I was just wondering what kind if commission do Chanel SA receive?
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I heard somewhere that like at Saks they receive $9 plus 10% commission....not sure how accurate that is...just passing it along...guess we are all a little curious!
If it's 10% that would crazy. I think it's quite a waste too bc the bags sell themselves. It's not like most SA work that hard to make a sale.
Omg!! If it's 10% commission I think I should quit my job and become an SA for Chanel. With the amount of info I know about Chanel I'd be selling bags at lightening speed.
yes I am curious too...I would quit my job too and go to work chanel if 10% commission. I would have the job of my dream and able to make money and have fun! pls hire me!
I used to work at Saks in Chanel handbags (I switched to real estate to have a family) and I can tell you that it's not 10%. Pay is done on a draw system ($10 an hour for instance) which means you have to make that in commission in order to get it. Otherwise you're in the whole and you need to make it up the next week. For Chanel handbags when I worked there commission was 6% (it is different for each department). Keep in mind too that if something is returned which it often is, that commission gets taken back. That's the way it works at Saks at least....hope that helps everyone wondering 
Wow thanks for the intel! That still seems pretty good. 6% of $5000 is $300 and I assume you would sell several a week? Maybe that is the wrong assumption - we all think it is easy to sell these bags but maybe you don't get that many in inventory to sell that quickly. Is it the same percentage regardless the item or do some Max out? For example, if you sold a $30,000 exotic purse would you get 6% of the entire cost? No wonder the SAs try to save the popular items like the So Blacks!
It all adds up in the boutiques that do a lot of business, like southern California and Vegas (to just name two). Remember there is RTW also, which is pretty much $5k and up (one item can cost $10-20k, and an outfit can be twice that) as well as fine jewelry. Add in exotics, bags, accessories to toss in those bags, shoes, and the ticket adds up quickly, especially if you have regular customers.
Also remember they put up with a lot of gawkers (myself included) everyday, not every presentation ends up in sale.
That's crazy though. You would think ppl making such a high salary would be more educated and courteous towards all clients. I think the hardest part of their jobs is getting the bag, selling is not that difficult or such a long process. It's makes me kinda upset that an most SA get that much and offer no real value. If I knew they made that much I have demanded that my last bag not arrive crushed lol!!