San Francisco Hermes Store

[bagidiotic]

Hi everyone! I am new to the H club. Still thinking if I should build up purchase history from San Francisco store or Palo Alto store. Any suggestions would be great thanks!!

I will choose pa
New store needs new client base
New store needs regular and loyalty support
New store will appreciate and easier to capture customers preference
New store annual sales targets will set much lower than expected

 

[DreamingPink]

San Francisco. More experienced sales staff, bigger inventory and the store remodel will be finished in November.(the store will return to it’s Grant Street addressehen the remodel is completed.) Who knows what special editions might be available then....

+1!
It will be a flagship store too

 

[craielover]

Hi everyone! I am new to the H club. Still thinking if I should build up purchase history from San Francisco store or Palo Alto store. Any suggestions would be great thanks!!

SF seems to have a larger inventory and will be the west coast flagship store. If you are in it for the long run, I think it's worth investing your time to build a profile there.

For me PA is close to home, and I like their staff, but some of the sales associates are relatively new to the brand. I feel the inventory right now is low, but it may change - at least I'm crossing my fingers.

 

[Mtsbb1229]

San Francisco. More experienced sales staff, bigger inventory and the store remodel will be finished in November.(the store will return to it’s Grant Street addressehen the remodel is completed.) Who knows what special editions might be available then....

I can’t wait to see the new store! Thanks for the input

 

[Mtsbb1229]

SF seems to have a larger inventory and will be the west coast flagship store. If you are in it for the long run, I think it's worth investing your time to build a profile there.

For me PA is close to home, and I like their staff, but some of the sales associates are relatively new to the brand. I feel the inventory right now is low, but it may change - at least I'm crossing my fingers.

Thanks for your reply! The distance is definitely one of the concern. Palo Alto is closer to me as well

 

[Mtsbb1229]

I will choose pa
New store needs new client base
New store needs regular and loyalty support
New store will appreciate and easier to capture customers preference
New store annual sales targets will set much lower than expected

Thanks for your input

 

[sf_newyorker]

I will choose pa
New store needs new client base
New store needs regular and loyalty support
New store will appreciate and easier to capture customers preference
New store annual sales targets will set much lower than expected

My thoughts, too. That’s why I continue to go back to PA when I go home. SF is closer but I’m really appreciative of the service I’ve received so far from PA. It’s certainly smaller in some aspects but I feel more at home in PA than my ‘home’ location at Madison.

 

[DreamingPink]

Thanks for your reply! The distance is definitely one of the concern. Palo Alto is closer to me as well

PA is "supposedly" closer to me too. But when I go on a weekday afternoon, the outbound traffic is so bad that it takes longer than driving back from SF...

 

[AnnaE]

My thoughts, too. That’s why I continue to go back to PA when I go home. SF is closer but I’m really appreciative of the service I’ve received so far from PA. It’s certainly smaller in some aspects but I feel more at home in PA than my ‘home’ location at Madison.

I feel very similarly about PA vs. Madison actually and have been only shopping at PA.

However, I don't think that location-shopping is an exact science. For those choosing between SF and PA, I would suggest go with whichever is most convenient and try to find an SA you like.

 

[craielover]

I wish I could shop in the Madison store! The inventory seems amazing.
I didn't want to mention this in my previous post, but my SA said she's not seen one Kelly Lettre in PA and in fact she did not know about its existence till I brought it up. My lovely SA has since talked to the manager about the bag but I'm not so sure what she can do. I know a friend who visits the SF store regularly has been offered a lettre (and she declined it!) Maybe PA just didn't order many special edition bags?

 

[Mtsbb1229]

PA is "supposedly" closer to me too. But when I go on a weekday afternoon, the outbound traffic is so bad that it takes longer than driving back from SF...

Traffic in the Bay Area is pretty crazy! We always go there on the weekend

 

[DreamingPink]

Traffic in the Bay Area is pretty crazy! We always go there on the weekend

I tried, weekend means more traffic at the store, and more people waiting in line at restaurants
There is just no perfect solution [emoji23]

 

[sf_newyorker]

I tried, weekend means more traffic at the store, and more people waiting in line at restaurants
There is just no perfect solution [emoji23]

So true! I make an effort to go on a weekday during odd early afternoon hours. Is it wrong to say I find the drive along 280 therapeutic? It’s navigating Sand Hill that makes me scream internally.

 

[DreamingPink]

So true! I make an effort to go on a weekday during odd early afternoon hours. Is it wrong to say I find the drive along 280 therapeutic? It’s navigating Sand Hill that makes me scream internally.

I didn't know 280 was that bad too! I need to go on 101 but it took me almost an hour just to get on the freeway

 

[sf_newyorker]

I didn't know 280 was that bad too! I need to go on 101 but it took me almost an hour just to get on the freeway

I know this is totally off- topic, sorry! Yes 280 can be bad but I prefer the wide lanes and ‘scenic greenery’ it offers. I feel so closed in when I’m on 101 though it’s quicker and more direct.