Paris trip for Hermes

[papertiger]

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.

 

[GloWW0rM]

I’m back with a success story! In short, I had a lovely SA and was able to get a mini Constance, beton, swift with gold hardware.

After I posted in this thread, I refreshed my link a few more times and got a message saying ‘please contact hostess for further information’. This was at about 3:15pm. Husband and I made our way to FSH and stopped at a few places as well. I wanted to skip those places but perhaps that was how things were meant to go!

We arrived at approximately 4pm. I spoke to the leather appointment hostess. She was lovely! I actually met her on Saturday when I popped in to ask about cancellations. Was told unfortunately none but I can try on Monday. She remembered me and was happy that I managed to get an online appointment. The store was mayhem as usual!

I was assigned an SA at 4:19am. She greeted us with a lovely smile and I had a good vibe already! We had some small talk on the way up to find a table to sit. I gave her my preferences. First preference was a K25 sellier GHW in gold epsom or fauve barenia. Second preference was a B30 touch, GHW in gold or gris perle. Third preference was a mini Constance, GHW, light summery colour.

She offered us drinks and went way to search. She came back about 10 mins later and asked us to follow her. We went up to the watch area on the first floor. She had two boxes. A medium size and a smaller one. She said unfortunately we don’t have anymore B or K. However, I found a mini Constance in a summery colour. She opened the box and it was a mini Constance with SHW, chèvre in Jaune Bourgeon. It was beautiful! I loved that it was chevre but I preferred GHW so I asked if there were any with GHW. She checked on her iPhone and read out the colours available. They had Beton, Gold and Gris Meyer. I asked to see the Beton and it was an instant yes! The price was 7250 euro.

The second box had a mini Evelyn in Sausage. Not my cup of tea so I kindly declined. I then asked whether a Kelly pochette was a quota bag and she said no. I asked her to see if there were any available. She went off for about 5-10 mins again and came back saying unfortunately none available. She also said Constance was not a quota bag.

While we were waiting we were offered drinks a few times. Overall I had a wonderful experience at FSH.

I applied specifically for FSH only and was successful on my 4th try. I was just wearing what I’d normally wear - Thom Browne skirt, white tshirt and CDG converse sneakers. I had my mini lindy with me.

Can’t believe I was able to get a bag this trip. I have been unsuccessful the last 3 trips so did not have high hopes.

Thank you all for your tips and good luck to everyone else trying the online system.

Congratulations! Very happy to hear that it was such a lovely experience and you got the beautiful mini constance that you wanted. Thanks for updating the thread with the outcome!

 

[periogirl28]

I’m back with a success story! In short, I had a lovely SA and was able to get a mini Constance, beton, swift with gold hardware.

After I posted in this thread, I refreshed my link a few more times and got a message saying ‘please contact hostess for further information’. This was at about 3:15pm. Husband and I made our way to FSH and stopped at a few places as well. I wanted to skip those places but perhaps that was how things were meant to go!

We arrived at approximately 4pm. I spoke to the leather appointment hostess. She was lovely! I actually met her on Saturday when I popped in to ask about cancellations. Was told unfortunately none but I can try on Monday. She remembered me and was happy that I managed to get an online appointment. The store was mayhem as usual!

I was assigned an SA at 4:19am. She greeted us with a lovely smile and I had a good vibe already! We had some small talk on the way up to find a table to sit. I gave her my preferences. First preference was a K25 sellier GHW in gold epsom or fauve barenia. Second preference was a B30 touch, GHW in gold or gris perle. Third preference was a mini Constance, GHW, light summery colour.

She offered us drinks and went way to search. She came back about 10 mins later and asked us to follow her. We went up to the watch area on the first floor. She had two boxes. A medium size and a smaller one. She said unfortunately we don’t have anymore B or K. However, I found a mini Constance in a summery colour. She opened the box and it was a mini Constance with SHW, chèvre in Jaune Bourgeon. It was beautiful! I loved that it was chevre but I preferred GHW so I asked if there were any with GHW. She checked on her iPhone and read out the colours available. They had Beton, Gold and Gris Meyer. I asked to see the Beton and it was an instant yes! The price was 7250 euro.

The second box had a mini Evelyn in Sausage. Not my cup of tea so I kindly declined. I then asked whether a Kelly pochette was a quota bag and she said no. I asked her to see if there were any available. She went off for about 5-10 mins again and came back saying unfortunately none available. She also said Constance was not a quota bag.

While we were waiting we were offered drinks a few times. Overall I had a wonderful experience at FSH.

I applied specifically for FSH only and was successful on my 4th try. I was just wearing what I’d normally wear - Thom Browne skirt, white tshirt and CDG converse sneakers. I had my mini lindy with me.

Can’t believe I was able to get a bag this trip. I have been unsuccessful the last 3 trips so did not have high hopes.

Thank you all for your tips and good luck to everyone else trying the online system.

Yay! That's a happy story indeed. Enjoy your Constance!

 

[amngu3]

Congratulations! Very happy to hear that it was such a lovely experience and you got the beautiful mini constance that you wanted. Thanks for updating the thread with the outcome!

Thank you! I’ve been reading this thread leading up to the trip so I’m glad I can post my experience. I’ve always enjoyed reading about other people’s experiences.

 

[amngu3]

Yay! That's a happy story indeed. Enjoy your Constance!

Thank you!

 

[880]

I’m back with a success story! In short, I had a lovely SA and was able to get a mini Constance, beton, swift with gold hardware.

After I posted in this thread, I refreshed my link a few more times and got a message saying ‘please contact hostess for further information’. This was at about 3:15pm. Husband and I made our way to FSH and stopped at a few places as well. I wanted to skip those places but perhaps that was how things were meant to go!

We arrived at approximately 4pm. I spoke to the leather appointment hostess. She was lovely! I actually met her on Saturday when I popped in to ask about cancellations. Was told unfortunately none but I can try on Monday. She remembered me and was happy that I managed to get an online appointment. The store was mayhem as usual!

I was assigned an SA at 4:19am. She greeted us with a lovely smile and I had a good vibe already! We had some small talk on the way up to find a table to sit. I gave her my preferences. First preference was a K25 sellier GHW in gold epsom or fauve barenia. Second preference was a B30 touch, GHW in gold or gris perle. Third preference was a mini Constance, GHW, light summery colour.

She offered us drinks and went way to search. She came back about 10 mins later and asked us to follow her. We went up to the watch area on the first floor. She had two boxes. A medium size and a smaller one. She said unfortunately we don’t have anymore B or K. However, I found a mini Constance in a summery colour. She opened the box and it was a mini Constance with SHW, chèvre in Jaune Bourgeon. It was beautiful! I loved that it was chevre but I preferred GHW so I asked if there were any with GHW. She checked on her iPhone and read out the colours available. They had Beton, Gold and Gris Meyer. I asked to see the Beton and it was an instant yes! The price was 7250 euro.

The second box had a mini Evelyn in Sausage. Not my cup of tea so I kindly declined. I then asked whether a Kelly pochette was a quota bag and she said no. I asked her to see if there were any available. She went off for about 5-10 mins again and came back saying unfortunately none available. She also said Constance was not a quota bag.

While we were waiting we were offered drinks a few times. Overall I had a wonderful experience at FSH.

I applied specifically for FSH only and was successful on my 4th try. I was just wearing what I’d normally wear - Thom Browne skirt, white tshirt and CDG converse sneakers. I had my mini lindy with me.

Can’t believe I was able to get a bag this trip. I have been unsuccessful the last 3 trips so did not have high hopes.

Thank you all for your tips and good luck to everyone else trying the online system.

So happy for you! What a great story and a wonderful bag !

 

[amngu3]

So happy for you! What a great story and a wonderful bag !

Thank you!

 

[Xthgirl]

I’m back with a success story! In short, I had a lovely SA and was able to get a mini Constance, beton, swift with gold hardware.

After I posted in this thread, I refreshed my link a few more times and got a message saying ‘please contact hostess for further information’. This was at about 3:15pm. Husband and I made our way to FSH and stopped at a few places as well. I wanted to skip those places but perhaps that was how things were meant to go!

We arrived at approximately 4pm. I spoke to the leather appointment hostess. She was lovely! I actually met her on Saturday when I popped in to ask about cancellations. Was told unfortunately none but I can try on Monday. She remembered me and was happy that I managed to get an online appointment. The store was mayhem as usual!

I was assigned an SA at 4:19am. She greeted us with a lovely smile and I had a good vibe already! We had some small talk on the way up to find a table to sit. I gave her my preferences. First preference was a K25 sellier GHW in gold epsom or fauve barenia. Second preference was a B30 touch, GHW in gold or gris perle. Third preference was a mini Constance, GHW, light summery colour.

She offered us drinks and went way to search. She came back about 10 mins later and asked us to follow her. We went up to the watch area on the first floor. She had two boxes. A medium size and a smaller one. She said unfortunately we don’t have anymore B or K. However, I found a mini Constance in a summery colour. She opened the box and it was a mini Constance with SHW, chèvre in Jaune Bourgeon. It was beautiful! I loved that it was chevre but I preferred GHW so I asked if there were any with GHW. She checked on her iPhone and read out the colours available. They had Beton, Gold and Gris Meyer. I asked to see the Beton and it was an instant yes! The price was 7250 euro.

The second box had a mini Evelyn in Sausage. Not my cup of tea so I kindly declined. I then asked whether a Kelly pochette was a quota bag and she said no. I asked her to see if there were any available. She went off for about 5-10 mins again and came back saying unfortunately none available. She also said Constance was not a quota bag.

While we were waiting we were offered drinks a few times. Overall I had a wonderful experience at FSH.

I applied specifically for FSH only and was successful on my 4th try. I was just wearing what I’d normally wear - Thom Browne skirt, white tshirt and CDG converse sneakers. I had my mini lindy with me.

Can’t believe I was able to get a bag this trip. I have been unsuccessful the last 3 trips so did not have high hopes.

Thank you all for your tips and good luck to everyone else trying the online system.

Congratulations. Great story.

I was wondering why she would bring a second box— did she offer it too. Do the SA’s normally expect one to buy two bags if you already said yes to the first one?

 

[periogirl28]

Congratulations. Great story.

I was wondering why she would bring a second box— did she offer it too. Do the SA’s normally expect one to buy two bags if you already said yes to the first one?

I am not the OP but FSH SAs may offer clients more than one bag, if the first accepted is not a Birkin or in the Kelly family. Constances are not counted as quota at FSH.

 

[Xthgirl]

Is it harder to be offered an exotic kelly at any of the Paris locations? Considering it is more special than regular leather—- is it only offered to VIPs or those who buy furniture lol. Just looking for retourne k25 or 28 noir/ebene/graphite/chocolate/cacao colorways in palladium hardware.
My SA is very vague about my request for kelly exotic at my local store.

 

[Xthgirl]

I’m back with a success story! In short, I had a lovely SA and was able to get a mini Constance, beton, swift with gold hardware.

After I posted in this thread, I refreshed my link a few more times and got a message saying ‘please contact hostess for further information’. This was at about 3:15pm. Husband and I made our way to FSH and stopped at a few places as well. I wanted to skip those places but perhaps that was how things were meant to go!

We arrived at approximately 4pm. I spoke to the leather appointment hostess. She was lovely! I actually met her on Saturday when I popped in to ask about cancellations. Was told unfortunately none but I can try on Monday. She remembered me and was happy that I managed to get an online appointment. The store was mayhem as usual!

I was assigned an SA at 4:19am. She greeted us with a lovely smile and I had a good vibe already! We had some small talk on the way up to find a table to sit. I gave her my preferences. First preference was a K25 sellier GHW in gold epsom or fauve barenia. Second preference was a B30 touch, GHW in gold or gris perle. Third preference was a mini Constance, GHW, light summery colour.

She offered us drinks and went way to search. She came back about 10 mins later and asked us to follow her. We went up to the watch area on the first floor. She had two boxes. A medium size and a smaller one. She said unfortunately we don’t have anymore B or K. However, I found a mini Constance in a summery colour. She opened the box and it was a mini Constance with SHW, chèvre in Jaune Bourgeon. It was beautiful! I loved that it was chevre but I preferred GHW so I asked if there were any with GHW. She checked on her iPhone and read out the colours available. They had Beton, Gold and Gris Meyer. I asked to see the Beton and it was an instant yes! The price was 7250 euro.

The second box had a mini Evelyn in Sausage. Not my cup of tea so I kindly declined. I then asked whether a Kelly pochette was a quota bag and she said no. I asked her to see if there were any available. She went off for about 5-10 mins again and came back saying unfortunately none available. She also said Constance was not a quota bag.

While we were waiting we were offered drinks a few times. Overall I had a wonderful experience at FSH.

I applied specifically for FSH only and was successful on my 4th try. I was just wearing what I’d normally wear - Thom Browne skirt, white tshirt and CDG converse sneakers. I had my mini lindy with me.

Can’t believe I was able to get a bag this trip. I have been unsuccessful the last 3 trips so did not have high hopes.

Thank you all for your tips and good luck to everyone else trying the online system.

I actually have been looking for minie Evie in Sauge. I like the color Sauge. At least i hope it wasnt the color sausage as mentioned hehe

 

[amngu3]

Congratulations. Great story.

I was wondering why she would bring a second box— did she offer it too. Do the SA’s normally expect one to buy two bags if you already said yes to the first one?

Hi Xthgirl, yes she offered me the mini Evelyn too. She said she thought it was cute and that I might like the colour so she wanted to show me. There was no expectation to buy both. She seemed genuine when she said she always tries her best to fulfil client’s requests.

 

[amngu3]

I actually have been looking for minie Evie in Sauge. I like the color Sauge. At least i hope it wasnt the color sausage as mentioned hehe

Hahaha yes I meant sauge. Auto-correct + 11pm posting after a long day, not a good combo

 

[addiCCted]

Hahaha yes I meant sauge. Auto-correct + 11pm posting after a long day, not a good combo

Congratulations!!! What a lovely combo!!

 

[Priscadiana]

hello everyone, i have few questions. i emailed my sa for appointment in paris for several times till she replied me yesterday. she wrote that now for leather appointment i have to do same like everyone through the website lottery as they dont accept email appointment through sa due to alot of demand. is it true like or just probably she is busy or something else? and second question is how difficult to get the lottery appointment now and stocks in Paris? thank you in advance.

 

[C4l3B]

hello everyone, i have few questions. i emailed my sa for appointment in paris for several times till she replied me yesterday. she wrote that now for leather appointment i have to do same like everyone through the website lottery as they dont accept email appointment through sa due to alot of demand. is it true like or just probably she is busy or something else? and second question is how difficult to get the lottery appointment now and stocks in Paris? thank you in advance.

It’s true and very difficult to get the lottery appt