Paris trip for Hermes

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#29,204
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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First post regarding applications—- Went to Paris for a girls’ trip. 4 friends, September 13-19. I was the only one who remembered to apply the day we left the states, Wednesday, for a Thursday appointment. But was turned down. We all applied on Thursday for Friday. All turned down. Same thing Friday for Saturday. On Saturday one friend had to return home so we now were down to three applications per day. On Saturday we applied for Monday and one of us received an appointment. The interesting part of this was that she was the only one who had a past history at FSH, from two years ago. The rest of us had purchased this trip but she had not. We also applied on Monday and were turned down for Tuesday. So in total 4 people with a total of 15 requests to receive one appointment.
 
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Second post regarding actual appointment—- Three of us went to the 11:30 appointment and we were dressed nice, silk romper, silk day dress and one in a crepe casual dress. Two of us were carrying Hermes bags and wearing Hermes shoes. The appointment jumped around a bit but not significantly. We checked in and received a text which asked us to go to the leather department within 20 minutes. We met our SA who was friendly but not overly chatty. We told her my friend’s priorities which were pretty specific. Pink Poupre K28, Gold B30 or Black B35 pHW. She left and came back within 20 minutes with a big box. We followed to the dressing room where she unboxed a B35 but it had GHW. We asked if she had other options. She left and returned with a Gold Kelly but we had asked for a Birkin. She tried again and 3rd times a charm, she came back with a pink B30. Yes we had asked for Kelly but were happy with a Birkin in this case as color was the most important piece for her. So an overall success! Goes to show that they have more bags in stock than may seem as many people around us had been turned down. It seems as though they basically decide if they want to sell you a bag or not and then can try to get you the one you want from there. My other friend was disappointed that she never got an appointment but now we have a good excuse to go back! Sorry for the long posts but wanted to give as many details as possible as this forum was helpful to us before we left!
 
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kelly1234 said:
Second post regarding actual appointment—- Three of us went to the 11:30 appointment and we were dressed nice, silk romper, silk day dress and one in a crepe casual dress. Two of us were carrying Hermes bags and wearing Hermes shoes. The appointment jumped around a bit but not significantly. We checked in and received a text which asked us to go to the leather department within 20 minutes. We met our SA who was friendly but not overly chatty. We told her my friend’s priorities which were pretty specific. Pink Poupre K28, Gold B30 or Black B35 pHW. She left and came back within 20 minutes with a big box. We followed to the dressing room where she unboxed a B35 but it had GHW. We asked if she had other options. She left and returned with a Gold Kelly but we had asked for a Birkin. She tried again and 3rd times a charm, she came back with a pink B30. Yes we had asked for Kelly but were happy with a Birkin in this case as color was the most important piece for her. So an overall success! Goes to show that they have more bags in stock than may seem as many people around us had been turned down. It seems as though they basically decide if they want to sell you a bag or not and then can try to get you the one you want from there. My other friend was disappointed that she never got an appointment but now we have a good excuse to go back! Sorry for the long posts but wanted to give as many details as possible as this forum was helpful to us before we left!
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Congratulations for your friend!
 
#25,686
kelly1234 said:
Second post regarding actual appointment—- Three of us went to the 11:30 appointment and we were dressed nice, silk romper, silk day dress and one in a crepe casual dress. Two of us were carrying Hermes bags and wearing Hermes shoes. The appointment jumped around a bit but not significantly. We checked in and received a text which asked us to go to the leather department within 20 minutes. We met our SA who was friendly but not overly chatty. We told her my friend’s priorities which were pretty specific. Pink Poupre K28, Gold B30 or Black B35 pHW. She left and came back within 20 minutes with a big box. We followed to the dressing room where she unboxed a B35 but it had GHW. We asked if she had other options. She left and returned with a Gold Kelly but we had asked for a Birkin. She tried again and 3rd times a charm, she came back with a pink B30. Yes we had asked for Kelly but were happy with a Birkin in this case as color was the most important piece for her. So an overall success! Goes to show that they have more bags in stock than may seem as many people around us had been turned down. It seems as though they basically decide if they want to sell you a bag or not and then can try to get you the one you want from there. My other friend was disappointed that she never got an appointment but now we have a good excuse to go back! Sorry for the long posts but wanted to give as many details as possible as this forum was helpful to us before we left!
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Oh did she get Pourpre or another pink? Congratulations to your friend!
 
#25,688
ophy said:
Wanted to share an unsuccessful attempt earlier in the month at FSH

I purchased a K28 at FSH back in August of 2016 before the appointment system when you simply had to queue. I was very lucky to have met the right SA on my second attempt that trip.

This time, I happened to take Air France to my Italian destination which require a layover in CDG. I had 12 hours in the city only-- arriving at 7am and departing for Italy at 7pm. 2 days prior to departing when I was still in my home city, I started registering for appointments. I was successful in scoring an appointment on the 3rd attempt for Saturday 1 Sep at 10:30am. I know this is probably frowned upon by some but I figured I had a very small window of opportunity and took a chance. I did not know whether or not my appointment would be successful until I landed in Paris.

I stored my luggage at CDG and made my way into Paris. I arrived at FSH at 10:32am. I headed upstairs to the bags department where many clients were already seated talking to SA's with a small queue of 3 to 5 guests ahead of me. After showing my passport I waited about 3 minutes before I was assigned to an SA.

The SA tried to find a secluded spot for us to discuss my preferences. I gave him the options of B30 or K25 sellier in black, bleu nuit, or burgundy. I do not like Epsom and he suggested Box leather as an option. He mentioned that K/B were rare and if I was interested in anything else, I said perhaps a mini Bolide. I mentioned also that my K28 was purchased from here and was not interested in this size again. He then pulled up my profile on his phone and asked me to reconfirm if it is me. After I validated my address, he offered me beverages and I took a water which was served to me before he went to check the stock.

He was gone for quite a long time and I saw a guest being shown a Roulis in a bright pink and Jige also in bright pink which were both declined by the client.

When he returned it was with 3 boxes. But he immediately told me that no K/B were available and mentioned that he did not see my purchase history in the system. He then showed me what were in the boxes. I was offered a L30 in bleu nuit and gold hardware, a mini bolide in a dark pink (sorry forgot which one, pinks are not my color), and a mini bolide in a fun patchwork pattern. Unfortunately none of them sang to me and I denied all of them.

I proceeded to fine jewelry to try on a few pieces and saw a client being offered a K28 in noir. And of course one of our TPF members scored a B25 in the afternoon on the same day. I also think that a gentleman with an adorable daughter without an appointment (who happened to queue the same time as me), was successful.

I ended up spending quite some time in scarves as I was unsuccessful in fine jewelry (no combo that I wanted available) and shoes (no size for any orans in any colour in a size 38). After I made a substantial purchase in scarves and my SA asked me to reconfirm my profile again, I mentioned to her that the bag SA said I didn't have any purchase history. She said it showed that I had purchased but then returned a pair of shoes in Cannes with EUR0 purchased. I've never been to Hermes in Cannes so it could not have been me. Essentially I had the right passport number/right address but $0 spending history on my profile. Later on the cashier did re-identify my purchase history based on my tax refund receipts and reattached them.

I'm unsure whether or not I was not offered anything this time due to this hiccup. I did feel that my bag SA did try to help but could not or would not offer me a bag.

I'll be back in Paris in October and try my luck again!
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Hope you have better luck in October dear.
 
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rachi_fan said:
I still couldn’t decide , none of these two bags make my heart sing ... then I asked how about birkin 25 ...? I am open to all seasonal colour but I don’t have a red birkin yet so anything Rouge ( not RC as I have RC K28) I’d be happy [emoji2] and I told him my top choice will be rouge H with GHW.. he put all my request in his phone and left us waiting in the RTW area for a good 20 mins . Then he came back empty handed ( oh no ‍♀️) but he gave me a smile and said “ I have two birkin 25 Rouge H with GHW ( am I dreaming ?!?!?! Somebody pinch me please ) and blue Brighton in PHW but I can only show you one at the time ... I was in cloud 9 soon as he mentioned birkin 25 , Rouge H , GHW ( ......bring me the damn bag ....NOW[emoji84])
Long story short , when he opened the box , hubby was even more excited than me [emoji19] he kept saying how gorgeous the bag is and how much he likes swift leather now and all of sudden him and my SA become BFF?! ( can I go now [emoji19]?)
This is my first time in the FSH , I have been in Paris 3 times now but always feel so intimidated to walk in ...The whole FSH experience was fantastic and I even have a chance to try the different size before I decide which one I like . This will never happen in my home boutique.
anyways this is my new baby B
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Congratulations, she is an absolute beauty ❤️
 
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rachi_fan said:
I still couldn’t decide , none of these two bags make my heart sing ... then I asked how about birkin 25 ...? I am open to all seasonal colour but I don’t have a red birkin yet so anything Rouge ( not RC as I have RC K28) I’d be happy [emoji2] and I told him my top choice will be rouge H with GHW.. he put all my request in his phone and left us waiting in the RTW area for a good 20 mins . Then he came back empty handed ( oh no ‍♀️) but he gave me a smile and said “ I have two birkin 25 Rouge H with GHW ( am I dreaming ?!?!?! Somebody pinch me please ) and blue Brighton in PHW but I can only show you one at the time ... I was in cloud 9 soon as he mentioned birkin 25 , Rouge H , GHW ( ......bring me the damn bag ....NOW[emoji84])
Long story short , when he opened the box , hubby was even more excited than me [emoji19] he kept saying how gorgeous the bag is and how much he likes swift leather now and all of sudden him and my SA become BFF?! ( can I go now [emoji19]?)
This is my first time in the FSH , I have been in Paris 3 times now but always feel so intimidated to walk in ...The whole FSH experience was fantastic and I even have a chance to try the different size before I decide which one I like . This will never happen in my home boutique.
anyways this is my new baby B
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Congrats on your new baby B. So gorgeous!!
 
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rachi_fan said:
I still couldn’t decide , none of these two bags make my heart sing ... then I asked how about birkin 25 ...? I am open to all seasonal colour but I don’t have a red birkin yet so anything Rouge ( not RC as I have RC K28) I’d be happy [emoji2] and I told him my top choice will be rouge H with GHW.. he put all my request in his phone and left us waiting in the RTW area for a good 20 mins . Then he came back empty handed ( oh no ‍♀️) but he gave me a smile and said “ I have two birkin 25 Rouge H with GHW ( am I dreaming ?!?!?! Somebody pinch me please ) and blue Brighton in PHW but I can only show you one at the time ... I was in cloud 9 soon as he mentioned birkin 25 , Rouge H , GHW ( ......bring me the damn bag ....NOW[emoji84])
Long story short , when he opened the box , hubby was even more excited than me [emoji19] he kept saying how gorgeous the bag is and how much he likes swift leather now and all of sudden him and my SA become BFF?! ( can I go now [emoji19]?)
This is my first time in the FSH , I have been in Paris 3 times now but always feel so intimidated to walk in ...The whole FSH experience was fantastic and I even have a chance to try the different size before I decide which one I like . This will never happen in my home boutique.
anyways this is my new baby B
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Great color.
 
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