Just a little story to tell you all...
So I've been traveling up and down the coast of SoCal trying to get a glimpse of the leather books, as when i place my SO, i have to be 110% sure of what i want. Seeing the leathers online is one thing, but feeling them is another. One store was super sweet, but they didn't have the leather book on them. When i told them i wanted to touch it for an upcoming SO, they got really excited and congratulated me and kept on saying "you should do this color! oh and this color! or maybe this with this!"
the next store, wasn't so nice. i didn't even mention it was for a SO, but when i asked to see the leather book she said, "The leather book is only shown when placing orders, and we're not accepting any orders right now." So i took her snootiness and left.
the third store, i walked in a talked to my normal SA, and by normal i've seen her about 2 times ever. I mentioned I was able to place a SO via Madison. She flipped out, and gave me this look of "how the hell did you get your hands on an SO." and instead of wishing me luck and being happy for me, she was just in disbelief, saying "tell me who! they're going to get in so much trouble! wait, don't tell me cause i will go and do something bad." even so, i wouldn't have given her my other SA's name. it's not right, and especially not after the way she reacted. she did say that it was really nice of them to let me do that, but pretty much insinuating that "you shouldn't get offered a SO anyways." which i understand, i'm not Victoria Beckham or anything, and i'm not even to the likes of many of you TPFers here. But then another SA overheard and came by and was slightly condescening in her tone as well, and giving her opinion which wasn't really welcomed but whatever. Anyways, my SA then told me to not mention that i got a SO cause "they arn't supposed to talk about it."
I know SO's are well, special for a reason. Not just because they're custom, but because to get invited to order one is kind of a toss up as well.
A part of me thinks that my SA here thinks that i just walked into Madision, and some random SA offered me a SO, without knowing me. Thinking that people will fly to NY and just ask to place an SO, that this SA was just offering SO's willy nilly. What she doesn't know, is that I've been working with this particular SA from Madison for over a year now, getting things shipped in from NY. I just happen to be in NY every summer, and thus i go by and visit her in person when i get the chance, and this is when she offered me the SO.
Eitherway, i don't think it shouldn't matter how i got the offer. And to tell me in disbelief that i got it was kind of insulting to be frank.
Thank you for letting me rant a little bit.
So I've been traveling up and down the coast of SoCal trying to get a glimpse of the leather books, as when i place my SO, i have to be 110% sure of what i want. Seeing the leathers online is one thing, but feeling them is another. One store was super sweet, but they didn't have the leather book on them. When i told them i wanted to touch it for an upcoming SO, they got really excited and congratulated me and kept on saying "you should do this color! oh and this color! or maybe this with this!"
the next store, wasn't so nice. i didn't even mention it was for a SO, but when i asked to see the leather book she said, "The leather book is only shown when placing orders, and we're not accepting any orders right now." So i took her snootiness and left.
the third store, i walked in a talked to my normal SA, and by normal i've seen her about 2 times ever. I mentioned I was able to place a SO via Madison. She flipped out, and gave me this look of "how the hell did you get your hands on an SO." and instead of wishing me luck and being happy for me, she was just in disbelief, saying "tell me who! they're going to get in so much trouble! wait, don't tell me cause i will go and do something bad." even so, i wouldn't have given her my other SA's name. it's not right, and especially not after the way she reacted. she did say that it was really nice of them to let me do that, but pretty much insinuating that "you shouldn't get offered a SO anyways." which i understand, i'm not Victoria Beckham or anything, and i'm not even to the likes of many of you TPFers here. But then another SA overheard and came by and was slightly condescening in her tone as well, and giving her opinion which wasn't really welcomed but whatever. Anyways, my SA then told me to not mention that i got a SO cause "they arn't supposed to talk about it."
I know SO's are well, special for a reason. Not just because they're custom, but because to get invited to order one is kind of a toss up as well.
A part of me thinks that my SA here thinks that i just walked into Madision, and some random SA offered me a SO, without knowing me. Thinking that people will fly to NY and just ask to place an SO, that this SA was just offering SO's willy nilly. What she doesn't know, is that I've been working with this particular SA from Madison for over a year now, getting things shipped in from NY. I just happen to be in NY every summer, and thus i go by and visit her in person when i get the chance, and this is when she offered me the SO.
Eitherway, i don't think it shouldn't matter how i got the offer. And to tell me in disbelief that i got it was kind of insulting to be frank.
Thank you for letting me rant a little bit.