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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junngch said:
My husband and I only have three days in Paris this time and we have been denied 6 times for the online appointment at FSH store. We went to George V yesterday and it was crazily crowded. We were told the bag inventory was very low due to the store reopening and there was no kelly bag I wanted(black or neutral color,sellier style, 28cm, GHW). We were told to come back on Saturday morning to check if they have new delivery. I know there is not much chance on Saturday but still decided to try since this will be our last chance before flying back home tomorrow. This morning we were shocked to find out the metro and roads near by our hotel were closed due to the protest so we decided to walk to the George v store which is about 20 minutes walk. It turned out to be almost an hour walk due to tons of road blocks set by the police. There were tear gasses, gun shot firing sounds and tons of protesters on the way to the store. The police even told us it’s not a good idea to head to the George V direction. We still made our way to the store. Our SA checked the inventory and told us there was no delivery due to the protests which I was not surprised at all. I have a list of things to buy and the SA helped me to get all of them. While I was ready to checkout and leave, our SA told us that she was able to locate a kelly bag in Etoupe color for me since the other client decided not to buy it. Of course I took her home happily. Thanks for letting me sharing such a long story!

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Congratulations on your beautiful new bag! Do you mind sharing where your beautiful dress is from?
 
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MollyRoses said:
Question - is an earlier appointment better than later one?
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Generally, yes as shipments are received in the morning. And if you’re looking for a highly sought after color etc, the likelihood of getting that is best earlier in the day. However, having an afternoon appointment doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t have any luck. I got my Ostrich KP during an afternoon appointment. Hope this helps. I was given this info by my SA.
 
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hbr said:
Generally, yes as shipments are received in the morning. And if you’re looking for a highly sought after color etc, the likelihood of getting that is best earlier in the day. However, having an afternoon appointment doesn’t necessarily mean you won’t have any luck. I got my Ostrich KP during an afternoon appointment. Hope this helps. I was given this info by my SA.
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Thanks for the info!
 
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Hi all, after reading all the tips and story for a while now i can share my own story, this is my first trip to paris with dh for our honeymoon. :D i got an appoinment after twice rejection and it was thursday 6.20 pm (10 minutes before the store close) the SA ask us to follow her and ask what i want, i told her my first choice is b30/25 in specific color and hardware: etoupe phw, griss t phw or gold ghw and if birkin isnt available i would like k28/25 in trench ghw or craie ghw i also told her i prefer togo or clemence since its more my style than epsom. The SA immediately said griss t is imposible they dont have it anymore. ( i know griss t is like last season color but i read somewhere that they produce it again this season thats why i mention it to her) she left for about 15 minutes and came back with 2 boxes. She told me that they dont have b/k at the moment but she offer me constance 24 instead. She told me she has gris perle phw evercolor, blue with phw ( i dont remember what blue, black phw, and rouge cassaque ghw ( all in epsom except gris p) she said that if i take the bag i can still try to purchase b/k as constance isnt a quota bag. Since I already have constance mini black box phw and rouge cassaque lindy, I turn down the offer. (Im regret it now) but at that time my priority is the b/k and the only constance they have with ghw is rouge cassaque which i already have in lindy eventho its in phw and i dont really like epsom. ( i wish the griss perle come in ghw). Back to the story, the SA ask me to come back on next tuesday since she’s having a short holiday. She said she might help me to get b/k in gold or etoupe cos its an easy color to get compare to seasonal color. Unfortunately Im leaving on monday and she cant ask another SA to help so she suggest me to go to george V and sevre tomorrow morning (Friday). If I still cant get the bag, she told me to try going back to fsh ask for the cancelation slot.
Friday morning I went to george V and its really crowded. I waited for my appointment like an hour buying oran sandal and twilly in hope that maybe it will help me to get the bag. When my turn came, a male SA came asking what i want i told him the same options as before but i didnt mention griss t this time. He checked his phone and said sorry, they dont have b/k even constance. So I went back to fsh asking the lady at the front if there’s cancellations appoinment and she said none.
I tried to make an appoinment for dh too but he got rejected 4 times. When its getting tiring and i almost gave up, dh got an email for saturday slot around 5.25pm. Im so happy although i heard on saturday the stock might be low and dh appoinment is late in the afternoon.
Around 1pm saturday, dh got an email that his appointment has moved to monday 5pm due to the riot so the store closed. Dh emailed back asking for 10.30 appoinment since we have to catch a flight in the afternoon, and surprisingly they replied the email and allow us to come when the store open. I kinda have a slightly good feeling about it but i dont want to be overly excited as im afraid i will be more upset if i dont get it in the end.
Monday morning around 10.40am we arrived fsh. Dh told the lady about his appointment, she said our appointment is in the afternoon not now, but dh show her the email he got then she check the phone and said wait here for about 10 minutes. We waited almost 40 minutes and the lady told us to wait for another 10 minutes. After 15 minutes dh ask again to another lady since that lady isn’t there anymore. He explained to her that we waited almost 1 hour and we need to go to airport soon, she checked the phone and said, actually im the one who will assist you please follow me and asking dh what he wants and dh told her he wants to buy me a present for our honeymoon. Then the SA ask me what i want, i told her the same option as before without mentioning griss t as well. She ask again if theres anything else, i said garden party 30 in bordeaux. She left for about 15-20 minutes. She came back with 3 boxes and ask us to follow her to the room and close the door. She show me 2 gp30 in rouge grenat and rouge H. Both are nice but i choose rouge H. After that she told me she has no birkin but she has kelly 28 in griss t togo in phw. I was shocked when i heard it in griss t, I immediately said yes without a doubt. Then she ask me whether i want twilly to cover the handle and i said yes. Im so happy and grateful to get my first kelly in paris in the exact color, leather and hardware I want event though my first option is birkin in griss t but i canot complain. :) Anyway, sorry for the very long story. Have a great day everyone :) I will post the picture below. :)
 
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Wow congratulations! A last minute success story!
Lovely choice of twilly to go with ur K.

What a memorable honeymoon :)

redish said:
I tried to make an appoinment for dh too but he got rejected 4 times. When its getting tiring and i almost gave up, dh got an email for saturday slot around 5.25pm. Im so happy although i heard on saturday the stock might be low and dh appoinment is late in the afternoon.
Around 1pm saturday, dh got an email that his appointment has moved to monday 5pm due to the riot so the store closed. Dh emailed back asking for 10.30 appoinment since we have to catch a flight in the afternoon, and surprisingly they replied the email and allow us to come when the store open. I kinda have a slightly good feeling about it but i dont want to be overly excited as im afraid i will be more upset if i dont get it in the end.
Monday morning around 10.40am we arrived fsh. Dh told the lady about his appointment, she said our appointment is in the afternoon not now, but dh show her the email he got then she check the phone and said wait here for about 10 minutes. We waited almost 40 minutes and the lady told us to wait for another 10 minutes. After 15 minutes dh ask again to another lady since that lady isn’t there anymore. He explained to her that we waited almost 1 hour and we need to go to airport soon, she checked the phone and said, actually im the one who will assist you please follow me and asking dh what he wants and dh told her he wants to buy me a present for our honeymoon. Then the SA ask me what i want, i told her the same option as before without mentioning griss t as well. She ask again if theres anything else, i said garden party 30 in bordeaux. She left for about 15-20 minutes. She came back with 3 boxes and ask us to follow her to the room and close the door. She show me 2 gp30 in rouge grenat and rouge H. Both are nice but i choose rouge H. After that she told me she has no birkin but she has kelly 28 in griss t togo in phw. I was shocked when i heard it in griss t, I immediately said yes without a doubt. Then she ask me whether i want twilly to cover the handle and i said yes. Im so happy and grateful to get my first kelly in paris in the exact color, leather and hardware I want event though my first option is birkin in griss t but i canot complain. :smile: Anyway, sorry for the very long story. Have a great day everyone :smile: I will post the picture below. :smile:
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leuleu said:
What a wonderful memory from your honeymoon !
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BirkinLover77 said:
Beautiful GP & K! So happy for you! Congratulations
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starprism_7 said:
Beautiful! Congratulations dear ❤️ It dials down to the stock, luck & the SA you get. Wonderful anniversary gift!
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nsolanki said:
What a wonderful story. You will always remember what you want through to get the bags when you use them. Beautiful colors also.
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parissojourn said:
Wow congratulations! A last minute success story!
Lovely choice of twilly to go with ur K.

What a memorable honeymoon :smile:
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Thank you so much everyone! :biggrin:
I really like this color, still cant believe i got griss t. And yes, i will always remember this trip :smile:
 
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