My beloved Chanel Brown Caviar Leather Quilted tote needs a good spa treatment, so a few days after Christmas I brought it to Chanel to have it cleaned (btw they recommended a local place instead of sending back to Chanel, does that sound alright) While I was in the store I got a little Chanel bag fever and started checking out a few out. Picked up a few, tried them out in the mirror, but didn't find anything I had to have. Thought I'd try out the new Bloomingdale Chanel Store to see if they had anything different. What a sad store. It's right near the store entrance. Every bag is tied to the glass shelf with a security wire. There were two sales rep furiously affixing wires to bags -- no one looked up to help me.
And there is was, the Executive Bag in white. I leaned over to touch it when a sale rep said to me loudly "Mam, please do not touch the bag. We will be with you in a moment" (there was no one else in the store). I was so embarrassed. I left, went back to Chanel, asked if they had the bag in black as also purchased the camellia wallet. Both were beautifully wrapped, covered in extra flowers (I had mentioned I liked the wallet because the first item I ever bought from a Chanel store was the flower). I really wanted to go back to Bloomingdales to show them my shopping bags but my husband discouraged me from playing out my Pretty Women fantasy.
My question is, if you are going to have a Chanel mini-store inside Bloomingdales and you are worried about theft, why put it right near the entrance, instead of deep inside? If you want the illusion of a high end store, why not hire a security guard instead of lock everything down with wire cables (that might scratch the bag BTW)? The Neiman Marcus near my house has a Chanel deep inside their store and bags are behind the counter or inside glass drawers, much more tasteful.
BTW, love the Executive! Love it!
And there is was, the Executive Bag in white. I leaned over to touch it when a sale rep said to me loudly "Mam, please do not touch the bag. We will be with you in a moment" (there was no one else in the store). I was so embarrassed. I left, went back to Chanel, asked if they had the bag in black as also purchased the camellia wallet. Both were beautifully wrapped, covered in extra flowers (I had mentioned I liked the wallet because the first item I ever bought from a Chanel store was the flower). I really wanted to go back to Bloomingdales to show them my shopping bags but my husband discouraged me from playing out my Pretty Women fantasy.
My question is, if you are going to have a Chanel mini-store inside Bloomingdales and you are worried about theft, why put it right near the entrance, instead of deep inside? If you want the illusion of a high end store, why not hire a security guard instead of lock everything down with wire cables (that might scratch the bag BTW)? The Neiman Marcus near my house has a Chanel deep inside their store and bags are behind the counter or inside glass drawers, much more tasteful.
BTW, love the Executive! Love it!