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David Rosenthal: belief

20 Feb 2024 Acquired Hermès

“Every bag, I think maybe even every item that Hermes makes, has what Hermes calls a blind stamp on it.”

— David Rosenthal

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Speaker
David Rosenthal
Attribution
Verified speaker
Claim type
belief
Recorded
20 Feb 2024
Publisher
Acquired
Episode
Hermès

Transcript context

…And your Hermes essay will not be very happy that you did that, because the point of buying one is to own one, use one, and appreciate the craft, the work, and the beauty that went into this product. Hermes is not trying to sell it to people that are going to flip it. They're trying to sell it to valued customers who will be people who appreciate the Hermes dream for the rest of their life. Yeah. That would be the last Birkin bag that you'll ever buy. Every bag, I think maybe even every item that Hermes makes, has what Hermes calls a blind stamp on it. This is a series of symbols and numbers. There's one on my belt right now.…

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