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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.
 
Question for those who just scored this week in Paris and live in US, where the SAs able to check your purchase history? The reason I’m asking is because I just read that this past weekend the US and France system were linked. If this is true then we all have to play a bigger game deciding where we will be have a greater chance of scoring what we want in a shorter period of time. This is something to watch out if you are planning a trip to Paris for Hermes.

I believe they have always been able to see your USA profile as my USA SA looked up my Europe purchases and joked they spelled my name wrong. They are the mother store one company of course they have been able to see our purchases. Now if it will or will not count towards quota we all know in Hermes there is no set rules. Anything is possible. They seem to be more into selling these days than being elusive, bags seem more readily available especially in major markets.
 
WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :) We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :smile: We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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Wow! Super congrats!!!! Fantastic story!! And ❤️the Rodeo too!!!!!!!! OMG!
 
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WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :smile: We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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Congratulations on your gorgeous new Kelly! And the Lindy too! What a fabulous trip. Enjoy !
 
I have been following this thread for awhile and I need some input. I haven’t been able to secure an appointment for couple days. Today I went to FSH store and tried on some clothes but I didn’t end up purchasing anything. The lovely SA gave me his card to contact him if I change my mind. I’m wondering if I can contact him to see if he can help me with a leather department. Would he be able to help me?
 
Congratulations on your gorgeous new Kelly! And the Lindy too! What a fabulous trip. Enjoy !

WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :smile: We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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many congrats, they look fab!
 
WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :smile: We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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Congrats guys! I could feel your excitement in your post! :smile:
 
I have been following this thread for awhile and I need some input. I haven’t been able to secure an appointment for couple days. Today I went to FSH store and tried on some clothes but I didn’t end up purchasing anything. The lovely SA gave me his card to contact him if I change my mind. I’m wondering if I can contact him to see if he can help me with a leather department. Would he be able to help me?

I say try... the worst that can happen is being told no :smile:
 
WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :) We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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Congratulations! I’m going to Paris next month hoping to score a Kelly in a large size, I hope I’m successful.
Is your Kelly Gris Asphalte?
 
Quick question re: emailing FSH, I have 2 business cards from 2 SA’s that helped me when I was there in March, but email addresses are both the generic “leather department” email, how does one reach the specific SA that helped the customer?
 
WOOOOOHOOOOO! WORDS CANNOT DESCRIBE HOW HAPPY I AM!!!
A really lengthy story and I hope you guys could enjoy it!

My partner and I just got back from our Europe trip and we were extremely lucky to secure an appointment on our second try! The signals underground were really bad so we were not hopeful at first as we did not send our request at 10:30am sharp! But we literally screamed when we received the sms saying our appointment is confirmed!

Our appointment was 5:15pm initially but it kept changing and we were rescheduled for 6:20pm finally.
We were like...okay...so we would have about 10 minutes before the store close lol
We arrived earlier at 5:45pm and we were told to go upstairs and wait for our hostess.
There were many Halzans, Plums and Evelynes in display for sales even if you did not secure an appointment!
We finally met our wonderful hostess after browsing around for 20 minutes and she asked us what were we looking for straight away! She was straight forward but warm and friendly. We did not have any small talks before the reveal at all lol
I told her I would love to have a K28 or K30 in Malachite, Etoupe or Etain with silver hardware.
I also said if Kelly wasn't available I would love for a Birkin and Constance in any sizes as well~
Just that I am very particular with colours~ She then went away for 15 minutes then cam back with 4 boxes!!!!!!!!!!!
With an appointment this late we were just trying our lucks and we would be happy with a Herbag actually lol

She led us to a very dark and remote little area to show us the pieces and I was already sweating with excitements and joys!!!! Then....she revealed....a K35!!!!!!!!! She said she could not find the size and colour combo that I wanted but she thought this new grey would look perfect on me! She was right! We are actually two guys and K35 looks so right on us!
I said YES YES YES without thinking much then.....then....OMG she suddenly put on her gloves....
and she took the smaller box out... we were thinking like....she didn't wear her gloves when taking out the Kelly...
what else could make her wear gloves?!!! She revealed a Jige in Malachite Alligator!!!!!!!!!!!!
She said she looked around for Malachite for me and this is the piece that she found!!!!!!!!!!
It was such an exceptional piece >< I did not take it as it was too out of reach for my budget....
However we were so grateful that she even took it out for us! She is the best!!!!!
The other two boxes were an Evelyne in Malachite and a key chain in Malachite as well.
We chose the Kelly only and went downstairs for a twilly~

On our way to the twilly department, the ground floor was still filled with customers and I stopped and tried a Toolbox20 in Vertigo which I love as well. But I asked her if she had any Lindys and she said yes she had one in Etoupe!
There were no Lindys in display so when she took it out for us the surrounding customers were all looking at us lol Of course I had to take the Lindy with me as well :) We chose a rather masculine Lindy then left with 2 gigantic orange boxes!!

Few things we learned from this amazing experience:
1) The appointment confirmation is totally random~I was faster than my partner but he got it instead
2) You must pay with the card under the name of the one who secured the appointment
3) Late appointments can still get Kelly!
4) Be specific and direct with all the details
5) We bought a Herbag in Amsterdam but the FSH store only has the record you bought in France

Here are our scores in this Europe trip!!!!!!!! Enjoy!!!!!!!!!
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Major congrats!! Great score! I can really feel your excitement!!! You really scored the best neutral colors!!
 
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Wow! Super congrats!!!! Fantastic story!! And ❤️the Rodeo too!!!!!!!! OMG!

Congratulations on your gorgeous new Kelly! And the Lindy too! What a fabulous trip. Enjoy !

many congrats, they look fab!

Congrats guys! I could feel your excitement in your post! :smile:

Major congrats!! Great score! I can really feel your excitement!!! You really scored the best neutral colors!!
Thank you guys!!!!!! SO IN LOVE!!!!
 
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