Yikes! On the topic of this.. @in_mybag I think you mentioned you got two last year, would you mind sharing a ball park of what your spend was between the two bags?
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Yes — I spent a little over 1.5x for my 2nd QB of 2023. I got it on 12/30 — barely made it!
😱 lucky you!! Who knew they even delivered shipments that late in the year 🤣
I know! Also, before my 12/30 offer, I was offered another QB at the RTW event in the beginning of Dec, which I declined (wasn’t my style). If I had purchased that offer, my spend for my 2nd QB would have probably been closer to 1.2x.
For my own experience in another US boutique, I think I can safely generalize (to apply to SF) that whatever winning argument an SA uses to get a particular client a coveted bag offer varies greatly. In 2023, I was roughly 5X between bag offers and I ended up not accepting two offers. In 2024, I was maybe 1.5X and I got an MKII noir epsom. Perhaps tenure; type of spend; potential for future spend; and even low maintenance amiability may be factors too.
ETA: if a persons SA is overdue for the SM to allow her to offer a bag, that may be a factor unrelated to a client profile.
ETA: if a persons SA is overdue for the SM to allow her to offer a bag, that may be a factor unrelated to a client profile.
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I think it definitely depends on what you are looking for too, if you are looking for a specific bag. I have not spent much this calendar year at all. I am .7 x spend, and I got the bag I have been waiting for for over a year. My SA told me it was the color/leather/hardware combo that made it take as long as it did. I wanted GHW and she kept seeing PHW come in.
If you’re offered a qb, how long can your sa hold it for? What happens if you’re gonna be away at that time?
This is fully relationship dependent. If they want to, they can hold it indefinitely, but it gets trickier for every calendar milestone you go over (end of the week, end of the month, end of quarter, worst is end of year).
Hi all, I am new to this forum and looking for a C18. Been on waitlist for 6 months but haven’t heard anything from SA at SF store. I don’t remember her name but she was an old lady and seemed to have been there a long time. Will anyone be willing to share a good SA contact at SF store that I can swap and I might have better luck. Thanks much for the help.
It’s a wishlist, not a waitlist, meaning you have to continue to visit and shop, preferably with one single SA, to create a relationship and a purchase history to eventually be offered a bag. Have you continued visiting and shopping?
Sorry. Yes, its a wish list. No, I dont stay in SF so haven’t gone back. Also haven’t texted back the SA either. I dont know the protocol. I have heard that you need to have purchase history but I am not into anything else other than bags so I am wondering what the options are. I do see some folks get luck with their SA and get without history. That’s probably very rare. Looking for guidance and help. Thanks 🙏
The only guidance anyone can give is to go in and shop or go to a reseller. You won’t be getting a C18 from the store without a decent purchase history and relationship.
Got C18 recently. I was told C18 is non-qb but still need to build a relationship with a good purchase history. The difference between qb is pre-spend won't reset. Since everyone’s experience is different even within the same boutique, there might be a lucky others being offered differently but that was not the case for me and my friend.
The best option is reseller as per @acrowcounted . Without a significant profile or purchase history, a boutique offer is unlikely to be approved by any SA’s SM. The SA does not make the final decision. There could be exceptions where a walk in newcomer got a bag, for example, if a bag is declined by a current client and available, but you would have to be physically in the store. This has happened recently with respect to B35s and Kelly messengers, but I have not read of it happening with a smaller bag like a C18.
hm I was on vacation when I was offered once and I only saw it a week later when I got back. i feel like they can hold for even longer