PurseBlog Asks: If You have an Hermès Birkin, exactly how Did You get It?

For some reason, it seems like the whole of the fashion Web has been speaking about exactly how to get a Birkin lately. Lauren Sherman composed about the bag’s withstanding charm for Bloomberg, Megs pointed out exactly how she got hers in an interview with Racked as well as this Harper’s fete story on the process keeps tumbling down my Facebook newsfeed. If I’ve discovered anything in my time at PurseBlog, though, it’s that there’s nobody true method to get a Birkin.

Tales of wait listings as well as long-lasting relationship-building with Hermès shop workers abound, however Megs got her black Birkin by going into a store where she had no prior purchase history as well as asking nicely. Authentic Birkins are gotten as well as offered daily on eBay, purchasers are a lot more than ready to scoop them up at standard auctions like Heritage or Christie’s as well as sites like Moda Operandi routinely hold short-term sales of skillfully sourced Birkins. In some ways, getting a Birkin now is much easier than ever, as long as you’re not a stickler about getting it directly from the brand. (And, in lots of cases, as long as you’re not picky about paying a markup for the instant gratification.)

There are, of course, lots of people who ended up being trusted Hermès clients as well as ultimately get used the bag of their dreams; our PurseForum is full of stories about wonderful phone calls from Hermès boutiques, lots of out of the blue. The purchase of nearly any type of bag has a story, as well as when the specific bag starts at $10,000 as well as only goes up from there, the stories are frequently well worth a listen. Today, we’d like to hear yours. Did you stick with the standard route, get lucky or seek out alternate avenues?