Maintaining an H relationship

[papertiger]

Please focus on the title of this thread rather than each other, TY

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[Letter]

Also - if it was an SA who wasn’t mad about you buying with another associate it wouldn’t matter when she worked. It’s the combination of being cagey with her schedule AND guilt tripping you for a purchase you needed to make when she was out that is the problem for me. I do not think my SA would ever do that. If I bought something and said “I couldn’t reach you and this was a must have” she would be totally fine with it and frankly so would a lot of other SA’s. I heard that exact conversation in the store the other day - and the SA said “I’m so very glad you bought it when you had the chance, they’re so hard to get.”

 

[Kimchoi12]

Also - if it was an SA who wasn’t mad about you buying with another associate it wouldn’t matter when she worked. It’s the combination of being cagey with her schedule AND guilt tripping you for a purchase you needed to make when she was out that is the problem for me. I do not think my SA would ever do that. If I bought something and said “I couldn’t reach you and this was a must have” she would be totally fine with it and frankly so would a lot of other SA’s. I heard that exact conversation in the store the other day - and the SA said “I’m so very glad you bought it when you had the chance, they’re so hard to get.”

THIS!

I think this sums up why I felt uncomfortable reading OP's situation. I understand an unwillingness to share personal circumstances or situations but if it's clear I'm just trying to figure out a time we're both available so I can coordinate a visit, I'm not sure why there's a need to be so cagey. Thankfully my SA has a consistent work schedule and let's me know when she'll be out on vacation (more to ask for things to do/restaurant recommendations) as well as setting up an auto reply.

But most importantly, I wouldn't want to continue to work with an SA for guilt tripping me on how and with who I spend MY money. That'll be a hard no for me.

 

[periogirl28]

I have two SAs (Eu, Asia) who update their WA status so I know not to bother them on off days and when on longer periods of leave. It's really helpful because I rather not send a text when they are meant to being having a break from work. I also then don't have to worry about texts not been seen or replied to.
One of my previous SAs tells me after just a few days off, he comes back to about over a thousand emails which is absolutely overwhelming.

 

[880]

I wouldn't want to continue to work with an SA for guilt tripping me

This! ^ Also agree with @kmat that your SA should be glad you got something hard to find when available.

I text my SA when I want to come in. let me know if he’s available or propose something else.

 

[periogirl28]

None of my SAs have actually ever told me I should have waited to buy something with them, but to be fair they know I travel a lot and move across countries, I can't always come by on short notice and when I travel I get to see a lot more stock which might be more suitable for me size/ colour wise etc. They have always been cool with whatever I buy elsewhere and I tell them about my finds too. I have to admit my personal method of shopping H is generally not in the best interests of many others here.

 

[WhiteBus]

There is no reason why SAs should be upset if you buy from any other store.
There are enough potential customers for SAs to be selling all the time;
if you buy something from another Hermes shop you are not depriving your SA of a sale;
in fact you might be making your SA available to get even more commission from another customer.
You are only depriving yourself of a purchase from your favoured SA;
thereby affecting the precious pre-spend that you are attempting to clock up.

 

[etm123]

How often do QB proposals get rejected by SM/team leaders & what are some reasons for it?

My friend’s SA told her that she is writing & sending in QB proposal for her.

She is anxious about results of the proposal.

 

[acrowcounted]

How often do QB proposals get rejected by SM/team leaders & what are some reasons for it?

My friend’s SA told her that she is writing & sending in QB proposal for her.

She is anxious about results of the proposal.

Every quota bag that comes gets several clients proposed for it from various SAs. It’s a good sign that at least her name is in the discussion but I would try not to get my hopes up too high as many more people will be passed over for each bag than the single one that gets the offer.

 

[Letter]

This sounds like getting into Harvard. Your application gets to committee. Your SA advocates for you. Hopefully the other SAs like your application too. 😂😂

 

[DME]

This sounds like getting into Harvard. Your application gets to committee. Your SA advocates for you. Hopefully the other SAs like your application too. 😂😂

if all those college tours we’re going on these days are any indication, getting into Harvard right now might be easier than getting a QB. And that says something since it seems colleges have way lower acceptance rates today than they did in the late 80s when I was looking - and no one would argue Harvard was an easy acceptance back then. The college analogy is good one, and one I hadn’t thought of before now. Which gets me to thinking: Maybe we should all be forced to write an essay on “Why B/K/C?” to state our case before an offer. Joking! Kind of, sort of.

 

[shopinlovet]

Also - if it was an SA who wasn’t mad about you buying with another associate it wouldn’t matter when she worked. It’s the combination of being cagey with her schedule AND guilt tripping you for a purchase you needed to make when she was out that is the problem for me. I do not think my SA would ever do that. If I bought something and said “I couldn’t reach you and this was a must have” she would be totally fine with it and frankly so would a lot of other SA’s. I heard that exact conversation in the store the other day - and the SA said “I’m so very glad you bought it when you had the chance, they’re so hard to get.”

Yes! My SA does the same thing if I’m picking up an item and she’s not available. Her coworker even offered to let me purchase an item by using my SA’s phone so my SA would get the commission.

 

[momoc]

How often do QB proposals get rejected by SM/team leaders & what are some reasons for it?

My friend’s SA told her that she is writing & sending in QB proposal for her.

She is anxious about results of the proposal.

The obvious reason for a rejection is other proposals (read: client profiles) for the same bag are stronger than your friend’s. Which happens regularly. Some SAs don’t like to tell their clients that they put in a proposal, and will only let their client know when something is already approved; others let their clients know when they are trying and putting in a proposal (with the understanding that it’s possible they are rejected). This seems to be mostly SA’s preference and style.

At least at my store, it’s forbidden for an SA to know what other proposals are on the same bag (from other SAs); I suppose the reasoning is you aren’t allowed to figure out who “beat out” your client and potentially look up what their spend is like. SM is the only one allowed to know (I’m pretty sure this is not a universal rule or anything, likely just how my SM wants to run the store). In practice especially for a rare bag I’m sure the SAs can see who it is when they carry it / pick it up lol.

 

[Zepbonded]

I tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it so I will ask it here. Would asking my SA for a garden party 36 delay or impact my QB that I am waiting for?

 

[shopinlovet]

I tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it so I will ask it here. Would asking my SA for a garden party 36 delay or impact my QB that I am waiting for?

I have seen mixed answers. Some people say yes because your SA has temporarily “satisfied” your wishlist bag and will now focus on others who don’t have bags. Some say no because they would get their non-quota bag then be offered a quota a few days/weeks/months later.

 

[acrowcounted]

I tried searching for the answer but couldn't find it so I will ask it here. Would asking my SA for a garden party 36 delay or impact my QB that I am waiting for?

Theoretically yes, but as far as non quota bags go, a GP36 is probably one of the least impactful asks for this concern. If you actually want a GP36 then I’d say go for it. (And I’m pretty risk adverse in the H QB hunt game.)