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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OzSplannie said:
As promised, here is the story of getting my first ever Hermes bag!

I've been trying for an appointment at FSH for days and days and days on several different visits to Paris, never to be given one. Nevertheless, I've been popping into the store on every visit to pick up a few small items and to ask for any appointment cancellations and have been rejected every time ... until my last trip! A few days ago I popped into the FSH store and asked a very lovely leather department hostess for an appointment. Although they had absolutely nothing that day, she told me to come back the following morning and try again. That night I received yet another rejection for an online appointment and was extremely sad and felt quite discouraged. I wasn't planning of going back to the store the following morning as I thought I had zero chances with no confirmed appointment. So I called my husband from the hotel and asked what his thoughts were. My DH told me to give it one last go and the following morning I decided to go back to the store. Amazingly, the lovely hostess remembered me from the previous day and was extremely kind to help me get an appointment to see a leather department Sales Assistant! I simply couldn't believe my luck!!! After waiting for 20 minutes my SA was ready to see me. She was very welcoming and kind and asked me what I was looking for. I explained to her that I was looking for my first ever Hermes bag and that I would have absolutely loved a K28 or K32 or B30 in a neutral colour with PHW. She asked me if I'd consider a brighter colour, but I politely explained that since it was my first ever Hermes bag, I'd preferred something that I can wear with almost anything. She was gone for what seems like an eternity and returned with a big smile and a large orange box! I simply was in shock! She asked me to follow her and showed me this beauty: K32 in Gold with PHW in TOGO! I simply couldn't have been happier and was extremely grateful for having such a wonderful service from both lovely ladies. So knowing only too well how difficult and frustrating the waiting game can be, I'd like to tell all the ladies who are still looking for their bags not to give up. Miracles happen and I am one of the many examples of it on this forum. Here she is:
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So happy for you! Miracles do happen and enjoy your lovely bag [emoji173]️
 
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soul2squeeze said:
I love reading about y'alls great experiences at FSH! I'm going in 8 days hoping to get a Birkin, I've done a ton of research and I'm trying not to expect too much so I won't be terribly disappointed if I'm not successful. Thank you so much to everybody who have posted these great stories, pictures and tips on what to expect.
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LadyD21 said:
I will be there in 6 days :biggrin:
Wishing you good luck scoring your Birkin!
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I'll be there in 7 days, maybe we will bump into each other! H Fairy, please bless us! LOL
 
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OzSplannie said:
As promised, here is the story of getting my first ever Hermes bag!

I've been trying for an appointment at FSH for days and days and days on several different visits to Paris, never to be given one. Nevertheless, I've been popping into the store on every visit to pick up a few small items and to ask for any appointment cancellations and have been rejected every time ... until my last trip! A few days ago I popped into the FSH store and asked a very lovely leather department hostess for an appointment. Although they had absolutely nothing that day, she told me to come back the following morning and try again. That night I received yet another rejection for an online appointment and was extremely sad and felt quite discouraged. I wasn't planning of going back to the store the following morning as I thought I had zero chances with no confirmed appointment. So I called my husband from the hotel and asked what his thoughts were. My DH told me to give it one last go and the following morning I decided to go back to the store. Amazingly, the lovely hostess remembered me from the previous day and was extremely kind to help me get an appointment to see a leather department Sales Assistant! I simply couldn't believe my luck!!! After waiting for 20 minutes my SA was ready to see me. She was very welcoming and kind and asked me what I was looking for. I explained to her that I was looking for my first ever Hermes bag and that I would have absolutely loved a K28 or K32 or B30 in a neutral colour with PHW. She asked me if I'd consider a brighter colour, but I politely explained that since it was my first ever Hermes bag, I'd preferred something that I can wear with almost anything. She was gone for what seems like an eternity and returned with a big smile and a large orange box! I simply was in shock! She asked me to follow her and showed me this beauty: K32 in Gold with PHW in TOGO! I simply couldn't have been happier and was extremely grateful for having such a wonderful service from both lovely ladies. So knowing only too well how difficult and frustrating the waiting game can be, I'd like to tell all the ladies who are still looking for their bags not to give up. Miracles happen and I am one of the many examples of it on this forum. Here she is:
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Congratulations! She’s gorgeous and I’m so happy your persistence paid off, enjoy your beautiful Kelly :)
 
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LadyD21 said:
I will be there in 6 days [emoji3]
Wishing you good luck scoring your Birkin!
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I'll be there this weekend too so good luck to all of us! I'm hoping to get a smaller B as it's impossible chasing my 3 year old with my B35 and the K28 which DH bought is too dainty for work....I'm considering a shawl but unfortunately the bearn wallet only has 5 cc slots which doesn't work for me and it looks like they no longer hv the larger tri fold version? :(

I'm only arriving on Sat morning so it would it be a bit too rushed to try for an appt that day?

Also, can someone advise which is the best way to ship the boxes back? Thanks all!

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luvpetal said:
Ok so I have been absent from this forum for a while.. But will never forget that tpf helped me in making my first FSH trip a great success and such a pleasant experience. And subsequent trips after that..

Last week I made the annual FSH visit again, and this time I wanted something a bit special. I wanted an ostrich B30. I tend to be Team K rather than Team B, but in my mind ostrich is perfect in B because you can see more hardware. And I’m partial to ghw.

So I emailed my H fairy ahead of time to secure an appointment. On the designated day, FSH was like a mad place and my fairy ended up running very very late for our appointment and I didn’t get to see her till 14 mins before closing time. She felt so bad and was very apologetic. I wanted more time to chit chat, catch up, look at other stuff etc, but no time for all that obviously.

Once I told her what I wanted, she immediately showed me RP B30 ostrich phw which was on display just next to where we were sitting. She asked me if it was ok. Hmmm.. I tend to go for neutrals so that I wouldn’t have to think too hard in matching my outfit. I told her I wasn’t sure about the colour (pretty but may not work with most of my wardrobe).

She went downstairs to look for more.. I was preparing to go for my second option which is a K28 sellier in epsom, thinking that maybe timing wasn’t right to get an ostrich.

5 minutes before closing, she reappeared and asked me to move to a different corner of the store where a big box was waiting. She said she had found something very pretty which was even nicer my what I had initially asked her (bleu de malte ostrich ghw), and very rare. It was a bleu saphir B30 ghw!!! The saturation was unbelievable. It was definitely love at first sight. She said it’s so rare that it’s the first time she had ever seen bleu saphir in an ostrich.

So here it is.. The gem of my current collection

PS: Am totally in love with this bag but my pink lover friend (who knew that I also love pinks), kept asking how could I said no to rose pourpre ostrich!! My local SA confirmed that bleu saphir ostrich is rare indeed, so I believe I made the right choice.. Do you agree, dear ladies??
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May I ask the price of this as I eventually want one of these or a k 25 in ostrich ?
 
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