Hi Ladies,
So I've set my mind that I would like to get a pair of diamond earrings this year, and it would be down to the pair of either (1) Vintage Alhambra Pave Diamonds in White Gold or (2) Small Frivole Pave Diamonds in Rose Gold with Pink Sapphire. I've even decided to pass the Lucky Alhambra BTFR that was ordered last year towards a store credit that I hope to offset the earrings purchase. As earrings are notoriously hard to come by, I am open to get them from my local store (let's say Store A) rather than waiting for overseas travel/holiday as I already have a prior relationship with my SA.
Ever since I've expressed my interest to my SA, ~ 1.5 months have passed by and unfortunately no sign from either of these earrings came to my usual store. My SA even informed me for now all Alhambra pieces aren't available for any order/deposit. This week, exactly 2 days ago I received a text that the other VCA store nearby (let's say Store B) received VA diamonds earrings both in RG and YG, and if i was interested to have a look. I did not pay any visit given they were not my first choice but I was hopeful that perhaps the stocks were coming. True enough, earlier this afternoon was texted by my SA that they received a pair of VA diamond earrings and she has set it aside for me. Unfortunately, the pair received was in YG :'( and not in WG as I wanted. Even so, I've made an appointment to pay her a visit and to give it a try as I have never seen them before.
Lurking around the TPF, I understand that some member advised to check the online store whether the web Customer Service is able to see stocks across stores and help to look out for certain pieces, especially if there are no nearby VCA stores and perhaps for customer who does not have any prior relationship with certain store before. Out of curiosity, I tried calling them to ask if there were any stocks for VA Diamonds Pave Earrings in WG in our country in the late evening. I was expecting a usual no-stock answer however, shockingly the lady on the phone mentioned that from the system she could see that there WAS a pair of VA Diamonds Pave earrings available in Store B. She mentioned that it looked like the pair might've been reserved for their customer so she's asking whether I was comfortable purchasing online instead of going to the store, and promising to give me a call if they've received the same earrings.
I texted my SA to let her know - she was so surprised as she did not see that in the system the day before, she gave me the phone number of Store B and urged me to try calling to see if the earrings’ re still available. Initially I was not so convinced but in the end (also out of curiosity), I phoned Store B and managed to speak with a lady there who informed me that the pair of earrings was still available and not reserved for any of their clients. However, what turned me off was the fact that I had to come down to Store B to commit/purchase today (on the same day) in a couple of hours and she could not hold for me till tomorrow (!!!) due to scarcity etc etc etc. I thought this might be a norm where I din have any prior relationship or purchase history with Store B. In the end, told her that I would get back with my decision in the next 30 mins, i.e. if I could come down to proceed.
I re-texted my SA to let her know of the situation and perhaps to see if there's another leeway for transfer. She however tried to call Store B and was told that there were no VA Diamonds Pave earrings in WG available. Knowing i was conflicted, she told me that she did not mind for me to purchase from Store B given that's the exact pieces I've been wanting whilst she did not have any lead time for the same item to be received in Store A. She even offered to text her colleague in Store B (the lady on the phone with me) to send me a payment link so that I could put a deposit to secure the piece for tomorrow's viewing if I wasn't able to visit Store B earlier today. As I really needed more time to think about it and I really could not visit Store B earlier today, I've phoned back Store B to give it a pass for today and leave it to the fate to tomorrow if the earrings are still available before paying a visit.
Although the situation might be different in other VCA stores around the world together with supply/demand problems, I just wanted to gauge from the ladies here who own VA pave diamonds earrings (especially in WG) if you're able to let me know how long typically you're waiting for your earrings with your SA, i.e. ~ 3 months or longer than that? And also, if typically small Frivole pave diamonds in RG with Pink Sapphire also harder to come by these days?
Thank you in advance for reading this and would love to hear back from you all
So I've set my mind that I would like to get a pair of diamond earrings this year, and it would be down to the pair of either (1) Vintage Alhambra Pave Diamonds in White Gold or (2) Small Frivole Pave Diamonds in Rose Gold with Pink Sapphire. I've even decided to pass the Lucky Alhambra BTFR that was ordered last year towards a store credit that I hope to offset the earrings purchase. As earrings are notoriously hard to come by, I am open to get them from my local store (let's say Store A) rather than waiting for overseas travel/holiday as I already have a prior relationship with my SA.
Ever since I've expressed my interest to my SA, ~ 1.5 months have passed by and unfortunately no sign from either of these earrings came to my usual store. My SA even informed me for now all Alhambra pieces aren't available for any order/deposit. This week, exactly 2 days ago I received a text that the other VCA store nearby (let's say Store B) received VA diamonds earrings both in RG and YG, and if i was interested to have a look. I did not pay any visit given they were not my first choice but I was hopeful that perhaps the stocks were coming. True enough, earlier this afternoon was texted by my SA that they received a pair of VA diamond earrings and she has set it aside for me. Unfortunately, the pair received was in YG :'( and not in WG as I wanted. Even so, I've made an appointment to pay her a visit and to give it a try as I have never seen them before.
Lurking around the TPF, I understand that some member advised to check the online store whether the web Customer Service is able to see stocks across stores and help to look out for certain pieces, especially if there are no nearby VCA stores and perhaps for customer who does not have any prior relationship with certain store before. Out of curiosity, I tried calling them to ask if there were any stocks for VA Diamonds Pave Earrings in WG in our country in the late evening. I was expecting a usual no-stock answer however, shockingly the lady on the phone mentioned that from the system she could see that there WAS a pair of VA Diamonds Pave earrings available in Store B. She mentioned that it looked like the pair might've been reserved for their customer so she's asking whether I was comfortable purchasing online instead of going to the store, and promising to give me a call if they've received the same earrings.
I texted my SA to let her know - she was so surprised as she did not see that in the system the day before, she gave me the phone number of Store B and urged me to try calling to see if the earrings’ re still available. Initially I was not so convinced but in the end (also out of curiosity), I phoned Store B and managed to speak with a lady there who informed me that the pair of earrings was still available and not reserved for any of their clients. However, what turned me off was the fact that I had to come down to Store B to commit/purchase today (on the same day) in a couple of hours and she could not hold for me till tomorrow (!!!) due to scarcity etc etc etc. I thought this might be a norm where I din have any prior relationship or purchase history with Store B. In the end, told her that I would get back with my decision in the next 30 mins, i.e. if I could come down to proceed.
I re-texted my SA to let her know of the situation and perhaps to see if there's another leeway for transfer. She however tried to call Store B and was told that there were no VA Diamonds Pave earrings in WG available. Knowing i was conflicted, she told me that she did not mind for me to purchase from Store B given that's the exact pieces I've been wanting whilst she did not have any lead time for the same item to be received in Store A. She even offered to text her colleague in Store B (the lady on the phone with me) to send me a payment link so that I could put a deposit to secure the piece for tomorrow's viewing if I wasn't able to visit Store B earlier today. As I really needed more time to think about it and I really could not visit Store B earlier today, I've phoned back Store B to give it a pass for today and leave it to the fate to tomorrow if the earrings are still available before paying a visit.
Although the situation might be different in other VCA stores around the world together with supply/demand problems, I just wanted to gauge from the ladies here who own VA pave diamonds earrings (especially in WG) if you're able to let me know how long typically you're waiting for your earrings with your SA, i.e. ~ 3 months or longer than that? And also, if typically small Frivole pave diamonds in RG with Pink Sapphire also harder to come by these days?
Thank you in advance for reading this and would love to hear back from you all
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