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Each bag offer is separately approved by the store management and this approval is made by reviewing the client's profile at the time immediately prior to the offer. Thus, it is valid to calculate the prespend based on everything up to that offer, not to prior declined offers. After all, 10K spend might be appropriate for a B35 offer that is declined but it would be unfair to say that it was qualifying for the eventual accepted B25 offer made 6 months and 15k later.
Mine did the same thing; M2M suit and SO arrived the same day a few hours later. I really don't think it is a coincidence. Maybe this should be in UO, but I think they get the SO back fast, like in a month, and hold them for a while to build mystique or wait until you have spent enough.
Doubt this is true for all. I’m waiting on an SO for 2 1/2 years and counting and during that time have gotten several QB and non QB bags. I’m waiting on a non QB SO.
I was about to say that this holding a SO hostage until I spend more would make me livid. I always assumed that once you placed the SO all that was left to do was pick it up.
I agree and think this holding the SO back is just correlation and conspiracy not actual fact. I have heard some clients report that their SA says something like “oh your SO came in. When you pick it up on Thursday it would be really helpful if you bought that leather coat along with it…” or that the SA presents a tray of jewelry choices with the SO box as a VERY strong (dare I say, offensive) hint. But regardless, all merchandise that is in the stockroom over financially significant deadlines (end of month, end of quarter, end of year) counts against the store so no store is trying to hold these bags back deliberately. In fact, my most recent SO was paid for completely remotely and shipped to me sight unseen because my next planned trip to the store was more than a month away. (And I barely spend at this store so it certainly wasn’t a vip exception!)
I used the actual price of the bag! "Total $ spent on all goods: Total $ spent on QB"You are amazing! Thank you so much for running the numbers. For my own sanity, I probably won’t analyze mine. However, if I were to run them, I wouldn’t be surprised that mine looks similar to yours. I have a good “impression” of my spends, as my H receipts are organized chronologically. I can see what were bought in between each QB.
For the sake of comparison, do you mind clarifying if the ratio you use is the actual price of the bag or the round up number of 10k?
I think it’s helpful for others and it would also satisfy my curios mind greatly.
I think it depends on the SA, the store, the country. I do not think any SA in Europe would hold SO expecting purchases since they don’t work on commission, but I can see that happening in the U.S., Asia...As far as spending for SOs/holding back SOs is concerned, I bought two Kellys after I placed my last SO (I *think* one was at end of the year and one was in the next calendar year, so not quite two in a year?). I picked up my SO in late spring/early summer this year, and I did not spend anything meaningful in that store prior in 2024 - I am not sure I bought anything at all. My SA just said "Hey, do you wanna come in?" and we figured out a time, and when I walked into the private room, they had my SO.
I would be furious and disappointed if someone tried to hold me up for more spend while picking up a 10K€ bag
I have another SO outstanding at a store that I only visit once a year or so (that said, I have been a customer there for well over 10 years now). I can't imagine that they are going to ask me to trawl through FJ or something when I pick it up, but, you never know!
I do wonder if some of this behavior is assumption that newer customers who get an iconic bag will stop buying, or only buy as "prespend" for bags, whereas they know that some of us are firmly on the H-ook forever 🤣
Ask her! “So I was wondering…my dream has always been to have an x bag. Do you think it would be possible for me to acquire one soon?”
Hi ..
I would give you just two pointers to start. For sure hint that you are very interested in a X bag in Y colour Z size in the future and then also look at one or two purchases in a different category such as Watches, Fine Jewellery and more Maison, which I notice does not feature in your purchase history yet. Might help your SA. HTH! 😉
Thank you! It does! I was considering some dishware. I am not super interested in their watches and fine jewlery though. Think that will negatively affect?
