Shopping At Luxury Stores

[Pastry]

^ holy moly, gicci is the only store i refrain from going on bloor street...not that is a tense atmospehere

 

[unplugged66]

Haha, I know what you mean. The first time I walked in I felt like I was going to get arrested if I touched anything. Even after I bought something it seemed they were trying to rush me out.

 

[ShesElectric]

^^^ I know! It's ridiculous. You think a store considered LUXURY would at the very least make you feel welcome. I would expect to be ignored at Aritzia (ugh) but its the dumbest thing that I am swarmed with attention there and rushed out of the store with their eyes at a luxury store. It makes me sick that the SA's think it's o.k as well!

 

[unplugged66]

I've always found the sales associates at Gucci to be a tad more bitchier than other stores. I always feel like I'm a hooker trying to buy something they presume I can't afford. Hahaha okay so I refrenced Pretty Woman, but what happens in that movie happens to many of us.

Anyways I went to Louis Vuitton today to buy myself their Spring/Summer 06 Geometric V Pendant, and I was treated very well. I was totally nervous going in, but I decided to act like I didn't care, and I think it worked. They were all so pleasent asked me if I wanted something to drink. Extremely well treated. Then through out the rest of my shopping day each store I walked in i was treated like Jesus.

 

[fashionista-ta]

^ If Jesus shopped at Louis Vuitton

 

[unplugged66]

Haha. I bet if you look closer, you might find an LV monogram on his sandals. You could tell Jesus liked his lables. Well believe it or not, Pope Benedict's red loafers are Prada. Oh corruption!

 

[Princess Coco]

Louis Vuitton have the best service - I am always made to feel welcome and they are so helpful. LV and harvey Nichs are the only 2 stores I would keep going back to based on service alone.

Hate, hate, HATE shops with snobby sales people

 

[eunhe]

i'm a poor student and have always been ignored in the past while shopping. I borrowed my fiance's diamond J12 and wore it shopping last weekend - WOW. THe difference in service was disturbing. People actually paid ATTENTION to me.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Haha. I bet if you look closer, you might find an LV monogram on his sandals. You could tell Jesus liked his lables. Well believe it or not, Pope Benedict's red loafers are Prada. Oh corruption!

I could see Jesus in Birkinstocks--he was a Greenpeace kinda guy I think Overturning the moneychangers' tables in the temple was a radical, protest gesture--not the kinda thing one would do wearing LV or Prada The Pope I kinda excuse because Prada's an Italian company ... but I'm not sure Jesus would think much of those red and white Vatican getups. I think he would be more into hemp and organic cotton ...

I wonder if Jesus would get good service at Saks ...

 

[ellewoods]

^ Here's the thing though ... I don't want to have to have a bad attitude myself in order to get good service. I don't want to play their game ... I want them to play my game ... which is, Shopping is supposed to be fun, and life is much better when we're all kind to each other.

I'm always really sweet to the SA's once they approach me. I would never ever be rude to someone that works in the service industry. They deal with enough horrible people as it is. But I find they'll come quicker if I look like I'm bored. Then they want to show me all of the merchandise and walk me around the store

 

[gius]

Reading this, maybe I was snubbed at a shop but never realized it. I was never expecting anyone to help me (I'd never been to a shop selling high-end clothing before that time), so I just wandered around the shop looking at all the clothing. I even took photos of some of the shirts' detailing. And then, I yelled to my friend that I was so surprised everything looked so ordinary and that we should leave. By that time, a man in a suit was walking towards us, but we turned around already and went through the exit.

But I'm not scared to go in again!

 

[tinuvielberen]

Haha. I bet if you look closer, you might find an LV monogram on his sandals. You could tell Jesus liked his lables. Well believe it or not, Pope Benedict's red loafers are Prada. Oh corruption!

Jesus liked little luxuries.

John 12:

Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot...said,
"Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages and given to the poor?"...So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

I don't think he would have had a wardrobe full of Louis Vuitton, but perhaps just one Loro Piana cashmere sweater? Understated, soft, luxurious...B)

And I think he'd be more Amnesty International than Greenpeace...

 

[gius]

Haha. I bet if you look closer, you might find an LV monogram on his sandals. You could tell Jesus liked his lables. Well believe it or not, Pope Benedict's red loafers are Prada. Oh corruption!

Where did you hear they are from Prada???


This thread is taking a funny/weird turn
I just heard that reading last weekend for Easter

 

[unplugged66]

Gius, I first heard about it on CNN, apparantley it was a big controversy because he was just made Pope and he had already changed tailors and was wearing Prada shoes. Hahaha.

Anyways you can read a bit on it here:

http://www.dw-world.de/popups/popup_printcontent/0,,1765622,00.html

Hahaha this thread is funny.

 

[fashionista-ta]

Jesus liked little luxuries.

John 12:

Mary took a liter of costly perfumed oil made from genuine aromatic nard and anointed the feet of Jesus and dried them with her hair; the house was filled with the fragrance of the oil. Then Judas the Iscariot...said,
"Why was this oil not sold for three hundred days' wages and given to the poor?"...So Jesus said, "Leave her alone. Let her keep this for the day of my burial. You always have the poor with you, but you do not always have me."

I don't think he would have had a wardrobe full of Louis Vuitton, but perhaps just one Loro Piana cashmere sweater? Understated, soft, luxurious...B)

And I think he'd be more Amnesty International than Greenpeace...

Well, in this case Jesus was graciously accepting an expensive gift ... from, some people believe, his wife

Amnesty sounds good to me ...

 

[diorhomme]

I really dont like going to any luxury stores really now. I know a lot of people have this problem , but me even more becuase im 14 and a boy , so they automatically think im up to no good.
I went in to Gucci about a month back , and the whole experience was horrible ! When i first went in , the shop had a bout 3 people in it browsing , and about 15 sa's. Each and every one of them clocked me and was watching me like a hawk , and i felt extremely uncomfortable looking round , i think i only stayd about 10 minutes before i had to get out , i was red in the face from embarassment !
Maybe someday things wil change

 

[zvezdana]

Ok. Because you absolutely know noone else will buy it. Please, we're letting you in our store, we're giving you good service. Please realize, you're not entitled to anything, it sounds crazy but customers think thier entitled to things...uhm, you're getting nothing we don't have to give you (I.E. you will get the receipt, but being nice is not necessary).

And for the most part, most associates arent rude to you without good cause, why would be rude to you for no reason? Unless we had nothing better to do. Also, associates who just got done with a b*tch could still be prickly because of that.

In reference to Guessgirl, on more in demand pieces I personally do CHARGE holds, which means you will be charged and that sh*t will happily be sent to your home. Without a credit card on file, there is no guarantee that the item will be there tomorrow. You cant just hog bags, if it's our last one that's on hold, you best believe we are selling that sh*t happily!

I wonder if your management thinks your customers aren't entitled to you being "nice" to them?

Do you own the store? Because it's not YOUR store. Wow, so many things wrong with this post.

Whether "someone else will buy it" or not, your store is nothing without the customers that spend money there, you wouldn't have a job without them. the prosperity of your company depends on them and they're doing you a favour spending their money there and choosing your products, not the other way around.

Just, WOW!!!

Personally, I've always had nice treatment at department stores, especially Nordstroms, but the staff at Saks have always been friendly and kind.

On the other hand, I'm not afriad to pull rank if I get a hint of rudeness. Maybe this is why they're not rude to me? I'm always, always, always polite until I'm given a reason not be, though.

 

[EskimoGirl]

^^^

i completely agree with everything you said.

 

[ilaughead]

I usually just act bored while I'm shopping; as if I hate everything in the store. I swear for some reason it works...when I do that the SA's swarm me.

I totally agree. I did that at a few stores, and though the selection may have been lackluster, I exaggerated my bored-ness. And if you "feel" the clothing, instead of just touching it, they'll think you're testing fabric quality and come over to tell you how nice it is. (I'm not even kidding!)

But seriously, luxury retailers should be more welcoming. It seems like the very top tier stores are extremely nice, but then it gets worse as you get to the more middle-of-the-$300-shirt-road, then nicer as the spectrum continuese down to mall brands.

 

[Pastry]

coming back for SOHO, i have to say..of course i didn't get any service, because i didn't need any, but none of the SA's bothered me or anything..i was able to browse in peace at Prada, Yohji Yamamoto, Barney's Co-op, Intermix....

..but yes, the SA's didn't pay any attention to me at all, it's like i'm not even there..