Is it still worth buying an Hermes Birkin in 2022? Why I don’t like Hermes

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Would I still buy a Birkin in 2022?
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So it's 2022 and the Hermes game is still going strong.
More than ever before there seem to be Birkin unboxings all over KZread- no longer just in the 'bag bit' either.
I sort-of contradict myself in this video a few times as I have very mixed feelings on this subject.
Ultimately, I think Hermes' values just don't align with mine.
If you want to see my 'Birkin hunt' I'll link the videos below:
Birkin Hunt and Bag Reveal: • Birkin Hunt Paris- and...
Everything you ever needed to know about the Birkin: • Birkin Bag Review- and...
2017 Hermes System and buying tips- this is out of date but I just loved making it-
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  • @aliel9820
    @aliel9820 Жыл бұрын

    I went into my local Hermes boutique to enquire about the wait list process to get a birkin or a Kelly. I work hard and I have the funds to purchase the bag. I was told by the sales associate that they don't run a charity... I respectfully responded to her: I think you need to review the definition of charity I am a paying customer who is willing to use my hard-earned money to purchase your product. I never asked for anything to be given to me for free. I was so offended by the treatment I received that I decided to go to Chanel instead and purchased 2 bags from them. I am not willing to play their games or beg to spend my money on their products.

  • @DoubleVanilla

    @DoubleVanilla

    Жыл бұрын

    I'd love to hear more about this incident. What did the assocaite respond with when you said that?

  • @claudiakalkbrenner4148

    @claudiakalkbrenner4148

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s so unfortunate that you had to go through that experience! Good for you to walk out and take your money elsewhere!

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    That was incredibly rude of them and here another reason I refuse to play their games

  • @seabreeze667

    @seabreeze667

    Жыл бұрын

    Oh! 😱 so sorry to hear dat. Which store which salesperson? Maybe it's that person and not the whole Hermes organization.

  • @lesly7831

    @lesly7831

    Жыл бұрын

    This is why as much as I want a birkin so badly for years now I'm intimated to not shop there or build a profile. Instead, I been spending all my money on Chanel bags just this year alone. I was shopping on Fashionphile for birkin bags and can't believe they're charging double, triple the price as well!

  • @Cassia1cassia
    @Cassia1cassia Жыл бұрын

    I saw a Barrister in court one day had a briefcase and a large Birkin, stuffed with papers. The bag was well loved and definitely in daily heavy duty use. I remember thinking that’s a bag well used

  • @sheRoyals
    @sheRoyals Жыл бұрын

    I can not be convinced that a Birkin will bring me more joy than my all leather Coach Bags. No one wants to steal it. I can chunk it around mercilessly. Some I've had for 30 years. Hermes has lovely craftsmanship but it certainly doesn't fit most lifestyles. No hate to those that live a more high profile life, but I'll keep cheerfully traveling the world with my Coach bags.

  • @julieingmire1581

    @julieingmire1581

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree totally. Love a coach bag or 6 🤣

  • @geeangeles6600

    @geeangeles6600

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree. I want to enjoy my bags not enslaved by them.

  • @jenvogue5005

    @jenvogue5005

    Жыл бұрын

    nothing wrong with coach bags!

  • @maxinef6654

    @maxinef6654

    Жыл бұрын

    And you can walk into a Coach store and leave out with bag. Priceless.

  • @daniellek6603

    @daniellek6603

    Жыл бұрын

    👍👍👍👍👏👏👏👏👏

  • @Laurenlilly902
    @Laurenlilly902 Жыл бұрын

    This Hermes game is a result of social media. Before youtube and instagram new money, the process was as you described, go to the boutique, put your name down, tell them which bag you wanted and they called you when bags came in. I stopped going into the boutiques. The whole thing is distasteful and frankly annoying. You are right about everything you said

  • @Goddesskali367

    @Goddesskali367

    Жыл бұрын

    So they completely changed how you get them now? I remember needing an interview

  • @GaryGarlic
    @GaryGarlic Жыл бұрын

    My problem is I get excited to buy a bag and then that excitement dissipates once I have said bag for awhile. Then I'm looking for the next exciting bag which will also suffer the same fate. This response has nothing to do with the topic I realize but for some reason I felt I needed to proclaim that haha

  • @hermeslover340

    @hermeslover340

    Жыл бұрын

    I’m the same as you 🙈

  • @kiwigirl4669

    @kiwigirl4669

    Жыл бұрын

    You’re not alone there my friend! What helps me (maybe you already do this), is have a separate bag saving account so that I don’t feel guilty buying new ones because I know all my bills are paid and the ‘bag account’ is just for me. 😀😀😀

  • @WenD1908

    @WenD1908

    Жыл бұрын

    Ditto. I get what I’ve been lusting over then it’s on to the next.

  • @heidiheidi0

    @heidiheidi0

    Жыл бұрын

    thats because it is not the bag that you are after but what the bag represents to you.

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    Exactly. That’s why I wait 6 months before I buy it

  • @twofinedays
    @twofinedays Жыл бұрын

    Birkin is essentially a top-handle only, open tote bag (because unless you're carrying it as a trophy, nobody would bother to use that ridiculous closure or even the flap) for more casual style. That's what Jane Birkin wanted (an easy bag which she can chuck her things in) and that's how exactly she uses her birkin bags. And in that sense, there are frankly much better casual open tote bags out there, less bulky, lighter and with shoulder carry options. People talk about the craftmanship, but as Emma pointed out, if that was the priority, Hermes has many other models too. I think it's really the price, hype and unicorn status that made this particular bag how it is perceived today... and that allows Hermes to play their game.

  • @fortuneezekiel-hart4666

    @fortuneezekiel-hart4666

    Жыл бұрын

    Jane Birkin also wanted a she could close without her stuff falling off it. The lock makes sense. You don't have to lock it.

  • @ginamorris4520

    @ginamorris4520

    Жыл бұрын

    I read that Jane Birkin don't like the Birkin bag and end up giving hers to charity

  • @nikyn.2136

    @nikyn.2136

    Жыл бұрын

    @@ginamorris4520 She only has one at the time, in black. When that gets battered and beyond use, she lets them know and she gets a new one. She said she's missing her raffia basket, the item that she became famous with on screen. She is pure class and her daughter Charlotte is every inch of her classy mom.

  • @loytoco

    @loytoco

    Жыл бұрын

    To be fair, I like the Birkin because I like the bag, and the craftmanship makes it even better. I liked it when I saw it 20 years ago, without even knowing that it was a status bag. Same way I instantly liked the Dior saddle bag (which I like more than any other bag) when I saw it a couple of decades ago without even knowing it was a Dior bag. Certainly, some people just get behind he hype, but the Birkin got to be the Birkin because people liked it way before YT and IG. People still buy Chanel flaps, spending a fortune on something that is absolutely plain, nothing special and, even worse, often poorly done. That's how the mkt works for everything.

  • @Jersey1971

    @Jersey1971

    Жыл бұрын

    You're never "given " a Birkin you have to spend at least $15k in products to the BUY a Birkin starring at $15 k total $30k to own a Birkin hopefully in the color or style you want. Hermes does not "give" out Birkins or Kellies

  • @darrenw295
    @darrenw295 Жыл бұрын

    “I’m hoping that handbags will fall out of mainstream fashion soon so we can just go back to being weirdos together” - YES!

  • @Wendys_lovinglife
    @Wendys_lovinglife Жыл бұрын

    This was such a well-informed well-rounded, and fair conversation about the Birkin.

  • @minamaria1613
    @minamaria1613 Жыл бұрын

    Your comments about wearing certain bags in fear of being mugged or judged resonated deeply with me. I love designer bags and logos but I've downsized most of my collection to minimal logos. I rarely bring out my pochette metis as I can't find the right settings to wear her nowadays. I feel deeply uncomfortable wearing large logo bags and am happiest now with my Loewe puzzle bag or just wearing a lululemon Fanny pack, coach, or longchamp le pliage. Socially I find mid range/contemporary is best at this time. I find I don't reach for my Louis since it may not be as appropriate for most social settings after many I know struggled the past few years. I find wearing Chanel or LV isn't appreciated in my work setting either as many of my colleagues either have different financial priorities or make substantially less. I'm looking at the garden party or Evelyn as they are more easily accessible and more subdued. Love your content and have been a longtime viewer.

  • @betsyavallone4314

    @betsyavallone4314

    Жыл бұрын

    Definitely get the Garden Party tote. It is so versatile & understated.

  • @melissabill1640
    @melissabill1640 Жыл бұрын

    As an objective party, it is not a good thing to go into a store willing to take anything for a 5 figure price. The customer should always buy what they want, not necessarily what they are offered.

  • @kolokta
    @kolokta Жыл бұрын

    My grandma managed to get a kelly just off the cuff when we were in Madrid for her 80th birthday. Literally just walked into the store because she wanted a new bottle of the twilly perfume, we got talking to the SA and he said do you have a wishlist, grandma said no but I have always loved the kelly's since Grace Kelly made them popular. I think there is a ''game' so to speak but I've also found that if you ''conect'' with the SA you have better luck!

  • @asq4867

    @asq4867

    Жыл бұрын

    I love that your Grandma got one

  • @cinderelladevil1687

    @cinderelladevil1687

    Жыл бұрын

    Maybe the Spanish SAs are not as stupid as the French ones.

  • @ZoeCuiM

    @ZoeCuiM

    11 ай бұрын

    "making connection with sa" is still a game. Can't it just be a money good exchange?

  • @Misu.A
    @Misu.A Жыл бұрын

    Unpopular opinion: I never found them pretty to begin with and never get the hype. I get it’s because it’s very expensive and hard to get. But like they are not pretty.

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    Agree. A true grandma bag.

  • @dluckygurl8

    @dluckygurl8

    Жыл бұрын

    So what is a pretty bag for you?

  • @brwnsuga23
    @brwnsuga23 Жыл бұрын

    I truly appreciate how you broke down every detail from the craftsmanship, price, how one is treated in a boutique & size. They are beautiful bags but am I the only one awake thinking that people are actually begging people in stores to take 10’s of thousands of dollars from them?!?!

  • @jonietee942
    @jonietee942 Жыл бұрын

    I relate so much to the way you feel about carrying your bags and the 'distastefulness'. I don't have any Hermes but I have a Chanel Jumbo and I never use it because it just feels so flashy and like I'm trying to show how much money I have (I have none, I saved for 3 years). I will eventually sell but I am going to hold of for a few years if I can. I don't worry so much about my other bags, some are just 'if you know you know' (my preference!) and people just assume others are fake, like gucci or LV canvas. I do think this comes from our own insecurity, i struggle to accept that I have bought into something so materialistic 😕

  • @colettewright1454
    @colettewright1454 Жыл бұрын

    Totally related to this video 🤣. It felt like being part of a secret club to have one years ago and only handbag lovers recognised it and spoke to you. However, now I don’t take it out as much as it’s so recognisable and I don’t want to seem nouveau rich as you say 🙈. Playing the Paris game for my 30th was so fun and I loved it. I don’t regret buying mine either and still love the bag. It’s just not a great bag for living in a normal UK town and trying to blend in lol. Great video 🙌💕

  • @MyfavoritesWithMaggie
    @MyfavoritesWithMaggie Жыл бұрын

    OMG Emma, you’ve nailed it totally! This is exactly how I feel about the these very recognizable, super expensive luxury bags. 100% agree with every point you’ve made - it’s exactly the same in the U.S. where I live. ❤️👍

  • @moluv9103
    @moluv9103 Жыл бұрын

    I love your honesty throughout the video. Thank you!

  • @johnnyxmusic
    @johnnyxmusic Жыл бұрын

    I really appreciate your honesty, especially when you’re being self-contradictory. I work in a high-end department store, as a security guard… I must have $1 million worth of handbags behind me. I think the whole thing is slightly ridiculous… At the same time I do appreciate good craftsmanship Hermes is next level when it comes to craftsmanship and brand building.

  • @ebboy5
    @ebboy5 Жыл бұрын

    OMG! I couldn’t agree with you more on all points about the Hermès game!!! You are so refreshing and honest and so down to earth and so unlike all the other obsessive collectors out there. Thanks for a great video and for sharing your opinion. Cheers!

  • @Juneparks10
    @Juneparks10 Жыл бұрын

    I just love watching your videos because you are worth the time and very lovely person. You give your honest opinion and very transparent to your subscribers. Thank you for sharing your video and until next time. Stay safe and take care ♥️

  • @sams3015
    @sams3015 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, so informative. I love your content as you’re so down to earth

  • @lhplumbingservicesohio
    @lhplumbingservicesohio Жыл бұрын

    I live in an area where coach and MK are considered Luxury lol. When I carry my Kelly, no one has a clue what it is, not even the sales associates at my Louis Vuitton. I just found your channel and I really hope that you start to enjoy carrying your birkin again! If you love the bag, try not to worry so much about what other people think :)

  • @JoJoLux
    @JoJoLux Жыл бұрын

    Love this video Emma. Only just got my b30 out ready for work tomorrow but feel it’s acceptable in London. I use mine frequently as they put a smile on my face! 🧡

  • @ebboy5
    @ebboy5 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your very refreshing and honest views about your experience and opinions about Hermes. You are so down to earth and really don’t make such a fuss about it. I totally agree with you about “the game”.

  • @donegalgirl3491
    @donegalgirl3491 Жыл бұрын

    Great video, as always, Emma - thank you! 💕

  • @ediew8316
    @ediew8316 Жыл бұрын

    Love this video! I couldn’t agree more with everything you said - except maybe the Paris game. I was in Paris last week and halfheartedly tried (and failed) to get a leather appointment but I wasn’t prepared to waste my whole day waiting for H during a family trip so I wasn’t too disappointed. Did go into George V but wasn’t tempted to buy anything. I actually had more fun (and luck getting a bag I wanted) at the CDG airport H! I actually enjoy shopping in my home store as I have a great SA and like having more control over the whole buying process. But I am feeling “bagged out” like you and while loving my current collection, have little desire to add more.

  • @kjm7143
    @kjm7143 Жыл бұрын

    I used to work for Hermes aa couple of years ago and I really enjoyed your video 🤗 So many people post hysterical videos about Hermes bags and it's really tiresome! Thanks for your calm and interesting approach.

  • @elizawang9232
    @elizawang9232 Жыл бұрын

    Enjoyed your video. Got a vintage Birkin HAC 32, love the quality, shape and functionality for daily business use. It's top quality and nice bag, however one is enough if it serves the purposes.

  • @sarah2576
    @sarah2576 Жыл бұрын

    That’s why I love the Hermes garden party, it’s easy to get, much more affordable, and I’m confident nobody will try and mug me for it lol TFS!

  • @prettyandcuteadore

    @prettyandcuteadore

    Жыл бұрын

    What size and color do you have? I’ve been waiting awhile now from my SA ☹️

  • @DanielPoon
    @DanielPoon Жыл бұрын

    That's a really good bag! Looks so good on you Emma x

  • @BellsRing
    @BellsRing Жыл бұрын

    First time here and new subbie! The way you speak is just adorable I could listen all day ♥️

  • @paloldbtoadslovemakeuptoo1709
    @paloldbtoadslovemakeuptoo1709 Жыл бұрын

    I just purchased a pre love birkin. Exactly what I wanted. This bag is 15 years old looks brand new.

  • @DaylesAddiction
    @DaylesAddiction Жыл бұрын

    Emma is back! Great video lovely, still don’t like them but every argument you made I nodded my head like a solar panel led car dash ornament! 🤣

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    Yup girl me neither.

  • @fashionismypassiongirl660
    @fashionismypassiongirl660 Жыл бұрын

    ❤️❤️❤️Love your discussions, Emma!😁👌🏻🌺

  • @nmernst
    @nmernst Жыл бұрын

    I loved this discussion thanks for sharing ☺️.

  • @poisonedchalice
    @poisonedchalice Жыл бұрын

    Great video and some great points raised! For me it isn't worth the ridiculous prices, stress, jumping through hoops, snotty assistants, risk of being mugged, risk of coming off as though I'm trying to be rich (especially as I'm not that person lol.) There are other great, great quality bags out there which are far cheaper x

  • @12prettythings10
    @12prettythings10 Жыл бұрын

    I agree with everything you said. This year I ended up in Hermes and asked for a Picotin bag and almost fell over when they said they had one. I has enjoyed it's quality and soft slouchiness, and no one knows what it costs more

  • @gloryahb117
    @gloryahb117 Жыл бұрын

    Hi Emma, your Birkin is beautiful. Thanks for the video. 👍 I have an idea for you for a future video, basically because this has happened to me twice now (I live in California where wild fires have been a big problem), basically due to a fire in the area, we had limited time to pack what we could fit in our cars and were told to be ready to evacuate. Thankfully both times we didn’t actually have to leave and everything turned out fine, but it sure made me nervous wondering if I would have time to pack “the important stuff”. I have had a lot of experience helping others who have lost everything in fires, so I know even if you have good insurance, not everything is covered, and it’s a real hassle getting expensive items replaced. So my idea for a video is, if you only had an hour or two to pack up your vehicles, and you potentially would never see any of your belongings again, what would you pack first, 2nd, and so on. For me, important documents we keep in a safety deposit box at the bank. But basically I made sure I had everything I would need to live for several weeks (clothes, makeup, shoes, skincare, hair tools & accessories, vitamins etc, and then I tried packing up my lux goods, and even though my collection is a fraction of yours, I realized I actually have lots of stuff, and I had no idea how to fit it all without damaging it by crushing it. I know, I know, first world problems, but here we are. So of course that got me wondering what someone else might do in a similar situation. In this day and age of fires, floods, and other natural disasters, it’s something we should all think about before we are faced with the problem.

  • @traingirl.meghan
    @traingirl.meghan Жыл бұрын

    I'll always want a Kelly, but I have no idea if I'll ever buy one for all the reasons you said... Maybe!! Oddly enough my most complimented bags are the least recognizable. Sometimes I've wondered if it's because people don't know how much they cost, so there's no judgement or awkwardness.

  • @Its_JenT
    @Its_JenT Жыл бұрын

    Love your insights♥️

  • @Bhlisse
    @Bhlisse Жыл бұрын

    Interesting topic ! Thank you for sharing ! 😉👍

  • @Derekmua
    @Derekmua Жыл бұрын

    I love every video you post., you’re honestly the number 1 I go to for all the info., and you’re honest and truthful, I feel everyone else kinda lies and tells white lies ❤️💋

  • @GlamDrMona
    @GlamDrMona Жыл бұрын

    Great video!

  • @lyndseyf1480
    @lyndseyf1480 Жыл бұрын

    I’m at the wrong ( to me!) end of the scale where I no longer have disposable cash and a luxe handbag is not possible. But. Please know that for me, I would rather see someone buy and enjoy the best of the best than see them buy cheaper or dupes. What I (speaking only for myself) find gauche is someone buying high street to try and seem relateable. It’s not an episode of This Morning so why bother! 😂 If you enjoy and can afford luxury then please do. I can peruse asos or Zara or wherever myself, so I dont need to know someone found a Zimmerman dupe in H&M. What I would rather see is the Zimmerman. Much less patronising i think? The number of very wealthy British influencers who pretend they are happy in a poly blend blouse from the high st….its cringey. I’m all for bargains and the high street has incredible pieces but its very apparent when someone enjoys what they have and when someone is trying to stay relateable to hit a marketing demographic. You are always authentic and relateable and your awareness of how the awful financial situation many of us are in means more care needs to be taken with purchasing or showing purchases is great, Just please know that some ( many? most?) of us want to see the best, it cheers us up and is like flicking through a copy of Vogie. Stuff that’s always been a pipe dream or the ultimate is still just that and long may that last. Totally completely and utterly support every pound you have spent or will spend. You’ve been a frontline doc through the biggest crisis in recent memory whilst raising a little one. You deserve any and every good thing! Xoxo

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    You are so right. Especially when the super wealthy put on a cheap blouse hoping to see you that cheap blouse. It’s so obvious and gross. Great point

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    Sorry sell you that cheap blouse

  • @preidie
    @preidie Жыл бұрын

    Love it Emma. Just a real bag lover. Someone recently said to me oh I’m a Hermes girl only now. I thought you had a Bayswater 12 months ago. I too wish the fashion changed so us true bag addicts can just get on with it lol xx

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    Then she’s not a true bag lover. A true bag lover will embrace all bags not just the expensive ones.

  • @tinahatchman7380
    @tinahatchman7380 Жыл бұрын

    My Birkin 35 is from Paris. And yes I had to jump through hoops to get it! I totally agree with you on all points raised. When I wear it I get people looking. It makes me feel uncomfortable.

  • @hwilcox

    @hwilcox

    Жыл бұрын

    I got that response from my YSL bag, which isn't even as exclusive. it was just weird to be noticed for a bag.

  • @claudiakalkbrenner4148
    @claudiakalkbrenner4148 Жыл бұрын

    Completely agree with you! The system should be different, they do have bags, they should sell them, that’s their business, right? It’s so so confusing because it changes from store to store! Also really understand what you mean about the association of luxury handbags and everyone knowing the price… year ago I only had my Prada and a colleague asked how much it was, I said guess?! “500€?!” People had no idea!

  • @louisewelsh2255
    @louisewelsh2255 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this video, and I’ll very likely watch it again! Really interesting about your experiences in store and from others. I’d really like one (b 30, any colour but not black) but won’t pay resale prices and don’t want them to reject me 🙏😱

  • @Wildunfiltered
    @Wildunfiltered Жыл бұрын

    I agree with many of your points Emma - as you know my experience has been very different to some of those you mention. I do accept that it is not like that for everyone though so maybe I have just been lucky - I have never been offered or felt obliged to take a bag which wasn’t what I asked for. I too have heard horror stories about customers buying thousands of £ of items in the hope of a bag in the future. That is just plain wrong. My experience has only been positive with Hermes so I wanted to mention that as it’s not always game playing. I do have to wait and have no idea when I will get a call but that’s fine by me. Re the bag itself - I adore the Birkin all sizes - But overall I think the Birkin 30 is the perfect all rounder. Love it so much. Couldn’t agree more about quality vs Chanel. Love the video and how funny my video today talks about how much I love Hermes!

  • @lilyt5855
    @lilyt5855 Жыл бұрын

    I actually feel pretty bad for Hermes sales associates and what I presume is the expectation from the company that they'll have to play these games with customers and be the gatekeepers of Birkins! How demoralizing, to have to let down hopeful shoppers every day! Some might get some power trip out of it, but I think it's probably not a good feeling for most of them. Personally I'd never spend my money on a company that won't treat me like a valuable customer from the first time I step in the door, and I find it actually embarrassing to hear these stories of shoppers tying so hard to score one. I can find plenty of very similar looking bags that are much easier to get my hands on, thanks!

  • @sfjayhawk5810

    @sfjayhawk5810

    Жыл бұрын

    Don’t feel badly for them.

  • @kateg1570

    @kateg1570

    Жыл бұрын

    Agreed.. I would get tired of saying no all day. But that is the H business model. They sell to whomever they want to sell to and the bags remain in high demand.

  • @nn3277

    @nn3277

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kateg1570 I don’t think it will be a sustainable model. See in 10 years if people are still listing after their bags anymore.

  • @walideg5304

    @walideg5304

    Жыл бұрын

    @@nn3277 it’s because their quality is absolute supreme. People keep their bags during 40 years and give them to their daughters.

  • @sairakaizad1035
    @sairakaizad1035 Жыл бұрын

    Great view points! I do also want to mention that we as consumers haven't done ourselves any favors either. The pressure/hype/urge based on social media, media and society (talking about Miami here 😊) does cloud our judgement. This may have been something we may have never even considered in other circumstances. Hermes can have their own practice. They can set the rules for their business. As consumers, perhaps we need to start really looking at whether we're following the hype, or if its something we really enjoy. Not pointing fingers, obviously I'm an Hermes consumer and also here on YT looking at videos!

  • @islandgirl8740
    @islandgirl8740 Жыл бұрын

    Watching this video and I feel exactly the same about my birkin (and the Chanel classic flap to some extent). For one, I’m also concerned about theft. A man followed me out of the high-end mall near my home when I was carrying my birkin-it was the one and only time and I took it to the mall. I also feel like a pretentious jerk if I take it out with friends or family. It’s just so recognizable now. My favorite is my reissue 227. No one knows what it is and it fits so much! Thanks for this video. I feel seen! Haha

  • @marvinjayne7090
    @marvinjayne7090 Жыл бұрын

    15:17 hi there. Just came across your channel. I love your contents. Question for you: what are your thoughts on men carrying the Hermes’s Birkin 40? I’ve been thinking about purchasing one.

  • @littlebean8856
    @littlebean8856 Жыл бұрын

    I would really love to have a Birkin 25 sellier if I ever get the chance. Btw, your hair is gorgeous today. You are looking well and beautiful. ❤️👍🏼

  • @littlebean8856

    @littlebean8856

    Жыл бұрын

    I think you have some imposters/ scammers here. I’ve seen it in other channels too.

  • @tulipsurfer1356
    @tulipsurfer1356 Жыл бұрын

    I am more of a Kelly person. I do have a Birkin 30 and only use for work. I agree with your opinion. The only thing I somewhat differ is I don’t care about how ppl view the association or opinion of the bag or me carrying it. I enjoy the buying experience because I simply like their goods and only buy what i like and view the offers as a bonus.

  • @carolnatural
    @carolnatural Жыл бұрын

    I hv a B25 and 2 Kelly and also Constance, they can all be very discreet if you want them to be, just tug it in your armhole with the back facing out, the back is just a plain back, I do this all the time when I’m in crowd public transport, if I’m out in somewhere I feel not safe I will use my canvas garden party, there’s always a bag from them to fit every occasion to me lol as to the journey thing, well the bag has good resale value, unlike other bag from other brands once in second hand market goes into 50% discount, so they won’t be on the shelf wait to be bought. Another thing is if you don’t like their other items it’s verging on impossible to score a bag in store without purchase record (those lucky story you heard is just a tactic for them to deny there’s linked sales as obviously illegal), you can buy through reseller, with nowadays quota system reseller price is actually cheaper than store purchase if you don’t like their other items at all. But if you also like their jewellery and clothes two bags a year is not difficult at all….

  • @seabreeze667
    @seabreeze667 Жыл бұрын

    To be honest, I'll rather buy 1st-hand from open market than Hermès boutiques, I heard too much negative things about them, but the bags are so beautiful so I'll source another way to buy it

  • @carolyngibson7723
    @carolyngibson7723 Жыл бұрын

    Love this chat! I especially enjoy you contradicting yourself 😂 Thanks for your honesty. All I can say about this whole Hermes situation is that “it’s complicated”! Anyway glad to hear you still love the bag even if taking it out at the moment is curtailed by your feelings about various associations. At least you know it’s timeless and she shall have her day in the sun at some stage.

  • @cecil3c
    @cecil3c Жыл бұрын

    I have the same bag, so beautiful ❤️

  • @Seemstobereal
    @Seemstobereal Жыл бұрын

    Great video

  • @vannaeldwijk7075
    @vannaeldwijk7075 Жыл бұрын

    Wonderful video. Personally If I saw you on the street with the bag, you would have cheered up my day. So please take out your luxury goods for the rest of us (many) to admire ♥️♥️♥️

  • @melissagodwin1594
    @melissagodwin1594 Жыл бұрын

    “I have no decorum.” Hello, me! 😂👋🏼 Seriously tho, hearing random conversations always make shopping so much more fun. 👌🏼

  • @monopolizeme
    @monopolizeme Жыл бұрын

    I'm convinced that you're the loveliest person on the interwebs.

  • @loristryker
    @loristryker Жыл бұрын

    I enjoyed the video- thank you. Ihave some Hermes scarves...and I love them. However, if I have to wait for "permission" to buy something from them I'm moving on to Ferragamo.

  • @captainhml3868
    @captainhml3868 Жыл бұрын

    Excellent video. I think one relief is that if you walk around with your Birkin people will think it's a fake. 🙂

  • @jools99caithness17
    @jools99caithness17 Жыл бұрын

    I have the Teddy Blake dupes- and still love them - 2 of them together cost less than a Mulberry Bayswater

  • @inesvodanovic5760
    @inesvodanovic5760 Жыл бұрын

    How much are kelly and Birkin bags? Nobody ever said.... Only reseller prices... I would really like to know how much do they cost at the store? 🤗

  • @ea1420
    @ea1420 Жыл бұрын

    Oh, I do relate about feeling that you are showing off because luxury fashion is so much more mainstream. I too eagerly wait for the day when no one recognizes these bags and their cost.

  • @tarasilvey9027
    @tarasilvey9027 Жыл бұрын

    I love Black Chanel Trendy x

  • @Livmatt
    @Livmatt Жыл бұрын

    I covet my birkin but for a large bag (mine is a 35 too) - I just find its cumbersome, and I don't want to use it as a nappy bag or a day to day bag. I just don't find it to be practical.

  • @jonaswunderkind4580
    @jonaswunderkind4580 Жыл бұрын

    Let's be honest, apart from Birkin and Kelly, other 99% of Hermes bags are a horror show :D

  • @elizabethtaylor6339
    @elizabethtaylor6339 Жыл бұрын

    How much for it at store when u got it ? If u can say ,. I see resell 3to 4 times higher

  • @orphanedhanyou
    @orphanedhanyou Жыл бұрын

    Have you talked about "inspired" bags? One of the first videos I saw of yours was how to spot a fake, but I'm talking now about other brands selling bags that are eerily similar to "classics". Some opinions I've heard are that's not cool & others are art is art and over put there you can't tell others they can't have anything remotely similar.

  • @katechitadze8121
    @katechitadze8121 Жыл бұрын

    Hi what size is this hermes bag ? Thanks

  • @clairebagsandlife
    @clairebagsandlife Жыл бұрын

    I've just bought a Hermes Toolbox 20 preloved. It's my second Hermes bag and I am in full agreement re the astounding quality of leather and craftsmanship. I also don't like and won't sign up to play the Hermes game, hence buying preloved. Sadly I think Chanel are moving into that elitism mentality, although they need to have a serious chat with themselves regarding their declining quality alongside ridiculous price increases.

  • @sc0359
    @sc0359 Жыл бұрын

    I say if you want to wear it then don’t worry about what others will think about you. It’s your money and you chose what you spend that on! Having said that it’s crazy to think how much these bags actually cost to make in terms of raw materials and labour and how much they are sold for. Hermes share holders laughing all the way to the bank!

  • @33Jenesis
    @33Jenesis10 ай бұрын

    I enjoy knowing about luxury bags even though I don’t own any. I can recognize top luxury handbags when I see them. The design, quality, and workmanship are obvious; definitely not $500 to $1k mid range bags. perhaps this is why ppl buy and use these bags because they are practical luxury. If I had money for luxury bags it’d be 70s Gucci monogram with bamboo handles or 80s LV brown monogram. 80/90s Coach classic saddle leather bags are also nice. I use canvas totes for decades. I like the juxtaposition of canvas with my work attire, like wearing teva sandals with my tailored trousers.

  • @Bella-yb6gg
    @Bella-yb6gg Жыл бұрын

    I like Birkin from afar but not for me i just cannot justify the price when vintage Coach Willis bag or any other piece from old Coach has the very same quality and i am not the only one thinking this. I have Hermes vintage Market bucket bag so i can compare that with my vintage Coach bucket, same quality. (edit to add) IMO true luxury is quality, not price.

  • @marcellaroberts3074
    @marcellaroberts3074 Жыл бұрын

    I agree with everything you said, back when i got my first Kelly 18 years ago it was such a treat and delight to wear it only those who knew knew! Now i don't even like to wear them because of all the things you just mentioned PLUS ......... half the people out there are wearing very good fakes so the whole thing is ruined for me at least !! ok.... except for maybe the 25 in a beautiful color hahahahaha

  • @debbiemcnamara7059
    @debbiemcnamara7059 Жыл бұрын

    I have a lot of expensive bags, but I am afraid to wear them. I bought some MCM bags because people don’t know what they are. I have about 250 bags I can’t use because of this.

  • @kv6373
    @kv6373 Жыл бұрын

    I have a few Hermes Kelly and Birkin, but now I move on with Delvaux…. ❤❤

  • @comfynlux5695
    @comfynlux5695 Жыл бұрын

    I understand that was one of the reasons I really don't like carrying the Birkin. One lady asked me if she could touch my bag. I thought OMG! I was very uncomfortable it was creepy but I almost felt like I needed to let her.

  • @anastasiaromanov3737
    @anastasiaromanov3737 Жыл бұрын

    the only Hermes bag i like is Constance!

  • @Buttercookiesssss
    @Buttercookiesssss Жыл бұрын

    I like the birkin style too.. But unlikely buy the Birkin. Just similar styles for me now xoxo

  • @bluegirl4079
    @bluegirl4079 Жыл бұрын

    How blessed you must be to be able to purchase these bags. I sincerely mean that. Good for you. I think they are lovely, and I am sure they are excellent quality. I truly do not think I could ever carry one knowing how many hungry children and elderly people could have been fed with the money spent on one bag. Please remember that you are the steward of your money. Spend it well.

  • @hannaliza2221
    @hannaliza2221 Жыл бұрын

    I love size 35 ♥️

  • @seabreeze4559
    @seabreeze4559 Жыл бұрын

    wait, spikings?? did I hear right? can we hear more about these crimes in a nice area? was there anything to look out for? are there newspaper stories?

  • @juliam7056
    @juliam7056 Жыл бұрын

    The " game" of Hermés is so bizarre and ridiculous. I'd just get a second hand one.

  • @styleiteverywhere114
    @styleiteverywhere114 Жыл бұрын

    I actually feel safer using my hermes bags than wearing lv or chanel as it is in your face kinda bag because of the logo.

  • @Seemstobereal
    @Seemstobereal Жыл бұрын

    Hermeshas this amazing marketing technique ..why would they change ? There are enough people willing to go through the hoops

  • @kateg1570

    @kateg1570

    Жыл бұрын

    Totally agree! On these videos there are always comments on how someone would never play games, beg for a bag, etc.. who cares? Hermes does this because enough people want the bag no matter what. They do it because it works. Its economics. I dont understand people being upset about it thats just entitlement. Hermes doesnt owe anyone a bag.

  • @Jersey1971
    @Jersey1971 Жыл бұрын

    I bought a Birkin knockoff to see if I would like the real thing I found the opening and closing of the bag too bothersome I need a bag I can get in easily . The Birkin design style of bag is a no for me it's just not user friendly

  • @WorldTurndUpsideDown
    @WorldTurndUpsideDown Жыл бұрын

    What size is this?

  • @Emmaanders

    @Emmaanders

    Жыл бұрын

    35

  • @chlsaust9018
    @chlsaust9018 Жыл бұрын

    Its really sad we have to watch what we carry these days given the state of the world. I am so hypervigilant now when I carry it for fact of NOT WANTING TO GET MUGGED. I also hate that I feel the need to quickly go in to the Boutique and directly to my car as to not walk around with the shopping bag which screams “look what I have and MUG ME”. Its sad. But hey, HERMES FOREVER❤️

  • @kateg1570

    @kateg1570

    Жыл бұрын

    I carry with me a basic large grocery bag if I plan to visit Chanel in my city and put the bag in that bag. No need to advertise ROB ME with a Chanel carrier bag. The SAs are understanding of that.

  • @chlsaust9018

    @chlsaust9018

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kateg1570 Excellent! I will follow your lead. THANKS!

  • @unicorngalaxy7347
    @unicorngalaxy734711 ай бұрын

    It is heavy when it is empty already. After put things in and carry it walking. It is too heavy. Not practical

  • @shannonnefra9738
    @shannonnefra9738 Жыл бұрын

  • @dearmoon3257
    @dearmoon3257 Жыл бұрын

    I agree! It’s absolutely not a nice game at all.

  • @codacraft
    @codacraft Жыл бұрын

    Birkens look sloppy to me. No one ever wears them buckled. If the Kelly lock is such a big deal flippin use it.

  • @user-tv5eo1mt3c
    @user-tv5eo1mt3c Жыл бұрын

    Can you do a video showing us your entire replica collection and maybe shout out some favs and some regrets? I love the pieces you choose! Can’t wait to get mine #lvguz

  • @christleoliu2257
    @christleoliu2257 Жыл бұрын

    Hermes trying to fine her for disturbing or not allowing her to walk in the store 😀

  • @DisneyMarkUK
    @DisneyMarkUK Жыл бұрын

    Funny you should have just posted this video…… Remember we’ve ordered the new Range Rover Sport? Well……… we’ve found out that they won’t sell you one if you don’t have a purchase history with the garage as there a difficult for the main dealers to get hold of, a bit like Hermes. xxx

  • @katemiller7874

    @katemiller7874

    Жыл бұрын

    That’s really interesting but I think you saved yourself my friends all have range rovers and they always in the shop. I mean I have 5 ladies every week and one is always in the shop

  • @DisneyMarkUK

    @DisneyMarkUK

    Жыл бұрын

    @@katemiller7874 oh we have ordered one but are aware of their issues as our current one has just returned from a 4 month repair. We just love them even though they do misbehave.

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