Do you, like me, plan to “spontaneously”pop in to see your SA tomorrow as a last hurrah? 😂
What’s your unpopular Hermes opinion?
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Makes me feel better about not buying pastels. Even my vert jade wallet showed signs of use faster than my Chanel caviar.
I agree. In fact I think most people not into designer goods don’t even know brand names. I wore H sneakers and a very attractive woman (friend of friend) asked me what brand they were. When I told her, she said she had never heard of that brand. (I’ll admit I was shocked as the woman was older than me). But it got me thinking…we are all in our little bubble on here. Lol
This is really unfortunate. I guess this experience makes me re-think the idea of having a high neutral colour H bag at all.
For how long? Till the next business day?
I have a nata bag and only wear with white clothing now (summer dresses). Everything else I have is a darker saturated colour where colour transfer isn’t seen. It’s such a shame and a very expensive lesson learnt.
I hate seeing all the threads about which color/specs retain the most value. It’s like they’re planning to sell the bag before they even get it🤨 how about just pick out a bag in the specs you love and plan to keep it🤷♀️
I wonder if it is not more a question of reassurance when you a pay such a premium price for a bag. The reassurance be, if I don’t like it I can sell it and not loose money.
I say this even if I too find these post sometimes annoying, but I remember I have asked for stupid questions aswell in my beginning on this forum, and I always felt people would help here.
To stay on topic
UO : I hate the new years price increases. Ooops that one is perhaps a Popular Opinion 🥳 -> ok I leave now. Happy new year
I say this even if I too find these post sometimes annoying, but I remember I have asked for stupid questions aswell in my beginning on this forum, and I always felt people would help here.
To stay on topic
UO : I hate the new years price increases. Ooops that one is perhaps a Popular Opinion 🥳 -> ok I leave now. Happy new year
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UO: I’m honestly not mad at the Walmart Wirkin 😂 I wouldn’t even be opposed to the idea of getting one to bang around or travel with. But I am surprised that Hermès hasn’t shut it down already. I think if you shop Hermès you know the quality could never compare anyway so it doesn’t bother me to see it become so popular.
UO: in countries that require prespend, unless you genuinely want to own and keep all of your prespend items, then prespend above 1.5:1 is a total waste of money and an unwise financial decision because you can get a new bag in the exact specs you want in the secondary market for a total price that includes the equivalent of a 1:1 prespend (give or take).
But if you can get the exact bag you want from the boutique for 1.5:1 or less in prespend then it’s still a lovely experience and worth it. Any higher of a prespend ratio than that and it becomes more financially beneficial to buy from the secondary market instead of sinking $20-$60K into other items just to be offered a bag.
So far, 43% my H bag collection was acquired from H boutiques with about a 1:1 prespend and 57% of my H bag collection was acquired new on the secondary market for a total price encompassing the equivalent of a 1.5:1 prespend or less. I notice a lot of SAs will milk you as much as you let them to maximize commissions before offering a bag and it feels exploitative and I want no part of it. I only buy items I truly love from the boutique and refuse to buy more than what I want or need as a prerequisite to acquiring the bags I want. This requires a lot of patience with the boutique route and also acquiring some bags on the secondary market if wanting to build a collection at a pace faster than what the boutique offers. Bags and other pretty items are nice but so is maximizing savings and financial investments for future financial health. I do enjoy and buy other H items besides just bags but there are only so many other items I need before it feels like wasteful obligatory spending for the sake of getting a next bag, which I can get without wasting as much money at the boutique.
Basically — what’s nicer than having bags is having those exact same bags with more money leftover in my pocket.
But if you can get the exact bag you want from the boutique for 1.5:1 or less in prespend then it’s still a lovely experience and worth it. Any higher of a prespend ratio than that and it becomes more financially beneficial to buy from the secondary market instead of sinking $20-$60K into other items just to be offered a bag.
So far, 43% my H bag collection was acquired from H boutiques with about a 1:1 prespend and 57% of my H bag collection was acquired new on the secondary market for a total price encompassing the equivalent of a 1.5:1 prespend or less. I notice a lot of SAs will milk you as much as you let them to maximize commissions before offering a bag and it feels exploitative and I want no part of it. I only buy items I truly love from the boutique and refuse to buy more than what I want or need as a prerequisite to acquiring the bags I want. This requires a lot of patience with the boutique route and also acquiring some bags on the secondary market if wanting to build a collection at a pace faster than what the boutique offers. Bags and other pretty items are nice but so is maximizing savings and financial investments for future financial health. I do enjoy and buy other H items besides just bags but there are only so many other items I need before it feels like wasteful obligatory spending for the sake of getting a next bag, which I can get without wasting as much money at the boutique.
Basically — what’s nicer than having bags is having those exact same bags with more money leftover in my pocket.
I've had a Paris SA told me togo and clemence were the same....
Oy… 😵💫
UO: this thread is so uplifting when I feel blue... so many great opinions indeed