH on Friday too but my flight didnt get in on time. We stayed in the Sofitel Le Faubourg which is practically opposite FSH.
So yesterday (Saturday) we started queing at the main door at around 8:30am. There were already around 15 people in front of us so i was quite disheartened. As we waited we found that alot of the people at the front had saved space for their friends as well so even more joined. By the time it came to opening i'd say there were now 30 people in front of us. The side door queue came all the way to the start of the main door queue pretty much. Doors opened and we were directed to the line for appointments. We waited about 10 minutes in this line. We noticed they only let a certain amount of people in at one time. And they opened the main doors first. I'd say we were about 50 people back by now. We got to the hostess and made our appt, my appt time was 2pm and my boyfriends time was 2:25.

We then went away and did some sight seeing and had lunch. I kept checking my appt and the time kept changing dramatically so i'd say definitely keep an eye on this. We then headed back to the hotel for about 1:30 and kept refreshing the page. In the end my appt time jumped to 3:25 and stayed there, so did my bf's.
At about 3:15 we both got a text to say our SA's were nearly ready. We walked across to the store and split up. I sat down in the shoe section while i waited for my text. After about 25 minutes i had a text to say to meet my SA upstairs. I'm not sure if i'm allowed to give names but she was so lovely and friendly! She took me over to the side table and asked for my list. I said i wanted a neutral B30 or K28 but my dream would be a pink or a turqoise.
She went away for what felt like forever, it was about 20 minutes. She then came back and asked me to follow her. At this point i was screaming internally and i was so nervous!!! She then showed me the box and said it's not exactly what i want but she hoped i'd like it. That's when she pulled out the K28 in Blue atoll. I wasn't instantly blown away but the more i tried it the more i loved it. I asked if it could be put at the cash desk while i thought about it.

During this time my bf also had his appt and he repeated the colours and bags i wanted and said it was my birthday gift, the SA said he was very generous and said he would see what he could do. I think my bf waited about 10 minutes for him to get back, then got escorted to a private room. Thats when he got offered the B30 in rose jaipur and he said yes straight away as he knew i loved pink. He also purchased a bag insert for me and some home goods.

So yes thats our story and i hope its helpful. I will say i think it goes a long way when you are very friendly with your SA and make good conversation :). We didn't buy anything from FSH beforehand, only one bracelet. My bf bought the home things after he was offered the bag. I practically skipped out of the store knowing i had that B!!!!! [emoji16]
 
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louloulou89 said:
Ok ladies as promised here is my write up.
I had planned on going to FSH on Friday too but my flight didnt get in on time. We stayed in the Sofitel Le Faubourg which is practically opposite FSH.
So yesterday (Saturday) we started queing at the main door at around 8:30am. There were already around 15 people in front of us so i was quite disheartened. As we waited we found that alot of the people at the front had saved space for their friends as well so even more joined. By the time it came to opening i'd say there were now 30 people in front of us. The side door queue came all the way to the start of the main door queue pretty much. Doors opened and we were directed to the line for appointments. We waited about 10 minutes in this line. We noticed they only let a certain amount of people in at one time. And they opened the main doors first. I'd say we were about 50 people back by now. We got to the hostess and made our appt, my appt time was 2pm and my boyfriends time was 2:25.

We then went away and did some sight seeing and had lunch. I kept checking my appt and the time kept changing dramatically so i'd say definitely keep an eye on this. We then headed back to the hotel for about 1:30 and kept refreshing the page. In the end my appt time jumped to 3:25 and stayed there, so did my bf's.
At about 3:15 we both got a text to say our SA's were nearly ready. We walked across to the store and split up. I sat down in the shoe section while i waited for my text. After about 25 minutes i had a text to say to meet my SA upstairs. I'm not sure if i'm allowed to give names but she was so lovely and friendly! She took me over to the side table and asked for my list. I said i wanted a neutral B30 or K28 but my dream would be a pink or a turqoise.
She went away for what felt like forever, it was about 20 minutes. She then came back and asked me to follow her. At this point i was screaming internally and i was so nervous!!! She then showed me the box and said it's not exactly what i want but she hoped i'd like it. That's when she pulled out the K28 in Blue atoll. I wasn't instantly blown away but the more i tried it the more i loved it. I asked if it could be put at the cash desk while i thought about it.

During this time my bf also had his appt and he repeated the colours and bags i wanted and said it was my birthday gift, the SA said he was very generous and said he would see what he could do. I think my bf waited about 10 minutes for him to get back, then got escorted to a private room. Thats when he got offered the B30 in rose jaipur and he said yes straight away as he knew i loved pink. He also purchased a bag insert for me and some home goods.

So yes thats our story and i hope its helpful. I will say i think it goes a long way when you are very friendly with your SA and make good conversation :). We didn't buy anything from FSH beforehand, only one bracelet. My bf bought the home things after he was offered the bag. I practically skipped out of the store knowing i had that B!!!!! [emoji16]
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Congratulations, i agree with you about being friendly with the SA, even when they are not interested in talking you need to give an extra effort if you really want a bag. Enjoy your bag it's an amazing piece.
 
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Congrats to those who have gotten lucky !
I was also trying just for one day on Friday morning at 910am. When we got an appt time at 230pm, the appt time kept going backwards and when our sa was ready, it was already 4 pm.
I gotten a Birkin last Dec and I was hoping to get one for my mom using the name of my bf . But strangely , Hermes seemed to have link my bf to my account?? So when the sa saw me, she asked how a petty to not wear your Birkin
I got a no for a B or a k even though the appt was under the name of my bf, and I am wondering whether it's because they linked our two names under one account ...
I then got a Lindy 26 for my mom hoping she might be happy . But unfortunately she has her eyes set only on the b25 or k25 or b30 so I have to now try to return the bag or exchange it for something else ... oh mothers
 
#19,183
louloulou89 said:
Ok ladies as promised here is my write up.
I had planned on going to FSH on Friday too but my flight didnt get in on time. We stayed in the Sofitel Le Faubourg which is practically opposite FSH.
So yesterday (Saturday) we started queing at the main door at around 8:30am. There were already around 15 people in front of us so i was quite disheartened. As we waited we found that alot of the people at the front had saved space for their friends as well so even more joined. By the time it came to opening i'd say there were now 30 people in front of us. The side door queue came all the way to the start of the main door queue pretty much. Doors opened and we were directed to the line for appointments. We waited about 10 minutes in this line. We noticed they only let a certain amount of people in at one time. And they opened the main doors first. I'd say we were about 50 people back by now. We got to the hostess and made our appt, my appt time was 2pm and my boyfriends time was 2:25.

We then went away and did some sight seeing and had lunch. I kept checking my appt and the time kept changing dramatically so i'd say definitely keep an eye on this. We then headed back to the hotel for about 1:30 and kept refreshing the page. In the end my appt time jumped to 3:25 and stayed there, so did my bf's.
At about 3:15 we both got a text to say our SA's were nearly ready. We walked across to the store and split up. I sat down in the shoe section while i waited for my text. After about 25 minutes i had a text to say to meet my SA upstairs. I'm not sure if i'm allowed to give names but she was so lovely and friendly! She took me over to the side table and asked for my list. I said i wanted a neutral B30 or K28 but my dream would be a pink or a turqoise.
She went away for what felt like forever, it was about 20 minutes. She then came back and asked me to follow her. At this point i was screaming internally and i was so nervous!!! She then showed me the box and said it's not exactly what i want but she hoped i'd like it. That's when she pulled out the K28 in Blue atoll. I wasn't instantly blown away but the more i tried it the more i loved it. I asked if it could be put at the cash desk while i thought about it.

During this time my bf also had his appt and he repeated the colours and bags i wanted and said it was my birthday gift, the SA said he was very generous and said he would see what he could do. I think my bf waited about 10 minutes for him to get back, then got escorted to a private room. Thats when he got offered the B30 in rose jaipur and he said yes straight away as he knew i loved pink. He also purchased a bag insert for me and some home goods.

So yes thats our story and i hope its helpful. I will say i think it goes a long way when you are very friendly with your SA and make good conversation :). We didn't buy anything from FSH beforehand, only one bracelet. My bf bought the home things after he was offered the bag. I practically skipped out of the store knowing i had that B!!!!! [emoji16]
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Congrats! So when you were ready to pay, what did you said to the SA? How did you rejected your bag and picked your bf's choice? Did you specified anything else besides color?
 
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Jesssk said:
Congrats to those who have gotten lucky !
I was also trying just for one day on Friday morning at 910am. When we got an appt time at 230pm, the appt time kept going backwards and when our sa was ready, it was already 4 pm.
I gotten a Birkin last Dec and I was hoping to get one for my mom using the name of my bf . But strangely , Hermes seemed to have link my bf to my account?? So when the sa saw me, she asked how a petty to not wear your Birkin
I got a no for a B or a k even though the appt was under the name of my bf, and I am wondering whether it's because they linked our two names under one account ...
I then got a Lindy 26 for my mom hoping she might be happy . But unfortunately she has her eyes set only on the b25 or k25 or b30 so I have to now try to return the bag or exchange it for something else ... oh mothers
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It's so weird I'm not sure they can do this! Maybe because the SA recognized you and I thought it might be for you. Otherwise you two have different last name and are not from the same household. Try again hope you'll find her the bag she wants.
 
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dollybobo said:
Congratulations on your 10th anniversary! :flowers:
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thank you [emoji4]

chkpfbeliever said:
Happy Anniversary. Enjoy Paris and who knows if there is another bag waiting for you at FSH !!
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That what my DH said apparently he agreed we can que together and use his passport [emoji120][emoji120].. I didn't change my last name anyways[emoji51]...
but the condition is "only one time" he is going to fall in line ... [emoji15][emoji15] so hopefully that 1 chance I have hope to get lucky ..
 
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