Are you still buying Chanel in Europe?

Just picked up a Jumbo Easy flap at Champs Élysées for €3400 plus €442 tax refund. Bought earrings at rue cambon as they were sold out of the easy flap. Gotta get the all white bag!

I love buying my Chanel pieces in the Rue Cambon store. Whenever I want another Chanel piece I’ll always make it a little more special by taking the Thalys for a day in Paris and buying at Rue Cambon. Love the Parisian atmosphere. Hereby my latest purchase, so in love with it! :-)
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I am currently in Europe, and I just bought two bags. One of them is a Le Boy in new medium size, which costed me €4,150 minus 13% of VAT refund = €539. The total I paid for the bag at the end was €3,610, which is approximately $4,000.
The same bag in USA costs $5,200 + 8% taxes (in California) total of 5,500.
I still saved $1,500 at the end, after the price increase in Europe. And YES, totally worth it!
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You’ll find me buying Chanel wherever and whenever I feel the need to!However, I do think that the experience of buying Chanel in Paris still is that bit more special! Who doesn’t want a white Chanel shopping bag with ‘rue cambon’ on it ? ;)

I’d probably go for shopping in US. Main reasoning being is that I’m content with my chanel collection now, and there’s no need going that out of the way or making more an impulse buy in Paris when there’s no huge advantage.

For me, having the experience of shopping in paris is special in itself. If I had plans to go to europe, I’d definitely hold off and buy it there.

I was in Paris a few months ago and got a jumbo flap and wallet. Luckily, this was before the big Chanel April price increase in Europe. I am going back in October, and would like purchase something beautiful. If Chanel, I was thinking a Boy WOC.

I’m also open to Hermes, as there is a bigger savings (compared to US). Trying to spend no more than $2,500 (US dollars) this trip. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!!! ?

For me it’s more about access to a greater variety of items than the price. Where I live, the entire stock of espadrilles sells out in two days and the SAs are loathe to put them aside for you. When I went overseas, they brought out six different pairs all in my size. I paid more for them but at least I could get them!

Let me just say that the last time I was in Paris, this happened.. Haha
Well this was before the price increases but I’d still be buying Chanel in Paris rather than the US just because it’s a whole different experience.

Every time i travel, i save some money for shopping since it is much more cheaper in Europe (i live in Istanbul) and with tax refund, some special discounts for foreigners, it makes more sense :) and unfortunately, they send very limited colors, models etc to Istanbul boutique.. spain is my fav shopping heaven :) i will be in spain again this summer so i hope to find couple of things in Chanel :) and this is Chanel, whatever the price is, we will still keep buying .. i am sorry ladies but this is the truth. we LOVE chanel :D

Yes! It’s still adds up to about 1,000 in savings so why not? & you get a pretty special experience in Paris…

Well, for me, when comparing Europe with Brazil, prices are still a lot cheaper in Europe, even with the increase… so I´d definetely consider buying a Chanel there (if I could, of course hahaha)… on the other hand, if I lived in the USA, I´d probably only buy in EU if I came across some magnificent Boy that I probably wouldn´t find anywhere in the US…if not, I´d focus on other brands that are cheaper in Europe and leave the Boy to be bought in the USA ;)

I will going to Paris in July and plan on doing some shopping but I am not sure that Chanel will be among the chosen, i find it discouraging what they did about their prices, but still the tax refund keeps the price for me sort of interesting… On the other hand, and to be absolutely honest, after I accept the first glass of champagne at 31 Rue Cambon i stop thinking about the prices whatsoever :)

I was lucky enough to score a Chanel flap in Paris just a couple weeks before the price increase but even with the increased prices a couple hundred dollars plus a VAT refund still adds up to significant savings so I would definitely still consider buying Chanel on my next trip! The funny thing is I had no idea of the price of the bag until I bought it, I knew it was somewhat cheaper but had no idea just how much less, if I had known ahead of time I would probably have planned on buying more. I mainly wanted to buy in Paris for sentimental reasons and for the tax refund, I didn’t realize the retail price would be such a difference from the U.S. On my next trip though, it would all depend on what I’m wanting most at the moment.