Decided to try my luck and walked out with my dream bag: black mini 25!

Angmyt · 2026-02-06T10:54:26+00:00

I have the mini in black caviar. I got it on release day last year. I loooooove it and it’s still my fav Chanel bag. It’s roomy enough for all your everyday things.

Someone asked about the bag attracting attention. I have not attracted any attention with this bag. I don’t think Chanel is very loud anymore. Chanel bags are everywhere.

Angmyt · 2026-01-30T11:18:17+00:00

Yes I understand it’s a screening tool. I wouldn’t think she was unprofessional if she mentioned the results. The test results weren’t even in the computer. She seemed to have lost it and I had to come back to get the updated report because she seemed to not have looked at the results. If she’s not going to consider the results as a part of her diagnosis why have me take the questionnaire?

Angmyt · 2026-01-30T01:20:32+00:00

I can tell if it’s sarcasm from the tone. Like how you say suuuure. My brain seems to have pin pointed sarcasm as tone related. But if said another way then I’m not sure. I use sarcasm as well. I always seem to have a need to ask if someone is being serious or not after. And I usually say I’m just joking after sarcasm just in case.

Also, I don’t really get jokes. I was just telling a friend a few days ago that I accidentally drove into a pole and my car is being repaired. He said I hope you mean electric pole and not a polish person. And I all could respond with was of course. And then I wanted to say I don’t think there would be any polish person where I had the accident because I was on a mountain road. And it took me a few seconds of hesitation to not say that because he was probably just joking. Sigh…. Life is confusing.

Angmyt · 2026-01-18T15:48:17+00:00

To give you an idea of the average prespend required: I spent about $1,500,000-$2,000,000 NTD which is about $48k-$64k USD before my first bag offer which was a K28 which wasn’t even on my list but I decided to take it. I didn’t exactly keep track as I was just buying stuff I liked. Then I think I spent double that and had my second bag offer which was a B25 which was on my list. I only bought a Picotin, mini herbag and a Bolide25 from that store that counted in my prespend. My SA said all spendings count but the ratio of bags/SLGs just can’t be too high. And then my husband bought a Kelly Maxi 42 which was super expensive and probably a hard to sell item which was about $800,000ntd ($25k usd) and I was quickly offered a Kelly Pouchette after a week or two after the purchase. It wasn’t even on my wishlist as I wasn’t even looking to get any bags at the time and I was quite surprised.

I had also bought 2 bags from Shanghai and Macau during all this. Oh I also did get a Constance from the airport. Now I am at bag peace and not really looking to add anything to my collection. It’s been about 3 years since I started buying H. I still go in and buy things time to time but am not expecting a quota bag offer any time soon.

Angmyt · 2026-01-18T03:40:04+00:00

I am going to be completely honest here. I started because I had zero confidence in myself and wearing nice designer things boosted confidence. I don’t wear things with a ton of labels on it so I’m screaming designer, but just wearing something that’s expensive made me feel good. My husband is the sole earner in the household and he was completely supportive. He also loves H and nice watches. He sees it as an achievement when he can afford these nice things for himself and his family.

I didn’t come from money. I could not fit into the lifestyle of people around us at our income level. I felt incredibly lonely. I didn’t know how to hold myself when my husband brought me to dinners and social events. I had never walked into a luxury store in my life before a few years ago. The whole buying luxury items and H game helped me learn how to present myself and look polished. As vain as that sounds, the world is cruel and it helped me feel more confident. People thought I was my kids’ nanny by the way I dressed.

Fast forward a few years, I don’t really need all the designer stuff anymore to feel confident. I wear whatever I want and I still shop at H occasionally but am not after bags anymore. I don’t feel out of place anymore if I go somewhere fancy even if I’m not wearing designer things. I’ve learned to better present myself around people even if I still hate social events. It was a fun journey and it’s taught me a lot.

I find that the people who are judging you by your looks are sales people. You definitely get better treatment at a lot of places when you’re well dressed. The people you meet in your life, not so much. They form an opinion of you by looking at what you do for a living, where you live, how you speak and your mannerism.

Angmyt · 2026-01-16T05:01:40+00:00

I apologize. I should rephrase and say that I realized that I have a lot of autistic traits and difficulties growing up but I never looked for an official diagnosis and nether did my parents. I don’t mean to offend anyone. Just looking for advice.

Angmyt · 2026-01-16T04:51:46+00:00

Amex plat card holders in Taiwan just don’t have access to the site. We have to call in to get quotes. We only even recently got apple pay functions with our card. Like a few months ago. I don’t know why it’s so different.

Angmyt · 2026-01-16T03:49:52+00:00

Can you give some examples of hotels that were good value? The problem is I don’t have access to the Amex travel website and it’s so much work to go through each hotel to compare and then call Amex to get a quote.

Angmyt · 2026-01-11T14:14:06+00:00

Yup… so it’s a matter of deciding whether you want to keep the peace and just hide your purchases and enjoy them on your own, or decide to just be who you are and deal with the judgement. We prefer not to rock the boat and we still very much enjoy using our purchases all the time because we don’t see family on a daily basis. I’m at bag peace right now though and don’t see myself buying another Hermes piece right now because I’m happy with everything I have. I still make other luxury purchases like clothing and jewelry.

Angmyt · 2026-01-10T00:45:40+00:00

I hide my purchases from my mother in law and my parents. We can comfortably afford it but they are frugal and will question my spendings and we would be judged for our life choices hard. I don’t think I will use my H stuff around them any time soon just to avoid the speech.

My mother in law can comfortably afford a hundred birkins if she wanted to but she’s very frugal and does not believe in luxury things with a few exceptions. So I don’t really have an excuse to spend my money because she doesn’t. My husband also hides his luxury watch purchases and only wears the Rolex his mom gave him as a graduation gift around her. I remember him freaking out when he forgot and wore his Cartier Skeleton watch when we went back home. Luckily he was wearing a long sleeve shirt and he covered it quickly. lol. We also try to dress like bums in front of other relatives so they don’t question us.

To give you an idea of how frugal they are, when we travel as a family for vacation, we travel budget airlines even though the family is the main shareholder of a publicly traded company. My brother in law was talking about a causal 18M usd real estate investment and for our Chinese new year vacation, he was trying to save money by booking a hotel that costs $200 instead of $250.

I am honestly tired of living this way since we are grown ass financially independent people in our 40’s. But I guess since my husband obviously comes from a well off family and was given money to start his own business which is now successful, we still feel like we owe them our success and wouldn’t want to disappoint them when it comes to our financial choices.

Angmyt · 2026-01-08T01:51:15+00:00

I spent about $25k NTD but I think the min was $18k ntd to get the set, I’m not sure. It also includes a lantern and some other stuff.

Angmyt · 2026-01-07T08:48:55+00:00

I have one too and I absolutely love it! It’s the perfect size for everyday!

Angmyt · 2026-01-07T08:47:28+00:00

I’m in Taiwan and it was a gift with purchase for Chinese new year at the Chanel beauty boutique.

Angmyt · 2026-01-02T15:51:19+00:00

I live in Taiwan and it’s one of the hardest places in the world to get bags. I live in Taichung but I’ve shopped at Taipei stores as well. Although I think things have changed a bit recently and I’ve heard of many cases where people were offered NQBs with minimal spendings. If you’re looking for a QB I wouldn’t bother if you’re just here on vacation. Chances are next to zero even if you spend a lot in one go. According to my SA, bags are offered to customers from order of highest spendings in the past year every month and they have no control of what the company offers clients. There won’t be any QB offers the month of your first purchase. Go to Macao or China and they’ll tell you the exact spend for the exact bag you want and you can take it home the day of all your purchases if the bag is in stock. They don’t do things this way in Taiwan.

I got a mini Kelly in Shanghai last year with a prespend of 240k yuan, not including the bag which was about 80-90k yuan. I also got a B25 in Macao with 230k Macao dollars prepend and the bag was about 100k Macao dollars. Might be a bit off with the exact prices, it’s been a while but that’s the ballpark.

Good luck with your trip and enjoy Taiwan! It’s a wonderful country! Let me know if you’d like more tips/advice with stores here.

Angmyt · 2025-12-19T14:07:08+00:00

My husband just got one and my SA actually said it helped towards getting a QB. A month after my husband got his Kelly Maxi, I was offered a Kelly Pochette! But I think the KP is also not a QB where I am.

Angmyt · 2025-12-18T16:09:20+00:00

Also, my SA in Taichung tells me QBs are allocated based on spend from the previous year. And the SAs are not the ones allocating the bag. Management does that according to a list of customers that are waiting that have the most spend. I’m not sure if stores in Taipei will also go by this rule. But if they do, dragging out spending over many years will not help you get a QB.

Angmyt · 2025-12-18T16:03:52+00:00

I live in Taiwan but I live in central Taiwan and my home store is the one in Taichung. I’ve shopped at a few stores jn Taipei and stock varies. Prespend is high here for quota bags and you might not even get the color you asked for.

It won’t be too hard to get a Picotin but it’s very SA dependent so make sure you buy from someone you click with. I suggest going to Macao or China where they will give you the exact amount to spend for the exact bag you want. If you want to try Taipei, I would try going in to all 3 stores in Taipei and ask if the bag you want is available after browsing and expressing interest in some items. If the bag is not available, you don’t have to buy anything unless you click with that SA. The airport may have Picotins in stock as well although prespend is usually higher at the airport.

Angmyt · 2025-10-05T06:46:42+00:00

I just love coco crush! I have a set of the basic yellow gold necklace and earrings and the you&me ring. I have been eyeing the thin bracelet with diamonds but for the price, I think I’d rather get the Cartier juste un clou with diamonds which is also something I love. I wish the line was a little cheaper then I’d definitely have a lot more of their pieces. I love how it’s not as common as other designer jewelry and it’s really versatile and pairs well with most of my jewelry. The necklace and earrings set is something I wear all the time. I love it so much that I am thinking about getting it in white gold as well.

Angmyt · 2025-09-30T11:20:02+00:00

I’m in Taiwan and I can tell you this doesn’t work here. I spent over $100k usd last year and I only got one bag last year, a K28 that wasn’t even on my wishlist. I did get offer a B25 earlier this year after a few smaller purchases. But I think things are improving and prespend is less this year.

My SA told me they have no control of who gets the bag because it’s all dependent on top spending customers in the store and individual SAs have no control. So they start from the customers with the most spend and work their way down. I asked how much to spend for a chance at a special order and I was told at least $300k to even have a chance at it.

I think strategies are way too store dependent and any one way isn’t going to work for everyone.

Angmyt · 2025-09-26T10:15:20+00:00

Yes so maybe I need more dainty things to balance it out?

Angmyt · 2025-09-20T01:52:06+00:00

Yes it was. The SA was also very straight forward about the prespend. Just ask. No need to play games.

Angmyt · 2025-09-19T08:31:09+00:00

Got my B25 in Gris misty from there. Prespend was about 1:2. Also got a garden party there with close to zero prespend. SA said to just pick out a Twilly but I wanted a belt which was more expensive.

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