Hi @Riri22! I’m traveling to Japan and Taiwan next month. If possible, I would love to get in contact with the SAs that you worked with to see if the items I’m looking for are available. Thank you!Hi!
Just chiming in on my experience in Japan back in November 2023.I emailed 3 VCA SAs in Japan (2 in Osaka Shinsaibashi and 1 unsure) prior to my trip and all 3 said that the items I wanted were not in stock or they weren't able to tell me their stock until I visited the store in-person. I was looking for the sweet alhambra earrings (MOP or carnelian), vintage alhambra earrings in malachite, and the small perlee ring in rose gold.
When I was in Japan, I visited the VCA store in Kobe (Daimaru) at ~1pm on a Sunday and they didn't have any of the items I was looking for, but they did have the sweet butterfly earrings in MOP. When I visited the Osaka Shinsaibashi store the same day ~3pm, the SA originally said that they did not have any sweet alhambra earrings in stock, but they did have the malachite vintage alhambra earrings in stock. After trying on the malachite vintage earrings, I decided that the size was larger than I would have liked so I decided not to get it. After talking more to the SA, she said that she will check her stock again for the sweet alhambra earrings and she was able to find one in MOP!! She said that one pair came in that morning and I was lucky to score the item! She mentioned that she has not seen any carnelian sweet alhambra earrings at the store in the past year. The store did not have the small perlee ring in rose gold, but they did have the medium perlee ring in rose gold in stock. I would highly encourage you to visit the stores and ask in-person since their stock changes daily depending on when they get shipments.
ps- I was able to get the small perlee ring in rose gold in Taiwan (Taipei 101 store) so it worked out!
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Hello! For those who went Japan, are the watches (Alhambra collection) well stocked? Hope to clinch a sweet Alhambra watch when I’m there….next year? 🤞🏼🤞🏼
My sales told me blue agate is very hard to get, it is extremely popular in Japan. If you go to Komehyo store you will find out it's price is higher than other stones as well.
Thank you for replying! I have been working with two sales associates and they both have it available and one is holding it for me until I get there in August!
Thats so nice of her! I heard many SAs turn down reservation requests, can you share tips on how to do that?
I'm going to be in Tokyo around early December... Should I just give up on looking for the 5 motif bracelet? It seems like it's really hard to get anywhere? 🫤
My alternative would be the chaumet bee my love necklace.
My alternative would be the chaumet bee my love necklace.
Hi Everyone! Does anyone know which store is the biggest in Kobe and Kyoto? All Osaka stores are fully booked for July and early Aug, and I need to make an appointment with either Kobe Daimaru, Kobe Hankyu, or a Kyoto store, and I wanted to know which one is the biggest..
Hello,
I just contacted a lovely sales associate at the Ginza six store and she gave me pricing on a bracelet and with the current conversion, it comes out to be exactly the same price as in the US. Which would mean that I would only be saving the tax or VAT refund.
Does this seem right? When we were in Japan before and purchased a Louis Vuitton, due to the exchange rate, the price was much better in addition to the tax break.
Thanks for any experience or tips of late.
I just contacted a lovely sales associate at the Ginza six store and she gave me pricing on a bracelet and with the current conversion, it comes out to be exactly the same price as in the US. Which would mean that I would only be saving the tax or VAT refund.
Does this seem right? When we were in Japan before and purchased a Louis Vuitton, due to the exchange rate, the price was much better in addition to the tax break.
Thanks for any experience or tips of late.
I would probably just buy it in the US, then, with an SA you can contact if there are any problems in the future. Saving VAT might be moot if you end up having to pay US duties when you declare your purchase when you arrive back in the States.
I think they only allow orders for customers with a residential address in Japan