Maintaining an H relationship

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H wisemen and H wisewomen,
I am waiting for a fairly specific but not an uncommon bag. My SA knows it.
I am trying to be very patient. So far I have managed to restrain myself from saying to my SA "Are we there yet" every few minutes. I remind her only every few months. I do live by smaller planet cycles so my months are a little shorter than most so maybe I remind her every few weeks by Earth standards. So she knows. And we have a good relationship.
Anyway, how often do you think a medium size store gets in a specific bag- lets say gold B30. I am trying to figure out if I am waiting for my turn in line of others wanting the same bag so they have been coming in but being sold to others or waiting for the bag to arrive. It has been about 5 months.
To clarify, I do not need to change my SA, our relationship, I have the pre spend, I did not get a QB last year and I know the answer changes nothing. I am just generally curious.
 
H wisemen and H wisewomen,
I am waiting for a fairly specific but not an uncommon bag. My SA knows it.
I am trying to be very patient. So far I have managed to restrain myself from saying to my SA "Are we there yet" every few minutes. I remind her only every few months. I do live by smaller planet cycles so my months are a little shorter than most so maybe I remind her every few weeks by Earth standards. So she knows. And we have a good relationship.
Anyway, how often do you think a medium size store gets in a specific bag- lets say gold B30. I am trying to figure out if I am waiting for my turn in line of others wanting the same bag so they have been coming in but being sold to others or waiting for the bag to arrive. It has been about 5 months.
To clarify, I do not need to change my SA, our relationship, I have the pre spend, I did not get a QB last year and I know the answer changes nothing. I am just generally curious.
I can’t tell if the whole post is a parody.
 
H wisemen and H wisewomen,
I am waiting for a fairly specific but not an uncommon bag. My SA knows it.
I am trying to be very patient. So far I have managed to restrain myself from saying to my SA "Are we there yet" every few minutes. I remind her only every few months. I do live by smaller planet cycles so my months are a little shorter than most so maybe I remind her every few weeks by Earth standards. So she knows. And we have a good relationship.
Anyway, how often do you think a medium size store gets in a specific bag- lets say gold B30. I am trying to figure out if I am waiting for my turn in line of others wanting the same bag so they have been coming in but being sold to others or waiting for the bag to arrive. It has been about 5 months.
To clarify, I do not need to change my SA, our relationship, I have the pre spend, I did not get a QB last year and I know the answer changes nothing. I am just generally curious.

I’d share my own experience, even though I’m fairly new in H, because all I wanted in 2023 was a b30!!! Sounds simple.. AND I heard supposedly “easier” than b25??
Instead I was offered b25 one after another all year long. I ended up taking home a b25 etoupe and a b25 noir. Both bags have brought me tremendous joy and I use them tons.

I guess luck definitely has to do with the offers too. Hope you get your b30 soon.
 
Hi there! Just started my journey at Hermes and want some advice on the SA relationship:

My husband knows that I've always wanted a Hermes bag. He bought me some things (home and fashion jewelry, a few k) as gifts last month, and was able to start a relationship with an SA. He said that SA was very nice in person. They asked my husband my preferences for bags during the visit. My husband didn't know at the time and said he would ask me. The SA gave him their contact info and told him to text them later.

We texted the SA 2 weeks later to ask if we could go in to try on a different size of the bracelet. (The one my husband got me feels a bit small on me). The SA didn't respond. We texted them again today (about a week after last text) asking if they can arrange a time for us in the next few days. She hasn't responded either. We don't know how we can schedule an appointment with her given that she doesn't respond to our messages.

My husband and I are planning to visit the store on Saturday to shop a bit. We are not sure if we should try to catch the same SA if we see them in the store? We're also thinking to maybe shop with a different SA to see if we click with anyone, but not sure how we should respond if they ask us whether we already have a SA? And if we buy something with a different SA, does it mean we can't go back to the previous SA?

Any advice or insights would be helpful!! thank you.
It’s also possible that the SA is on vacation hence not responding. You can always call the store and ask them if they can make an appointment for you. This way they can tell you if the SA is away or not.

Another possibility is that the SA might have forgotten who you are because of the two weeks lag after the first purchase during a busy holiday season. Don’t take it personally! 😊

That said, since you just started, I think it’s fair to shop with different SAs before you commit. I would simply say “we’ve made a purchase with ___ before but we are open to be helped by others today”. They should see that short history with the previous SA on your profile anyway.

Have fun shopping!
 
I’d share my own experience, even though I’m fairly new in H, because all I wanted in 2023 was a b30!!! Sounds simple.. AND I heard supposedly “easier” than b25??
Instead I was offered b25 one after another all year long. I ended up taking home a b25 etoupe and a b25 noir. Both bags have brought me tremendous joy and I use them tons.

I guess luck definitely has to do with the offers too. Hope you get your b30 soon.
Oddly same. Got a K25 despite asking for B30. Wasn’t complaining but was definitely surprised.
 
H wisemen and H wisewomen,
I am waiting for a fairly specific but not an uncommon bag. My SA knows it.
I am trying to be very patient. So far I have managed to restrain myself from saying to my SA "Are we there yet" every few minutes. I remind her only every few months. I do live by smaller planet cycles so my months are a little shorter than most so maybe I remind her every few weeks by Earth standards. So she knows. And we have a good relationship.
Anyway, how often do you think a medium size store gets in a specific bag- lets say gold B30. I am trying to figure out if I am waiting for my turn in line of others wanting the same bag so they have been coming in but being sold to others or waiting for the bag to arrive. It has been about 5 months.
To clarify, I do not need to change my SA, our relationship, I have the pre spend, I did not get a QB last year and I know the answer changes nothing. I am just generally curious.
Is the bag you’re waiting for a B/K/C? Did she offer you anything else last year (whether you accepted/rejected)?
 
Yes, a QB. I was offered and accepted an SO but no QB for immediate purchase
When did you place the SO? I agree that it likely set you back a bit as a “well she just got SOMETHING, Susan over here has yet to get ANYTHING so give this gold B30 to her“. That being said, I would expect a medium-large store to get 3-4 of a popular classic spec a year (so 4 B25 noir GHW, 4 B25 gold GHW, 4 B25 etoupe GHW, 3 B25 noir PHW, 3 B25 gold PHW, 3 B30 noir GHW, etc) but it largely depends on what Paris feels like manufacturing at any given time. Specs are batch produced so if you see a rash of other offers in that spec, you can be reasonably certain that your store has received one too. If you seen no mentions of your specs anywhere online recently, it’s probably not at your store right now either.
 
When did you place the SO? I agree that it likely set you back a bit as a “well she just got SOMETHING, Susan over here has yet to get ANYTHING so give this gold B30 to her“. That being said, I would expect a medium-large store to get 3-4 of a popular classic spec a year (so 4 B25 noir GHW, 4 B25 gold GHW, 4 B25 etoupe GHW, 3 B25 noir PHW, 3 B25 gold PHW, 3 B30 noir GHW, etc) but it largely depends on what Paris feels like manufacturing at any given time. Specs are batch produced so if you see a rash of other offers in that spec, you can be reasonably certain that your store has received one too. If you seen no mentions of your specs anywhere online recently, it’s probably not at your store right now either.
I have not seen my specs offer to anyone here or to friends in the last few months, this is really helpful, thank you
 
I have not seen my specs offer to anyone here or to friends in the last few months, this is really helpful, thank you
And don't forget that even if the bag you want comes in, it might not be allocated to your SA. In term of SO, I can tell from my own experience that SO does not really delay your regular QB. I placed my SO in August and got my regular QB offer in December. The only thing I purchased between these 2 offers was a perfume set.
Also, I was warned there's no clear expected time line for a SO. The artisans do not work on SO by any particular order. They can pick any SO bag they want to work on :D
 
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