I went to LV today to get my latest purchase (a Cabas Piano w/eLux receipt) from ebay authenticated. I've taken in a few bags before - one from a high-end consignment shop and one from an estate sale - and the SA's have always been very nice about authenticating my bags. I've also purchased new from eLux before, and carry one of my new, def. auth. bags in with me.
Anyway, today the SA was technically nice to me when I showed her the Piano, told her I purchased it from ebay, and asked if she thought it was authentic (I told her it came with the eLux receipt, but I wasn't sure about the straps - the stitching looked a little funny to me). She glanced at the bag very quickly I thought, and said, "Um hmm, that's right - its authenic - we can't help the straps being that way, it's just the way they're made." Even though she was polite, I just got the feeling that she didn't really look closely at my bag, and thought less of me because I bought it on ebay. Maybe I was being over-sensitive, but it was just the feeling I got.
I then purchased a Fortune Keychain there in LV, and she took the display model, put it in a dust bag and box, rang me up, and carried my bag to the door. Is it customary for them to give you the display models when you purchase something? Maybe it really was the only one they had in the store, but I just didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling. She also asked me while she was ringing me up how much I paid for the Cabas Piano. I can't put my finger on it - she was quite polite, and even gave my 3 year old son who was with me three LV stickers because "he was so good, and so cute!" which was really sweet. I was planning on going back next week when my son is in preschool to take more time to look at some new bags, particularly the Hampstead MM, but don't know if I want to deal with her again. I would just order it from eLux, but for some reason, they don't have the Hampstead MM, just the GM, online. Oh well, thanks for letting me vent - I was probably just overreacting, but got a strange feeling that she was being a little judgemental. I'll see how I feel about it next week when I'm ready to shop some more...
Anyway, today the SA was technically nice to me when I showed her the Piano, told her I purchased it from ebay, and asked if she thought it was authentic (I told her it came with the eLux receipt, but I wasn't sure about the straps - the stitching looked a little funny to me). She glanced at the bag very quickly I thought, and said, "Um hmm, that's right - its authenic - we can't help the straps being that way, it's just the way they're made." Even though she was polite, I just got the feeling that she didn't really look closely at my bag, and thought less of me because I bought it on ebay. Maybe I was being over-sensitive, but it was just the feeling I got.
I then purchased a Fortune Keychain there in LV, and she took the display model, put it in a dust bag and box, rang me up, and carried my bag to the door. Is it customary for them to give you the display models when you purchase something? Maybe it really was the only one they had in the store, but I just didn't get a warm fuzzy feeling. She also asked me while she was ringing me up how much I paid for the Cabas Piano. I can't put my finger on it - she was quite polite, and even gave my 3 year old son who was with me three LV stickers because "he was so good, and so cute!" which was really sweet. I was planning on going back next week when my son is in preschool to take more time to look at some new bags, particularly the Hampstead MM, but don't know if I want to deal with her again. I would just order it from eLux, but for some reason, they don't have the Hampstead MM, just the GM, online. Oh well, thanks for letting me vent - I was probably just overreacting, but got a strange feeling that she was being a little judgemental. I'll see how I feel about it next week when I'm ready to shop some more...