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Are you willing to pay more with your SA when preloved would save you money?

Vintage Leather
“My” last SA retired 22 years ago. :crybaby:
Since then, between boutique turnover, and the fact I’m a sporadic shopper, I get someone new almost every time I go to buy something.

So my personal equation factors 1) how much am I saving by buying preowned, 2) how inconvenient is it to buy, and 3) how much work has the SA who assisted me done?

If the SA has actually been helpful - answering questions, texting or emailing additional pictures, ordering in from another store - I’m buying from that person. I don’t care how easy it is to get and how much money I could be saving. On the other side, if the SA is actively rude, I avoid the brand for at least a decade.

But it’s rare for me to get notable service. Usually, it’s reluctant smiles if I can get anyone’s attention at all.

Usually, I’ll look at things in the boutique, and then do preowned as long as the savings is at least 20% off retail
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Adaptor to make YSL MED envelope chain shorter

A1aGypsy
How short do you want to go? I would just go to the local hardware store and buy two small rings that you can then run through the two pieces of chain on either side. Just make sure the ring is big enough to catch on the holes exiting the top of the bag so it acts as a stopper.

And be mindful that this approach might scratch the chain unless you can use plastic zip ties or something non- metal. Actually plastic zip ties aren’t a terrible idea (although not the greatest look when open)
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Kelly 35 vs Birkin 35

WhiteBus
taken together, all these comments highlight the different ways these are best used; you have think about which is it for you

in use a Birkin is essentially an open bag, because the flap gets tucked down the back almost permanently
and a Kelly has/needs to be closed for balance giving it more of a purse/handbag look; Kellys seen hanging open are probably like that for a short while between the content being used, or for short term styling
weight-wise really depends on the user, but size for size a Birkin can loaded with more - don’t blame the; bag!
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Upset Rolex damaged by bracelets

Winterfell
jellyv said:
So you still intend to stack metal against metal? This will cause scratches on the Rolex--again. I hope you attended to the suggestion to at least have the bracelet on the opposite side of the watch, away from the stem winder, though I'm unsure if doing so helps that much.
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I accept it could scratch slightly but will wear only for going out. Day to day will just wear my watch on its own. A compromise. The jeweller agreed it was definitely the diamond rondels which had scratched the face.
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VCA Signature Perlee Stacked with Cartier

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Morrison7552 said:
I’ve searched all over the internet, and I can’t find it. So many people on here have some lovely pieces, and i try to think of different ways to wear my stack. One of my ideas is to wear 2 Cartier Loves classic sizes (mostly because I never remove the ones i have an I’m in coordinating them in my stack for now since they are sentimental), and the 3rd piece would be the VCA signature perlee bangle in yellow gold. Does anyone have these 3 pieces, that they can model for me? If so i would so appreciate it. I found a picture of one love and one signature perlee but it doesn’t give the full effect. lol tysm!
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SA’s and Resell Purchases

Ana Ruth
Our Madison Ave SA stressed that the various H bags we've acquired (a couple of them attached) and proudly wore into her boutique through the years - we acquired outside the US Hermes system (e.g., in France/Europe or pre-loved anywhere) and have no bearing on whether she would consider offering us a quota bag. This didn't surprise us but we were taken back that she felt she needed to point this out. We've bought probably $10k worth of H accessories from her in the US system - and she made it clear that we 'have more history to build' if we want to be considered for a QB. No thanks. We buy only what we want from H. We've spent substantial $$$ (for us) in the secondary market because that has been the only way to get the exact H bags we love.
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Bagmunity👜 Let's Talk Bags, Style Tips, and Accessories 💕

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momtok said:
I get this, empathize with it, and relate to it. :smile: (hugs)
And as you say, traditional beauty (as is decided subjectively, and really only by the "current" culture/society) is not the only power. Far, far, *far* from it. ......... It's also *far* from the most enduring.
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It takes so much to accept yourself despite. It's hard to know when not to listen or if you just need to accept and move forward. Sometimes it is your reality and you're surrounded by it, but whether you believe it or not, the people who surround you could also be wrong or under the wrong idea.
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Rolex in Europe

prissymissy_
I have actually been really lucky and have purchased two lady datejusts in Europe. One in 2023 and one just last month in 2025.

I purchased a two tone gold/Oystersteel lady datejust in Mallorca and at first the SA did the whole “we have nothing in stock”, but we were talking and hit it off and she got one out of the back for me. Got 15% VAT refund which was great 😊

Last month I purchased a white gold/oystersteel lady datejust in Amsterdam and the process was SO easy. It was actually an exhibition only piece and she was like let me ask my manager if I can switch it with this other lady datejust that is for sale (but I didn’t want). Manager approved and the one I wanted was mine! Got 16% VAT refund on that one 😊

My advice is to look around and try and connect with an SA. Lady datejusts are so much easier to purchase than other bigger models. Barcelona has great stock too. My husband got a hard to find yacht-master in Barcelona. Good luck!
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Macy's closing 66 stores

sdkitty
myeyeonpi said:
I think there’s still a need for in-person retail, but I think part of the issue with Macy’s was just oversaturation. I live in a medium sized American city and there are somehow FIVE Macy’s locations within a half hour drive time of where I live- four full sized stores and one of the new small format stores. That’s just too much physical retail. Two of the large format stores are closing- one is in a dead mall that has few other tenants, and one was the sole remaining tenant after a former dead mall got redeveloped. So in neither case was the closure a surprise. I hope the remaining locations stay open though, they always seem much busier.

As Whateve mentioned above though, department stores in general are struggling. They used to be one stop shops where convenience met fashion and they still are, but I think that their target audience has split off. More convenience-minded customers now just get their basics at Target or Walmart. More fashion-minded customers will go directly to the brands they’re interested in, which now have their own online stores and small in-person stores, whereas you used to only be able to find those brands in a department store. This leaves department stores kind of in an awkward place where they don’t have a clear customer base.
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I think maybe Macy's is too down the middle. They aren't luxury and they aren't bargain. And so many people are shopping online. I am sorry to see the local Macy's home store go.
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