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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Hello all! I was in Paris this weekend starting from Saturday. We only had 48 hours total which was not very promising for my B/K aspiration!

My boyfriend and I were not able to get an appointment for Saturday, however we walked into the store late in the afternoon and the lovely man at the check-in area offered us appointments for Monday, which we of course accepted. He even gave us a choice of times!

We went to the store for our 11:30am appointment on Monday. The sales associate asked me what I wanted and I gave her the specs for B and K. She was not friendly and did not engage in any small talk, even though my boyfriend is completely fluent in French. She left for a really long time (I’d say 25 min) and then came back and told her to follow her to the VIP area. When we got there, she said that unfortunately there were no B or K and that she took a long time because she had to open all of the boxes to see what was there. That said, she offered me a C18, Epsom, black, RGHW which I gladly accepted!

I really did not have any expectations for this short trip so I’m very happy with the outcome and wanted to share with you that anything is possible (even getting an appointment on a short trip) so go in with an open mind!
 

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texas87 said:
Customers local to Paris or even those who aren’t local but who have a relationship with an SA, can have a wishlist and can contact their SA for appointments outside of the lottery system. That being said, are you ok with moving your home store to Paris and doing all of your shopping there? I’m pretty sure the SM at your boutique in Geneva would be able to see your purchases in Paris, and that may not look too good to them if you want to continue a relationship with your SA at that boutique. There is also no guarantee you would get a MK faster in Paris either. If you want to take that chance and start all over in Paris then sure go ahead otherwise I would just be patient with your home store.
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This isn’t necessarily accurate. I can confirm that it’s not always a “problem” to shop at your local store and have a SA/store in Paris to. Many people I know including me have done this for several years. Its not a problem, at least not here in Europe I’m not sure how it is in the US.
 
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WKN said:
I find this excuse interesting as there are stickers/tags on the boxes to tell her what are inside the boxes! That aside, what a lovely bag - enjoy wearing her in good health!
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I was thinking the same - maybe she had to take the orange boxes out of the shipping boxes?! When I was offered an appointment, the times were 11:30 and 3 and I asked which one is better based on when the shipment comes and he said it comes every morning but they don’t know what comes until they open the boxes
 
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pandaaa said:
Hello all! I was in Paris this weekend starting from Saturday. We only had 48 hours total which was not very promising for my B/K aspiration!

My boyfriend and I were not able to get an appointment for Saturday, however we walked into the store late in the afternoon and the lovely man at the check-in area offered us appointments for Monday, which we of course accepted. He even gave us a choice of times!

We went to the store for our 11:30am appointment on Monday. The sales associate asked me what I wanted and I gave her the specs for B and K. She was not friendly and did not engage in any small talk, even though my boyfriend is completely fluent in French. She left for a really long time (I’d say 25 min) and then came back and told her to follow her to the VIP area. When we got there, she said that unfortunately there were no B or K and that she took a long time because she had to open all of the boxes to see what was there. That said, she offered me a C18, Epsom, black, RGHW which I gladly accepted!

I really did not have any expectations for this short trip so I’m very happy with the outcome and wanted to share with you that anything is possible (even getting an appointment on a short trip) so go in with an open mind!
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Congrats! Was the store busy on Saturday?
 
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I stopped by in Paris during my Europe trip. I Applied for an appointment at FSH yesterday & got one today for 3pm ….. long story short I asked for a Kelly 25 or birkin 25 told her all the colours/ options she came back 10 mins later empty handed , told me they’ve been sold for today she was really lovely though…… I asked if there’s any Constance she went to check but said they’ve been sold for today , she then brought out the 2002 Bag similar to the Constance. I kindly declined. Has anyone scored any b/k at FSH this week?
 
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birkyprinny said:
I stopped by in Paris during my Europe trip. I Applied for an appointment at FSH yesterday & got one today for 3pm ….. long story short I asked for a Kelly 25 or birkin 25 told her all the colours/ options she came back 10 mins later empty handed , told me they’ve been sold for today she was really lovely though…… I asked if there’s any Constance she went to check but said they’ve been sold for today , she then brought out the 2002 Bag similar to the Constance. I kindly declined. Has anyone scored any b/k at FSH this week?
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may I ask what time you went? ive been wondering the same thing :)
 
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