My last day of school vacation and I had nothing to do, so I took a little trip into Boston and found myself at the door of my favorite store (I blame it on the unbearable cold). I have a leftover credit from a previous return, so I figured now was as good a time as any to spend it.
I started out looking at agendas; the Globetrotter Zip was beautiful, but I have an iPhone and a Ulysse already, so it felt a little unnecessary. I just purchased a brand new LV wallet, but I took a look at some of the H ones for good measure. After looking through a few, I decided against them, as I'm weary of purchasing leather and canvas wallets, due to the bad luck I've had with them (sitting on them all day tends to cause cracking, etc).
I really couldn't find anything except for a Euclide card case. It seemed like a functional item, small enough to fit a drivers license, credit card, and a few dollars in (for times when a full wallet isn't necessary). Today didn't really seem like my day, as the only color I was interested in (orange) was the only color they didn't have.
Just as I was about to leave, I remembered the belts. I already had a buckle, so I could just pick up another strap, and save myself some cash. I thumbed through the colors, but didn't see anything I was interested in. I have a brown / orange combo right now, so I wanted something with black on one side, and a nice vibrant color on the other. I was limited to pretty much the jean blue (doesn't really go well with my jeans, despite its name) and a rather deep red. My SA, whom I adore more then anyone, must have noticed I was rather disgruntled by my lack of success, so she offered to place a special order for a belt if I wanted.
I wound up placing two orders, one for a black (dull, not shiny) / green (Vert Anis I think she called it in Togo), and another one of that deep red / jean blue (same Togo leather on both sides). I also went ahead and had them order in from another store one of the card cases in the orange.
I'm just wondering what happens now. She said it could take up to 8 months for the order to be completed (!!!!!!) and that there would be a chance the order wouldn't be accepted. Is it common to get an SO for a belt (are they as hard to come by as bag SO's)? How often is an SO denied, given it's just a simply color variation? Does it really take that long, and how long before I know if the order is going through or not?
Also, if anyone can think of something more useful then the Euclide card case, I'd be open to suggestions. I feel like although I'd get some decent use out of it, there may be a better style or form out there that I just haven't seen yet. Sorry for my long rambling, I enjoy typing.
I started out looking at agendas; the Globetrotter Zip was beautiful, but I have an iPhone and a Ulysse already, so it felt a little unnecessary. I just purchased a brand new LV wallet, but I took a look at some of the H ones for good measure. After looking through a few, I decided against them, as I'm weary of purchasing leather and canvas wallets, due to the bad luck I've had with them (sitting on them all day tends to cause cracking, etc).
I really couldn't find anything except for a Euclide card case. It seemed like a functional item, small enough to fit a drivers license, credit card, and a few dollars in (for times when a full wallet isn't necessary). Today didn't really seem like my day, as the only color I was interested in (orange) was the only color they didn't have.
Just as I was about to leave, I remembered the belts. I already had a buckle, so I could just pick up another strap, and save myself some cash. I thumbed through the colors, but didn't see anything I was interested in. I have a brown / orange combo right now, so I wanted something with black on one side, and a nice vibrant color on the other. I was limited to pretty much the jean blue (doesn't really go well with my jeans, despite its name) and a rather deep red. My SA, whom I adore more then anyone, must have noticed I was rather disgruntled by my lack of success, so she offered to place a special order for a belt if I wanted.
I wound up placing two orders, one for a black (dull, not shiny) / green (Vert Anis I think she called it in Togo), and another one of that deep red / jean blue (same Togo leather on both sides). I also went ahead and had them order in from another store one of the card cases in the orange.
I'm just wondering what happens now. She said it could take up to 8 months for the order to be completed (!!!!!!) and that there would be a chance the order wouldn't be accepted. Is it common to get an SO for a belt (are they as hard to come by as bag SO's)? How often is an SO denied, given it's just a simply color variation? Does it really take that long, and how long before I know if the order is going through or not?
Also, if anyone can think of something more useful then the Euclide card case, I'd be open to suggestions. I feel like although I'd get some decent use out of it, there may be a better style or form out there that I just haven't seen yet. Sorry for my long rambling, I enjoy typing.
