Same boat, still waiting for mine as well... Obviously not the richest fish in the sea but I have bought a good amount from the same SA.
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2022 Holiday Pendant
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Sigh~~~I haven’t get any offer from Dallas Boutique. From boutique-Purchased 10 motif blue agate 2021. YG magic alhambra bracelet 2022. Purchases before 2021 were all from Neiman Marcus VCA.
I've purchased at 1 other london location (selfridges), abroad and online. Still no luck being "offered" a HP...
I never bothered building up an SA relationship; as never had a problem getting the pieces I wanted before.
Maybe it's the weak pound- but VCA london is dry!
Would you be able to share your SA, or any VCA SA in Paris contact info? I will be in Paris next month looking for a few itemsMy SA in the Paris boutique informed me that I'm qualified to purchase one too, but the next batch won't be available until early-mid November, which right on time for my trip. I shall see it in person before deciding if I like it, since it looks different in every photo
Why don't you reach out to Dallas Boutique? You might be surprised that say YES!
My SA said they have one on hold for me but waiting for approval to sell. Anyone else??
Funny how the color it sits on completely changes how your eyes see the color. Same piece. Same room.
That is a bummer! I have a feeling some more Holiday Pendants will become available! Do not give up!
Since you have purchased online, try contacting them via their online boutique/e-commerce phone number. Let them know you don’t have a SA (they will pull up your purchase history) and would like the opportunity to purchase this year’s HP.
Good luck
Since you have purchased online, try contacting them via their online boutique/e-commerce phone number. Let them know you don’t have a SA (they will pull up your purchase history) and would like the opportunity to purchase this year’s HP.
Good luck
Did you ask an SA from your reference store?
I hadn't had luck with the HP either. I later heard that I can only try for an HP if an SA from my "reference" boutique requested one for me. I just called the e-boutique and they let me know that mine is actually set as the flagship store in New York even though I've never shopped from there. So it's probably because my first purchase was online?
Anywho, this may be one of the factors why you haven't been offered one yet?
For the people worrying that they have not spent enough- I have only bought the Hp2021 and I will be able to get one from the second batch. So it is all bogus stuff we all have been fed. As a young client just opening to this brand I don’t really like this behaviour. It feels like bullying and gaslighting.
All this for a manufactured piece of porcelain. With VCA's reputation and the availability of natural stones, many of them quite inexpensive, this was the best they could come up with? And then the, you have to be asked to buy our porcelain??? This makes me think less of VCA.
I know Hermes also gives the run around about being chosen to be able to buy something, but they've managed to maintain the same level of quality of their goods........they aren't resorting to manufactured materials.
I know Hermes also gives the run around about being chosen to be able to buy something, but they've managed to maintain the same level of quality of their goods........they aren't resorting to manufactured materials.
I agree the marketing tactics this year seem over the top (and let's be honest it is just all marketing), but I don't think it's fair to say it's a lower quality product just because it's made of porcelain. It's probably true that the *cost of raw materials* for them is lower in a porcelain piece vs a natural stone one, but the savoir-faire and craftsmanship that goes into make an Alhambra motif isn't less because the material costs less. There have been plenty of Sevres porcelain and even letterwood pieces in the Alhambra collection's history.
As for pricing it the same/higher than previous year's HP of equal or higher-cost materials? Hate to say it but 1) inflation is real, and 2) the market ultimately sets the price. If clients still buy, then they'll keep raising the prices.