Hermes Shoppers - Explain the purchase process for me.

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does anyone on the forum actually have a birkin?

if so what was the process like?

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A fool and his money are soon parted.

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Anonymous wrote:A fool and his money are soon parted.

Everyone and their money are parted if you hang around long enough.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

It could be worse. I’ve heard stories of well meaning husbands buying Birkins on the resale market only for the wife to find out the bag is a God factory special the first time it’s sent to spa and Hermes sends it to the incinerator instead. It’s a particularly unpleasant way to lose $20,000.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

It could be worse. I’ve heard stories of well meaning husbands buying Birkins on the resale market only for the wife to find out the bag is a God factory special the first time it’s sent to spa and Hermes sends it to the incinerator instead. It’s a particularly unpleasant way to lose $20,000.

What is a god factory special? Spa? And why is it burned?

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Anonymous wrote:You know all those guys who swan off to Africa for $50k safaris? This is how their wives hunt.

Omg you're too funny

It's true though. I love the chase.

Do you shop in different stores in different cities to maximize the number of associates who are keeping an eye out for stuff on your wish list? Is that a thing? This is so out of my league, but now I am curious.

No sweet baby because there is not an actual shortage of Birkin bags. This is just a game.

I think I’m missing some key element — please help me understand this. If there’s no real shortage, and the goal isn’t actually to “just” get the bag you want. Is the game to “earn” the bag by embodying a Hermès ideal so they’ll offer it to you, thereby anointing you? (Zero snark here, I’m just fascinated.)

The goal is for them to withhold the bag until they milk you for as many additional purchases as they can.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

They wouldn’t make him. It’s just a sales tactic. If they think you will buy a bag but not plates and scarves or whatever because you think you “have” to, they’ll just sell you a bag.

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And here I am debating over buying a $1.5K neverfull. you people make me feel poor!

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Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

They wouldn’t make him. It’s just a sales tactic. If they think you will buy a bag but not plates and scarves or whatever because you think you “have” to, they’ll just sell you a bag.

So... then what's the problem? Anyone can just walk in and buy a Birkin?

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Anonymous wrote:You know all those guys who swan off to Africa for $50k safaris? This is how their wives hunt.

the guys win this one hands down.

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Anonymous wrote:does anyone on the forum actually have a birkin?

if so what was the process like?

I have two. DCUM regular. The process was pretty insane. We bought both at "the mothership" in Paris. I couldn't get the time of day in the Madison Avenue store. Sales associate in Paris wouldn't give me the time of day either. But then my husband walked up (he looks like he is someone) and she paid attention. She told HIM (after telling me they didn't have anything like I wanted) to come back in an hour and she would have something to show him. (Total game, but I wanted the bag.) We came back an hour later and she brought out three to show him. We bought one. For several reasons, it made sense for what I was doing at the time. So totally worth it. Plus, the memory.

Next year we go back, I recognized the sales associate, plus DH kept her card so knew her name. He went right up to her, she remember him (people always think he is a totally famous guy--homeless people are always shouting out to him, Hey, famous guy's name--and she said she remembered him) and she presented him with several options right away. Higher level Birkins this time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

You know it's a very different process for men, right? These stores are super sexist.

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Anonymous wrote:I thought my husband might be getting me a Birkin as a push present…then I read the purse forum. Sigh. There’s no way he would go through this process for a bag for me!!!

They wouldn’t make him. It’s just a sales tactic. If they think you will buy a bag but not plates and scarves or whatever because you think you “have” to, they’ll just sell you a bag.

So... then what's the problem? Anyone can just walk in and buy a Birkin?

A MAN can buy in and buy a Birkin because they know he's only going to buy the one thing and won't buy anything else. A WOMAN will play the game, so they make her go through it.

[Anonymous]

I wonder what kind of commission those SA make...

[Anonymous]

This is so gross. People who pay that are dumber than a bag of rocks.