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#586
BigAkoya said:
This is too funny! I believe your SA. The Asian luxury market is huge which is where many luxury brands are focused on. I assume you live in Singapore, so consider yourself lucky with luxury brands ready to cater to you!

Speaking of rich Singaporeans... have you seen the movie Crazy Rich Asians? OMG.. I love this movie! I was not interested in watching it at first, as I thought it would be a shallow movie. Yes, it is a shallow movie. However, I loved seeing all the opulence and bling; it far outweighs the shallow storyline. Aside from the bling (there are some VCA pieces in the movie)... there is the unforgettable wedding scene... :nuts: :heart: I don't want to spoil the movie, but it is must watch.

It is one of my favorite shallow movies! :biggrin::heart:

And... from your funny story, I gather Singaporeans are not going to be price-sensitive to a little 5% increase. :biggrin::heart:
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Haha yes i did watch the movie CRAs , i wish i was there but nope haha not there, there! I didnt wanna watch it too, but my husband convinced me to LOL

This SA (not my SA) also alluded to my chanel coco crush ring as a "fashion" ring, because he was telling me most people do not wear expensive rings on their index finger, only fashion rings (i was looking for the perlee clovers ring to wear on my index finger). And i happened to have my coco crush ring on my index that day. I think it is because he only had a super small sized ring left for the perlee clovers and that sort of fitted my ring finger , but still a size too small anyways.

It made me feel like he was a little bit pushy about the whole thing. I guess we just cant click!

Anyway i went to another VCA store (my now SA, my previous SA left VCA.. so i was shopping around for an SA in a way LOL) and i got my small perlee WG ring for my index finger there. When tthe other SA told me he has "nothing for me at all". In fact, after trying the perlee clovers ring, i find that they are a bit too thick for my taste or what i am used to thus far, the small perlee is so comfortable and dainty which my SA said he actually like the plain perlee rings the most (which cost just a small fraction of the clovers ring). While i love the perlee clovers rings, i am having 2nd thoughts about the comfort and usability on a day to day level for me so in a way, it was a blessing in disguise.. more time for me to think! Haha

*roll eyes* i like my new SA, in fact even more than my old one. Not pushy at all, gives really good advice and really sweet..

Sry for digress lol.
 
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#587
sassification said:
Haha yes i did watch the movie CRAs , i wish i was there but nope haha not there, there! I didnt wanna watch it too, but my husband convinced me to LOL

This SA (not my SA) also alluded to my chanel coco crush ring as a "fashion" ring, because he was telling me most people do not wear expensive rings on their index finger, only fashion rings (i was looking for the perlee clovers ring to wear on my index finger). And i happened to have my coco crush ring on my index that day. I think it is because he only had a super small sized ring left for the perlee clovers and that sort of fitted my ring finger , but still a size too small anyways.

It made me feel like he was a little bit pushy about the whole thing. I guess we just cant click!

Anyway i went to another VCA store (my now SA, my previous SA left VCA.. so i was shopping around for an SA in a way LOL) and i got my small perlee WG ring for my index finger there. When tthe other SA told me he has "nothing for me at all". In fact, after trying the perlee clovers ring, i find that they are a bit too thick for my taste or what i am used to thus far, the small perlee is so comfortable and dainty which my SA said he actually like the plain perlee rings the most (which cost just a small fraction of the clovers ring). While i love the perlee clovers rings, i am having 2nd thoughts about the comfort and usability on a day to day level for me so in a way, it was a blessing in disguise.. more time for me to think! Haha

*roll eyes* i like my new SA, in fact even more than my old one. Not pushy at all, gives really good advice and really sweet..

Sry for digress lol.
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I can’t believe he told you that only fashion rings are worn on the index finger! Reminded me of this picture of the snowflake ring. Most definitely not fashion jewelery and actually looked best on the index finger
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candymonstr said:
I can’t believe he told you that only fashion rings are worn on the index finger! Reminded me of this picture of the snowflake ring. Most definitely not fashion jewelery and actually looked best on the index finger
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Hahaha i know right? I guess some SAs can be quite bizarre.. i was just laughing in my heart and eondering what chanel would think abt their coco crush being called Fashion Jewellery.. LOL

I love rings on index fingers! I find it shows off the ring very well, esp pave ones with design all around entire ring.. i guess his point is, index finger will cause a lot of damage to the ring, whereas other fingers protect the ring? To me, rings will get banged up either way.. as we go through our li es
 
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sassification said:
Can i tell y'all something funny? One of the SA (not mine, i jus happened to walk in another store to check stocks cos i was killing time) said everything is all sold out, he has nothing for me (based on the ring sizes i was looking at) , because i quote "singaporeans are all so rich, everything is snatched up" -.-

Apparently, singapore stores broke sales record worldwide... they wouldnt even take a deposit for me for the clovers perlee ring because he cant promise me the ring (may take 6 to 8 mths) but i guess this latter part is true as i have read other posts saying this too.

In any case, i am not going to lay down $11K for a ring that i cannot try out the actual size and color in person, just because it is all snatched up. I rather sit on it, who knows i may change my mind down the road- just like the WG perlee signature bracelet i wanted to get so much, but the mirrored portion attracts fingerprints / gets blurry due to lotions etc so easily that it dropped off my wish list after a year :smile:
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What an odd thing to say as an SA! Seems rather tacky. The MBS location had great stock when I visited in December but that was back when the VTL travel lanes just opened and wasn’t as available to all travelers. However since Singapore recently opened borders without requiring even a PCR/ART test or even quarantine anymore I think people have been traveling to Singapore in droves for revenge shopping after all the pandemic lockdowns. Previously Singapore was hurting a bit economically because they weren’t able to make sales from all the tourists and other “CRA” from other countries, so I think they’re smart for opening borders now that the latest variant is a lot more benign for the vaccinated folks. I’m glad you ended up finding a better SA and got the piece you really liked in the end!
 
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I'm new to VCA (just a few months in). Are price increases usually world wide or do they stagger the dates by each country?

I have my eye on some earrings that I was trying to hold off on for a few months, but am wondering if I should just pull the trigger and save a few bucks...
 
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LVinCali said:
I'm new to VCA (just a few months in). Are price increases usually world wide or do they stagger the dates by each country?

I have my eye on some earrings that I was trying to hold off on for a few months, but am wondering if I should just pull the trigger...
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typically they are worldwide unless it is a currency adjustment (usually smaller than a price adjustment).
Price adjustments range from 2-8% depending on the item, with the more expensive items having a higher percentage change. I wouldn’t buy anything based off of that if it will negatively affect you financially or will stress you out. However, if you really want the earrings and we’re going to buy them anyways in the coming months, then yes do it.
 
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kelsenia said:
typically they are worldwide unless it is a currency adjustment (usually smaller than a price adjustment).
Price adjustments range from 2-8% depending on the item, with the more expensive items having a higher percentage change. I wouldn’t buy anything based off of that if it will negatively affect you financially or will stress you out. However, if you really want the earrings and we’re going to buy them anyways in the coming months, then yes do it.
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Good advice! Don’t stress about it or push up a purchase if you’re not ready but if you have your eye on something and you were otherwise going to make a purchase then it makes sense to pull the trigger before the increase. Let’s say you were going to purchase the earrings anyway in the summer, it may be worth it to do it now and push it up a few months as long as you can afford it.
 
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