2022 Holiday Pendant
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I no longer live near a VCA since moving either. This is sad to hear some of us not near a boutique may not be able to get pieces we would pay for
We will have to see when the time comes I suppose.
We will have to see when the time comes I suppose.
Can you bring your pieces to the vca boutique to be registered in their system; maybe that will help.
I think @BigAkoya once mentioned doing that
My sa said should hear next couple of days. I got no hints lol.
This does not seem like a quality way to repay a longtime, lucrative customer
I think @880 mentioned that if you purchase your piece overseas, you can get it registered.
@glitzgal97
Even though you may register all your pieces, they are not considered a "sale" for that boutique, so you still will not have any purchase history with them that you spent actual money at their store and added to their sales revenue.
I would not be sad. You are not defeated yet... game on!
There always seems to be some available for sale after the second wave of offers if you really really want one.
Based on what you said, it seems like you have a good spend history on VCA pieces, so I think you can probably get one, albeit not in the first wave.
I am not a VVIP, but for last year's HP, I was offered as the second wave. The HPs come out in early Oct as I recall, and my SA asked me if I wanted one in late Oct, last week of Oct as recall. This means all the first wave offers were issued, some were declined, so it was offered to the second wave. Keep in mind not all VVIPs are so crazy about this little HP, so it definitely does not sell out to the first wave. I also think they just go down a list because my SA knows I do not wear pendants and I only buy WG. Yet he offered me a HP and said "just in case" so I know the boutique was just going down a list.
Plus, there always seems to magically be a second batch of pendants that come in several weeks later after launch. Poof! Like magic! Seems to happen every year as part of the second allocation. Who knows for 2022.
I would talk to the store manager, tell him your spend history, tell him that you collect HPs, and ask him if he can help. Be nice, be humble, and now you can look sad at this point... bring out those puppy dog eyes. Don't demand or act entitled because you are a big spender. There is always a bigger spender out there...always. I am sure you will not do that, but I just want to call that out.
You may also want to register your pieces now should you ever need after care. NM pieces are not included in the VCA database. I would also say casually to the store manager at this point that you love VCA and plan to continue purchasing, and.... you are so glad a real boutique opened up!
If you had planned on purchasing a big ticket item, it definitely will not hurt to do so now to increase your odds of getting on the list. However, I would not purchase a small item just to have history. History does not really matter, it's total spend that counts, so play up your past total spend as well as future spend.
All VCA boutiques have their own sales targets to hit. All boutiques want repeat clients, not one time clients who chase hard to find items.
I definitely think with your spend history at NM, it would be worth it to talk to the store manager and not just an SA who filters clients and already has his own set of clients. The store manager can assign you an SA. When my SA told me he was leaving, the store manager reached out to me and assigned me a new SA, so a store definitely wants to retain your business. And.. I am not a VVIP big spender like you with all your past spend history.
I hope this helps, and I hope you get a HP.
By the way, you might not even like it, so you might not even have to stress out. Unless of course, you just collect them every year which then... full circle...back to... game on!
Good luck to you! I really do think you can get one. It's so early, and when I have chased things that are released early (not VCA, but I've chased so much darn Chanel seasonal stuff in my life, it's embarassing), I usually end up being able to get it.
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I think @880 mentioned that if you purchase your piece overseas, you can get it registered.
@glitzgal97
Even though you may register all your pieces, they are not considered a "sale" for that boutique, so you still will not have any purchase history with them that you spent actual money at their store and added to their sales revenue.
I would not be sad. You are not defeated yet... game on!
There always seems to be some available for sale after the second wave of offers if you really really want one.
Based on what you said, it seems like you have a good spend history on VCA pieces, so I think you can probably get one, albeit not in the first wave.
I am not a VVIP, but for last year's HP, I was offered as the second wave. The HPs come out in early Oct as I recall, and my SA asked me if I wanted one in late Oct, last week of Oct as recall. This means all the first wave offers were issued, some were declined, so it was offered to the second wave. Keep in mind not all VVIPs are so crazy about this little HP, so it definitely does not sell out to the first wave. I also think they just go down a list because my SA knows I do not wear pendants and I only buy WG. Yet he offered me a HP and said "just in case" so I know the boutique was just going down a list.
Plus, there always seems to magically be a second batch of pendants that come in several weeks later after launch. Poof! Like magic! Seems to happen every year as part of the second allocation. Who knows for 2022.
I would talk to the store manager, tell him your spend history, tell him that you collect HPs, and ask him if he can help. Be nice, be humble, and now you look sad at this point... bring out those puppy dog eyes. Don't demand or act entitled because you are a big spender. There is always a bigger spender out there...always. I am sure you will not do that, but I just want to call that out.
You may also want to register your pieces now should you ever need after care. NM pieces are not included in the VCA database. I would also say casually to the store manager at this point that you love VCA and plan to continue purchasing, and.... you are so glad a real boutique opened up!
If you had planned on purchasing a big ticket item, it definitely will not hurt to do so now to increase your odds of getting on the list. However, I would not purchase a small item just to have history. History does not really matter, it's total spend that counts, so play up your past total spend as well as future spend.
All VCA boutiques have their own sales targets to hit. All boutiques want repeat clients, not one time clients who chase hard to find items.
I definitely think with your spend history at NM, it would be worth it to talk to the store manager and not just an SA who filters clients and already has his own set of clients. The store manager can assign you an SA. When my SA told me he was leaving, the store manager reached out to me and assigned me a new SA, so a store definitely wants to retain your business. And.. I am not a VVIP big spender like you with all our past spend history.
I hope this helps, and I hope you get a HP.
By the way, you might not even like it, so you might not even have to stress out. Unless of course, you just collect them every year which then... full circle...back to... game on!
Good luck to you! I really do think you can get one. It's so early, and when I have chased things that are released early (not VCA, but I've chased so much darn Chanel seasonal stuff in my life, it's embarassing), I usually end up being able to get it.
This is all so true and such great advice! And really for me, the biggest take away is the magical second wave of pendants. Every. Single. Year.
Exactly, right? Every year! Poof! Like magic... a second batch of pendants always seems to pop up.This is all so true and such great advice! And really for me, the biggest take away is the magical second wave of pendants. Every. Single. Year.
BTW... still distracted... I can't help but keep staring... I'm giving your bag a complex.
Exactly, right? Every year! Poof! Like magic... a second batch of pendants always seems to pop up.
BTW... still distracted... I can't help but keep staring... I'm giving your bag a complex.
I’m starting to worry that I won’t get my HP. I have never purchased a VCA item, but I made 4 big purchases at Cartier in last 3 months! Are the 2 jewelry houses connected?
My VCA sales associate told me that his store received NO HPs last year but as long as I put a deposit down this past July, I would get one. He said they were only promising to those with deposits.
I’m still nervous. What do you think?
WG onyx would be amazing…..
My VCA sales associate told me that his store received NO HPs last year but as long as I put a deposit down this past July, I would get one. He said they were only promising to those with deposits.
I’m still nervous. What do you think?
WG onyx would be amazing…..
Are you in the US? Last year my friend managed to get me one during the 2nd wave, walked in as a new client, zero purchase history. As exclusive as some members made the HP seems to be, it's also common practice within VCA that they'll just offer it to whoever show up first. They can try to start playing the H game all they want but I don't think they can get rid of this habit overnight, so I don't see that happening this year either. You'll get your HP no worries!
More than likely, the names being submitted to Paris HQ are a justification for a specific allocation that for the most part won’t hit the sales floor as they will be offered to their known clients first. That doesn’t necessarily mean they won’t get more than that amount or that they won’t be able to offer it to walk ins.
My SA offers me some of the rare items they get, but she hasn’t even mentioned the HP but I’m sure she will reach out once it’s announced.
Thank you for sharing, I would love aquaprase YG, Jade YG and ROCKCRYSTAL!!!
I can tell you that I was able to get last years HP from the boutique in mid March, paid in full on October 1st. So it’s not impossible to get it later on. But I would guess that this particular piece was a return from one of the later runs.This is all so true and such great advice! And really for me, the biggest take away is the magical second wave of pendants. Every. Single. Year.