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DreamsOfToki · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:04 PM

So today, in frustration at not being able to locate and L'amore bags, I called Lesportsac to find out who is going to be carrying L'amore in Colorado.

First weird thing: She could not tell me about any stores in Colorado. She said she could just give me a list of stores and if they "happen to exist" in Colorado they "might" have the toki bags.

Second weird thing: She said the stores carrying L'amore are Lord and Taylor, Bloomingdales and Nordstroms. Not Macy's!! (Have their been any actual sightings at any Macys?) We have a Nordstrom in Denver (one store) but they told me they have "chosen not to carry tokidoki".

Third weird thing: Then I asked about smaller specialty stores (thinking about stores like Pulse, Azaela, Happy Six) and she said the smaller stores would NOT be a carrying L'amore (which we KNOW is wrong). She said the only other stores (besides the big department stores) were going to be the "leSportsac boutiques". I wonder if Pulse, Azaelea etc. have some kind of deal that they get the bags thru someone else other than LeSportSac directly????

Fourth weird thing: She confirmed that L'amore would NOT be sold on the website at all. When I asked why, she said LeSportsac only allocates a certain number of bags to each retailer and they (LeSportsac itself) missed out on getting any. Very odd.

Kawaii_Sweets · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:16 PM

Hmmm, that does sound strange. I really wish they would carry them so I could order but I guess not. Maybe Pulse is a lot cheaper anyways. I'm hoping she doesn't know what she's talking about. People already said thet mamma mia was discontinued and that was wrong so maybe she is just not sure. I think there is still a lot of confusion b/c it is a new print. She got a lot of things wrong

DreamsOfToki · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:23 PM

Well this was LeSportSac Customer Service so she SHOULD know what she's talking about.

The rumor that Lesportsac was not going to make the Mamma Mia in L'Amore came from Pulse. They never said it was not being made, just that they were not carrying it and that got morphed into something else.

Jaz · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:25 PM

When I called I was told Macy's but not Nordstrom. It is definetly weird.

Kawaii_Sweets · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:25 PM

Yeah she really should but I don't think she does. As you pointed out, she said a few things that we know not to be true. I wonder how they can get so confused on things. Who tells them these things? I guess it's not their fault but they have cutomers so when the customer knows more than the service that's not good. And also for people like me, who know nothing about Macy's Nordstrom, etc. It's not really good to be getting the wrong information.

disney4us · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:26 PM

The Lesportsac here in Hawaii started carrying the Amore a few days ago but of course we have the markup. A Dolce here is $97.

DreamsOfToki · Apr 5th, 2007, 01:31 PM

Well it's not uncommon for retailers to sell to a distributor and the distributor then sells to the individual retailers. You see this with books all the time. Small retailers order all their books from one place, not from the individual publishers like the big chains do. That way they don't have to lay out for the minimum purchase (which can be HUGE in some cases). Instead of getting 40 books they can get 5 to sell.

LeSportsac may have some huge minimum (like 5000 bags) which would be nothing to Bloomies or Nordies but no way could Pulse or Azaela do that. So they may get bags from a distributor that bought 5000 and is selling 200 to Pulse, 200 to Azalea, etc.

Just a guess....

annie b · Apr 5th, 2007, 04:56 PM

I received an email from "anita" at Azalea today saying that they got the new Lamore print and did I want her to hold a bag for me before they publish it on the site! So, girls if you want to order one....call or email Azalea....(I already preordered one from pulse)

Kawaii_Sweets · Apr 5th, 2007, 05:00 PM

When will they be putting it on the site? And will they be having any deals or specials? I guess I better hurry b/c If I don't order in time they'll be gooooone!

juicymario · Apr 5th, 2007, 05:41 PM

It is frustrating to not get a straight, correct answer from one of their own reps... I was told by the lesportsac boutique that they wouldn't be in stores but will be online

FrogBubbles · Apr 5th, 2007, 08:36 PM

All this misinformation really makes me want to stab myself in the face.

DreamsOfToki · Apr 5th, 2007, 08:39 PM

Boy can I relate

hazelnut · Apr 5th, 2007, 09:08 PM

Originally Posted by FrogBubbles

All this misinformation really makes me want to stab myself in the face.

frogbubbles........... noooooooooooooooooooooooo
hehe... I hope you are kidding!!

I, too, am getting annoyed w/all this... and I am pretty sure macy's is getting it, I mean, so many folks have heard from SAs at Macy's they are... why would they all lie?! blah!

FrogBubbles · Apr 5th, 2007, 09:24 PM

I know I shouldn't say it, but "I want to stab [insert name here] in the face" is my current favourite phrase.

Yeah I'm weird.

jennylovexo · Apr 5th, 2007, 11:54 PM

I thought someone saw the bags in Macy's

.

I HATE LeSportsac even more after reading this thread. They know nothing about their own product. They are

morons. There are so many rumors about this L'Amore....who will have it ... who won't have it...It's really starting to make me need a

or two or three

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:04 PM	#1
DreamsOfToki OP Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 1,087	Weirdnesss from LeSportsac So today, in frustration at not being able to locate and L'amore bags, I called Lesportsac to find out who is going to be carrying L'amore in Colorado. First weird thing: She could not tell me about any stores in Colorado. She said she could just give me a list of stores and if they "happen to exist" in Colorado they "might" have the toki bags. Second weird thing: She said the stores carrying L'amore are Lord and Taylor, Bloomingdales and Nordstroms. Not Macy's!! (Have their been any actual sightings at any Macys?) We have a Nordstrom in Denver (one store) but they told me they have "chosen not to carry tokidoki". Third weird thing: Then I asked about smaller specialty stores (thinking about stores like Pulse, Azaela, Happy Six) and she said the smaller stores would NOT be a carrying L'amore (which we KNOW is wrong). She said the only other stores (besides the big department stores) were going to be the "leSportsac boutiques". I wonder if Pulse, Azaelea etc. have some kind of deal that they get the bags thru someone else other than LeSportSac directly???? Fourth weird thing: She confirmed that L'amore would NOT be sold on the website at all. When I asked why, she said LeSportsac only allocates a certain number of bags to each retailer and they (LeSportsac itself) missed out on getting any. Very odd.
	__________________ Is it so very wrong to want a Zucca in every print? Zuccas I have: Inferno Paradiso Foresta Adios Pirata Zuccas I want: Arancia Bianco Citta Rosa Lamore Famiglia Last edited by DreamsOfToki; Apr 5th, 2007 at 01:16 PM.

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:16 PM	#2
Kawaii_Sweets Chocolate Rose Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 393	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac Hmmm, that does sound strange. I really wish they would carry them so I could order but I guess not. Maybe Pulse is a lot cheaper anyways. I'm hoping she doesn't know what she's talking about. People already said thet mamma mia was discontinued and that was wrong so maybe she is just not sure. I think there is still a lot of confusion b/c it is a new print. She got a lot of things wrong
	__________________ Current Wishlist: A zucca in Amore print. Yup, that's all!

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:23 PM	#3
DreamsOfToki OP Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 1,087	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac Well this was LeSportSac Customer Service so she SHOULD know what she's talking about. The rumor that Lesportsac was not going to make the Mamma Mia in L'Amore came from Pulse. They never said it was not being made, just that they were not carrying it and that got morphed into something else.
	__________________ Is it so very wrong to want a Zucca in every print? Zuccas I have: Inferno Paradiso Foresta Adios Pirata Zuccas I want: Arancia Bianco Citta Rosa Lamore Famiglia

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:25 PM	#4
Jaz Member Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 308	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac When I called I was told Macy's but not Nordstrom. It is definetly weird.

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:25 PM	#5
Kawaii_Sweets Chocolate Rose Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 393	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac Yeah she really should but I don't think she does. As you pointed out, she said a few things that we know not to be true. I wonder how they can get so confused on things. Who tells them these things? I guess it's not their fault but they have cutomers so when the customer knows more than the service that's not good. And also for people like me, who know nothing about Macy's Nordstrom, etc. It's not really good to be getting the wrong information.
	__________________ Current Wishlist: A zucca in Amore print. Yup, that's all!

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:26 PM	#6
disney4us Happy to be me Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,986	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac The Lesportsac here in Hawaii started carrying the Amore a few days ago but of course we have the markup. A Dolce here is $97.
disney4us Happy to be me Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 1,986	__________________

Apr 5th, 2007, 01:31 PM	#7
DreamsOfToki OP Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 1,087	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac Well it's not uncommon for retailers to sell to a distributor and the distributor then sells to the individual retailers. You see this with books all the time. Small retailers order all their books from one place, not from the individual publishers like the big chains do. That way they don't have to lay out for the minimum purchase (which can be HUGE in some cases). Instead of getting 40 books they can get 5 to sell. LeSportsac may have some huge minimum (like 5000 bags) which would be nothing to Bloomies or Nordies but no way could Pulse or Azaela do that. So they may get bags from a distributor that bought 5000 and is selling 200 to Pulse, 200 to Azalea, etc. Just a guess....
	__________________ Is it so very wrong to want a Zucca in every print? Zuccas I have: Inferno Paradiso Foresta Adios Pirata Zuccas I want: Arancia Bianco Citta Rosa Lamore Famiglia

Apr 5th, 2007, 04:56 PM	#8
annie b Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,336	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac I received an email from "anita" at Azalea today saying that they got the new Lamore print and did I want her to hold a bag for me before they publish it on the site! So, girls if you want to order one....call or email Azalea....(I already preordered one from pulse)
annie b Member Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 1,336

Apr 5th, 2007, 05:00 PM	#9
Kawaii_Sweets Chocolate Rose Joined: Mar 2007 Location: Tennessee Posts: 393	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac When will they be putting it on the site? And will they be having any deals or specials? I guess I better hurry b/c If I don't order in time they'll be gooooone!
	__________________ Current Wishlist: A zucca in Amore print. Yup, that's all!

Apr 5th, 2007, 05:41 PM	#10
juicymario Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 382	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac It is frustrating to not get a straight, correct answer from one of their own reps... I was told by the lesportsac boutique that they wouldn't be in stores but will be online
juicymario Member Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 382

Apr 5th, 2007, 08:36 PM	#11
FrogBubbles toki keeps me warm Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,265	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac All this misinformation really makes me want to stab myself in the face.

Apr 5th, 2007, 08:39 PM	#12
DreamsOfToki OP Member Joined: Mar 2007 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 1,087	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac Boy can I relate
	__________________ Is it so very wrong to want a Zucca in every print? Zuccas I have: Inferno Paradiso Foresta Adios Pirata Zuccas I want: Arancia Bianco Citta Rosa Lamore Famiglia

Apr 5th, 2007, 09:24 PM	#14
FrogBubbles toki keeps me warm Joined: Sep 2006 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,265	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac I know I shouldn't say it, but "I want to stab [insert name here] in the face" is my current favourite phrase. Yeah I'm weird.

Apr 5th, 2007, 11:54 PM	#15
jennylovexo ♥♥♥BarbieRocks♥♥♥ Joined: Nov 2006 Location: AT THE BEACH!!!! Posts: 7,962	Re: Weirdnesss from LeSportsac I thought someone saw the bags in Macy's . I HATE LeSportsac even more after reading this thread. They know nothing about their own product. They are morons. There are so many rumors about this L'Amore....who will have it ... who won't have it...It's really starting to make me need a or two or three

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