Paris trip for Hermes

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Paris update..
Tried to go George V store, they where very rude and cold although I bought couple of items but the SA who was serving me was a manger and told if you want to try your luck come 9 am..
On the other hand my sister in law bought a watch from a lovely SA and asked to come the next day for an appointment @ 12pm , and when she did they told her that the SA had an accident and she didn’t have an appointment because they don’t give appointment.. and was explained by the manger who served me the day before.. as I said earlier rude and cold..

Then we went to sevres, I was looking into a small diamond ring, I loved it and bought it and while I was browsing for other things the SA asked me out of nowhere “do you want a bag?” I answered yes, she ask what am looking for and went to the stock room to check, then came back with no bags and asked me to come the next day @ 11am..
Went there next day, she asked to wait as she’s with another client, then another SA came to tell me that my SA can’t have me today and someone else will serve, then off course they didn’t have what I was looking for..

I hate the fact that they waist our time to come back the next day with the same rejection.. as if we don’t have other things to do..

And now the good news..
After 4 rejected appointment @ the FSH, I got and appointment for today @3 pm yaaay
I hope they will have what’s on my wishlist
 
On another note, I know being selected for an appointment the “first” time is random but I wonder if H has a system in place where they filter out people who have been granted an appointment within a certain period (a few weeks or months) and automatically reject them?

Ladies who live in Paris or travel there often (and actually registered for FSH appointments regularly), please share your experiences!

My mother is on a 6 weeks vacation in Paris and got an appointment on sept 29th but no bags and she’s been trying since then to have a 2nd appointment (14-15 tries) with no luck
 
Last Paris update..
My appointment was @3 and it moved to 3:30 but anyways I went early and registered..
At 3:10 an lovely SA came to me and took me to a room then asked what I was looking for, I told her that I strictly want a birkin 25 as I only have one and have couple of Kellys and showed her the colors I’m interested in and showed her the colors I already have, then she told me let me go and see if I can catch you one before there gone.. after 15 minuets she came with 2 box’s one was a B25 in the new color vert amande and a Picotin 18 in etoupe..
Off course and got the B25 and rejected the Picotin as I already have it in gold..

Am so happy that on first trip in Paris I scored this beauty..
I’ll also post my sister and sister in law experience in the next post
 

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Last Paris update..
My appointment was @3 and it moved to 3:30 but anyways I went early and registered..
At 3:10 an lovely SA came to me and took me to a room then asked what I was looking for, I told her that I strictly want a birkin 25 as I only have one and have couple of Kellys and showed her the colors I’m interested in and showed her the colors I already have, then she told me let me go and see if I can catch you one before there gone.. after 15 minuets she came with 2 box’s one was a B25 in the new color vert amande and a Picotin 18 in etoupe..
Off course and got the B25 and rejected the Picotin as I already have it in gold..

Am so happy that on first trip in Paris I scored this beauty..
I’ll also post my sister and sister in law experience in the next post
It’s gorgeous! Congrats! Love this new grey-green.
 
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My sister and sister in law both tried 5 Times to get an appointment but failed I was the only one who scored an appointment..

At 2:30 my sister went the an SA who me and my sister clicked with her and told us yesterday if you didn’t get an appointment come to me and I will try to push for one..
We explained that I got an appointment and she didn’t, so she did her best to get her an appointment.. she was the one who served her and got her a B25 in gold with gold hardware..

On the other hand my sister in law went to the registrations desk and explain that she didn’t get an appointment and looking for cancellation, they told her that they can’t help her..

Then she started browsing around picked up some items she wanted then asked for a bag, and they offer her a B30 in etoupe with gold hardware..

Thanks god that on the last day we all scored what we wanted after all the hassle we went throw the other stores..
 
My sister and sister in law both tried 5 Times to get an appointment but failed I was the only one who scored an appointment..

At 2:30 my sister went the an SA who me and my sister clicked with her and told us yesterday if you didn’t get an appointment come to me and I will try to push for one..
We explained that I got an appointment and she didn’t, so she did her best to get her an appointment.. she was the one who served her and got her a B25 in gold with gold hardware..

On the other hand my sister in law went to the registrations desk and explain that she didn’t get an appointment and looking for cancellation, they told her that they can’t help her..

Then she started browsing around picked up some items she wanted then asked for a bag, and they offer her a B30 in etoupe with gold hardware..

Thanks god that on the last day we all scored what we wanted after all the hassle we went throw the other stores..
Congratulations!!! It was a lucky day for three of you. I am happy for you as if I scored one . :heart::smartass:
 
Last Paris update..
My appointment was @3 and it moved to 3:30 but anyways I went early and registered..
At 3:10 an lovely SA came to me and took me to a room then asked what I was looking for, I told her that I strictly want a birkin 25 as I only have one and have couple of Kellys and showed her the colors I’m interested in and showed her the colors I already have, then she told me let me go and see if I can catch you one before there gone.. after 15 minuets she came with 2 box’s one was a B25 in the new color vert amande and a Picotin 18 in etoupe..
Off course and got the B25 and rejected the Picotin as I already have it in gold..

Am so happy that on first trip in Paris I scored this beauty..
I’ll also post my sister and sister in law experience in the next post

Love this color-- congratulations!
 
Last Paris update..
My appointment was @3 and it moved to 3:30 but anyways I went early and registered..
At 3:10 an lovely SA came to me and took me to a room then asked what I was looking for, I told her that I strictly want a birkin 25 as I only have one and have couple of Kellys and showed her the colors I’m interested in and showed her the colors I already have, then she told me let me go and see if I can catch you one before there gone.. after 15 minuets she came with 2 box’s one was a B25 in the new color vert amande and a Picotin 18 in etoupe..
Off course and got the B25 and rejected the Picotin as I already have it in gold..

Am so happy that on first trip in Paris I scored this beauty..
I’ll also post my sister and sister in law experience in the next post
nice colour, congrats!
 
Hi, Everyone!
I am not a good story writer, but here is my experience at FSH today.
In 2016 I got a Birkin 30 at FSH and since then I was in Paris 2 more times and wasn’t offered anything. (also in 2017 my husband got me Kelly).
This year I decided to apply for appointment again ( even though last year I told myself that I won’t do it again lol) and on my 4th try I got it. ( previous years I also got appointment on 4th and 5th times).
It was around 5.30pm (originally given time was 4pm).
I was assigned to a very nice SA this time. I told her my list:
Mini Evelyne
Or Kelly 25-28
Or Constance 18
In colors preferably Etoupe, Black or emerald type of green. And then any other color that they have, just not anything too fun: like hot pink. Cause Hermes has amazing colors that I don’t even know of so I like to be surprised )
My SA went to look for the bags and came back 10 min later and asked to follow her to another private room.
She said sorry I don’t have what’s on your list but I have Constance 24 in color Craie.
Even though I liked it, I knew it will become a bag that I just took from the store so I can keep it at my home lol Cause I don’t have that fun lifestyle where I go out with friends a lot and for everyday it’s too light, so I didn’t want to be extra careful with the bag every time I wear it. And it’s too short to wear crossbody.
(Also what I noticed is what you wear often determine what colors you will be offered and might be complimentary to your outfit.
So when I was getting ready to go for my appointment I wore light outfit without thinking much and on the way there was like:”I might get offered light color that I am afraid to wear lol».)
She said she also might have same bag in beige, even though I didn’t want beige, I asked to take a look.
She came back and said that it’s not there anymore.
I asked for a few minutes to think, called my husband, who was like: get it!!!
And then suddenly my SA came in with another box and said luckily beige reappeared.
It was Beige De Weimar, and to me it looks very similar to Etoupe, but a bit lighter.
I said I will take Beige De Weimar even though I was kind of hesitant in my heart cause I don’t wear that much any of my bags that are not crossbody.
SA asked if I want anything else but at that moment there were no items from my wishlist in the colors that I wanted. And if for Kelly I could choose extra crossbody strap, twilly, charm, here I felt like I can’t come up with any items and I felt bad cause I am not sure if they get commissions in FSH for non bags items and if she was expecting to sell more than a bag.
Anyway: below pictures of Craie and BDW Constance. I will add more pictures of BDW tomorrow with the same outfit and different lighting.
 

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Hi, Everyone!
I am not a good story writer, but here is my experience at FSH today.
In 2016 I got a Birkin 30 at FSH and since then I was in Paris 2 more times and wasn’t offered anything. (also in 2017 my husband got me Kelly).
This year I decided to apply for appointment again ( even though last year I told myself that I won’t do it again lol) and on my 4th try I got it. ( previous years I also got appointment on 4th and 5th times).
It was around 5.30pm (originally given time was 4pm).
I was assigned to a very nice SA this time. I told her my list:
Mini Evelyne
Or Kelly 25-28
Or Constance 18
In colors preferably Etoupe, Black or emerald type of green. And then any other color that they have, just not anything too fun: like hot pink. Cause Hermes has amazing colors that I don’t even know of so I like to be surprised )
My SA went to look for the bags and came back 10 min later and asked to follow her to another private room.
She said sorry I don’t have what’s on your list but I have Constance 24 in color Craie.
Even though I liked it, I knew it will become a bag that I just took from the store so I can keep it at my home lol Cause I don’t have that fun lifestyle where I go out with friends a lot and for everyday it’s too light, so I didn’t want to be extra careful with the bag every time I wear it. And it’s too short to wear crossbody.
(Also what I noticed is what you wear often determine what colors you will be offered and might be complimentary to your outfit.
So when I was getting ready to go for my appointment I wore light outfit without thinking much and on the way there was like:”I might get offered light color that I am afraid to wear lol».)
She said she also might have same bag in beige, even though I didn’t want beige, I asked to take a look.
She came back and said that it’s not there anymore.
I asked for a few minutes to think, called my husband, who was like: get it!!!
And then suddenly my SA came in with another box and said luckily beige reappeared.
It was Beige De Weimar, and to me it looks very similar to Etoupe, but a bit lighter. My SA described it as beige-grey color.
I said I will take it even though I was kind of hesitant in my heart cause I don’t wear that much any of my bags that are not crossbody.
SA asked if I want anything else but at that moment there was no items from my wishlist in the colors that I wanted. And if for Kelly I could choose extra crossbody strap, twilly, charm, here I felt like I can’t come up with any items and I felt bad cause I am not sure if they get commissions in FSH for non bags items and if she was expecting to sell more than a bag.
Anyway: below pictures of Craie and BDW Constance. I will add more pictures of BDW tomorrow with the same outfit and different lighti


Congratulations!!! Such a beauty!!!
 
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Hi, Everyone!
I am not a good story writer, but here is my experience at FSH today.
In 2016 I got a Birkin 30 at FSH and since then I was in Paris 2 more times and wasn’t offered anything. (also in 2017 my husband got me Kelly).
This year I decided to apply for appointment again ( even though last year I told myself that I won’t do it again lol) and on my 4th try I got it. ( previous years I also got appointment on 4th and 5th times).
It was around 5.30pm (originally given time was 4pm).
I was assigned to a very nice SA this time. I told her my list:
Mini Evelyne
Or Kelly 25-28
Or Constance 18
In colors preferably Etoupe, Black or emerald type of green. And then any other color that they have, just not anything too fun: like hot pink. Cause Hermes has amazing colors that I don’t even know of so I like to be surprised )
My SA went to look for the bags and came back 10 min later and asked to follow her to another private room.
She said sorry I don’t have what’s on your list but I have Constance 24 in color Craie.
Even though I liked it, I knew it will become a bag that I just took from the store so I can keep it at my home lol Cause I don’t have that fun lifestyle where I go out with friends a lot and for everyday it’s too light, so I didn’t want to be extra careful with the bag every time I wear it. And it’s too short to wear crossbody.
(Also what I noticed is what you wear often determine what colors you will be offered and might be complimentary to your outfit.
So when I was getting ready to go for my appointment I wore light outfit without thinking much and on the way there was like:”I might get offered light color that I am afraid to wear lol».)
She said she also might have same bag in beige, even though I didn’t want beige, I asked to take a look.
She came back and said that it’s not there anymore.
I asked for a few minutes to think, called my husband, who was like: get it!!!
And then suddenly my SA came in with another box and said luckily beige reappeared.
It was Beige De Weimar, and to me it looks very similar to Etoupe, but a bit lighter. My SA described it as beige-grey color.
I said I will take it even though I was kind of hesitant in my heart cause I don’t wear that much any of my bags that are not crossbody.
SA asked if I want anything else but at that moment there was no items from my wishlist in the colors that I wanted. And if for Kelly I could choose extra crossbody strap, twilly, charm, here I felt like I can’t come up with any items and I felt bad cause I am not sure if they get commissions in FSH for non bags items and if she was expecting to sell more than a bag.
Anyway: below pictures of Craie and BDW Constance. I will add more pictures of BDW tomorrow with the same outfit and different lighting.
It’s beautiful! I love the c24. I like that its sits high when worn across the body ala the celine box bag. Love it in u! Beautiful.
 
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