Paris trip for Hermes

[papertiger]

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.

 

[BirkinLover77]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Congratulations! It’s a beautiful neutral and so happy for you

 

[elly_fong]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Omg she is gorgeous! Lady luck was smiles and waves at you finally Congrats!

 

[U2yui]

I'm so sorry, @U2yui. Thank you for sharing your experience and better luck next time.

Thank you dear I kept thinking about what I did wrong and what I could have done differently.

 

[U2yui]

Sorry to hear your experience. I hope you could cheer up and not sure if you be trying for an appointment for tomorrow. I wish you good luck in your next try! [emoji253]

Thank you babe, I cheered myself up with some Chanel shopping the very next day which had helped a little bit.

 

[U2yui]

Maybe you’ll have better luck with your DH’s SA! Fingers crossed for you!!

I hope so too, next trip I will use my hubby passport to book appointment for sure. Thank you ❤️

 

[rachi_fan]

Hi everyone,
Just want everyones’ opinion on this ...
I am in Paris at the moment and have been trying to get an appointment for two days without any luck [emoji24][emoji24]
The thing is , I am actually got invited to attend the Hermes 2019 spring summer show in 2 weeks time ( it’s kind of last minute ... my wonderful SM found out I am in Europe for my best friend’s wedding next week and managed to get tickets for me!)
I didn’t bring any suitable bag for the show , I did bring some Hermes RTW for this trip. I was hoping to score a bag to take to the show ...What do you guys think if I just pop in to the store and explain my situation & hope for the best ?! Should I do it?

 

[chkpfbeliever]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Great story ! At least you didn't leave Paris empty handed and that you were rewarded with such a beauty ! congrats.

 

[U2yui]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Wow she is beautiful dear and congratulations

 

[bagidiotic]

Hi everyone,
Just want everyones’ opinion on this ...
I am in Paris at the moment and have been trying to get an appointment for two days without any luck [emoji24][emoji24]
The thing is , I am actually got invited to attend the Hermes 2019 spring summer show in 2 weeks time ( it’s kind of last minute ... my wonderful SM found out I am in Europe for my best friend’s wedding next week and managed to get tickets for me!)
I didn’t bring any suitable bag for the show , I did bring some Hermes RTW for this trip. I was hoping to score a bag to take to the show ...What do you guys think if I just pop in to the store and explain my situation & hope for the best ?! Should I do it?

You can try
But it doesn't warrant a b or k
Fsh will still need appointment
Think you can try the other 2 stores

 

[jadore couture]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Gorgeous!!! Perseverance def paid off!! That’s on my wish list too! I love Etain!

 

[parissojourn]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing ur story!
And your DH is so patient to go on the hunt with you!

 

[sarahfl]

Does anyone know if Raisin is available for any regular B/K? I know it's available for SO, but wondering if I am able to find this color in Paris. Many thanks.

 

[leafyyue]

(Continued from previous post)
We left Sevres and went to do some sightseeing before the FSH appt. I really tried to stay happy and not let DH see me down. We were in Paris after all on the first leg of our dream trip. We went to FSH about 40 mins early. My appt time kept bouncing around from 3 to 3:25, to 3:05 back and forth. The store was very busy. I again tried for any of the shoes I wanted and still nothing in my size. DH found a seat in the handbag department and made himself comfortable. I was walking around like a crazy person obsessively refreshing the page on my phone. I just saw one woman being shown a lindy and one of the new style small square bags. She didn’t look pleased. Around 3:30, my appt time had moved to 3:55. I was standing near DH at this time and kept seeing women come in asking for appointments and the hostess kept kindly turning them away and telling them they need to try online for the following day. There were people standing around waiting everywhere. The hostess came to us and asked to see my confirmation email, she scanned my passport and told me there was one person ahead of me. As we continued to wait, I saw in the back area of handbags, a woman and possibly her daughter being shown a Noir B30 and a grey B30. I was literally screaming in my head, those are on my list!
Finally, a very lovely and sweet SA came up to us and immediately took us to the men’s department. She grabbed paper and pen and started to take notes. This time, I didn’t bring my list out. I verbally told her and she wrote everything down. We discussed colors she loves, that I asked for and it was really so nice but I was so nervous too! She reviewed the notes again and off she went. She was gone about ten minutes and I told myself to not get too upset if this doesn’t happen. I wouldn’t let this ruin Paris for us, especially since DH had been such a champ in supporting these shenanigans. Suddenly she was back with two boxes and a big smile on her face. She happily told us to follow her to the men’s dressing rooms. I quickly saw the smaller box was the fourbi bag insert. As she started to open the box she said, “I found something for you in a color I absolutely love and I hope you will love it too...it’s a B25” I was already so excited and then as she was taking it out of the dustbag, I saw the handles and my heart was going to burst. I had to refrain from jumping up and down but I sud joyfully thank her and hug her at the end.
Here is my beautiful Baby B, in Etain Togo with gold hardware! View attachment 4191465
Thank you all for letting me share!

This is beautiful! Enjoy your new baby

 

[frankiextah]

hi everyone,

just landed back in NYC last night from Paris so figured to recap my H experience here when I can still remember every detail...

** WARNING ** - long lost AND may seem extremely obsessive but do know we stayed at Sofitel which is located right across the street of FSH, therefore all actions taken were made possible due to the store's proximity to our hotel...

Monday 9/10
as mentioned a few posts back, hubby and I signed up on Saturday 9/8 for an appt on Monday 9/10, and both of us were rejected. Upon landing in Paris on Monday morning we both signed up again for Tuesday, and went into the store anyway to check things out. It was approx. 1pm and the entire store was mobbed with people, so we decided to go get lunch and return later.

We returned to the store approx. 2:30pm and it was way calmer. We beelined to the concierge to see if there would be any openings at all for the day. To our surprise the concierge lady said someone didn't show up for an appt and could put us with an SA right away.

We were greeted by a nice Asian male SA who lead us up to the private area next to the home goods department and asked how he could help us. We informed him we would like to select some gifts to celebrate our wedding anniversary, ideally to include a bag on my wishlist - K25, K20, Kelly pochette, C24 or C18, focusing on neutral colors but would also be interested in pinks, and flexible in leather type and hardware. He went away for quite a while... maybe 20 minutes? and sadly returned completely empty handed, explaining that there was simply no delivery that afternoon and that we were not missing out on anything. We believed him as those around us were only offered picotin's. He then asked us how long we were staying in Paris (until Friday), and said to be sure to sign up again online and ask for his assistance once we have another confirmed appointment.

Before we left, he helped us with purchasing a studded mini dog bag strap in Gris Asphalte with PHW that had also been on my wishlist and not available in the US market just yet :

We enjoyed the rest of the day shopping at Le Bon Marche, Isabel Marant, and eating the best oysters and French crepes.

That evening, sadly both of us received rejection notifications again.

Tuesday 9/11
Both of us signed up again online. Hubby suggested we go back to H to see if we could get ourselves a same day appt. We had a nice relaxing breakfast which included the best brioche with jam! We then went to FSH around noon to visit the concierge. Were told to return "after lunch" to check, which we did around 2:30pm, but this time we were turned away saying there were no more appts available.

We enjoyed the rest of the day shopping at Balenciaga, Acne Studios, Leica (hubby) and eating the best food along the way.

That evening, my hubby was once again rejected (3rd time) and I was approved for 1:50pm! Then we realized we had a 1pm lunch reservation that we very much looked forward to...

(To be continued)

 

[frankiextah]

(continued from previous post)
Wednesday 9/12
Both of us signed up again online despite having an upcoming appt today (this had now almost become an experiment!). We went into H around 11:30 and explained to the concierge lady (every day was a different staff), that we had a conflicting lunch reservation and would love to see if we could be seen before lunch, as well as the availability of our SA. Were told we could move our appt to 2:30pm but not before our time slot due to no availability. Upon checking also our SA was allotted to station at the small leather goods dept and would not be working handbag appts today.

We scooted over to the SLG department and immediately saw our SA, who greeted us and apologized for not being able to work the appt with us. Then he asked if we were looking for any small leather pieces, while under his breath also asked us to remind him what bags we were looking for again, and immediately hopped over to the computer screen next to the glass cases. I lowered my voice (lol) and told him my choices as he "browsed" on the computer screen. Within a few moments he whispered there was indeed a delivery in the morning and while he was forbidden to provide intel on B and K, there was ONE Constance available in the store - Bleu Zellige epsom with GHW, which he could grab immediately for us. He said we could elect to wait until our afternoon appt, in which case the Constance would 100% be sold before then.

This was a huge decision moment for us - as our SA would need to annul my afternoon appt should we decide to take the C18. In the end we decided to take the beautiful C18 right away and made a gamble that my hubby might still have a chance to score an appt for a Kelly under his profile before we leave Paris.

In addition to the C18 we also picked up a chevre calvi in the brand new Rose D'ete color, and went on our merry way to our lunch reservation.





That evening, hubby and I both got rejected for appts the next day...

(To be continued)