Just thought I would throw in my experience in case it helps anyone. My BF and I vacationed in Waikiki last Oct. I visited both H stores. Bought an Evelyne at Ala Moana and a clic clac, and had no luck with a B or K, although I did ask. The SA looked me up, said I've shopped at other H stores including my local SCP store. Got the feeling it'll be very hard to get a B or K there without spending a lot more. So we went to H store near Royal Hawaiian, and I bought a belt kit. I was told by the SA that since I already had a profile at other H stores, it'll be hard for her to offer me a B or K. She suggested my BF open a profile, buy some items and she said she would offer him a K when it came in as I told her my first choice was a K. He spends about 1,500 and we thought let's see if anything comes out of it.
A month later she calls him and offers 32 K but it's retourne and I wanted sellier, so I passed. She calls two more times but again it's a retourne or a color I don't like. Finally she offers me what I was waiting for, 32 k sellier in my preferred color and hardware. She said she can hold max of 4 days so we fly there (crazy I know) but I'm not going to complain about going to Hawaii! We get to the store and she didn't want to show me the bag until I told her what else I wanted to get. This was the worse part of the experience, feeling I had to buy other things I wasn't prepared to get. Anyhow I do find items I like and about 3,500 of items later, I see my bag. Luckily I love it and took her home. So in all, about 5k spent (including 1,500 first time) and it took 2 trips in a span of about 5 months ( but I guess that's because I passed on some bags).
Based on my experience, this is how I would have done things differently. I would have visited both stores before making any purchases. I would have found an SA that affirmatively stated she would help me get a B or K (as the one my BF opened a profile with) and asked for suggestions on how to score a B or K. Some will not tell you, but some will be very straight forward and tell you what they expect. I would pick someone who had expectations I am willing to fulfill ( I got the sense that spending about 2k on non leather is sufficient to be offered a special bag). Then I would buy what I like from that SA and thereafter, check back during the trip to see if any inventory comes in, reminding her of what I want. Of course there is no guarantee you'll get the bag you want during that trip but I think this maximizes the chances.
Sorry for the long post, and I wish you all luck! Here's a pic of the K
A month later she calls him and offers 32 K but it's retourne and I wanted sellier, so I passed. She calls two more times but again it's a retourne or a color I don't like. Finally she offers me what I was waiting for, 32 k sellier in my preferred color and hardware. She said she can hold max of 4 days so we fly there (crazy I know) but I'm not going to complain about going to Hawaii! We get to the store and she didn't want to show me the bag until I told her what else I wanted to get. This was the worse part of the experience, feeling I had to buy other things I wasn't prepared to get. Anyhow I do find items I like and about 3,500 of items later, I see my bag. Luckily I love it and took her home. So in all, about 5k spent (including 1,500 first time) and it took 2 trips in a span of about 5 months ( but I guess that's because I passed on some bags).
Based on my experience, this is how I would have done things differently. I would have visited both stores before making any purchases. I would have found an SA that affirmatively stated she would help me get a B or K (as the one my BF opened a profile with) and asked for suggestions on how to score a B or K. Some will not tell you, but some will be very straight forward and tell you what they expect. I would pick someone who had expectations I am willing to fulfill ( I got the sense that spending about 2k on non leather is sufficient to be offered a special bag). Then I would buy what I like from that SA and thereafter, check back during the trip to see if any inventory comes in, reminding her of what I want. Of course there is no guarantee you'll get the bag you want during that trip but I think this maximizes the chances.
Sorry for the long post, and I wish you all luck! Here's a pic of the K
getting excited to see the stores
