Currency Converter: Chanel Mademoiselle
By The JetShopper | March 15, 2011
Chanel Mademoiselle Collection with Blake Lively
Chanel Mademoiselle
After getting an email about the Chanel Mademoiselle collection, I decided to do some research to find out if purchasing a Mademoiselle bag in France would be cheaper than in the States.
The rule is that purchasing French brands is almost always cheaper in the motherland. However, with the rising Euro I called my favorite Chanel sales associate who also moonlights as a b-girl and children’s book author – talk about diverse interests!
She helped me get the prices below. Use the currency converter widget to the right to calculate how much you save purchasing the bag in France.
Mini Satin
€1520
$2150
Small Calfskin
€1850
Small Jersey (not available in calfskin in small)
$2250
Medium Calfskin
€1990
$2700
Large Calfskin
€ 2150
$3225
Max Calfskin
€2340
$3500
As you can see, today the savings in France is just around 3%. However, when you factor in the detaxe, then you could get a significant deal. I find that applying for detaxe is easier at the grand magasins: Galleries Lafayette and Printemps. Galleries Lafayette and Printemps both have Chanel boutiques, and Printemps even advertises the 12% detaxe refund on the English version of their homepage. Bon shopping!
11 Comments
Jackie Pou on March 18, 2011 at 4:54 pm.
OMG! I love this feature. Can you do this for Louis Vuitton too since I will not be able to afford a Chanel bag anytime soon? And Longchamps!
The JetShopper on March 18, 2011 at 5:37 pm.
Sure! I’d be happy to do an LV Currency Converter post for you. LV is always cheaper in France, and the best place to buy Longchamp is at their store in the CDG airport since you get the tax free on the spot : )
zina on June 5, 2011 at 9:10 am.
hi,
could you tell me how much the ‘small iguana’ from this collection is?
thank you
x
zina on June 5, 2011 at 11:50 am.
hi,
can you tell me how much the ‘small iguana’ bag from this collection is in euro’s thank you very much x
The JetShopper on June 8, 2011 at 7:16 pm.
Hi Zina,
Hope I answered your question in my most recent post. The image Blake is holding is the small Galuchet – it’s one of my favorites in the collection!
Please keep me posted on your adventures with Chanel!
Happy shopping,
The JetShopper
zina on June 5, 2011 at 2:05 pm.
with the bag in my last comment i mean that bag on the picture on the top of the website http://thejetshopper.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/20110311_handbag_visuel.jpg and then the one with the gold chanel sign x
Zina on June 17, 2011 at 1:40 pm.
thank you yes you have answered my question but i have another question, is there a small bowling from the “aged calfskin” bag from this collection or a small bowling from any bag of this collection? or is there only a small bowling from the ”iguana” bag? thank you x
Kate Nguyen on July 25, 2011 at 3:55 pm.
do you know how many euros would a pair of Louboutins costs? I am going in December and wanted to see how much i’m actually saving. Let’s say the new bootie Lisee? How many euros is that?
Thanks
The JetShopper on October 14, 2011 at 11:13 am.
Hi Kate,
I apologize for the delay! I called around and found that there might be one pair of blue suede Lisse booties in Dallas in a size 37. They cost $895. You can also find them on Net-a-Porter in all sizes:
http://www.net-a-porter.com/product/101904
I called the Paris stores multiple times but no one is answering. If you’re still looking for this gorgeous bootie, just let me know if you’d like me to keep calling to get the price in Euros for you. I always welcome an opportunity to practice my French : )
JS
Teletubby on September 4, 2011 at 4:33 am.
Hi,
May I know the price of Chanel faded m
Mademoiselle bag(degraded) in gold tone bag
in euro. Thank u!
Didi on November 14, 2011 at 6:14 am.
Hi,
Can you help me answer a few questions please?
I heard ppl say buying bags where it made are the best option in price, is that true? but currently USD are very poor at the moment, so do you think buying Chanel bag in the US would be cheaper then France?
Is it true Chanel bags never go down in price? Cos that just Suck!!!
Also would you know what is the lastest price on Chanel Classic Flap gold hardware, small in caviar? (US/France)
Many thanks