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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maxynot said:
Off to a bad start already since our flight was cancelled yesterday and I lost my chances for Thursday and Friday :sad:

If I am arriving in paris (CDG) on Saturday June 4 at 9am should I try for the Hermes lottery? And does anyone know what time I need to do it in the US?

How does it work for Monday also? Do I apply on Saturday?
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For Monday, yes--must apply Saturday.
 
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maxynot said:
Off to a bad start already since our flight was cancelled yesterday and I lost my chances for Thursday and Friday :sad:

If I am arriving in paris (CDG) on Saturday June 4 at 9am should I try for the Hermes lottery? And does anyone know what time I need to do it in the US?

How does it work for Monday also? Do I apply on Saturday?
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you should try applying on Friday for Saturday appointment since you’ll reach CDG at 9am!
 
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maxynot said:
Off to a bad start already since our flight was cancelled yesterday and I lost my chances for Thursday and Friday :sad:

If I am arriving in paris (CDG) on Saturday June 4 at 9am should I try for the Hermes lottery? And does anyone know what time I need to do it in the US?

How does it work for Monday also? Do I apply on Saturday?
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Depending on where you are in the US, time difference with France is between 6 and 9 hours. So you should try to apply today before 10 am LA time or 1pm NYC time for an appointment tomorrow. If you arrive at CDG at 9am on Saturday, then you'll be able to apply for Monday all day long while you're in Paris.
 
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My thoughts after a week in Paris:

1) I was shocked at how rude the Hermes employees were at all 3 boutiques in Paris. There was an SA in fine jewelry at FSH, an SA in the shoe department at Sevres, and a security guard at Sevres who provided exceptional service. Every other employee we overheard or encountered was less than polite to the customers that they were interacting with.
2) I felt bad for the many customers who pleaded for walk-in appointments everyday. Honestly though, it is a BAG and you are in PARIS! Would you allow people to treat you so poorly anywhere else in the world? Your time in Paris would be better spent creating memories that will last a lifetime.
3) I was fortunate to leave with a highly sought after bag, but the entire experience left a bad taste in my mouth. The best shopping experience I had this week was at Louis Vuitton, where I was invited to attend
a special event during Paris Fashion Week in September.

Good luck to all!
 
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vanillaskiesxx said:
When applying for appointment request last night, got an error that due to large number of appointments, it told me to apply again tomorrow. Is there a cap for even the lottery requests?
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I got that email too. Was it “In view of the high number of requests for appointments, we are extremely sorry that we were not able to fulfill your request this time. We invite you to repeat your request at another date”

I took it as because so many people want an appointment we weren’t able to give you one this time and to try the lottery again.
 
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maxynot said:
I got that email too. Was it “In view of the high number of requests for appointments, we are extremely sorry that we were not able to fulfill your request this time. We invite you to repeat your request at another date”

I took it as because so many people want an appointment we weren’t able to give you one this time and to try the lottery again.
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No, it was directly on the Web page after submitting my information for the appointment request and clicking "submit".
 
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Also while I did not get an appointment for today (Saturday) I was able to go to the George V store.

It was very intimidating for me and was only told to “go upstairs and wait for someone to help you”. After waiting idly and awkwardly for a while I was able to find someone to help me on the first floor and he was super nice and helpful.

Found the Apple Watch band I was searching for and was then helped finding the right Izmir sandal size for me. Unfortunately only the gold was available in my size and I was a bit disappointed since I love the brighter Hermes colors and neutrals aren’t for me.

Since Monday will be closed and I did not receive an email for Tuesday I feel like my paris journey is over :confused1: Just my luck that I was one of the unlucky ones to have a flight delay and get a shorter than planned paris trip. I might try FSH or Serves for Izmir again but I think I might not have time to wait around again / or hunt down a CA in the store for help
 
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