u/chartreuse_avocado

I’m flying to the boutique I have an SA relationship with. There is not a boutique in my city and I go to NY/Madison several times a year.

I’m newer to the game and have an appointment to shop with the SA I’ve connected with on my previous visit. Prepared to spend on FJ and RTW if they have the items I am interested in. Would also like to make a wishlist if it feels like that’s on the table this visit. I do not expect any sort of bag offer. My prespend is far too low today.

How would you ask your newer relationship SA to have RTW in the size I think I am available to try on and ask if they have certain FJ pieces in? Not sure how to approach this without sounding demanding but with the fact I can’t just go back the following week so there is a reason.

I recently bought a Kelly Danse cheap rep to test drive and see if I would really like it and use it. Would it fit my lifestyle before looking to seriously acquire one?

I love it. So versatile and I find I wear it as a backpack and belt bag most which works well for me.

I know this is a limited production bag. Is it a QB officially in the US? Secondary market pricing is high and seems to represent the scarcity of the model.

I’d like to hear more about what it takes in prespend and time to offer after making a wishlist so I can decide if the game vs the secondary market is my strategy because this bag is so functional and lovely. Is this a bag that makes sense to try and get in Paris?

I’m sitting in the aisle seat of an exit row with 2 passengers who appear not to speak or easily understand English.

The FA did the briefing confirming willingness and they repeated yes as the last of the 12 passengers asked. This seemed normal.

Before take off they had headphones plugged into the seat back system in front of them and the FA came by and asked them to remove them. It was not understood. Blank stares were their reply to the FA. She motioned to take the cord out of the seat back and they took their earphone part out of their ears. She repeated the “remove the plugged in device from the seat back for takeoff” and motioned towards the seat back making a pulling motion. The man pulled the cords both out of the seat backs but never said a word.

I don’t care what language they speak or their nationality but I do care if a FA had to shout for this man or his wife to do anything in an emergency they could not execute it in a reasonable manner. I suspect they could not tell another passenger who spoke English any instructions they were told to pass on.

I know speaking English is not a requirement specifically but I don’t think they are capable of following crew instructions in an emergency and I’m sitting here hoping this is the most boring flight ever.

This doesn’t feel OK.

This is a US domestic flight. Not international.

I’m looking for a good- not super high end Danse rep. There are so many rep sites that I feel are either sketch quality or scammy.
Ideally, I would get a gold on GHW oR Barenia ON PHW(less common) but I’m open to other colors for the right decent rep quality.

Can anyone make recommendation to source this rep bag?