Buying a Chanel Classic Flap at the Flagship in Paris and the Savings

Right at 10am, they began to let the first few people inside. Hooray, we were moving! However, the relief was brief as the line continued to move at a snail’s pace.

Across the street, men pointed and took photos and videos of all the Coco-crazy shoppers in line. They shook their heads, eyes widening as they saw the never-ending queue.

About 30 minutes later, a SA arrived with a tray of cold water. She made many trips to carefully hand out all the glass bottles of Evian. It was much appreciated.

I kept my head in my book but noticed that some people were skipping the line. Occasionally a SA would pop out from the door and pulled their client from the line. Trust me, the rest of us were envious of those lucky few saved from the heat.

Taking baby steps every few minutes, I glanced at the time. Exactly one hour as the SA warned.

Finally I made it inside! The cool blast of AC felt heavenly but unfortunately, this would not be the beginning of my shopping experience. There was a line INSIDE too. OMG.