Agree. Never understood the iridescent trend
What are some of your unpopular Chanel opinions?
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Agree. Never understood the iridescent trend
Update: pulled the trigger and bought it back today paying double the price+1. The only Chanel bag that I have sold is my classic black caviar WOC which I have regretted till this moment. Decided never to sell my Chanel bags again
A super expensive lesson learned
Iridescent- someone mentioned that and I also can't make myself liking it. I'm not so adventurous.
Another one from me: for the most part, I actually couldn't care less about the in-store experience*. It in no way influences me to buy an item - it might influence me not to buy something, but I will never understand the sentiment people share about how they shop at Dior, for example, just for the experience, and how they don't like shopping at Chanel because the SAs don't fawn over them.
I don't want someone to woo me and show me all the items or bring me treats and champagne. I just want to browse in peace (alone), then find an associate when I'm ready to ask questions or to buy. I don't want to feel obligated to carry on a relationship with someone and chat them up every time I'm in the store.
*I do care about being treated like a human being, which some Chanel SAs don't abide by, so I do care about that part of the in-store experience. To be honest, I'd rather just buy everything online and try it out in the comfort of my own home, but that is a dreamworld far from reality.
I don't want someone to woo me and show me all the items or bring me treats and champagne. I just want to browse in peace (alone), then find an associate when I'm ready to ask questions or to buy. I don't want to feel obligated to carry on a relationship with someone and chat them up every time I'm in the store.
*I do care about being treated like a human being, which some Chanel SAs don't abide by, so I do care about that part of the in-store experience. To be honest, I'd rather just buy everything online and try it out in the comfort of my own home, but that is a dreamworld far from reality.
So glad someone finally thinks the way I do. I actually just want to be left alone and only ask questions about the items I want to purchase. I’m not interested in being “friends” with an SA. I could care less about the champagne 
Totals agreed! I would love to be left alone when browsing, too! I hate it when they assign an SA from the minute you enter the store and this person follows you everywhere you go until the minute you leave. It feels like I’m being stalked.
I really dislike how seasonal classic flaps are light gold hardware, and much prefer gold or silver rather than a mediocre version of both. Chanel should really customize the hardware to what best matches the color of the bag. If the caramel or dark brown this season had been with gold hardware, it would have looked so much nicer!
agree! i was hunting for a black rectangular mini caviar and almost all of them had light gold hardware. HELLO! it's black. gold should have been THE obvious choice.
Same here! When they first started using light gold I was happy, but it’s been a few years almost all we get is light gold. I’m waiting for my silver square mini.
It was 24k gold then 22k, then 18k gold.
And now all we get is light gold hardware. They are really cutting costs while making us pay more!
WOW! Chanel I'm putting you on full blast. Not cool saying no stock of merchandise before a price hike and then a couple days later flooding boutiques with higher priced merchandise. For some customers it could be about principal and might walk away from a impulse purchase.
I miss the "good old days" when seasonal and runway bags more more chic, innovative and drool worthy. Recent collections have felt somewhat lackluster and uninspired.
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I also miss those old Chanel metier d'art designs/ shows released by Karl Lagerfeld. There always used to be a main theme of each Metier’s collection based on the city that Karl had chosen to held the fashion show. Karl’s designs were soooo creative and even the stage designs were always out of ppl’s expectations.
Metier’s collection used to be my favourite in all collections every year but not anymore.
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I find that purchasing a Chanel bag can be a hassle....it may take some time to find a good SA... sometimes one has to go in line to get in the store.... hoping the stock of the day is interesting... otherwise one needs to find the time to come back at another time, and hope to find something then....if you buy, and for some reason decide to return, going through the shame of returning... finding a suitable bag to use the store credit....if unlucky, a price increase took place already.... and if you are exchanging for the same bag, the price difference is due because the same bag is more expensive now.... finally, if you find the bag you want, you are finally happy.... however this exercise can be quite exhausting... don’t you think?
Luckily, at this point in time, I have a great SA. She rocks... and she does so much for me as it is... however she can’t save me from a possible hassle...
Luckily, at this point in time, I have a great SA. She rocks... and she does so much for me as it is... however she can’t save me from a possible hassle...
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