Its not worthless to buy from the website via your SA. However you are correct that ideally you would buy the item from your own store's direct stock. That is the most bang for your buck.
Spend threshold for B/K/C
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That seems like a long period of time but your spending also will matter. Just saw you posted you are at a 1:1 or little more. Unfortunately for a 3 year time period, that is not significant to warrant a coveted bag in the majority of stores. I hope I’m wrong and that you are lucky and she comes thru.
Yes, online purchase doesn't account for store sales goal. For big-ticket items, it's better to ask your SA to transfer them to your store from other stores so they are counted for store sales which SM does care when approving QBs.
Roughly 1.5-1.8:1 at this point. As for a 28, that's pretty big for me. I'm 4'11" and petite and usually just carry wallet, phone, lipstick and a bastia.
I think what is holding you back is the length of time you have accrued the pre spend. Is the 1.5-1.8 within the last 2 years, or 3 years? Correct me if I am wrong, but I think H only looks back 2 years for pre spend.
Just FYI. Purchase history easily accessible on the iPad only goes back 24 months. Anything before that kind of falls off. Theoretically the SM can go through the computer system in the back to see all of your purchase history but when you're always going to be nominated against someone that doesn't require that effort, they aren't going to bother.
Buy one from your store from your SA and return on line. If it’s big, it’s worth it
I think it does count with your SA, since you bought it with her. I wouldn’t worry overly about this. JMO though
@EdgyBagsPlz , I agree with posts above that suggest going resale for a 25BK. I haven’t heard of many customers based in the US who get 25s without 3X plus ratios bc demand is still quite high. When I use the ratio, I’m sadly referring to amounts spent within the calendar year. There have apparently been reports (not any that I’ve seen) of some brand new clients getting bags at very low prespend, but I believe those are exceptional cases, for example, a high net worth client or one who is anticipated to spend quite a bit.
When my SA and I have discussed waits, he’s indicated that if an SA throws out a general time like two plus years into the future, it tends to mean quite possibly never. (I’m not referring to those of us who wait more than two years for a specific combo and who have gotten interim offers) JMO though, and good luck
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A data point - My friend shops at the Bellevue store and she just purchased a neutral K28 after spending $35k (excluding 1 non-QB) in a span of 6 months. She asked for a K25 and the SA said it wasn’t feasible with her purchase history.
I’m sure this point has been mentioned before, but this location is considered extremely competitive bc in addition to high spending locals, the boutique has quite a few wealthy Canadian clients etc., as well as others who travel in on a regular basis.
Unfortunately, the 25 B or K is super hard to get. It's easier to get a B30 or K28 (not that those are that easy), or a K32/B35 (slightly easier). A K28 retourne is actually very similar in size compared to a K25 retourne. And a B25 is actually not as useful as a B30. I'm 5'2 for reference.
Although I cannot pin point which specific post/thread, on this forum I’ve read it, my general impression from obsessively reading TPF for a few years, is that shopping in store inventory is much preferred by SM over online purchases placed by SA.
My impression is that it doesn’t matter to the SA, but it does to the SM, when the store and spec is competitive.
My personal experience, though only 2.5 years of serious shopping and 3 QB, seems to reflect that could be true. Between bag offers, my pre spend is way higher when a higher % of it is online shopping vs when it’s mostly in store inventory.
Anyway, I emphasize “impression”, as I don’t claim to know this as a fact. It’s only what I concluded for myself, after reading TPF for years and seems to have worked for me in my own limited experience.
That’s what I’ve read for years.
As with everything H, things could happen quite unexpectedly.
I got two b25, within a year, while waiting for a b30.
I’m now waiting for a retourne k28, but my SA says at our store that’s harder than k25!
Very interesting.
Two SAs have told me K28 is more common than K25 (I used to shop at another store in CA before moving to my current store). I've spent more money than I want to admit. But it's H so there's no hard and fast rule! But all the information you need is on here and lots of helpful fellow customers.That’s what I’ve read for years.
As with everything H, things could happen quite unexpectedly.
I got two b25, within a year, while waiting for a b30.
I’m now waiting for a retourne k28, but my SA says at our store that’s harder than k25!
Very interesting.