Dear PurseBop: How Do I Keep My Luxury Handbags and Jewelry Safe From Burglaries?

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Spring is in the air and everyone is excited to switch up their wardrobe and bags. First order of business is to be safe at all times. Dear PurseBop explores new topics this week that you will not want to miss. Click here to keep submitting your questions. And get all the answers you are seeking by clicking here.

Dear PurseBop: How Do I Apply for an Online Appointment in Paris Before I Leave My Home?

Paris recently changed the online lottery appointment system. You will want to make sure you read Dear PurseBop here so you can apply for an online appointment once you arrive in Paris.

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Dear PurseBop: Is It Possible To Score A Hermès Bag Without An Equal Amount of Pre-spend?

Shopping at Hermès is exciting, confusing, and at time frustrating. But a true handbag collector loves the chase. How much you must spend before being offered a quota bag is one of the great mysteries. Everyone journey and experience is so different. Dear PurseBop gives you the insight that will assist you in your shopping here.

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Dear PurseBop: Will All Luxury Boutiques in Paris Deliver Your Purchases To Your Hotel?

Paris is always a good idea for shopping. But it is important to always be safe as it is a large city. Dear PurseBop has all the insight here on where to shop and how to stay safe during your visit.

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Dear PurseBop: How Do I Keep My Luxury Bags and Jewelry Safe From Burglaries?

Crime has increased exponentially in the past 2 years all around the world. Staying safe while shopping and safeguarding your precious bags and jewelry is utmost on everyone’s mind currently. Dear PurseBop has many tips here to keep your luxury items safe.

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Dear PurseBop: What if I Made Purchases at Hermès But They Were Not Recorded Under My SA's Name?

Working with one SA at Hermès is always a good idea. However, sometimes it is just not possible due to days off, medical leaves, or vacations. Click here to see what Dear PurseBop offers as suggestions to keep your purchase history in tact.

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Community Member's Experience Shopping at Hermès in Italy

Below we share a community member’s shopping experience. Although everyone’s journey and experience with Hermès is completely individual and different, we all enjoy sharing in other’s successes. We hope you enjoy her experience.

If you would like to share your experience (successes and failures) with us, click here. Reading about other’s journey gives us hope and anticipation for what may occur in the future. We will feature it in a future Dear PurseBop newsletter.

Good afternoon, I would like to share my personal shopping experience for quota bags at Hermès. I live in Italy, nearby Rome therefore “my” boutique is the one located nearby Via Condotti, the street where the most coveted Italian and international labels are hosted.

I started my Hermès journey for quota bag 4 years ago. At that time, I was pregnant of my 3rd child and my husband decided to give me something special for that occasion. Then we visited the store and asked about the procedure to be followed in order to purchase a quota bag, I was interested in a Birkin. I was informed about the WISH procedure ( not to be misunderstood with a PRE_ORDER) and the only thing I needed to do was to submit my wish: so I gave three possible options. Six months later I received the call: my bag was there. Moreover it was my 1st option so I was super enthusiastic. My baby was born just 1 month later.

What I would like to stress is that before that purchase I had no history relationship with the boutique apart from a few items like a bracelet or a silk scarf, nor I was ” invited” to purchase other articles before being offered a bag. The true relationship started with the Birkin: I met this very fine lady who became my SA and from that moment she supported me in my purchases which became quite frequent including two Kelly bags (I discovered myself to be a Kelly girl rather a Birkin one), number of shoes, etc.

I wish my experience can be helpful for all those women who dream for those bags and wrongly think that they need to build a relationship before being entitled to get their “wish ” come true.
ciao