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Hmmm thanks dear. So looking at the hierarchy of things, an SA needs an SM to approve a bag offer, and the SM approves strong profiles yes? Doesn’t it all go back to the basics of the Hermes game of spending across categories to build a strong profile? I’m very confused. How is this UK system different? When you say “we do things better in the UK”, wherein lies the difference?
.When you say you’ve been “unable to get anyone’s contact at CP”, do you mean no-one’s proactively offered their cards, or you’ve asked and no-one’s given their info? I’d be surprised at the latter; I’ve always had positive experience at CP and they seem to have no problem sharing their email addresses with clients, whether new or not.
Out of interest, what bag specs are you hoping for?There is no 'game' nor no winning formula.
I wholeheartedly disagree.
)Hi thanks for insight. I absolutely agree with Pt 2. Being obsessed drives people nuts: Opening multiple accounts, prespending more than what is actually required and the list goes on. What is important is for us to enjoy the journey and appreciate the artisans' great work and also to appreciate other fine things in life.For what it’s worth, I have an acquaintance who was in London earlier this year, dropped 40k pound at New Bond, got a Kelly (don’t know specific specs), in the span of two weeks.
Personally I think it can be done either way, and everyone should do whatever makes the most sense to them!
What is always true imo is 1) you are the one shopping and parting with your money, so what makes you happy should always be the most important, 2) there’s always some luck and timing involved; things that are entirely out of your control. So it’s no use being too obsessed - will only cause you unhappiness. Yeah it’s easier said than done, but do try to relax and be patient! 3) purchase what you love regardless of the bag is really the only way to ensure that you can enjoy those purchases 100%, and at the H price point that’s pretty important (of course if you have infinite pocket depth feel free to ignore me
ETA: also imo, for a city with multiple boutiques, even if there is one store that is supposedly “easier”, if that were truly the case and word gets around, then over time it will all even out because there’s no difficult barrier stopping others going to the “easy” store and making the supply and demand reach a new equilibrium. If you can hop over to another store easily, so can everyone else.
When you say you’ve been “unable to get anyone’s contact at CP”, do you mean no-one’s proactively offered their cards, or you’ve asked and no-one’s given their info? I’d be surprised at the latter; I’ve always had positive experience at CP and they seem to have no problem sharing their email addresses with clients, whether new or not.
On the plus side though, it doesn’t seem like CP wishlist offers depend on SA relationship (or even spend), so if that’s what you’re worried about, don’t be
I see. If you like working with a certain SA just ask for their contact info, I’m sure they’ll be happy to share! Don’t overthink it.
If you meet a nice SA at CP whom you feel comfortable with, just say, "May I contact you in future to arrange for my next visit?". And take it from there, eventually make your wishes known, ask if you can be remembered for a list of things and keep in touch. Assuming you want to become an established, happy Hermes customer, it is better to have a home store and one main SA to work with long term.
