If someone asked me to «pre spend » I’d simply smile and walk out there and then. In fact I still refuse to believe such a thing exists despite people selling ‘road maps ‘ and tips on what to « pre spend ».
What’s your unpopular Hermes opinion?
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UO: The Mini Kelly isn’t too small (It’s not the bag … it’s you).
It fits a phone fine. Your phone is just too big.
… perhaps you need to adjust your glasses prescription to accommodate a less massive screen.
It’s not too small to close when carrying a phone in addition to anything else you need (keys, chapstick, lipstick, cash, cards)
… unless you’re high maintenance.
Justtt saying.
*ducks & braces for impact*
It fits a phone fine. Your phone is just too big.
… perhaps you need to adjust your glasses prescription to accommodate a less massive screen.
It’s not too small to close when carrying a phone in addition to anything else you need (keys, chapstick, lipstick, cash, cards)
… unless you’re high maintenance.
Justtt saying.
*ducks & braces for impact*
Kelly Doll doesn’t look like a bag to me, but a toy for kids. Why would I ever need a bag with arms and legs? 🙈 Same for Bolide with wheels, I don’t understand why H does these childish designs and somehow these bags are so sought after
Couldn’t agree more. I don’t understand. 🤷🏻♀️
ETA: I would add as my UO : the MK looks like a child’s bag to me. Not something a grown woman would carry. On certain people it looks fine but if the proportions are off, looks odd to me 🙈
I hope this isn't OT but I also carry a cloth tote with my main bag - with a MK but also with larger bags. As I mostly walk around, inevitably end up buying some cakes or fresh fruit or cheese or something perishable almost daily. Sometimes, (not so much anymore because everything is on line) a newspaper or a magazine. I do the same when I am in Paris so perhaps it's a walking city thing. I agree that sometimes the MK looks like a childs bag - its not for everyone but I love it.
Are the many professional women who need large bags to carry laptops,ipad,chargers etc etc 'high maintenance?'.
I think not.
and my UO is....The mini Kelly is so popular because in regular leather its the least expensive one to buy.........
sorry/not sorry
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UO (or maybe not to some?): the mini Kelly is both beautiful and a completely useless bag. Took my Box MK to an event recently, had to take my perfectly normal phone out of its case, that plus cards, lips, and a key is basically all she wrote... and every time I wanted something from the bag it was like a two minute event 🤣 Doesn't mean I don't love it but, particularly in Box, it's the only H bag I own that is so utterly useless.
UO numero deux (for today): Barenia Faubourg is NOT a heritage leather. Again, I LOVE BF, I think it's awesome, it looks amazing, smells great and isn't the you-breathe-you-scratch-it anxiety fest that is smooth Barenia. But it's basically a compromise between Barenia and Togo, it doesn't require a perfect hide, it's very new by H standards, and it should not be labeled heritage.
UO trois aujourd'hui: Related, "smooth Barenia" deserves to just be called Barenia 🤣 .
UO numero deux (for today): Barenia Faubourg is NOT a heritage leather. Again, I LOVE BF, I think it's awesome, it looks amazing, smells great and isn't the you-breathe-you-scratch-it anxiety fest that is smooth Barenia. But it's basically a compromise between Barenia and Togo, it doesn't require a perfect hide, it's very new by H standards, and it should not be labeled heritage.
UO trois aujourd'hui: Related, "smooth Barenia" deserves to just be called Barenia 🤣 .
Thanks to @QuelleFromage I've been reminded of another unpopular opinion I hold.
I dont hanker after or even particulary like Barenia Faubourg
I dont hanker after or even particulary like Barenia Faubourg
Love this
UO: there is room in the closet for a variety of sizes; in other words no signature size for these classic bags.
UO, it is easier to get a larger bag offer, and depending on the purported function, sometimes that is better and more welcome
UO: hysterically funny that size k28/b30 is now considered large lol
Here with @haute okole, big sister and little sister bags, UO: both looking equally fabulous lol, through six hours of eating
note: if you don’t spend at Hermes that day, you can afford fancy food (whether that is better or not can also be an UO)ETA: @haute okole and I were carrying about the same amount of stuff. I just switched to a smaller wallet and had to do a little bag Tetris
Note: We didn’t plan on wearing the same bag either (it was a mere stroke of luck that we weren’t wearing the same outfit lol)
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UO#1. The first rule of the UO thread is that nothing in it should be taken too seriously. If you’re posting with a genuinely SELF-deprecating laugh, you’re probably doing it right. 
UO#2. No matter what your bag-preference may be, H makes a bag that is exactly wrong for you.
UO#2. No matter what your bag-preference may be, H makes a bag that is exactly wrong for you.
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@880 and @haute okole, what a delightful feast!
My UO, I'm not a fan of the Soleil tableware. Yes, it's a bright and cheerful color, but it just reminds me of Corelle dishes. I don't know why. 🤷♀️
My UO, I'm not a fan of the Soleil tableware. Yes, it's a bright and cheerful color, but it just reminds me of Corelle dishes. I don't know why. 🤷♀️
💯UO#1. The first rule of the UO thread is that nothing in it should be taken too seriously. If you’re posting with a genuinely SELF-deprecating laugh, you’re probably doing it right.
UO#2. No matter what your bag-preference may be, H makes a bag that is exactly wrong for you.
Thank you @loh
UO: it’s never occurred me to put anything under a microscope for defects, and I personally don’t return
Maybe I’ve been lucky or blind lol
Maybe I’ve been lucky or blind lol
At least Corelle dishes come with a breakage guarantee! LOL
Newest UO: sometimes Hermes' pieces grow on you probably due to exposure therapy! Case in point - I used to hate the Picotin (the glorified bucket that it is...), and now? Hmm, I am potentially adding it to my future purchases list...
UO: What is up with Hermes shipping these days? They are totally cheaping out lately!!
I purchased a $5000 dress from Madison and it needed some alterations. I expected it to arrive in a wardrobe box like this... (this is something else my SA sent me)
Instead, it was unceremoniously thrown into a box like this! At least they put some tissue paper in it! Um thanks Hermes!
I purchased a $5000 dress from Madison and it needed some alterations. I expected it to arrive in a wardrobe box like this... (this is something else my SA sent me)
Instead, it was unceremoniously thrown into a box like this! At least they put some tissue paper in it! Um thanks Hermes!