Hi Everyone Welcome to to my 'mistakes people make when starting luxury shopping' video. I tried to put that in the title bar but it seemed a little long. What I'm wearing.... Top: Pepperberry Earrings: Dior Instagram: emmaandersbags
I worked for mulberry quite a few years ago it’s quite a pressured job , I used to love dealing with the people who had saved up for ages to buy a bag , I felt so excited for them . I still have many lovely pieces myself .
I really liked Chase Amie’s video, but I equally enjoyed yours too. I thought both videos raised some valid points, and both were presented in an entertaining manner. If I had to choose a favorite though, I would choose yours. You have this way of letting your excitement and joy about bags bubble up and shine through when you speak that is so endearing. Like me, you have a genuine love for handbags and an excitement that is contagious. That is something I never get tired of watching. No one I know in my real life gets anywhere near as excited as I do when it comes to handbags, so if it weren’t for RU-vid and Instagram showing me there are others like me, I would feel pretty lonely in that regard. Thanks so much for sharing your enthusiasm with all of us. 🤗
g boone thank you for your lovely comment. I totally felt the same- one of the big reasons I started my channel was because I just flipping love bags and I didn’t know anyone else with the same sort of crazy. So it’s nice to find each other. It’s just one of those things. There are worse things to love. But I wish I liked something cheaper! Xxxxx
Yes! Don’t lie to significant others and don’t buy what you can’t afford. Luxury purchases should bring you joy, not anxiety. I have my own separate account for my luxury indulgences. My husband has one too- but his is for golf clubs 😂 So we don’t argue about purchases because it’s our own allocated monies for non essential items. I’m a researcher too- I plan my more expensive LV purchases for Hawaii since the prices are lower and that makes a difference with higher price point bags. I only buy preloved unless it’s a LE item that I missed out on and then I have it double authenticated. I live in a state with no sales tax so it’s not enough savings preloved. Great video- I really enjoyed and agree with all of your tips.
I am all about the experience so I love going into the boutique and experiencing the new bags the new items and when they see me coming they already know get out the champagne 🥂 champagne 🍾 it’s such a fun experience. I do think it is a one on one personal experience on how one is treated when they go in the stores, you have to command the respect that you deserve when people don’t know how to treat you , you teach them......is I’ve lived by. great video.
Wonderful advice and tips Emma. I agree completely about starter pieces, buying pre-loved, buying directly from a boutique, researching before you buy, Lots of love from Pakistan Xx
Good points! Pretty much the same mistakes I've made. It's an expensive lesson to learn how to avoid making stupid purchases/feeling bad or guilty over them/regretting you ever got into it. Now I go for what I want, and I'm SO patient I can stalk an item for years if necessary, to get it for a price I'm willing to pay.
I agree with you that its the experience going to the store that matters the most for me. Moreover, the last point you made was just so true. Do not hide it to your significant other or else you will feel ashamed instead of pure bliss. Such a informative post. Thanks!
Love your "mistakes" sharing! They're all part of a lot of our purse buying journey! My first luxury bag was a Mulberry Bayswater too (the new style one though). Love your hair style and earrings in this video, Emma!
Awesome tips! I totally agree with #7, buying first and paying off later is never a good way to buy luxury (or anything extra or unnecessary for that matter). I enjoyed all your points very much!
I just came across your videos today - and I have watched just 2. But I can safely say that I am you! I can relate to you sooo much!! Being guilty and waiting for the right time to disclose to my husband about my luxury purchases, enjoying that drink with the SAs and treating that as a mini vacation!! So relatable! Thanks! I am from India - subscribing to you right away :)
I think these are REALLY great! I totally stress about the shopping experience and I totally agree with you that we should have fun and enjoy it and if someone is not nice to you then go another day to really get to enjoy your experience!
Very helpful!!! I am a new subscriber... I love your videos! I started watching because I like handbags, but I've continued watching because I love your style! I think you are so honest and able to laugh at yourself and it's so refreshing!! Love it! :-)
You are so awesome and so humble!!! Subscribed! I love your video's and you make a good point. I've made several buying mistakes because we live out in the country and the nearest luxury boutique is a 4 hour drive. I can't try things on and have ended up with items I didn't really love. Thank God for fashionphile and other resellers.
Getting past border control!!! ❤️❤️❤️ Love it! I also used to do that years ago, but couldnt stand hiding my excitement and bag so I just started telling him. He knows I'm an addict 😍😍😍
Emma, just watched your video, you are amazing! I was figuring out which bag to buy first, and was going to settle for a cheaper bag, but after your video I know I won’t and i’ll wait till I save enough for my dream Chanel flap 🥰
I enjoyed you video as usual , I usually buy brand new and enjoy the boutique experience and being the first user , but I decided to change this strategy with lady Dior medium ( exactly the same as yours ) because of how Dior bags don’t hold the resell value , I kept searching till finding one in brand new condition with stickers with full package and saved more than 1000 dollar ! Honestly I enjoyed this experience more and currently this is my favorite bag
I am so guilty of number 10!! Your right it’s not the same if I can’t share or use my item right away when hubby doesn’t know lol! Awesome tips thanks :)
Fab video; great pointers. I was quite miffed that when I went in to Chanel in London and Manchester (my regular store) that I wasn't ever offered a drink (I did in the Paris store, but declined....I think), but waltzed in to Dior Manchester and the customer service is so much better! I think in your reference to buying preloved, you get reassurance if you buy from a consignment store like Designer exchange because you know they've checked it over and authenticated it for you for piece of mind; my husband goes mad if i'm looking at buying a luxury item/bag on eaby and he usually ends up giving me the extra money I need to get it from the store. I've gained so much more confidence when purchasing from luxury stores, I just go in and tell them what i'm looking for and even sometimes tell them that i've got a certain amount of money and i'm looking for earrings/brooch or whatever and they're fine with that! I too like to get a bit dressed up when buying luxury things in store, but I do like to dress up bit anyway when i'm spending a day in Manchester; as you say, it's all part of the fun xx
Lovely video with great information! I am saving up for 2/3 luxury bags (Fauré Le Page Tote, LV Croisette and maaaybe Givenchy Antigona if I can decide on a color) this year. This was very helpful.
What a great video. Thank you. Love "Border Control" !! I can afford new designer bags now but I don't buy them. Brand new, perfect, that smell, the whole feel of a new bag... I put it away for "best", wont use it in case spoil it. I am hopeless. Preloved and I can relax, wear them, chuck them in the back of the car, enjoy them. I still do the dust bag, stuff them, box them and treasure them but I obviously need someone to break them in for me :) xx
Hello👜👜 I just found your channel as I was researching my new Trendy bag..I have to tell you what a joy you are... you exude true joy and love and excitement for your bags... yes... all the same feelings I have about mine!!! You are just so much fun..I grew up in England so hearing your voice makes me feel at home. Your story about your Birkin adventure had me in tears....I so understand that...wish it was my story.. giggle..so do you love your Trendy? I brought mine home yesterday ...oh dear..am obsessing..so much lambskin...I do have a lamb mini..oh ....off I go..rambling..ta ta..giggle..
Great video! 👍 I ❤️ the experience of purchasing a handbag like my first Chanel m/l double flap bag from the actual Chanel store! I loved the experience of being offered a glass of champagne 🥂 while trying on some really expensive bags like Chanel! At the same time, I like to save $ so I’m all for purchasing from a reputable consignment store! I really like to do research to make sure it’s the bag that I really want and will enjoy for years to come! I really don’t like to sell things and I just want to grow my collection! Lol 😂 TFS. Have a great week! 😀
Sensible and practical tips, Emma!👍👍 I buy so many things that some of my “arguments”with my family and boyfriend are when they think everything is new but it’s not because I just have so much of it all that it takes me awhile to rotate all my clothes, bags and shoes so they think because they don’t remember seeing it it’s just new 😂😂 And truth be told..... it often is 😬😬😬
Alex Smith ‘Arguments’- been there haha. It’s the same as me not noticing other people swapping out their car- if you’re not into it you don’t keep track- and if you try ie. partners trying to keep an eye to ensure there are no new bits- it can be hard to spot one bag from another because I’m sure to some they all look the same. That’s why I panicked when my husband asked me the other day why I hadn’t used my neverfull in the azur.....he’s onto me 😮
If you’re buying investment bags stick to the classics - etc Chanel, Louis Vuitton, etc - bags u will get your money or more when selling. So yes, research the bag. If you’re buying bags that you have no intention of selling then it doesn’t matter. It’s the same when investing in anything, diamonds, houses, cars, stocks, etc. An investment piece should be just that - an investment. I think a lot of RU-vid influencers are just addicted to buying high end bags. Those watching may be influenced and just buy any bag because of RU-vid eg the Pochette Metis, Palm Springs Mini Backpack 😏. On another note - the SAs in high-end boutiques also look at the accessories you’re wearing . If you’re scruffy but wearing a high end watch or expensive jewellery - trust me, they notice. I’ve had experience of this. Myself and my partner walked into a Bond St boutique with ripped jeans, etc, very casual (and were ppl of colour - don’t get me started on that). I could see that the doorman clocked our watches. Staff were all over us like a rash 🙂. If you over dressed you stick out like a “sore thumb”, u look like a novice.
I’m frugal outside of my closet and fridge. I use this app that shares where to buy the cheapest gasoline in the area. Sixteen pounds for parking isn’t forever, a Chanel flap though.. 😄
OMG I totally agree with your points my fellow northerner. The complimentary drinks links with the comment on checking the bags before you leave the store as recently we got tipsy and ended up with a dreadfully faulty bag that’s was returned & exchanged. Love this video Emma xx
I’ve got bag regret, I wanted the mulberry medium lily but felt it was too expensive so got the regular instead. It’s the wrong size and doesn’t fit my body, I’ve now bought the medium and love it. Although the dream is a Chanel jumbo flap 😍
OMG, what an awesome video. I am So the one who just walk in and let the flood gates open with honesty...I believe in this. Besides they will certainly remember you for sure. ☺ It is fun and exciting too, especially when the service is great. I'm a new subscriber from viewing this video alone. TFS & Inspiring.💕
Hahaha you are so funny! I’ve snuck in bags across border patrol as well and though it is a little fun being sneaky, it’s not the same as coming right out with it. Lol Bc then I can’t sit around with house with my new toy
Really interesting video and true lol as I had such a wonderful SA in LV in Bond Street and she knew I worked on the west end shows so would text her and run in fast looking like I couldn't afford a card.....she would also know I would only ever drink water as I was always popping in too! (She knew I was always driving) So when she left I was carefully looking around for a new SA but OMG I did a video on it as had such a bad time in LV when I was buying for my giveaway on here that I actually have not been back in since 😩 As you say shopping should be happy so I am going to go too another LV for a while 👜💕
As probably the only straight guy in San Francisco who loves your videos, I have a brand suggestion: Moreau. I bought an iPhone X at their San Francisco store and though expensive ($410.) it just feels so good. They took over the store previously belonging to Goyard and it far surpasses Goyard it in leather quality. I would love to see your opinions on their products.
I only purchase LV Online simply bc my local LV is just awful customer service wise the 2 or 3 times I’ve been in...contrasted with my experiences in Gucci and Chanel boutiques where I’ve developed relationships with specific SAs. I never buy pre loved bc I’m paranoid I will get a fake and I just prefer my luxury items to be new. Such a good point about the SA experience bc I refused to buy from this one Chanel SA bc he was just not that pleasant or helpful but I went back later and connected with my current SA. So yes try the boutique experience a few times until you’re comfortable BUT like my LV experience they only get a few chances then I move on, in that case to online.
I find that Louis Vuitton has particularly nice SA's. even my very first experience i had was amazing, super nice. whenever i go there, they are super helpful and nice. even when i went to a new boutique, they were extremely friendly. Chanel on the other hand, it's either my boutique who just has rude employees or they're just stuck up in general
Funny how much I hear this & I totally agree for my experience. Everyones best experience is always Dior! Even if you don't buy anything you are treated so well.
I’m in London and went to Selfridges. I was treated terribly. I asked a sales associate for pochettes and she just said sorry we don’t have many of those left and walked away from me. Another one told me they couldn’t help me because they will close in 30 minutes and so many people were in front of me. I literally pointed to what I wanted and said just let me pay you for that. She said no...”this is a luxury store”. I seriously could’ve punched her in the face. I went to Harrods and bought two pieces at that Louis Vuitton where people were absolutely lovely. I literally hugged a couple of them before I left. Then I went online and bought something I couldn’t find in store. I’ll never go back to Selfridge’s.
I have made 3 purchases online that I wish I hadn’t. 1) LV Delightful MM......2) YSL gorgeous large, black, smooth leather.... 3) Prada Fire & Ice. Beautiful handbags but, had I seen them in store, I would not have bought them. I rarely use them ☹️ All of my other purchases (done online) were perfect. I did buy 2 LV in Atlanta, GA at the Lenox Mall because I just had to see them first. 1) Pallas MM.....2) Montaigne GM in the Monogram Empriente
First time watching your video..loved how you speak 😀. I didn't even know that LV offer variety of drinks. I was only offered a bottle of mineral water after i made a purchase 🙄.
Great video! I totally agree with the tip about not/being dressed up to shop. I’ve been dressed great, in my opinion, and was treated poorly by a snooty SA (this only happed once ever in my life) but have gone into luxury shops all kinds of ways and always get treated so well. The boutiques are usually on my way home from work and by the end of the work day I’m looking pretty wilted. If it’s a big item I’ll even go to the gym/run other errands before going to the boutiques so I don’t have to worry about taking the item along. My thinking is I’m buying these items to use in everyday life and my everyday life isn’t always so glam. I go as I am. 🤷🏾♀️
Nicestgirl Ever I’ve totally made the mistake of buying a large item early in my shopping day so now I’m like you- I tend to go at the end- or after work- there is no better pick me up! Xxx
