Giving TIPS to sales in order to get a BIRKIN?

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#62
grammar edit lol

fashionistaO said:
Freedom of speech in a public forum .. and not opposed her having these feelings ..
BUT ..
This is a can of worms that must be addressed!
Ramifications exists to report or not to report .. no going back or remaining quiet.

IF indeed OP stands by her statement .. Yes, it happens!..
By not going forward then she is letting this practice continue and grow ~ very bad and practice no different from book written for whom??
I never read it btw. Same goes for the others who have witnessed this, jmo.

To remain quiet then there is more to this than - No, it didn't happen and I was wrong. Sends the wrong message.

I definitely don't think OP is evil either .. perhaps frustrated and let-down.
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#64
For all,

I personally have two Birkin and they are all bought from Boston. I also have few Kelly collections, which are from my mom, and she bought them from japan many years ago.

To be honest, I ordered something in this summer, and my sales told me to wait. I know Its common to wait for months for a birkin especially I want a specific color and size. I'm also a CDC lover, so I bought few CDC with new color after my ordering, and also some scarves.

We see how many posts here related to how to buy a birkin and how long should I wait. Just one day somebody told me she got two within a week, can you believe that?

And I'm so confused why some people could get birkin so quickly? Then she told me about the tipping thing, I'm so confused and frustrated.

I posted everything here to ask if anybody knows something could share with us?
Maybe I shouldn't post it here?

As I said above if I know something could proof this really happened, I'll definitely call Hermes store to report my friend. If it's not my friend, if she were a stranger and I could proof she give tip to sales, I'll report it too.

Tired of repeating this story again and again, finally think maybe this is not a place to post all those posts.

Probably next time will post some cute CDC bracelets with new color ><

Peace.
 
#65
babielovah said:
OP has made it clear in her first post. I dont see anything about right or wrong. It was nothing about to let people know bribery is wrong. And you think the people do bribery didn't know it's wrong? By you stab your friend from the back like this will educate your friend or other people? I would tell my friend in front of her. Not behind her back if i really think something she did wasnt right. I'm sorry, but I don't buy the later version of op's story. From "crying about not being able to get birkin but a friend got two" and out of sudden turn in to such a righteous person after some of us voice our opinion?!? It's ovibous to me.


Her real intention of this thread is exactly what she said here. She gave out details about her friend and the store hoping someone here will go report it. So her friend can't get many birkin no more. And maybe finally she can get it.
She posted "I want people go report my friend and the Hermes" before she realize there are people here questioning her intention. Her story changed after she realized some people here is questioning her intention.

I just feel that's very sneaky...
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I mean report the situation of tipping. People here even don't know who my friend is and what are the two bags she bought, how could them report my friends?

Sigh~~

Everyone has her/his own understanding of my words.
 
#66
Syma said:
Can I just add the following threads where no one batted an eyelid, isn't bribery, just that when it is $50 or whatever the amount the OP suggested

http://forum.purseblog.com/chanel-shopping/gift-for-a-nice-sa-606227.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/louis-vuitton-shopping/gift-for-my-new-sa-489359.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/chanel/gift-for-sa-533118.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/general-...-for-sa-wine-drinkers-needed-here-393266.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/balenciaga/sa-gifts-34535.html

http://forum.purseblog.com/louis-vuitton/what-good-thank-you-gift-your-fave-sa-153564.html

Just sayin'
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haha THANK YOU!

I think people just need to chill. Don't shoot the messenger. I'm sure this kind of stuff goes on a lot at H. I'm becoming less and less interested in their brand. I shouldn't have to pant like a dog & sell my first born to drop $10K on a bag...
 
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#68
For someone who is trying to initiate herself into the "wonderful world of H," this is discouraging indeed. To those who have had bad experiences at SCP, add another to the list. I felt humiliated when the SA looked me down the length of his nose and told me "I don't think so." These SAs must get such a power trip out of it. . .it makes me so mad.
 
#69
Well said...

hermesdaisuki said:
Bribery is obviously wrong but who is here to re-enforce the law? I doubt if police will step in and arrest these two parties involved. NYPD have bigger crime to solve and go after. Even though I have loved Hermes Kellys and Birkins for over 20 yrs since I was a little girl admiring mother's collection, I could not even start to imagine how I would have to bribe SM/SA to get my shopping done. At the end of the day, it is just a bag and another piece to add to my purse collection. If they do have what I want, that's great. If not, I can still live my life to the fullest without it. It is really not that a big deal. I am having a hard time understanding the recent craze over the B bag. B has always been popular, but today obtaining a birkin is a totally different shopping scenario!!! Perhaps it is the media who drove people believe it is THE status symbol bag to get. Oh well, I honestly love my Ks and Bs equally as I do my Asprey, Valextra and VBHs. It is the entire look (inside and out) which you put together that represents you. Not just one bag to show that you have got the financial power to get birkins. How many times did you see the mis-match of people, their demeanor and their B/K bags?? We need to find a bag that fits ourselves and fits our outfit for the occasion, and that would be the art of dressing.

I don't believe OP's intention is evil. She probably just was very frustrated that her friend got her bags via this pathetic manner. She can't be helped but feeling upset and vented out all the details without realizing the impact of the powerful TPF. Give her some room and I think she learned her lesson on how to vent in a more "public forum appropriate" manner already.
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kohl_mascara said:
For someone who is trying to initiate herself into the "wonderful world of H," this is discouraging indeed. To those who have had bad experiences at SCP, add another to the list. I felt humiliated when the SA looked me down the length of his nose and told me "I don't think so." These SAs must get such a power trip out of it. . .it makes me so mad.
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That's terrible!No one deserves that! Unfortunately, that's the reality I suppose.
 
#71
hobo7 said:
This is so horrible! Lately I have been sad myself for not been able to get my first dreanm Kelly or Birkin. I live near South Coast Plaza Hermes and the demand so high that I have never seen neither of those on display. And the SA over there kept on telling me to build buying history (to what point ??? I have no clue !). I am thinking getting one from Ebay but so afraid so many of them are fake
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omg! i also started buying from scp for 3 months, how about you? how long have you been with scp? i know we need to wait, but how long have you waited? should i give up scp? sigh...
 
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I think I'm in the minority. I have a great phone relationship with an SA at SCP...always pleasant, calls with items on my wish list when they come in and does inventory searches and has the items transferred when they're not in the boutique. Never have I been asked to spend a certain amount.
 
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iamaka said:
omg! i also started buying from scp for 3 months, how about you? how long have you been with scp? i know we need to wait, but how long have you waited? should i give up scp? sigh...
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I have been going there for the last 2 months, every single weekend and sometimes on Wednesday too. I spent lots of junks that I don't need because they keep on telling me to build " purchase history". I finally gave up and go to the third party. I got what I found, very happy. I did pay a lot more than the current retail though, but I am very happy. I realized I rather pay the middle man and save lots of time, effort and esp. avoid frustration and best of all, get treated the way I am deserved as I spend that much money !
 
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Heatherlite said:
I think I'm in the minority. I have a great phone relationship with an SA at SCP...always pleasant, calls with items on my wish list when they come in and does inventory searches and has the items transferred when they're not in the boutique. Never have I been asked to spend a certain amount.
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May I ask if you have gotten a B or K from them? or better yet, who is your SA?? I am surprised that you didn't get asked!! I buy from SCP, too and some of my friends also and each of them got asked to spend in order to be considered for a Birkin..
 
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hobo7 said:
I have been going there for the last 2 months, every single weekend and sometimes on Wednesday too. I spent lots of junks that I don't need because they keep on telling me to build " purchase history". I finally gave up and go to the third party. I got what I found, very happy. I did pay a lot more than the current retail though, but I am very happy. I realized I rather pay the middle man and save lots of time, effort and esp. avoid frustration and best of all, get treated the way I am deserved as I spend that much money !
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I am giving up also. I realized that SCP is a smaller store and honestly they don't even have a lot of items in stock compare to BH, and they don't get to have as many B or K as other stores... I was trying to build my purchase history also, and if I need to buy $10k worth of stuff to get a $10k birkin, I think it's more 'economical' for me to just pay, let's say, $13k from a third party!!! that's way, I save $7k!!! lol
 
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