etiquette on giving gifts to SAs?

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#16
Julide said:
:yes:So true!!! I think the time spent with your SA makes a huge difference! If you spend that much time with a person its hard not to want to thank them with something!
BTW Bluegenes you said you had a mini crush? Your SA must be pretty fabulous!!!
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She is! :p Aside from being really stylish, she's just so friendly and efficient.... I keep apologizing for making requests or asking questions b/c in the past, other SAs have been kind of impatient with me, and she gives me this "pshaw, what do you think i'm here for?" cluck, and has offered a gazillion things - not just H items, but her time as well. :love:

And to answer Trocadero's question more fully - no, I don't generally think about giving gifts to SAs, but this particular SA has been so over-the-top nice and makes me feel SO at home at H that I just want to show her my gratitude in some way.
 
#17
BlueGenes said:
She is! :p Aside from being really stylish, she's just so friendly and efficient.... I keep apologizing for making requests or asking questions b/c in the past, other SAs have been kind of impatient with me, and she gives me this "pshaw, what do you think i'm here for?" cluck, and has offered a gazillion things - not just H items, but her time as well. :love:
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It sounds just like my SA!!! I know they go out of their way to find you something even when you asked about it over a year ago!!!! The time factor is another one too. I totally understand and it seems like not many other places do this!!!
 
#19
With Hermes, BV, and NM, I send thank-you notes. When someone is extraordinary, I also send a similar letter to store management, which can help their standing in the store. At the Chicago NM, a SA told me that she received special recognition from the store manager because of my letter (and probably others, too) and she appreciated it. She has since been promoted.

I agree that a box of candy would be a good idea; also for an individual SA, I've given either a Starbucks card or a gc to a nearby bookstore, and they always seem to like it as long as it's modest (no more than $25).
 
#20
I am planning to give my SA a chocolate.. do you give your gift personally or just send it?because i don't want to give a gift and then their going to tell me that they can't take it because they are not allowed to take gifts..
 
#21
ochie said:
I am planning to give my SA a chocolate.. do you give your gift personally or just send it?because i don't want to give a gift and then their going to tell me that they can't take it because they are not allowed to take gifts..
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Are they really not allowed to receive gifts? I know dh is going to pick up my Christmas present today and asked me to send a bottle of champagne to our SA on Monday. Apparently our SA performed another miracle (please let it be an orange Birkin...). Is this totally inappropriate?
 
#22
I think that unless you SA went above and beyond their duty to help you,a nice thank you note is more appropriate. A gift is a bit tacky and not necessary- especially if they just placed an order for you. >>..>>>>thats just my opinion
 
#23
ochie said:
I am planning to give my SA a chocolate.. do you give your gift personally or just send it?because i don't want to give a gift and then their going to tell me that they can't take it because they are not allowed to take gifts..
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.... if your SA does not want to take the gift personally, you can still suggest that they can share with the staff. Chocolate or Macarons do a wonderfull job in this matter ! I do not know anyone who is not allowed to accept Chocolate in this period of the year !
 
#25
I don't have an Hermes SA, but when I collected LV, I would give my LV SA a gift every holiday season. Although, in time, she became more than just an SA and now we are very good friends. Over the years some of the things I've given her are: Godiva chocolate basket, Waterford vase, Lenox vase, coffee table books, & Jay Strongwater wine stopper.
 
#27
My very gracious mother always gave small gifts. Always small (she didn't want to seem like she was trying to get favors) and always homemade. Just to express thoughtfulness. And they always were appreciated.

Me? I didn't inherit her style!
 
#28
Question for you ladies ... I dont want to over do it but my local Hermes has recently been taken over by a new SM. I love her. This new SM (and new SA) has been getting everything I wanted and trust me some of my things are quite hard to get. I know for some things they've bent over backwards for me. Lately they got me something pretty big and I am beyond appreciative. I have been shopping at Hermes for many years - and none the less some years Ive spent even more than I do now. I have always been welcomed with open arms at Hermes but I guess this new SM truly understands the value of their VIPs and my SA just happened to be someone I clicked with.

That said, after a Birkin in the exact color I wanted, if I send them both something such as wine or a box of macarons ... do you think it's tacky (I also dont want to look too desperate for wanting more)? Or do you think it's a nice gesture and something other VIPs have done when they've gotten things they wanted?
 
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