Is there any way to get tax back when you are not actually in the country?
LOEWE x Suna Fujita
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I got the mandrake charm and I guess because felting is such an artisan dependent craft that each piece would look different and be finished to varying levels of success? My charm looks ok but also feels bordering on Etsy quality… I would have wanted it regardless but yes, it does seem the QC is a little bit worse this time round. I think they were again not prepared for how popular the collection could be and had to trickle stock flow as well as rush the items, which leads to a QC issue. But I also think satin calfskin is just not great to work with…
Nope, it needs to be tied to the passport details but is done fully in house at Loewe directly. This saves on the Global Blue processing fee that you would be hit with if you’re purchasing from a departmental store.
If/when you go you also have to be mindful of “reserve in store” versus “order with store pickup”, the second doesn’t qualify for VAT bc the payment transaction already happened.
Agree - seems like they are pushing out production as high as they could, and telling us that a lot of faults are "handmade craftsmanship".
I totally get what you are saying with the Otter cardholder - my store only got 1 and the SA held it for me, but when I got there, I couldn't get over the grey markings on the yellow leather, despite several rubs from their care kit.
For the lemur charm - as much as I loved it, the piece that was reserved for me, the leaves were already almost falling off, barely hanging by threads, even the SA advised against getting it. The lemur was also a bit too high on the strap, so if I tried to loop it, I wouldn't have been able to easily get the leaves over the hoop. And imagine, doing that on a regular basis - the threads would for sure snap.
For the otter charm - I had to take a look at 5 different ones in the store. All of them had faults with the exception of the last. Either the eyes for the otter were not straight, or the ears were misaligned... The kid on the 4 had a frown, not a smile. Worst thing was the teddy bear... Like, he looked like a shriveled non-stuffed bear in all of them, the kind that you get from Build a Bear before stuffing. I get that these things are handmade and part of the charm are the subtle difference... but that's the thing, subtle differences, not something that is obviously clear.
All designs with the black bear(s) are Japan exclusives. The only exception is the key holder which seems to be orderable in rest of world.
You could always get a shopper on Fiverr or something in Japan to get it for you! Honestly with the price differences it might actually come out to the same price if you were to buy another coin cardholder from this collection in the US
The in-store event in Hong Kong was a calligraphy class, at the end of which we wrote a card to our loved ones in the newly practised font.
Some snacks were served afterwards.
Some snacks were served afterwards.
Goodies I got at the event and after purchase:
1. Table mats we used in the calligraphy class:
2. Pop-up book
3. Greeting card
4. Coaster
5. Sugar cookies (but no cookies of penguins)
6. Two other patterns of tissue paper (I think I have got all four)
7. Bag tags (my SA claimed they are the complete set)
1. Table mats we used in the calligraphy class:
2. Pop-up book
3. Greeting card
4. Coaster
5. Sugar cookies (but no cookies of penguins)
6. Two other patterns of tissue paper (I think I have got all four)
7. Bag tags (my SA claimed they are the complete set)
My penguin sweater just came and the packaging is so cute!
I want to keep it for the packaging alone almost. The sweater itself is super cute, but my skin is pretty sensitive and it feels itchy even in the five minutes I tried it on, though it's not terrible. It's also super cropped and hits around my belly button even though I sized up a bit to get a Large. But I just love the detail of the penguins so I'm on the fence.
I want to keep it for the packaging alone almost. The sweater itself is super cute, but my skin is pretty sensitive and it feels itchy even in the five minutes I tried it on, though it's not terrible. It's also super cropped and hits around my belly button even though I sized up a bit to get a Large. But I just love the detail of the penguins so I'm on the fence.
