2023 Holiday pendant

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#136
Bethc said:
I love my collection of HPs, but after last year, I refuse to go through the same thing with the approved list to buy the HP, only to have them be in the shop for anyone to purchase a month later.
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Exactly! I was told that I was on the list but that the pendants will be released in waves. So I don’t care if I don’t have it first. Eventually, we all got or will get it! Some people are still being able to get last year’s one!
I just want to know what the stone is!
 
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#138
Does anyone know roughly what the cost is for the holiday pendants? Do you have to have spent a certain amount at VCA to buy it online? Sorry for all the questions.
 
#140
tess94 said:
Does anyone know roughly what the cost is for the holiday pendants? Do you have to have spent a certain amount at VCA to buy it online? Sorry for all the questions.
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Around $4k ish. And it totally varies. Heard all kinds of stories. Most importantly I think it depends on your current relationship with your SA.
 
#141
So I understand that this year is going to be like last year. Those that VCA considers as a VVIP client would have already gotten the call that they are on the list. And it boils down to the SA. If they have many VVIPs, they could maybe allocate to the next level of good clients within that allocation. I’m just annoyed because VCA does not have a global system of client purchases in their criteria of allocation. But even more annoyed that many of these pendants that get allocated end up being resold almost immediately on the secondary market. Alright rant over
 
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#142
pookyd said:
So I understand that this year is going to be like last year. Those that VCA considers as a VVIP client would have already gotten the call that they are on the list. And it boils down to the SA. If they have many VVIPs, they could maybe allocate to the next level of good clients within that allocation. I’m just annoyed because VCA does not have a global system of client purchases in their criteria of allocation. But even more annoyed that many of these pendants that get allocated end up being resold almost immediately on the secondary market. Alright rant over
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VCA does not have a standard selection criteria, I have noticed it varies from place to place and from SA to SA. I condemn buying and selling immediately, mostly influencers :/ denying some people the chance to experience buying it from the boutique. I hope you get one if it is something that you really love.
 
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#144
tess94 said:
Does anyone know roughly what the cost is for the holiday pendants? Do you have to have spent a certain amount at VCA to buy it online? Sorry for all the questions.
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HP was £3600 last year.

It won’t be available to buy on the website.

I’ve not spent anything with VCA since last October, surprised I got an appointment ‍♀️
 
#148
My (wild) guess is that this year’s HP *might* just be that long-awaited purple/lilac shade… in rose or yellow gold. Probably not white gold cos last year’s pendant was white gold. Or VCA might surprise us with a rose gold guilloche? Lol
 
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#149
tea_reverie said:
My (wild) guess is that this year’s HP *might* just be that long-awaited purple/lilac shade… in rose or yellow gold. Probably not white gold cos last year’s pendant was white gold. Or VCA might surprise us with a rose gold guilloche? Lol
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If it’s a lilac shade, I’d be tempted. :flowers:

Otherwise I don’t have any intention of buying a single motif - I have last year’s because I loved the color and it was my dog’s birth year. :P
 
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It won't be WG. It's time for something else. I'm okay with that as it means I can take a pass this year.

All VVIPs can get an HP if they want it.

In terms of the list, I think a lot of typical VIPs will be able to get one of these if they want it, oo. You don't need to be a VVIP. I think VIPs are generally defined as people with a consistent purchase history with their SA. Consistent meaning spending at least $5K a year, most years, on something other than the HP. Or someone who has spent >$12K in recent years. Or when the SA reaches out to you offering something that's not outrageous (like $5-10K), you don't pass on it. Then the SA will later tell you an HP is there if you want it.

The shopper with the biggest hurdles is the person with no purchase history who is hoping that they can get an HP just because or thinking that maybe buying a YG SA pendant will be enough. -Probably not.
 
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