Chapter 295 Shopping
A few years ago, when Hua Chunqiu passed by this store, she went in to have a look. She originally wanted to say that the things in this store were not cheap.
But then I thought, as Lin Siqiao is the chief designer and half-boss of Huaqiao, this amount of money should not be a big deal to her.
"Do you want to go in and take a look?"
Lin Siqiao came back to his senses and nodded vigorously. As a loyal customer of Hermès, how could he not buy something when he came here!
You know, these bags would be antiques if they were put into later generations.
It is very valuable for personal use or collection. What's more, in this era, not only is there no such thing as allocation of goods, but there is also no purchase limit.
It makes me happy just thinking about it.
As the two entered the door, the staff inside subconsciously looked over. Seeing that they had Asian faces, they didn't even bother to say welcome.
Instead, a man who looked like a manager looked Lin Siqiao up and down.
Lin Siqiao was wearing a camel-colored woolen coat of her own design today, and her hair was tied into a low ponytail.
Her fair skin and naturally rosy lips make her look very elegant.
Not to mention Hua Chunqiu, who was standing next to her. Every time Hua's father came back to China, he would bring her some beautiful little dresses.
So even if they were not wearing any expensive jewelry.
The store manager could tell at a glance that these two were definitely not ordinary people.
After pouring two glasses of lemonade himself, he came over.
"Hello, ladies. I am Anthony, the manager of this store. How can I help you?"
"We want to see the bag." Lin Siqiao said briefly.
"Yes, both of you, this way please."
Anthony made an inviting gesture, and the three of them went up the spiral staircase.
Although Hermès of this era had already been famous in Europe, they had very few bag items during this period.
The more famous ones are the (1935) and the Kang Kang (1959). The original prototype of this bag was a saddle bag designed for hunters.
At that time it was not called Kelly bag, but.
It was not until 1956 that a princess of a certain royal family used this bag to cover her pregnant belly, which made it famous.
After that, the bag was renamed.
So when she came to the second floor, Lin Siqiao went straight to the bag display counter without any introduction from Manager Anthony.
She wanted to buy a Birkin bag, but when she asked, she was told it didn't have one because the bag was only designed in 1983.
"Ma'am, you have good taste. This is a classic style in our house."
"There are currently four models of this bag, with sizes of 28, 32, 35 and 40."
“The colors available are brown, black, green, red and navy blue.”
Compared with the dozens of colors in later generations, the colors of bags in this era are really too few.
These colors are not ugly, but their collection value is far less than that of rare colors.
Taking the same bag as an example, the price of the gray one is more than twice that of the black one.
Lin Siqiao was obviously not very interested in this PuPip-colored bag.
"I saw the sign on your door said it can be customized, right?"
"Yes, ma'am, but the price will be higher if it's custom made."
Seeing that Lin Siqiao was interested, Anthony took out the color cards and leather for display from the counter.
"These are the colors and materials that can be customized at present. Colors require a 10% increase in price, and rare skins require a 20% increase in price."
"As for the construction period, we will need at least one week."
Lin Siqiao took it and took a look at it, then immediately ruled out lambskin and cowhide. Compared to these two, crocodile skin, especially alligator skin, is more valuable.
Of course, lizard skin and ostrich skin are also good.
For the colors, Lin Siqiao chose glossy king blue, matte vanilla rose red, marigold yellow, peacock blue, and Hermès classic orange.
These are all her favorites in her collection, and she spent a small amount of real money on each bag.
If it were an antique bag like this, the price would be at least several times higher.
Now, a bag only costs a few hundred francs, and considering the depreciation of the franc, this price is really a great deal.
"Senior Sister Hua, do you want to buy a few too?"
Lin Siqiao never forgets the person who dug the well. If it weren't for Senior Sister Hua exchanging francs for her, she would never have had the chance to buy so many at one time.
Hua Chunqiu thought about it and agreed. In a few months, she would officially join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
I will have more opportunities to attend formal occasions in the future, and maybe I will be assigned to other embassies in the second half of the year, so I can use it if I buy it.
But she was not as generous as Lin Siqiao who bought more than ten at once, so Hua Chunqiu only picked two.
After paying the bill and agreeing on a time to pick up the package, Anthony personally walked the person to the door.
It was already past half past eleven. Lin Siqiao found a roadside coffee shop. After they had a simple lunch, they continued shopping.
Lin Siqiao stopped again until he arrived in front of a watch shop.
Hua Chunqiu looked up and saw, Rolex?
Looking at Lin Siqiao's eyes again, I understood everything instantly. This brand of watches is actually also sold in Wangfujing Department Store in China.
The price of imported watches in Beijing in 2017 is several times that of ordinary watches, and most people cannot afford it.
The prices here are much cheaper than in China, but there are clear regulations at the customs.
Unlike clothes and packaging, watches and household appliances can only be brought back to China by each person. Any more will be confiscated.
It’s okay to buy one, it’s better to have one than nothing.
As soon as Lin Siqiao entered the store, he picked out a not-so-eye-catching Paul Newman Daytona among a bunch of watches.
Although this model was produced in 1968, it is the most expensive stainless steel watch series in history.
How did Lin Siqiao know? It was all because of her father.
On Lin Siqiao's 20th birthday, her father flew to Switzerland and spent almost $10,000 to buy this watch. Lin Siqiao was stunned when she received it.
She said her father was such a spendthrift, and that being rich wasn't made that way.
As for what her father was talking about, the small second hand in this watch is a small square, and the scale display is also different from other models.
Lin Siqiao said I don’t want to listen. No matter how much I explain, it can’t cover up the fact that it is ordinary.
Her father kept talking about it for several days, but Lin Siqiao didn't remember anything. She only remembered that the one with the small square was the Paul Newman Daytona.
This time, Lin Siqiao didn't need to persuade him, Hua Chunqiu also took the initiative to buy one.
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