What’s your unpopular Hermes opinion?

[CrackBerryCream]

This might ruffle some feathers, but here goes: people mistake having a high and frequent spend as having a great relationship with your store and SA. This pertains to other luxury brands too, but high spending customers often attribute successful and pleasant shopping experiences to having a great relationship with their SA. While they likely DO have a pleasant and polite customer relationship with their SA, it's not because of some magical bonding soul sisterhood and hard work. It's because of course you develop a better acquaintance with someone you meet often, and you meet them often because you spend a lot of money often. Or in the case of Hermès sometimes, at least work towards being offered the chance of spending a lot of your money.

I'm also saying this because some people seem to feel insecure about not having established a great relationship, as though they lack some secret transpersonal skills. It's not lack of skills, it's lack of frequent spending. (Unless you're a total rude jerk.)

Now to be clear, I'm not saying there's no value in developing good relations. I'm just not a fan of making it sound like something else than a transactional relationship.

It also goes the other way: relatively low spend, but great relationship due to great personal skills. I know someone who gifts her SAs food items for holidays, simply out of her heart and gratefulness, not to increase QB chances (at least that's not her sole motivation). She also gets invited to events with VIP treatment where you'd expect a much higher spend. But for that to work the personalities also need to match. There are other brands she avoids because the service/SAs are terrible (which can be objectively seen as a bad match).

 

[momasaurus]

Unpopular opinion (or maybe not): the lipsticks are not good. The cases are pretty but two of my lipsticks have melted and broken. The sticky lip gloss smells and tastes like children's cough syrup.

 

[PrayersandPurses]

Unpopular opinion (or maybe not): the lipsticks are not good. The cases are pretty but two of my lipsticks have melted and broken. The sticky lip gloss smells and tastes like children's cough syrup.

This cracked me up. Thank you. I have 2 lipsticks and 1 lipgloss. I think they smell really good, but they don't last.
I'm a Guerlain girl. I wear all their makeup and love it. It lasts.

 

[Xthgirl]

Unpopular opinion (or maybe not): the lipsticks are not good. The cases are pretty but two of my lipsticks have melted and broken. The sticky lip gloss smells and tastes like children's cough syrup.

Hermes should just stick to non-cosmetics items lol. AS for me, I gag at specific lipstick odors and will never wear sticky lip products. Also only use oil-free non-comedogenic products for my face. Some of the H fragrances are OK but there are way better out there.

 

[kerebear]

More of my unpopular H opinions :

1) Black birkins and kellys are boring to me! Excluding black alligator, lizard, croc, Touch bags, So black, and those with RGHW. (I think those look very special.) Hermes makes sooooo many amazing colors and neutrals that i just don’t see the point of getting another (very expensive) boring black bag that just looks like any other boring black bag.

2) Ostrich completely creeps me out. I think it’s the least visually appealing leather. To be honest i’ve never liked polka dots, i think they’re a little juvenile, so that’s probably why i also don’t like ostrich.

3) I think Lindys with the zippers hanging down look a bit like the cheshire cat from Alice in Wonderland lol. They’re not my style but i do think mini lindy’s look absolutely adorable in outfits i’ve seen on here.


Disclaimer: I don’t mean to offend anyone. This is just my person opinion/preference. To each their own.

 

[880]

Unpopular opinion (or maybe not): the lipsticks are not good. The cases are pretty but two of my lipsticks have melted and broken. The sticky lip gloss smells and tastes like children's cough syrup.

Thank you for this info. I was going to buy some as little gifts for family, and now I know ! Hugs

Unpopular opinion: Mens RTW is more my taste than womens. DH just bought a really soft, warm, sleek boucle cardigan at H for 2K, and thr women’s ones this season aren’t nearly as nice (or relatively well priced). Ans, another one: lots of the H RTW is too polished and grown up for my personal style. (If I look like I’m wearing nicer versions of my moms clothes from her days in finance,it’s not a good thing)

 

[WingNut]

Thank you for this info. I was going to buy some as little gifts for family, and now I know ! Hugs

Unpopular opinion: Mens RTW is more my taste than womens. DH just bought a really soft, warm, sleek boucle cardigan at H for 2K, and thr women’s ones this season aren’t nearly as nice (or relatively well priced). Ans, another one: lots of the H RTW is too polished and grown up for my personal style. (If I look like I’m wearing nicer versions of my moms clothes from her days in finance,it’s not a good thing)

I'm with you on this. I have a much easier time finding things for DH in RTW. Years ago I bought a bit for myself, but struggled a lot with the super high-rise in the pants as the waistband would end up at my ribs. I long for the edgier styles of JPG.

 

[jimmyshoogirl]

I will not go out of my way to get an extra chair for my bags. I also don’t have any cultural norms or superstitions about bags on the floor. However, I am one that will absolutely not put my bags (even my free with purchase totes) on the ground. I will hang it around my neck before I do that lol. Heck I don’t sit on the ground. All I can think of is people walking in poop, SPIT or chewed gum, me putting my bag on the floor and then walking in my house to put my bag on the kitchen counter or worse my bed. Ugh With that, I also don’t care what other people do with their own bags.

My unpopular Hermes opinion, as a newbie, is that I understand rewarding loyal clients first and I get the supposed prespend/relationship bit. Isn’t that how every industry is? Those frequent flyers board first, getting priority seating, free flight changes, etc. We also own a business with these same sort of principles so maybe I’m a little biased.

 

[Neeya]

I will not go out of my way to get an extra chair for my bags. I also don’t have any cultural norms or superstitions about bags on the floor. However, I am one that will absolutely not put my bags (even my free with purchase totes) on the ground. I will hang it around my neck before I do that lol. Heck I don’t sit on the ground. All I can think of is people walking in poop, SPIT or chewed gum, me putting my bag on the floor and then walking in my house to put my bag on the kitchen counter or worse my bed. Ugh With that, I also don’t care what other people do with their own bags.

I am 100% that human with no cultural norms or superstitions about bags on the floor, and I will absolutely drop my bags on any surface, including a floor (though if it's a questionable surface, it won't be my first choice, but I will mentally deal with it just fine). But I will also sit on any surface. I adore and have been to Japan many times, and the looks I get for sitting on the floor at places like the airport. I know it's awful - I never do it in a situation where it would be super out of place or impolite, though. I am almost always more comfortable sitting on the floor than in a chair because I can sit cross-legged on the floor no matter what. And if the airport is crowded, I strongly prefer to sit on the floor out of the way of busy areas because I'm one of the few who will do it and, therefore, free open spaces without humans instead of sitting between people. It's just a cube of leather and it's just a pile of cloth to cover my skin, it will survive and so will I! The airport floors anywhere are my butthome

 

[880]

While I am closer to @jimmyshoogirl on this issue, I am trying for the relaxed attitude of @Neeya

It’s a work in progess. Unpopular opinion is I keep telling myself that many H bags of mine have feet, so can go on the floor if necessary.

 

[jimmyshoogirl]

I am 100% that human with no cultural norms or superstitions about bags on the floor, and I will absolutely drop my bags on any surface, including a floor (though if it's a questionable surface, it won't be my first choice, but I will mentally deal with it just fine). But I will also sit on any surface. I adore and have been to Japan many times, and the looks I get for sitting on the floor at places like the airport. I know it's awful - I never do it in a situation where it would be super out of place or impolite, though. I am almost always more comfortable sitting on the floor than in a chair because I can sit cross-legged on the floor no matter what. And if the airport is crowded, I strongly prefer to sit on the floor out of the way of busy areas because I'm one of the few who will do it and, therefore, free open spaces without humans instead of sitting between people. It's just a cube of leather and it's just a pile of cloth to cover my skin, it will survive and so will I! The airport floors anywhere are my butthome

I’m also the person that don’t care what other people do with their butts . While I would never sit on the floor of the airport (hello airport lounges lol) I definitely wouldn’t look at anyone in any kind of way for choosing to do what’s comfortable to them. If you’re happy so am I! People in general just judge unnecessarily. What’s it to me if you sit on the floor? You’re not using my butt or bag lol.

My grandmother use to say “what they eat don’t make me poop (that’s the clean version lol). It’s wasn’t until adulthood that I realized that was her way of saying don’t judge others!

 

[jimmyshoogirl]

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[Book Worm]

I’m also the person that don’t care what other people do with their butts . While I would never sit on the floor of the airport (hello airport lounges lol) I definitely wouldn’t look at anyone in any kind of way for choosing to do what’s comfortable to them. If you’re happy so am I! People in general just judge unnecessarily. What’s it to me if you sit on the floor? You’re not using my butt or bag lol.

My grandmother use to say “what they eat don’t make me poop (that’s the clean version lol). It’s wasn’t until adulthood that I realized that was her way of saying don’t judge others!

Very wise woman, you're grandmom. I will be stealing her quote
I, like you, and some others have mental blocks of putting any bags (even plastic) on the floor because they almost always end up on a tabletop in my house - dining table, kitchen counter, etc...

My unpopular opinion - exotic skins freak me out, especially of the reptilian kind.
This is not limited to just H. My H SA once showed me a men's all-exotic sac depche (including the handle), i think, and I couldn't hand it back fast enough. LOL
A few years ago had bought python pumps from a different fashion house, thinking it was on my feet and it wouldn't bother me as much - returned it within a few days
I've seen some beautiful exotics here - one I remember distinctly was a B in emerald green alligator skin with ghw, it just dripped luxe, but luckily for my wallet, I will only admire from a distance.

 

[EmilyM11]

More of my unpopular H opinions :

1) Black birkins and kellys are boring to me! Excluding black alligator, lizard, croc, Touch bags, So black, and those with RGHW. (I think those look very special.) Hermes makes sooooo many amazing colors and neutrals that i just don’t see the point of getting another (very expensive) boring black bag that just looks like any other boring black bag.

+1. I own black Birkin (it's SO so luckily there is a bit of colour inside) but regret as I stupidly sold Vert Amande one. It's very dull black colour too (on togo, box takes it way better).

 

[Tinn3rz]

My unpopular opinion (at least in my circle of friends) is to not baby my bags. I am of the humble opinion that if I spend so much money on a bag, it should be able to handle life. My Birkins are used as a work bag, a diaper bag, a shopping bag.

If it happens to pour outside, I’ve shoved them inside my husband’s backpack to keep them from getting soaked. I don’t condition the leather, nor do I have a special room/cabinet to keep the humidity in check.