In my experiences, I don't think you need to buy tons at LV. It seems more important that you have good relationship with good SA, and be loyal to the SA. Once SA knows you are the serious customer and being loyal to her/him, they'll make sure to get you what you want. I don't ask other SA's help(except for the store mgr., if I really need help at that morment), even when my SA's off on the particular date I'm in/call. I'll wait for her to come back in and let her know what I'm looking for. So far I haven't missed anything I wanted, which are pretty much all LE items. She even put me on a waiting lists for something I might like and tell me so later on. And trust me, I don't spend $20K/year at my boutique. Not even close to it.