Birkin Bag

[ECB]

Considering I had to Google it to make sure I knew what you were talking about, um, no. I don't have one.

[trafficgirl]

No. I am nowhere close to having the money for one and I do not represent Lucy Liu.

[Eagles]

I read last week that a Birkin is a better investment than gold, which killed me a little inside.

[knx9211]

Wait, this motherfucker is $100k? Seriously? Or they're so hard to get that people get them and RESELL them for $100k?

[sproctopus]

Jan 27, 2016 11:43:27 GMT -5 Eagles said:

I read last week that a Birkin is a better investment than gold, which killed me a little inside.

Yes! And stocks!

It's never fluctuated in value and has increased it's value by like 15% every year.

[knx9211]

Honestly, I don't even love it. The shape is ok, but I wish the leather was stiffer and held its shape.

[Eagles]

Jan 27, 2016 11:46:04 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

Jan 27, 2016 11:43:27 GMT -5 Eagles said:

I read last week that a Birkin is a better investment than gold, which killed me a little inside.

Yes! And stocks!

It's never fluctuated in value and has increased it's value by like 15% every year.

Exactly. I wonder if I can convince H that we should buy one for retirement. "401k? No, we put our money into handbags. Well, not literally. We spent all of it ON the handbag, so we have nothing to put inside of it."

[Eagles]

My introduction to the Birkin was through Gilmore Girls.

[janegold]

Who has voted yes? Reveal yourselves!

[mdgirl]

Jan 27, 2016 11:41:09 GMT -5 chinchillafiesta said:

According to the episode the "trick" seems to be going into the store, buying some other things, then casually ask if they happen to have one in stock.

In case you care.

If you found the podcast interesting this book was a fun read.

www.goodreads.com/book/show/2391653.Bringing_Home_the_Birkin

[sproctopus]

Jan 27, 2016 11:48:38 GMT -5 Eagles said:

Jan 27, 2016 11:46:04 GMT -5 sproctopus said:

Yes! And stocks!

It's never fluctuated in value and has increased it's value by like 15% every year.

Exactly. I wonder if I can convince H that we should buy one for retirement. "401k? No, we put our money into handbags. Well, not literally. We spent all of it ON the handbag, so we have nothing to put inside of it."

TBF, this is what happens every time I buy a designer bag.

My husband asked why I strap my purse into the cart at Target, when someone could just reach right into its open top and steal my wallet. And my response is always, "There's no money IN the bag, the money IS the bag. Sir."

[wambam]

Jan 27, 2016 11:50:12 GMT -5 Eagles said:

My introduction to the Birkin was through Gilmore Girls.

This. Rory's pink Birkin was GORGEOUS!

[mom2twoboys]

Jan 27, 2016 11:50:12 GMT -5 Eagles said:

My introduction to the Birkin was through Gilmore Girls.

Mine too!

[cabbagecabbage]

I don't even fully own my Ford Focus.

[House4Me]

You can easily get an orange or other brightly colored Birkin bag but if you want a black one, good luck. While living in Zurich I heard many stories about the quest for a Birkin and these people had serious cash but the wait list is so flipping long b/c they are all hand made by a small group of men.

I had one friend who was in Hermes to buy something other things (clothing) and asked if by chance any black birkins were available and there was 1 that a lady had not picked up that had been pre-ordered. My friend was able to buy it on the spot b/c she was a high paying customer for other Hermes items And this was on Bahnhofstrasse in Zurich. So not sure if pre-ordering even means anything with being on a wait list unless your name is well known.

[WOUNDTIGHT]

I learned about them on the SATC episode where Samantha wanted to be Lucy Lu's publicist.

Ah, the early aughts.

[averyjessup]

Jan 27, 2016 11:41:09 GMT -5 chinchillafiesta said:

According to the episode the "trick" seems to be going into the store, buying some other things, then casually ask if they happen to have one in stock.

In case you care.

This makes me lol because going into Hermes and just buying a few things is still going to run in the thousands pretty quickly, unless those few things are colouring books

On this note, I have a Hermes belt that I brought into the store to be repaired a few weeks ago, and I'd had an alteration made to it previously by a non Hermes craftsman, and I got a right telling off and they wouldn't fix it.

[miso]

I've heard of these.

[kevin arnold]

Jan 27, 2016 12:52:10 GMT -5 @32flavors said:

My friend's sister has one. As well as a bunch of other crazy expensive handbags.

But then she bought my friend a crappy gold knockoff Chanel on canal street and gave it to her as a Christmas gift. It was the weirdest thing.

You don't stay rich by buying expensive gifts!

[pantsparty]

Sure, I keep it in my Bentley in my vacation home in Vail.

[Eagles]

Jan 27, 2016 13:42:16 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Sure, I keep it in my Bentley in my vacation home in Vail.

I can't believe it doesn't have its own climate controlled vault. You're a monster.

[preppy]

My stepmom has one. In my imagination its going to me in the will and not to one of her own daughters. LOL, yea right.

My director at work just got one. Its beautiful.

[killercupcake]

No. #goals

[pantsparty]

Jan 27, 2016 13:56:31 GMT -5 Eagles said:

Jan 27, 2016 13:42:16 GMT -5 pantsparty said:

Sure, I keep it in my Bentley in my vacation home in Vail.

I can't believe it doesn't have its own climate controlled vault. You're a monster.

Um, my entire Bentley is climate controlled 24/7. Did you not opt for that feature?

[dottyblue]

Jan 27, 2016 11:41:09 GMT -5 chinchillafiesta said:

According to the episode the "trick" seems to be going into the store, buying some other things, then casually ask if they happen to have one in stock.

In case you care.

I don't understand.  Why do you need a "trick" to purchase a bag?  Do they refuse to sell it to you if you just walk in and ask to buy one???

[snipsnsnails]

I can think of a handful of friends that have one. They all have SAs at each of the higher end boutiques they frequent, respectively, so they keep them in the know.

[sequins]

No. If I had enough money to buy an Hermes bag, it would be an Evelyne 





Or Jypsiere





I'm mostly dreaming because I want to stop buying leather soon. And also I don't have that much money, lol.

[sequins]

Please. They sold it to the kardashians.

[scottyderp]

It's a purse. I would lose it, or get it dirty.

[snipsnsnails]

For the record, I don't have any close friends that are rich enough that they took a Sharpie (or had it hired out) to theirs! That's whole other level.

ETA: Actually, wait, they probably are that rich, just have the sense not to! LOL!