Is It Possible To Score A Hermès Bag Without an Equal Amount of Prespend

Dear PurseBop:

Is it possible to score a Hermès bag without spending the equal amount of the bag? Especially in western European countries that isn’t Paris?

Dear Pre-spend:

Anything is possible!

Hermès is not a “typical” luxury designer boutique. Most, if not all, designer boutiques sell the bags they have in stock to almost anyone who walks in the door and requests them.

Hermès is different. It is based on loyalty to the brand and building a relationship with one Sale Specialist. There are no identifiable “rules” for shopping with Hermès that they will confirm. We pressume there may be guidelines passed down from the corporate office, but each boutique is given a certain amount of freedom to operate their location in the manner that best suits their clients.

For this reason, the sayings: “rules are meant to be broken” and “there are no rules” often apply to Hermès. Bottom line is anything is possible. Your Sales Specialist may be able to obtain approval to sell you a quota or non-quota bag without regard to the amount of your pre-spend. There is an element of luck and timing that plays into shopping at Hermès as well. If the store just received a shipment and you are in the store that day, your wishlist item may have arrived, and you could be offered the bag you were hoping to get.

Many factors must align such as manager approval, relationship with the SA (whether new or established), availability of the item requested, amount of loyalty to the brand, pre-spend, as well as luck and good fortune.

We receive reports from shoppers often who are new to the brand, have been shopping for a short period of time, and were offered their dream bag without any or very much pre-spend.

Our best advice is to be kind, be genuine, build a relationship with the brand and your Sales Specialist, have patience, and when the stars align you will receive a Hermès bag.

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