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Is it possible to buy a Birkin in Paris? ›

Getting an Appointment. At the FSH Hermès boutique, snagging a Birkin or Kelly starts with the same first step as acquiring almost anything that's highly sought and available from limited sources: you get in line.

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If you buy a Birkin bag straight from a Hermès boutique, you'll only be able to buy two luxury handbags per year. This means you could invest in one Birkin and one Kelly, but no more. This two-bag rule allows Hermès to keep on top of orders and also maintain the exclusivity of their accessories.

It may take you a while, but you can buy a Birkin straight from the boutique. You just can't walk into an Hermès boutique and buy a Birkin immediately. It must be ordered, and there is a waiting list. You also can't buy the Birkin, Kelly, or most of Hermès's more iconic styles online.

Since its debut in 1984, the price of a Birkin bag has seen a meteoric rise. Initially, one could purchase a Birkin bag for an average of $2000, but that price has skyrocketed over the last 35 years, showcasing a massive 500% increase. Today, the starting price of a new Hermès Birkin bag hovers around $8,500.

The lawsuit alleges that Hermès only sells Birkins to customers with a "sufficient purchase history," claiming that one of the plaintiffs was "coerced into purchasing ancillary products in order to obtain access to Hermès Birkin bags." This represents a violation of antitrust and competition laws, the lawsuit claims, ...

An exotic Kelly Pochette may also be a quota bag at many locations including Paris. Whether the Kelly Cut is considered a quota bag varies by location and type of leather or exotic skin.

The Hermes Birkin and Kelly bags are known as 'quota bags,' meaning that buyers can only get a maximum of two of these bags in any calendar year. Hermes bags are extremely exclusive, and buyers have to be offered them in order to make a purchase.

Gold. In the past 12-18 months, Gold has emerged as the most sought-after and popular neutral color at Hermès. It remains a permanent fixture in the Hermès color palette and gained prominence in the 1950s, thanks to Grace Kelly and her iconic gold Kelly bag.

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Sales associates are “directed to only offer Birkin handbags to consumers who have established a sufficient 'purchase history' or 'purchase profile,'” claimed counsel for the plaintiff in the complaint.

Some areas of the US have smaller, less competitive Hermès stores where it may be easier to be offered a mini Kelly than a Birkin 25, such as in your situation. Other big city locations such as New York City and Beverly Hills are highly competitive and being offered a mini Kelly is akin to winning the lottery.

Hermès says its prices are based on its costs, which are necessarily high. Yet the many man-hours and fine materials that go into the making of the bag may not account for much of its price: Luca Solca, an equity analyst at Exane BNP Paribas, estimates that the production cost of a basic Birkin is around $800.”

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If you do not have a leather appointment, it's easiest to just go to the section where you want to look first (for example, silks or shoes) and wait for a sales associate to become available.

Each Birkin bag is handmade by artisans using high-quality materials, the more rare and exotic, the more expensive. Also, Hermès limits its production of Birkin bags, meaning the demand is high and the supply is low. This contributes to their desirability and increases their value.

Use your smartphone and go to the website: rendezvousparis.hermes.com between the hours of 10:30 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. local Paris time the day before the desired day of the appointment; Paris boutiques are closed on Sunday so you must apply on Saturday for an appointment on Monday.

Eventually, the Hermès Birkin Bag waiting list was deemed "unfair" and dropped. While some SAs may still offer to place your name on a waiting list for the Birkin bag of your dreams, this is little more than a social nicety, without any genuine promise that is implied.