You Know You're Addicted to Hermes When

[r luvs h]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.



I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes, date codes, and introduction years for certain colours and leathers.

 

[Bdbunny]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.

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I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes and introduction years for colours.

ok you win!!!

 

[maxroxxherhandbags]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.

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I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes, date codes, and introduction years for certain colours and leathers.

Wow!!!
This is amazing!
Have you ever heard of the UK quiz 'Mastermind' ? You could go on it with Hermes as your specialist subject!
This isn't an addiction this is a passion.
I also dream about buying bags or bidding on them at auction!
Sadly the dreams never get to the point where I bring the bags home its either buying or chasing...are they therefore nightmares???

 

[gogingercat]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.

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I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes, date codes, and introduction years for certain colours and leathers.

Wow this is amazing. I would be intrigued to see what each of the columns represent lol. I admire and applaud your obsession!!

Also why does this forum not support standard emojis?

 

[Veritybelle]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.

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I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes, date codes, and introduction years for certain colours and leathers.

That is some serious IP. I assume Hermès has records but I wonder if they are as comprehensive as yours (lots of makers didn’t keep archives or comprehensive records back in their early days, especially when every piece was made to order - look at Ferrari for example)

I’ll add to @maxroxxherhandbags’ suggestion of Mastermind and say that this is the kind of all-in single-minded passion that wins the giant silver cup on “Hard Quiz” which is a comedy quiz show with a cult following here in Australia, which began with the beloved host taking the mickey out of all the contestants for their devotion to their extremely nerdy special subjects, and quickly evolved into a contest about which competitor could come up with the wittiest insult to the host…

 

[miss mitzi]

You have a H buddy/twin you text several times a day about H, and you both call H shopping appointments your “therapy sessions”.

 

[asatoasz]

You have a H buddy/twin you text several times a day about H, and you both call H shopping appointments your “therapy sessions”.

Sometimes I wish had an H buddy and then I’m glad I don’t….the addiction would be beyond a 12 step program. I’m my own buddy……

 

[r luvs h]

This isn't an addiction this is a passion.

I think you’re right— it may have started as an addiction but certainly has morphed into a passion!

Have you ever heard of the UK quiz 'Mastermind' ? You could go on it with Hermes as your specialist subject!

I’ll add to @maxroxxherhandbags’ suggestion of Mastermind and say that this is the kind of all-in single-minded passion that wins the giant silver cup on “Hard Quiz” which is a comedy quiz show with a cult following here in Australia

I might have to consider the Mastermind/Hard Quiz idea, though I think I would feel more inclined to compete if the grand prize were maybe a So Black Gator Kelly... or something like that!

Wow this is amazing. I would be intrigued to see what each of the columns represent lol. I admire and applaud your obsession!!

It’s rather confusing and dorky, but basically one side is just alphanumerical codes I created to represent different combinations of leathers/textiles, colours, models, and styles (like a much less sophisticated Dewey decimal system, but for H items). The other side shows availability of those items based on year. This system makes data entry much easier for me, because instead of having to write out something really long like “2018 Jaune Ambre Epsom Tressage de Cuir Picotin 18 PHW” I can just write a short, alphanumeric code that conveys all the same information!

 

[DrTr]

Sometimes I wish had an H buddy and then I’m glad I don’t….the addiction would be beyond a 12 step program. I’m my own buddy……

That’s the thing about H buddies - we have so many here!!!

 

[DrTr]

You have vivid dreams about your bags and Hermès shopping.

Apart from that, my other symptoms of Hermès-induced lunacy would be making a career out of it and, in tandem with that, digitising all my notes over the past several years and painstakingly creating a behemoth, colour-coded spreadsheet of practically every leather, style, and colour ever offered by the brand based on year (as far back as the 1920s). Yes, I have completely lost the plot.

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I couldn’t even fit an eighth of the spreadsheet in one picture. So fun reading everyone’s responses!

Forgot to add— when you subconsciously memorise colour codes, date codes, and introduction years for certain colours and leathers.

Wowza!! What a wealth of information, and I take my hat off to you, your spreadsheet skills are amazing. You haven’t lost the plot, but if you do I’m sure it’s in your spreadsheet

 

[Jem131]

You have a nightmare that ALL of your bags are lost or stolen and wake up with a panic attack.

 

[asatoasz]

That’s the thing about H buddies - we have so many here!!!

That’s the truth!!

 

[loh]

When you're watching a movie and one of the production companies listed is MK2 and your first thought is "Oh, it's a mini kelly movie!"

 

[iseebearbears]

-When you take your bags out of the box just to sniff and hug them. 🥰
-When you think about your SA way more than your significant other.
-When you describe everything in H colors. (Wow, nice vert fizz colored shirt!)
-When you use H as a measurement in pricing. (This car's price is around 4 Birkins)
-When you are watching films/ movies/ series and notice every single H item.
-When watching said films/ movies/ series, you cringe at the obvious fake H prop bags. 🤢🤮
-When you are updating your wishlist every single month.
-When you are going broke trying to support the habit. 😰

 

[SpicyTuna13]

When you’re doing pilates, and you look down at the colored springs to adjust, and you think:

Cactus vs.
Rouge de couer vs.
Blue hydra vs.
Jaune …..hmmmm which one here, it’s not quite ambre…..