OHHHHHH I need this!!!! I'm going to get these for my SO Birkins for sure hahahahhaa
Not apologizing either hahhahahaha
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Not apologizing either hahhahahaha
You can always replace feet.
I just personally don't see the point of spending $13K on a bag then wearing it with plastic on the beautiful hardware. I might as well wrap the felt around it, too, and maybe always carry it in its raincoat. But each to their own. It's your bag and if you want to carry it inside its box with a handle attached that is your right
I'm laughing so hard at this image [emoji23]
I bought a pre-loved bag with shreds of plastic stuck to the feet (I thought it was tarnish!). It just took judicious fingernails. Goo Gone might do for anything more serious
I bought a pre-loved bag with shreds of plastic stuck to the feet (I thought it was tarnish!). It just took judicious fingernails. Goo Gone might do for anything more serious
Thank you! I will try harder with the nails! I have some goo gone but too nervous to get near my B with it! Once in awhile I have a chemical mishap!!!
Just use a q-tip for the goo gone so you don't have to worry about it.
I may be flamed for this (and please, it's just my opinion, my observations also apply to me, and I am NOT assigning more legitimacy to any particular attitude) but I think there are several reasons for buying Hermes that influence questions like, "Do you leave the plastic on the hardware?" I personally have experienced, at various times, all of these motivations: (1) The object's quality and design. (2) The object's rarity (however artificial the scarcity may be) and resultant desirability. (3) The object's cost; i.e., "I can afford this insanely expensive handbag! I have serious MONEY!"
Differing buyer motivations can lead, I think, to a different standard of care for one's H belongings. If you subscribe mostly to the first, you probably don't "baby" your bags, because you see them as functional objects whose value lies primarily in their fitness for purpose. Alternatively, there may be a perverse "showing off" involved in using an Hermes bag in a casual manner, as in "I am so well-off that this insanely expensive bag's condition just ain't no thang to me!" If the second or third motivation is primary, the bag is being used as a social "signal" to indicate that its possessor has rarified aesthetic taste, sufficient social influence to be able to obtain the item, and high enough economic status to afford it. In these cases, and particularly in case (2), the condition of the bag looms larger and it is more likely that the owner will want the bag to remain as pristine as possible.
Concerns about a bag's perfection, and occasional exclamations of distress that Birkins are "too readily available," are clues that the speaker is more motivated by (2) and/or (3). An expressed love for floopy, patina'd bags and a hardy tolerance for wear and tear suggest motivation (1), including its "ain't no thang" corollary.
Anyhow, when interrogating myself about why I "need" Hermes products, this is what I've come up with. I take the plastic off my hardware, but sometimes have forgotten to take it off the feet. I will now retire to my corner and face the wall.
Differing buyer motivations can lead, I think, to a different standard of care for one's H belongings. If you subscribe mostly to the first, you probably don't "baby" your bags, because you see them as functional objects whose value lies primarily in their fitness for purpose. Alternatively, there may be a perverse "showing off" involved in using an Hermes bag in a casual manner, as in "I am so well-off that this insanely expensive bag's condition just ain't no thang to me!" If the second or third motivation is primary, the bag is being used as a social "signal" to indicate that its possessor has rarified aesthetic taste, sufficient social influence to be able to obtain the item, and high enough economic status to afford it. In these cases, and particularly in case (2), the condition of the bag looms larger and it is more likely that the owner will want the bag to remain as pristine as possible.
Concerns about a bag's perfection, and occasional exclamations of distress that Birkins are "too readily available," are clues that the speaker is more motivated by (2) and/or (3). An expressed love for floopy, patina'd bags and a hardy tolerance for wear and tear suggest motivation (1), including its "ain't no thang" corollary.
Anyhow, when interrogating myself about why I "need" Hermes products, this is what I've come up with. I take the plastic off my hardware, but sometimes have forgotten to take it off the feet. I will now retire to my corner and face the wall.
I may be flamed for this (and please, it's just my opinion, my observations also apply to me, and I am NOT assigning more legitimacy to any particular attitude) but I think there are several reasons for buying Hermes that influence questions like, "Do you leave the plastic on the hardware?" I personally have experienced, at various times, all of these motivations: (1) The object's quality and design. (2) The object's rarity (however artificial the scarcity may be) and resultant desirability. (3) The object's cost; i.e., "I can afford this insanely expensive handbag! I have serious MONEY!"
Differing buyer motivations can lead, I think, to a different standard of care for one's H belongings. If you subscribe mostly to the first, you probably don't "baby" your bags, because you see them as functional objects whose value lies primarily in their fitness for purpose. Alternatively, there may be a perverse "showing off" involved in using an Hermes bag in a casual manner, as in "I am so well-off that this insanely expensive bag's condition just ain't no thang to me!" If the second or third motivation is primary, the bag is being used as a social "signal" to indicate that its possessor has rarified aesthetic taste, sufficient social influence to be able to obtain the item, and high enough economic status to afford it. In these cases, and particularly in case (2), the condition of the bag looms larger and it is more likely that the owner will want the bag to remain as pristine as possible.
Concerns about a bag's perfection, and occasional exclamations of distress that Birkins are "too readily available," are clues that the speaker is more motivated by (2) and/or (3). An expressed love for floopy, patina'd bags and a hardy tolerance for wear and tear suggest motivation (1), including its "ain't no thang" corollary.
Anyhow, when interrogating myself about why I "need" Hermes products, this is what I've come up with. I take the plastic off my hardware, but sometimes have forgotten to take it off the feet. I will now retire to my corner and face the wall.
I hope that my well loved bags signal how much I love carrying them. Honestly, the bags and their wearers I admire the most are the Ain't No Thang because they just look cool to me. A pristine bag on a woman who I would be afraid to touch just isn't visually appealing to me. I like a slouchy model off hours, mussed hair, kind of style.
Another category is the protectionist mentality of an investment, keeping them perfect for potential resale. I don't see my bags as an investment in anything other than my own joy and happiness in carrying them.
this is what i think first when i see people preserving the bag in pristine condition
I agree, MrsO. I think a casual, low-maintenance attitude toward nice things is, yes, cool. Not unappreciativeness, not deliberate carelessness, but relaxation. This approach ties in with that highly-desired quality of chic, the "effortless" effect. Even if one's style is anything but, I understand the desire to APPEAR unstudied and low-maintenance. I also don't subscribe to the concept that casual treatment is "disrespectful" to a bag. It's an inanimate object which was created for use. And Hermes craftspeople are making functional objects for sale, objects which cease being "theirs" once they leave the atelier, so "disrespecting the craftmen" doesn't really have meaning for me, either. Still, I do ask myself WHY effortlessness and a lack of intense vigilance about one's appearance and "stuff" feels cool to me. In part, for me, it is definitely a reaction against the fear I felt as a child that I was inherently not okay, and that financial and familial disaster was one broken-down appliance away. And being relaxed in one's self-presentation has the effect of putting others at ease, which I consider a skill possessed by those with the best manners. But that's me.
The resale thing I do understand, but it is, at best, a highly uncertain plan. And trying to keep a bag pristine hugely interferes with my enjoyment of the bag, as well as eroding that "effortless" thing I'd love to embody. And (again, this is me) I would never feel okay about making someone else feel awkward or anxious because I find my bag/hair/footwear/whatevs so precious that it must be treated by everyone with exceptional respect and regard.
Again, my remarks weren't meant to imply that readers must agree that they fall into any of my categories, nor that doing so makes them wrong or bad or anything else. I was merely contemplating the ways in which I think human cognition tends to work. From my very own, probably skewed, obviously limited perspective.
The resale thing I do understand, but it is, at best, a highly uncertain plan. And trying to keep a bag pristine hugely interferes with my enjoyment of the bag, as well as eroding that "effortless" thing I'd love to embody. And (again, this is me) I would never feel okay about making someone else feel awkward or anxious because I find my bag/hair/footwear/whatevs so precious that it must be treated by everyone with exceptional respect and regard.
Again, my remarks weren't meant to imply that readers must agree that they fall into any of my categories, nor that doing so makes them wrong or bad or anything else. I was merely contemplating the ways in which I think human cognition tends to work. From my very own, probably skewed, obviously limited perspective.
I don't think you did imply anyone has to fall into anything, it's all observation and expression of what we all feel. I can identify with what you said about childhood, I had a lot of disruption and chaos growing up so I like to keep things forever because I cherish familiar things and relish making things my own because then I know they are MINE and will hopefully stay with me. We all do things our way!
Being super careful with things makes me anxious and honestly usually means I will drop something or fall off something so it's probably safer for my bags that I don't feel I have to be super careful with them, I'd probably kill them if I tried!
LOL! Ain't it the truth. Sometimes the worst thing someone can say to me is "Don't drop it!" 
reading this thread with great interest
i have nothing left from my childhood. everything i had was given or thrown away and i had no say in it.
maybe that's why i feel the need to not only fully enjoy using my things but also leave my mark on them.
i guess we must remember everyone has their reasons why they treat their things their way.
i have nothing left from my childhood. everything i had was given or thrown away and i had no say in it.
maybe that's why i feel the need to not only fully enjoy using my things but also leave my mark on them.
i guess we must remember everyone has their reasons why they treat their things their way.
i never thought about it to this depth. you are so right, your posting made me go back,,,,way way back......reading this thread with great interest
i have nothing left from my childhood. everything i had was given or thrown away and i had no say in it.
maybe that's why i feel the need to not only fully enjoy using my things but also leave my mark on them.
i guess we must remember everyone has their reasons why they treat their things their way.
Hi Liz, the stickes on your K look discreet. I am seriously consider buying the sticker for my new Constance mini bag as the GHW buckle is quite big and for sure the scratche will show more visible if I ever get one or two (or three) on later , not sure how the sticker will look on the C buckle or if I will end up using it. My one year old C24 with enamel buckle does not have one scratch and I have used the bag often, I am surprised how tough the enamel metal is....
IF dear
I may also consider the stickers set for my upcoming SO and I am not apologizing either....I have come to realization that happiness is to love and accept who I am and be myself...heehee 
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, not sure how the sticker will look on the C buckle or if I will end up using it. My one year old C24 with enamel buckle does not have one scratch and I have used the bag often, I am surprised how tough the enamel metal is....IF dear
I may also consider the stickers set for my upcoming SO and I am not apologizing either....I have come to realization that happiness is to love and accept who I am and be myself...heehee .