Do you pay ahead of time in both scenarios? Meaning you commit to the buy before they transfer or charge send? In what method, would you still be able to see the item ahead of purchase yet it’s coming from another store (not the web)?
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Transfer you pay in store when it arrives and can try it before you buy (though if you reject after all that effort…) Charge-send you pay upfront and usually have it delivered to your home address (except in some cases of high value items, they will require you pick it up in store).
I personally prefer not to ask for a transfer unless I am sure of my size (and any other considerations) prior to making the request. If you are unsure, for example re size, I would make it clear to your SA. In that situation, for a very solid client, an SA may try to bring in two sizes for comparison. (Or she may refuse due to the difficulty of persuading another store or stores to release popular merchandise). As this is considerably more difficult, one should be prepared, at the very least, to buy one of the items, lest the store be stuck with two. And if such efforts are made on your behalf, pls be sure enough beforehand so as not to return.
IMO, and of course it's a matter of psychology not maths, but registering a large spend after a few months is better than many small (even though they add-up).
I don't know why $20K x 1 impresses SAs more than 20 x $1K, but it does.
Haha I can see that. But since I just started shopping with this new SA, I wanted to visit often and buy smaller items to allow me to get to know her better. But since my pre spend is already getting up there I don’t think I want to buy something in the 5 digit range right now. I have several higher priced items on my wishlist but would prefer to save those purchases for later.
She's not ever going to be your best friend and it's certainly not going to be a romance, but OK. I'm saying that as someone who has lots of SAs/SMs who are actually my friends.
Personally, I wouldn't save anything 'for later', there's no later with these brands, they can discontinue anything any minute (learned my lessens). That's a different topic.
Most people like celebrities because they're dazzled and impressed by them, not coz they hang out. Every transaction with an SA is a financial one. Maintaining a relationship is fine, but that's when you already have a collection. If you want a bag, go big, don't get on her nerves taking-up all her time, just spend.
Anyway, you do it your way.
I wasn’t trying to become her BFF or anything like that. I got randomly assigned to a new SA because my previous one left out of nowhere, so I didn’t feel comfortable just immediately spending a large sum of money with her without getting to know her better. I was trying to feel it out to see if she was someone that I wanted to continue shopping with. If it didn’t work out, then no hard feelings, at least I would feel better walking away since I wouldn’t have spent that much with her in the grand scheme of things.
I completely agree with this, and this is my personal experience as well. Thinking about it from the SA's perspective, I would guess that most of their customers in any given day make sub $5000 purchases and the nice customer who bought a pair of orans blends into the next. But the nice customer who comes in and happily buys the 5-figure coat will stand out. And if that nice customer is also pleasant, easy to work with, never returns anything because a stitch is misaligned or complains there is a minute scuff on the bottom of the shoe that is visible only at 4pm when standing under a certain window, even better. THAT nice customer will get timely responses to text messages, first dibs when new items arrive, and the bag offers will come quickly as well as invitations to special events. (Nothing against orans, I have several pairs and of course YMMV and everyone's experiences are different.
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Agree on that’s how human minds work.I completely agree with this, and this is my personal experience as well. Thinking about it from the SA's perspective, I would guess that most of their customers in any given day make sub $5000 purchases and the nice customer who bought a pair of orans blends into the next. But the nice customer who comes in and happily buys the 5-figure coat will stand out. And if that nice customer is also pleasant, easy to work with, never returns anything because a stitch is misaligned or complains there is a minute scuff on the bottom of the shoe that is visible only at 4pm when standing under a certain window, even better. THAT nice customer will get timely responses to text messages, first dibs when new items arrive, and the bag offers will come quickly as well as invitations to special events. (Nothing against orans, I have several pairs and of course YMMV and everyone's experiences are different.
How would you suggest one to pace themselves? On one side, showing up often at the store (however you define that) is somewhat important. Let’s say once a month on average. Then a 5 digit item each month can be reasonable for some but certainly not everyone. Let’s say your aim is one non exotic QB a year, and maybe a good non-QB in the mix. Would you say a few bigger purchases (maybe even just two) wins over the slow and steady (a few k every month)?
LOL I'm the wrong person to ask about how to pace yourself!
(my goal this year is to SLOW down haha) But to answer your question, given the original line of thinking that a few big purchases make a bigger impact than many small purchases equaling the same amount, then yes, I would say save up and buy a few high impact high value pieces that you love vs lots of small things/trinkets. I don't necessarily think you have to go into the store every month- I don't. I mostly go in when my SA texts me that something came in and would I like to come in and look at it or try it on (it's usually RTW or FJ.) I am still relatively new at this, so others with more experience may have better suggestions, but that would be my suggestion. I would also aim for the QB first then slow down and get the non-QB later in the year.
Less work involved!
Exactly. Go big, go home, and then have them do WW search for a certain design/cw twilly hoping to hit the commission-jackpot again.
IMO even a lipstick is precious and luxury, but it only computes with SAs if they've had an an actual directive to up makeup that week. Looking back at someone's purchase history is only half the story. Raising one's profile is even more important on the roster of regs.
I agree and disagree as well. Not everyone can spend 5-figure item/s in one go on every appointment and it also doesnt guarantee a faster QB offer either (I have a friend who did spent 65k in one year didnt get a quota offer at all) I myself have this experience. 2-4k a month still fine and SA still treat me the same as the one that spend 5 figure. My other friends even sometimes did not always buy something during their appointments (I never do this because usually my SA found something that I was looking for hence I make the appointment) Its still a matter of your relationship with the SA and the availability of bags on your wishlist. In the end total pre-spend definitely do matter to get the SM approval.I completely agree with this, and this is my personal experience as well. Thinking about it from the SA's perspective, I would guess that most of their customers in any given day make sub $5000 purchases and the nice customer who bought a pair of orans blends into the next. But the nice customer who comes in and happily buys the 5-figure coat will stand out. And if that nice customer is also pleasant, easy to work with, never returns anything because a stitch is misaligned or complains there is a minute scuff on the bottom of the shoe that is visible only at 4pm when standing under a certain window, even better. THAT nice customer will get timely responses to text messages, first dibs when new items arrive, and the bag offers will come quickly as well as invitations to special events. (Nothing against orans, I have several pairs and of course YMMV and everyone's experiences are different.
I’m glad to hear your point of view. In reality, many probably do a mix of both. I’m fairly new to this but in the past year or two, I’ve had periods that I only brought one or two more higher ticket item and periods that I went to the store more frequent and left with more purchases but with less sum. Just what was more organic at the moment. I certainly don’t see my SA treating me differently.
I however would be open to the idea that if when you are establishing with a new SA, a bigger initial purchase will get you more on the map per se.
Oh yes, I totally agree that the relationship matters a lot, if not the most! And of course, I am not always dropping 5 figures when I go in lol. Sometimes I leave without buying anything and I recently had my SA ship me a $200 scarf ring! I was responding to the comment that a larger purchase seems to make a bigger impression compared to multiple small purchases equaling the same amount. And of course this is only my experience and as they say, everyone's "journey" is different. And the usual disclaimers apply... nothing is guaranteed, everyone's experience is different etc etc. Just sharing my experience and agreeing with the prior comment.
