charleslin
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Official Hermes Thread
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Sadly I can only sweep lollipops and biscuits.
But I mean if go to places like Milan or Paris...easily 15k on LV already wad...normally my friend or cousin I tompang about 10k every round.
So dun hav much left actually
wow.. more hiong than vernilover liao. remember post your sweeped items.
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Lol, You have the same idea as me. I calculate I would need 15k at least for paris. I would need at least 6k euros to just buy a birkin lol!!
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I think I'll need at least 7-8k euros for myself in Paris haha. 4k for Hermes, 2k prolly for Louis Vuitton and another 2k for other stuff + foooooooood!
Have to start planning out my wishlist liao. Hehe.
I think I'll need at least 7-8k euros for myself in Paris haha. 4k for Hermes, 2k prolly for Louis Vuitton and another 2k for other stuff + foooooooood!
Have to start planning out my wishlist liao. Hehe.
I went to Europe in May 2009, spent S$20k for shopping.
I went again in June 2009, spent S$30k for shopping.
The spending is for uncontrolled shopping, I buy anything I like, thus if you shop with a list, the budget can be controlled.
The branded there is at least 20 - 30 % cheaper than in Singapore before the sales. With sales, it is about 50% cheaper than in Singapore. The choice of merchandise is wider, the new arrival is very up to date. I will go there annually to shop for branded, thus will not be buying in Singapore.
This year, the June sales starts on 24 June. Next year is either 23 June or 30 June, yet to be confirmed.
The January 2010 sales starts 27 January 2010.
Paris hotel is not cheap, I stay in a boutique hotel off Champs Elysees, about S$500 a night. As buying branded stuff, I request for no room services to prevent people from entering the room. Thus in Paris, cannot too sloppy hotel to prevent theft.
This May, I went to London, Paris, Rome, Florence, Pisa.
This June, I went to Paris & London only.
My annual shopping trip should cover Paris, Milan & London, perhaps Florence too. I like Florence.
Yes, that is why, next year, I would include Milan and Florence in my Shopping trip.
I am heading for New York this September for shopping for apparel & Tiffany!
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Wow, sounds damn fun!
But 50k in just two months.
But 50k in just two months.
No need bring cash de mah. Just use CC all the way can liao. Moreover, bring cash still must worry about it being lost. Moreover where got people bring so many cold hard cash in luggage?
Ya, I used credit card, can earn points to redeem air tickets. My June trip I redeem a SQ First Class seat for S$600+ back from London and economy seat to Paris. My coming New York trip, I am redeeming a business class return trip for S$600+ too.
Not really safe to bring a lot of cash. Besides, London uses pound whereas Paris and Milan use EURO.
Wow, sounds damn fun!
But 50k in just two months.
Ya, these 3 months is a shopping period. I come back I bought a Sony P, some diamonds, a Cartier Santos 100, today I bought a gold bar!
From May till today, spent S$70k on shopping already.
I seriously need to be a shopping ban.
Btw I feel not worth to buy branded watch in Europe, they did not give much discount to tourists as compared to the discount given to us in Singapore. Thus, I bought the Cartier Santos 100 when I came back in May 2009.
I will do that if I am backpacking for sight seeing. But if I am on a shopping trip, then it will be a different story. It is hard not to spend if you travel so far and see so many nice things at prices cheaper than in Singapore.
Branded orginated from Europe, will be the cheapest in Europe, especially after there is still VAT refund.
Buying a Birkin in Paris is a hit or miss. It does not guarantee that if you go to Paris Hermes, you can definitely buy a Birkin.
Firstly, it depends on whether there are any Birkin available in the back room.
Secondly, it depends on whether the sales assistant will want to show you one.
Thirdly, it depends on whether you like the size, the colour, the leather of the Birkin that is available.
To note, 1 passport can only buy 1 Birkin and 1 Kelly a year. On 2 separate days, I saw mainly Asian buying the Birkins - Hong Kongis, Indonesians, Taiwanese and Japanese.
Ya, I ate some lauduree macarons during the trip. Some are nice, some I find too sweet or sour. And had a lauduree english breakfast on one day. Their english breakfast portion is very big.
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bro, be careful with cash..a WatchUSeek mbr lost 4k usd while trying to shop for an Omega planet ocean...
70k on shopping??!!! Thats crazy but i guess its fine if your husband is rich..
I hope he didn't made any noise on it lol..
ate alot of fresh air and hawker food to recover my $$ gone after my omega purchase..
Somehow i got immune to branded goods le when i take a look at some of the outrageous prices of the stuffs sold in Sg...haha.
Guess i may be tempted to spend on branded products if i'll be heading to EU but don't think i'll be going there for shopping..
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