On a brighter note
. And how things do not make sense anymore. By all means, I am not a VCA VIP client or someone who buys regularly. I purchased my first 20-motif necklace GMP/WMP/Onyx 13 years ago. A year later, I bought another necklace, two motif earrings, a ring, and a pendant. 5 years ago, I purchased 2 10 motif necklaces. Some pieces were from the NY store when it was still a part of Bergdorf Goodman, and some were from my jewelry SA in Neiman Marcus. Then I stopped the VCA frenzy. A new VCA store had opened in a mall next to me around a year ago, so I decided to stop by as I have only been to the NY flagship store in the past. I walked into a store in ordinary jeans, a modest sweater, no jewelry, and a no-name bag (I do have a pretty extensive Hermes collection, but I always create an understated look to see how SA will treat me ). I was greeted warmly, asked by SA what I was looking to buy, and offered an espresso. I was honest and said I was not looking to buy anything now as I already had pieces I loved and enjoyed. At this point, I did show my new lovely SA pictures of me wearing VCA jewelry at different events. I left a boutique on a friendly, formal note, only to get an interesting e-mail from SA offering me to bring all my jewelry to the boutique for a new value appraisal for home insurance purposes, which I did one month later. Without buying anything, I got an offer for SO, which I took, and I am waiting for my new earrings to arrive in 2024. I also got an offer for HP last week, which I will look at next week. There is no logic in what happened to me in the VCA boutique, as I was not buying anything, nor did I pretend to be someone mega-wealthy with an unlimited budget. So, miracles do happen in the VSA world.
. And how things do not make sense anymore. By all means, I am not a VCA VIP client or someone who buys regularly. I purchased my first 20-motif necklace GMP/WMP/Onyx 13 years ago. A year later, I bought another necklace, two motif earrings, a ring, and a pendant. 5 years ago, I purchased 2 10 motif necklaces. Some pieces were from the NY store when it was still a part of Bergdorf Goodman, and some were from my jewelry SA in Neiman Marcus. Then I stopped the VCA frenzy. A new VCA store had opened in a mall next to me around a year ago, so I decided to stop by as I have only been to the NY flagship store in the past. I walked into a store in ordinary jeans, a modest sweater, no jewelry, and a no-name bag (I do have a pretty extensive Hermes collection, but I always create an understated look to see how SA will treat me ). I was greeted warmly, asked by SA what I was looking to buy, and offered an espresso. I was honest and said I was not looking to buy anything now as I already had pieces I loved and enjoyed. At this point, I did show my new lovely SA pictures of me wearing VCA jewelry at different events. I left a boutique on a friendly, formal note, only to get an interesting e-mail from SA offering me to bring all my jewelry to the boutique for a new value appraisal for home insurance purposes, which I did one month later. Without buying anything, I got an offer for SO, which I took, and I am waiting for my new earrings to arrive in 2024. I also got an offer for HP last week, which I will look at next week. There is no logic in what happened to me in the VCA boutique, as I was not buying anything, nor did I pretend to be someone mega-wealthy with an unlimited budget. So, miracles do happen in the VSA world.
