See you are in a happy place, unlike Mel
Thoughts on Purseonfleek’s latest video about Hermes experience?
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See you are in a happy place, unlike Mel
Me! I was first drawn to their scarves and still am. It's 90% of the reason why I shop there.
Yes, I have. Since 2013 and regularly... I buy what I like (shoes, scarves, homewares and clothes) without a goal, or reselling them in mind.
It’s pleasant to be able to shop that way. I personally feel “the b/k/c game” (and this is just my opinion) is akin to visiting Las Vegas.
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Let's not get into, too much about H-game playing although undoubtedly it's related (don't like the game, don't play, want the 'prize', abide by H rules) otherwise we'll just be going over very well worn ground that are covered by other threads.Lots of these threads are in the H Shopping subform if you want to head over there, good advice esp: Maintaining a H relationship
Let's focus on Purseonfleek's vid and experience on this thread. If you don't watch any of it, it's a bit tough to comment.
Let's not get into, too much about H-game playing although undoubtedly it's related (don't like the game, don't play, want the 'prize', abide by H rules) otherwise we'll just be going over very well worn ground that are covered by other threads.Lots of these threads are in the H Shopping subform if you want to head over there, good advice esp: Maintaining a H relationship
Let's focus on Purseonfleek's vid and experience on this thread. If you don't watch any of it, it's a bit tough to comment.
Have seen enough of her 'content' to know what to expect. It's all the same.
My dime a dozen is that I agree with all of these posts about how her approach to this is so wrong - particularly in the latter emails and how she was essentially demanding to know why others got bags and she didn't. I can see why her poor SA might have started to get fed up with her demanding answers and bags. I don't think she understands that although her emails are *superficially* polite, just saying kind regards, hope you are well does not make an email polite. Saying an email is polite doesn't make it polite. She was very demanding, entitled and it seemed as if she was treating her SA as her butler being at her beck and call every 2 weeks.
However, she is clearly suffering with her mental health - she talks about post natal depression etc. and I think the current state of her health is shown in how obsessed and demanding she became with this - and I can only imagine how hard and scary it must have been for her to have gone through her skin cancer surgery, and how difficult it must be not knowing if it may come back. I really felt for her when she was talking so frankly about her post-natal depression - it is real and I really do I feel for her. I am concerned as I don't think it will be helping her mental health at all to have posted the video and be dealing with everyone's (largely negative) opinions on her approach - I worry about how these comments will all be making her feel.
It's ok to want something. It's ok to question why you haven't been offered a bag. But at the end of the day it's just a bag. She has her family. I think sadly because she's become so obsessed with this she has misplaced her priorities. No bag is worth feeling like this and although many of us might say we don't feel like this and never would, sadly some people do (with certain things, not just bags) and she clearly needs the support of her family to get over this obsession.
However, the difficulty I am having with this is despite the above she chose to put this on the internet and there is therefore only so far my sympathy can go. She chose to upload the video and indeed all the other videos over the past few weeks/months which show the deterioration of her state. She was clearly frustrated and angry that Isabelle's Style was offered the SO - when she did the Q&A she didn't even seem happy for Isabelle.
All in all, I think she not only needs to take a break from H, but from social media, for her own health.
However, she is clearly suffering with her mental health - she talks about post natal depression etc. and I think the current state of her health is shown in how obsessed and demanding she became with this - and I can only imagine how hard and scary it must have been for her to have gone through her skin cancer surgery, and how difficult it must be not knowing if it may come back. I really felt for her when she was talking so frankly about her post-natal depression - it is real and I really do I feel for her. I am concerned as I don't think it will be helping her mental health at all to have posted the video and be dealing with everyone's (largely negative) opinions on her approach - I worry about how these comments will all be making her feel.
It's ok to want something. It's ok to question why you haven't been offered a bag. But at the end of the day it's just a bag. She has her family. I think sadly because she's become so obsessed with this she has misplaced her priorities. No bag is worth feeling like this and although many of us might say we don't feel like this and never would, sadly some people do (with certain things, not just bags) and she clearly needs the support of her family to get over this obsession.
However, the difficulty I am having with this is despite the above she chose to put this on the internet and there is therefore only so far my sympathy can go. She chose to upload the video and indeed all the other videos over the past few weeks/months which show the deterioration of her state. She was clearly frustrated and angry that Isabelle's Style was offered the SO - when she did the Q&A she didn't even seem happy for Isabelle.
All in all, I think she not only needs to take a break from H, but from social media, for her own health.
This looks like every arguments or fights that broke on Hermes shops in Paris during summer days. I mean, it's not like something major like a fistfight or catfight, but they were quite intense conversations.
"Her friends pushed the que! I am first here!"
"I am a local customer why can't I score appointment?!"
"Your sales associate says that there is no bag, why did she got one?"
Those are 3 incidents that I can remember. Other than shopping the brand, I enjoy observing artistic displays and human behaviour in Hermes shop. Truly fascinating.
(I am being honest here, not demeaning)
"Her friends pushed the que! I am first here!"
"I am a local customer why can't I score appointment?!"
"Your sales associate says that there is no bag, why did she got one?"
Those are 3 incidents that I can remember. Other than shopping the brand, I enjoy observing artistic displays and human behaviour in Hermes shop. Truly fascinating.
(I am being honest here, not demeaning)
Yes..I like Hermes and some of the items and other bags other than the big ticket items...
awesome, see not everyone shop at Hermes for B or K
This is A LOT of H handbags being resold with just a few months for each bag, no matter where the bag came from (boutique or elsewhere).
“The bag didn’t work out for me” sounds suspect for such a repetitive behaviour. This behaviour definitely doesn’t warrant a “loyal” customer. It’s the opposite of being “loyal” to H house.
I'll offer a different perspective than what I'm currently seeing on this thread (and honestly not loving). I don't hold Mel and any other influencer in low regard because they are influencers. It's a job and consumers need to be hip to the fact that they are advertisers. I think I've read somewhere--I thought someone wisely wrote in this forum--if men had been the early adopters influencing would be praised. And apparently men do make more influencing. I'm not knocking Mel's hustle. I'm just recognizing that H decided that Mel was more negative than positive for the brand. She put out useful content but not sufficient to stack against what she demanded from Hermes, to be seen as a value add.
Second hand embarrassment ...
timestamp 14:13
"I also wanted to note here as it may not be appropriate to discuss with my FRIENDS around ..... that month will be the month my husband and I will start trying for a second child"
Seriously? This is not a subject "for discussion"; in what world is it relevant
If you won't share it with your friends around why share it with a stranger?
and then speaking about when you want to plan to switch your nursing methods?? who cares?
timestamp 14:13
"I also wanted to note here as it may not be appropriate to discuss with my FRIENDS around ..... that month will be the month my husband and I will start trying for a second child"
Seriously? This is not a subject "for discussion"; in what world is it relevant
If you won't share it with your friends around why share it with a stranger?
and then speaking about when you want to plan to switch your nursing methods?? who cares?
See, I thought about this too, that this is a bigger issue for her because she’s trying to make this work as a job. But it seems to me like maybe she’s not very successful at it, or at least not successful enough to merit investing so much in these purchases, assuming she doesn’t have enough money from a separate revenue stream. She has 8000 to 9000 followers last I checked, which could be a healthy amount for a micro-influencer if her content were not so expensive.
But maybe she’s hoping all the attention over this will translate to growth for her channel ultimately. Good luck to her I guess.
And then revealing it all on Youtube even though it was too personal for her friends....Second hand embarrassment ...
timestamp 14:13
"I also wanted to note here as it may not be appropriate to discuss with my FRIENDS around ..... that month will be the month my husband and I will start trying for a second child"
Seriously? This is not a subject "for discussion"; in what world is it relevant
If you won't share it with your friends around why share it with a stranger?
and then speaking about when you want to plan to switch your nursing methods?? who cares?
I just have four words "IT'S JUST A BAG!" Geesh. I myself find myself thinking of luxury items too much at times and have to remind myself of what's really important in life, but this level of obsession is really in need of some mental health help. I hope she gets it.
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