Yeah I saw that video today too. It took me more than a year and a higher spending for my B30, gold. Could our economy have something to do with it? Perhaps, less spenders or recent slow months in sales?
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Considering the closing of Nordies & Westfield Mall….
My sister has spent 13K and b30 in gold is on her wishlist. Sigh
Don’t lose hope
I was in her shoes not long ago & I understand the wait and not knowing when it’ll happen. Especially for your very first bag. But everyone here has shared that they all eventually got their qb bag too. I hope your sister gets an offer soon
Thanks. My SA just left and she recommended me to another SA so when I make my first purchase with her, I will ask to create a wishlist.
Did you notice if the boutique is getting less traffic lately? Why would you think there are less spenders or recent slow months in sales?
Anyhow, I think offering a B30 to a new client within a month with less than 1:1 prespend is just way too unfair to all other new clients or even existing long-time clients? I don't even recall this could happen during the start of COVID period when the sales were way down.
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I can’t agree more! My SA has been telling me that it has been slow since 2022 but that didn’t speed up my offer and I still spent about a 3:1.
Wonder if her SA is new. Sometimes if the SA doesn't have a long client list yet and VIPs, then you get lucky if you have a good rapport with her plus some purchases.
Could be. But it still requires management approval of the QB offering? So that would puzzle me ….
…or the most simple explanation of the client is lying. Heck, even if not intentionally being duplicitous, we’ve seen very strange interpretations of the definition of prespend even on this forum. “I got this with zero prespend! I’ve been working with my SA for four years but hadn’t bought anything that day before being offered!” Or “sure my profile with the store is high six figures but I just got a birkin last month and then got this one after just buying another pair of shoes!” Or my fave “I’ve been shopping with my SA for decades but this is my first QB offer and it happened on January 2, so obviously I had no prespend for it!”
Also a reminder that even if someone is not being very truthful in their online statements and you confront your SA/SM about it, they can’t actually confirm that to you (as that concerns the privacy of the other person; they shouldn’t be allowed to disclose what another client’s profile history is to other people who ask).
(Not commenting on this specific person; just a general comment.)
(Not commenting on this specific person; just a general comment.)
I don’t know how the sales are as of recently. I’m curious too as to why she got an offer so fast and with less spending. I agree with you - many of us had to wait and had to spend much more for an offer. Definitely not fair
Rapport is not measurable in terms of money. Sometimes you just genuinely like a person and favor him/her amongst other clients..even if he/she is not your "highest roller", or even if you just knew him/her recently. It is rare nowadays with H, but still happens. If an SA likes you, then she would definitely say good things about you to the Manager/Director. Is that fair? Probably not for many. However, there is no one guidebook from H that tells you that if you do A+B+C+D+E, you will get a QB for sure. It is the scarcity and unpredictability that creates the H magic and madness.
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If this is the new practice at boutique (offering QB for new clients within 1 month time with less than 1:1 spend), then I can tell you that there have been known Long-time clients ceasing to support the boutique due to more aggressive selling practice to long-standing good clients in recent months, and this YouTuber case won’t leave a good tastes to many SF boutique clients.
