I've wondered about the scarf quality. I suppose my unpopular opinion, (it feels odd to type it because I don't want to offend anyone who does like them) is that a lot of the current (over the past few year at least) scarf designs seem cartoonish or like animation.
What’s your unpopular Hermes opinion?
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Same here. I am not comfortable wearing it when im out with friends or family because i feel judged with all their questions. First of all, i am able to pay my bills and have no financial baggages. (Most if my friends are not in the luxury space). I only do wear them mostly when im by myself or when travelling where nobody knows me. I never post them on my personal social media or if ever theres a glimpse of it on a picture, i disable the comments feature. I do have an anonymous social media acct to post some pictures wearing these bags. I most often appreciate the birkin and kelly bags when talking about it here with like-minded people or appreciating looking at my collection displayed on my bag cabinet. Otherwise i like under the radar styles like my Garden party for which im looking to add another one in the future… and maybe a verrou and a della.
Also, at a recent outing with my friends, someone asked how i keep my bags. I shouldnt have answered the question because it posts a security risk altho he did say i should have or buy a safe to store them. I live alone and im now scared to travel long term and leave some of the bags at home when people around me will know there are high value items in my house at major risk for being stolen. You never know who you can trust.
Also, To each their own but i find it cringey and unsafe that some people on public social media overtly expose their collection with their identity fully exposed. A few pcs thrown in here and there is ok but if it’s head to toe luxury designer— that’s a different story.
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No worries about saying that out loud - recent designs are definitely cartoonish and repetitive, and the printing quality is horrible.
Been a while since I shared some UO. Please forgive me , I feel moody today :
Buy what you love and the bag will follow is pure theory, unless you are on a pure wishlist system if that exists , you are financially very comfortable, or you already have a beautiful bag collection and dont care anymore.
In reality you need to ´ work’ for your next bag and be mindfull even if you love your purchase.
Buy what you love and the bag will follow is pure theory, unless you are on a pure wishlist system if that exists , you are financially very comfortable, or you already have a beautiful bag collection and dont care anymore.
In reality you need to ´ work’ for your next bag and be mindfull even if you love your purchase.
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Even when you dont have a wishlist, you are expecting an offer at some point unless you dont care for H bags or again you are very financially comfortable with your H collection, budget and spending
Even when you dont have a wishlist, you are expecting an offer at some point unless you dont care for H bags or again you are very financially comfortable with your H collection, budget and spending
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Shopping at H is time consuming! Sending a text to your Sa, sending a reminder, going back to the store because your size is not available today, checking the available cw for your scarves, finding the reference number of an item, sending it to your SA, ordering online but at the store to make it count on your profile and..maintaining a relationship with your SA and with the store, dont insist or talk about your wishlist often.. buy in various categories, dont make return often, wait for your offer, decline your offer, wait again for your next offer!, and so on…. , Fiiiw, Exhausting
Full Disclaimer : Apparently I love spending (consuming ) my time like this !
Shopping at H is time consuming! Sending a text to your Sa, sending a reminder, going back to the store because your size is not available today, checking the available cw for your scarves, finding the reference number of an item, sending it to your SA, ordering online but at the store to make it count on your profile and..maintaining a relationship with your SA and with the store, dont insist or talk about your wishlist often.. buy in various categories, dont make return often, wait for your offer, decline your offer, wait again for your next offer!, and so on…. , Fiiiw, Exhausting
Full Disclaimer : Apparently I love spending (consuming ) my time like this !
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I couldn’t agree more. I am in the same boat. I won’t engage in the current “game”. Every time I walk out of a store that handles customer service beautifully, I immediately compare it to Hermes as it is today. Not a pleasurable experience.
My unpopular opinion is that the gatekeeping amongst Hermes shoppers and enthusiasts is ridiculous. It's enough that the brand gatekeeps, they don't need their customers doing it, too.
Just because someone cannot afford to- or chooses not to- purchase H, it doesn't mean that they can't appreciate the finer things in life.
This post is inspired by a conversation overheard, where Person A complimented Person B's Mini Kelly, only for B to retort that A shouldn't try to sound like she understands what a mini kelly is, since she has never walked into an H boutique. My jaw hit the floor.
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Just because someone cannot afford to- or chooses not to- purchase H, it doesn't mean that they can't appreciate the finer things in life.
This post is inspired by a conversation overheard, where Person A complimented Person B's Mini Kelly, only for B to retort that A shouldn't try to sound like she understands what a mini kelly is, since she has never walked into an H boutique. My jaw hit the floor.
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ITA, Xthgirl. I remember an incident a few years ago when a woman who constantly displayed and talked about her entire collection online was robbed. Apparently, she had done interviews in the past in which she used her real name. The burglar targeted ONLY her H bags. Fortunately, the police found the culprit and her bags were returned. She was very lucky. What's more, in big cities it's VERY easy for someone to knock you down and grab your Birkin. No, for the foreseeable future I'll admire it on the shelf, or only carry it when I'm with my husband.
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I treasure my old scarves. I don't understand the new ones at all.
Another unpopular opinion- I don't care for perfectly arranged little twillies on H bag handles. It doesn't look bad or anything, I just find it a bit precious. I take reasonably good care of them, but I don't baby my H bags. I have never bought them with eventually reselling them in mind. I do tie my full size scarves on the handles, though.
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My unpopular opinion is that my cashmere shawls, FJ and the mosaique platinum line are more beautiful than my k25🫣
Overheard in Starbucks; they were at the table next to mine. Horrible!
The new Hermes clou line has some nice designs. But I’m disappointed with the diamond stud earrings. They’re really small especially for the asking price. Even smaller than the plain gold farandole earrings and those are already tiny. I wonder just how tiny those diamonds are and will I need a magnifying glass to see them?