Maintaining an H relationship

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[rumes]

IMO if you have a good relationship with your SA don’t give that up. My current SA is a 3 hr plane ride and my old SA was in my city. She didn’t give me the time of day and I would take a 4 hour plane ride any day compared to what I had with the old SA.

indeed.

 

[Chrismin]

CORRECTION

If your assessment is that you have had good interactions with other SAs and, most importantly,
the SA,

should read

If your assessment is that you have had good interactions with other SAs and, most importantly, the SM

Thank you !

 

[Bdbunny]

hi everyone! have a small situation to mull over..
I shop mostly remotely with my SA who is in a city that is about 4-5 h by car and ~ 1 h plane ride. i probably go to the store 1-3 times a year. I really love her, she is really good about getting back to me, shipping things out.. and in the course of ~ 4 - 5 years have had my share of bags. She will be moving to a new city and new Hermes that will be ~ 4 h plane ride away. Do i follow my SA or stick w the store? It is a nice store, and other interactions i've had w the SM, and other SAs have been good.
Im not necessarily after a bag at this time but am open to bags..and i do most shopping remotely but the idea of flying 4 h to potentially to get a bag seems a little much..
would appreciate some thoughts!

Have you gotten any guidance from your SA about whether or not to follow her?

 

[Chrismin]

Have you gotten any guidance from your SA about whether or not to follow her?

I mean she’s made comments like - I wish I could take you w me .. but this was also at the store in front of others and also I’m paranoid about asking on her work cell via Text
I also have her personal cell but hate to abuse/ misuse that to be like what should I really do ?

 

[HappySteve]

If you have a great relation with your SM ask him if he could recommend you an S.A. for your online purchases etc … he knows your a loyal consumer (or he will see it from your profile)

 

[rumes]

hi everyone! have a small situation to mull over..
I shop mostly remotely with my SA who is in a city that is about 4-5 h by car and ~ 1 h plane ride. i probably go to the store 1-3 times a year. I really love her, she is really good about getting back to me, shipping things out.. and in the course of ~ 4 - 5 years have had my share of bags. She will be moving to a new city and new Hermes that will be ~ 4 h plane ride away. Do i follow my SA or stick w the store? It is a nice store, and other interactions i've had w the SM, and other SAs have been good.
Im not necessarily after a bag at this time but am open to bags..and i do most shopping remotely but the idea of flying 4 h to potentially to get a bag seems a little much..
would appreciate some thoughts!

hi everyone! have a small situation to mull over..
I shop mostly remotely with my SA who is in a city that is about 4-5 h by car and ~ 1 h plane ride. i probably go to the store 1-3 times a year. I really love her, she is really good about getting back to me, shipping things out.. and in the course of ~ 4 - 5 years have had my share of bags. She will be moving to a new city and new Hermes that will be ~ 4 h plane ride away. Do i follow my SA or stick w the store? It is a nice store, and other interactions i've had w the SM, and other SAs have been good.
Im not necessarily after a bag at this time but am open to bags..and i do most shopping remotely but the idea of flying 4 h to potentially to get a bag seems a little much..
would appreciate some thoughts

I would travel by plane or by car for a relationship that is strong, with sa who can provide the things I dream of, sa who could arrange for me a bag one day if I asked for it.

 

[Bdbunny]

I mean she’s made comments like - I wish I could take you w me .. but this was also at the store in front of others and also I’m paranoid about asking on her work cell via Text
I also have her personal cell but hate to abuse/ misuse that to be like what should I really do ?

Is the new store a place you would visit anyways? Although theoretically you would only need to go in person twice a year for your QBs. 😬 And it sounds like you already do a lot of remote shopping with the current store so used to doing that. If you have a good connection with your SA, I don't think it would be unreasonable to fly to the new store twice a year. If you're not chasing a bag right now, you could try it out to see if the flight/travel time is tolerable. It's a lot of flying for one day so possibly factor in a hotel stay as well. If the new store is in a fun city, could be a nice getaway. Anyways the current store will always be there if it's not sustainable.

P.S. If she gave you her personal cell, I think you can text her and feel it out... I don't think she would be offended during normal work hours.

P.P.S. They can also ship bags to you with regional manager approval but it sounds like an exceptional circumstance kind of thing.

 

[A1aGypsy]

The problem is that she might be a great SA but, if she gets to the store and the SM doesn’t have the same philosophy, and doesn’t allow remote purchases etc., you might burn a closer store for little benefit.

I might wish her well and tell her you’ll miss her and say you’ll check in on her once she is settled and that will give you the chance to see who your new SA is and also allow her to become better aquatinted with the policies of the new store. Then you can check in.

 

[Love Of My Life]

I mean she’s made comments like - I wish I could take you w me .. but this was also at the store in front of others and also I’m paranoid about asking on her work cell via Text
I also have her personal cell but hate to abuse/ misuse that to be like what should I really do ?

Perhaps give your SA some time to settle in at the new store & see how receptive her SM is to
having her work within limitations that might be set before her..
Was there an item(s) that your SA knew you were interested in?
If you are prepared to "travel" a distance to work with this SA, it could work, that's up to you
Great SA's are hard to walk away from once they get to know your look & style, so there are
some considerations on your part, but I think I'd be patient & wait to hear from her..

 

[partialtopink]

Hello,
To give some more background Information, for how long have you known and worked with this SA? Are you shopping in a big and competitive boutique?

I know it is not easy, but bare in mind that they receive hundreds of txt every day…
They also have limited availability in reserved time slots … and have to be «available» for walk-ins aswell.

How do you shop with your sa if she/he doesn’t make appts?

They may not have their future schedule bc they only get it one or two weeks in advance sometimes.

I was referred to a new SA, because my old one left (different store, long story). I was clear that i wanted to establish a new relationship. I purchased over $2k of merchandise, and she asked me my wishlist. Now she doesn't seem to respond to texts very frequently.

 

[HappySteve]

I was referred to a new SA, because my old one left (different store, long story). I was clear that i wanted to establish a new relationship. I purchased over $2k of merchandise, and she asked me my wishlist. Now she doesn't seem to respond to texts very frequently.

I know… these things are sooo complicated. There is probably not 1 right answer to these questions… but different possibilities and not one right answer.

 

[addiCCted]

I was referred to a new SA, because my old one left (different store, long story). I was clear that i wanted to establish a new relationship. I purchased over $2k of merchandise, and she asked me my wishlist. Now she doesn't seem to respond to texts very frequently.

Yea that’s not good if she doesn’t even respond to texts about appointments.
How long has it been? Maybe she was on vacation? If continued requests for in store shopping appointments get ignored then you need to ditch her.

But for items, it’s not unusual for them to just say they don’t have it and then that’s that. That is actually par for the course.

 

[WhiteBus]

when you don't live in a country large enough to make flying to get to a destination a commonplace option, it's quite difficult to empathise;
but it would be a bit like someone in the UK having FSH as their home store;
it opens all sorts of possibilities

just at what stage in the association would an SA share their private contact details as opposed to their work contact details
it seems like a professionally inappropriate practice to me

 

[periogirl28]

when you don't live in a country large enough to make flying to get to a destination a commonplace option, it's quite difficult to empathise;
but it would be a bit like someone in the UK having FSH as their home store;
it opens all sorts of possibilities

just at what stage in the association would an SA share their private contact details as opposed to their work contact details
it seems like a professionally inappropriate practice to me

In the past, many SAs would share personal contact info but now with the introduction of work mobiles, it is really much more professional to stick to that and SAs who wish to keep in contact can always update their clients with their new work details. I know clients who follow their SAs all over France. And sometimes across continents too.

 

[Chrismin]

Is the new store a place you would visit anyways? Although theoretically you would only need to go in person twice a year for your QBs. 😬 And it sounds like you already do a lot of remote shopping with the current store so used to doing that. If you have a good connection with your SA, I don't think it would be unreasonable to fly to the new store twice a year. If you're not chasing a bag right now, you could try it out to see if the flight/travel time is tolerable. It's a lot of flying for one day so possibly factor in a hotel stay as well. If the new store is in a fun city, could be a nice getaway. Anyways the current store will always be there if it's not sustainable.

P.S. If she gave you her personal cell, I think you can text her and feel it out... I don't think she would be offended during normal work hours.

P.P.S. They can also ship bags to you with regional manager approval but it sounds like an exceptional circumstance kind of thing.

Could def make it a pamper wkd kind of thing 😊