Why is GUCCI.com so much cheaper than the store?

lilamyg

lilamyg

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#1
Ok so I went shopping at Copley in Boston yesterday and bought my boyfriend this for his birthday tomorrow...

Gucci

It was $595.00 in the store(plus 30 dollars tax)...and then I goto look online today and it's $470 on the website?? WHY?! Is it because of the commision? I could understand maybe 40 or 50 dollar difference but over $100 dollars cheaper online?? Makes me so mad!:cursing:
 
#4
HEY! I was there yesterday too!!!
Are they EXACTLY the same? Sometimes a difference in size, even though its small, it can bring the price up. Did u compare serial numbers? I would call the store and tell them.
 
#5
The opposite happened to me. On Gucci.com, the Abbey medium shoulder bag in black lists for $725. When I purchased it at the Maui location, it was only $660. I wasn't about to argue with the SA on that. LOL. Maybe it differs from location to location?
 
#6
maret76 said:
The opposite happened to me. On Gucci.com, the Abbey medium shoulder bag in black lists for $725. When I purchased it at the Maui location, it was only $660. I wasn't about to argue with the SA on that. LOL. Maybe it differs from location to location?
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that's because Hawaii is considered a different region. It's not technically connected to the US for sales purposes. For instance with LV stuff, it's all cheaper in Hawaii as it's in a different district. ALso their sales tax is only 4%, so you score big buying in Hawaii!!
 
#8
Thanks guys...I gave my boyfriend his gift last night and he loved it.. I thought it might be too small but it fit just right...I was hoping maybe it would be small so I could get the one only for cheaper haha!! I'm gonna cal the store when they open this should be interesting to see what they say!
 
#9
spacytracy said:
that's because Hawaii is considered a different region. It's not technically connected to the US for sales purposes. For instance with LV stuff, it's all cheaper in Hawaii as it's in a different district. ALso their sales tax is only 4%, so you score big buying in Hawaii!!
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Thanks, that's good to know. Last year, I bought two Fendi's in Honolulu and had nothing to compare it to price wise(we do not have a local Fendi store and their website sucks). Even though I didn't know the exact cost of the purses, the total was less than what I expected. So I guess I'll try to hold out on buying purses until I go on my yearly trips to Hawaii (yeah right!). LOL.
 
#12
that's so weird, you should check w/ your SA, and they can explain, i agree though, you should cross-check the serial #'s to make sure its the right size, also if your bag came in a different material (i.e. leather vs. jaquard, they just randomly list it on the web when you click on the pic)

coach_prada said:
for me the store costs more too, but I bought my bag in Japan and there was a mark up
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^^^ Japan is probably the worst country to purchase high end designer goods from because of the price -i have a LOT of japanese friends, and they buy in bulk when they come to the US, i think because the market for designer goods (among other things like the economy) lend itself to heavy mark up in Japan!!
 
#13
Ok so I went to the store and they figured out the girl that sold it to me rang in the wrong piece of jewelry...uh good thing I ended up checking the website! The piece I bought was over 100 dollars cheaper...which didn't help me in the long run because I had drive all the way back down to Boston and ended up purchasing a necklace and a pair of sunglasses too. Oh well...anywasy thanks for the suggestions I probably wouldn't have went back to the store if it wasn't for you guys!
 
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