so I finally got myself my tattoo boston bag yesterday from Saks (which I'll post pics of in the Joy Boston thread), but sadly I didn't get a
Gucci box with it, just the dustbag. The SA said that some of the other SA's might've thrown out the boxes when they received the bags
but she did give me a Saks box instead, which was a bit sturdier than any other giftbox.
Now I bought this at a Saks that also had a Gucci boutique just down the mall, so I thought I would give it a try to ask for a box if I told them I
just bought a bag from Saks and showed the receipt.
Well, the guy who helped me at the Gucci boutique was very polite and actually gave me some inside info - regarding the boxes and Gucci's contract with Saks. He told me that they stopped using boxes to put their items in! Instead they use some kind of envelope thing, which I didn't get to see. But is this true?? Has anyone bought anything recently from a Gucci boutique and had their item wrapped in some sort of envelope thing instead of the pretty shiny bronze boxes?? Is this their way of reacting to the bad economy? Or was that just his excuse to not give me one? He also said because I bought it at Saks and not the boutique he wouln't be able to give one to me - if he had any.
He also mentioned that because Saks Gucci sales have been "sucking", Gucci won't be renewing their contract with Saks next year and will be pulling out their whole line and will only stick with Neiman's! I wonder if this means they'll be putting whatever they have left on sale
Anyway, this would explain why NONE of the Gucci bags were on display at Saks. I had to ask an SA if they had any, and she was kind enough to pull all 5 Gucci bags they had hidden in the stock room. She also mentioned something about Gucci pulling back on opening a little spot in their store.
When I mentioned this to the Gucci SA, he said it was probably because they were out of season bags and they're told to take out of season bags off display.
But anyway, I left the Gucci boutique without the proper Gucci box I wanted. Oh well, I guess I'll just have to settle for the Saks box :s