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19 May 2024, 10:07 AM | #91 |
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Actually, the aliens are just as mad. They travel from thousands of light years away to buy a Rolex, and they can’t get one either. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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Why can't they be happy with H. Moser, or Omega, Tudor... and surely MB&F's Spaceship-like timepieces would be more appreciated by Aliens. You are right Krash, Aliens discovered there are too many humans on ᔑリᒷ ᓵℸ ⍑ (a.k.a. Earth) with not enough resources to get a Rolex. There is an easy solution of course. Why can't we all just get along?
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20 May 2024, 02:37 AM | #94 |
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The problem isn’t with Rolex, it is with their ADs.
What a nonsense post.
Why don’t you wear a hat of an AD They are running a business not a charity . They are investing millions in the brand It js their discretion who they want to sell hard to get pieces. A generational customer who buys for their wedding, birthday, holidays, mothers day, fathers day, new born gifts etc or some watch nerd that wants to have a daytona for circle jerk at the next watch GTG at the local microbrewery Get over it.. or go grey There is no problem with rolex or Rolex ADs I went to three ADs in 3 large cities.. experience was amazing, was offered a drink, and could try any piece i wanted and got a magazine. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk |
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20 May 2024, 07:38 AM | #98 |
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The problem is Rolex. They turn a blind eye to ADs.
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20 May 2024, 07:44 AM | #99 | |
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Truth… Why should the AD sell a hot watch to a customer who will never darken their door again? Why would Rolex care at all who the ADs sell to? |
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20 May 2024, 08:52 AM | #100 |
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Rolex is following the same playbook as Ferrari and Hermes, in a slightly less direct way.
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20 May 2024, 02:39 PM | #101 | |
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23 May 2024, 11:32 PM | #104 |
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They don’t want ADs selling to flippers. They sell to people that they know as customers first. It’s good business to take care of your regulars is the basic reason. Blocking out flippers is a bonus.
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OP here.
Lots of Stockholm Syndrome on this thread. Good luck.
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Try going into an AD for Alden shoes to purchase a pair in whiskey, cigar or ravello shell cordovan, then get back to me about wait lists. I waited over 6 years for a pair in ravello - this after many other shoe purchases in calf as well as black and Color 8 shell. And my AD is awesome! The grey market for Alden rare shell is ridiculous - some shoes selling for double MSRP. Then again, it’s just a pair of shoes and I’m an incredibly patient man who refuses to pay over MSRP for anything. If I can’t get a Batman at the AD (even with spend history), so what? My life wouldn’t be any different.
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24 May 2024, 10:58 PM | #109 |
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You were lucky! I have to special order as they don’t carry my width in the majority of their styles. Special orders used to take around 4 months; now they take a year. I only wear Alden. Patience is a virtue, which I learned via fishing and refined via poker.
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24 May 2024, 11:23 PM | #110 |
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The problem isn’t with Rolex, it is with their ADs.
What about Nvidia? They can’t build GPUs fast enough to meet demand. Nobody would ever suggest that Nvidia should blow up their distribution model because of this.
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The problem isn’t with Rolex, it is with their ADs.
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He’s just bitter that hardly anybody shares his sentiment. Sadly that’s the majority of adults these days. There’s always some obscure reason something doesn’t go their way other than themself. |
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25 May 2024, 02:23 AM | #113 | |
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25 May 2024, 03:50 AM | #115 |
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I visited Goldsmiths in Birmingham (UK) today just for a browse. BeforeI even opened my mouth I was quickly informed that some precious metal Subs were available but my preferred watch, the Starbucks was not. Even though I am on their ‘register of interest’ I was told I’d never be allocated one with zero purchase history. At least he was straight up. What saddened me was his total lack of customer service and belittling attitude. He couldn’t get me out of the door fast enough. Not sure if that’s the impression a brand would want to give to a potential customer.
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They also work on an "up" system, which means that the associates take turns working with individuals who walk in. You became his "up" and he cannot deal with another individual or group of individuals until you are gone and then he can get back in the loop to work with another individual. So once he offered you an available PM sub and you didn't bite, it's time for you to go. He can't sell you a Starbucks without purchase history (management say no) and you didn't want to buy anything else at that moment, so you need to get out so he can get another up. Hence, you were handled out the door. Just how it is...not really a "customer service" issue because in their eyes, you aren't a "customer". They sell plenty of watches so they will continue to act like this until they are forced to not act this way. If and when that happens..who knows?? |
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25 May 2024, 08:50 PM | #117 | |
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Rolex thru brilliant marketing, consistent high quality, trade in value that is higher than much of its competition, and a price point that has always attracted luxury buyers, has created a "sellers market" that withstands all of the normal market fluctuations. They sell off their production every year, and while we complain that we don't get the luxury experience we crave from their AD network, we are still here trying to buy every watch they make. And if you can't wait for a Rolex, buy a Tudor, and contribute to the financial and market strength of the Rolex Corp. Or pop into Tourneau. I assume anything you buy through them ultimately strengthens the Rolex Corp. And if their AD network uses Rolex to help them sell other products within their stores, that's just good marketing for their AD's. It's brilliant! |
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25 May 2024, 09:34 PM | #118 | |
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In many ways, I can sympathise - I don't think we as punters can understand what it's like having people coming in all day every day asking for the same things that you cannot sell to them. They must be sick to their back teeth of it. A lot of these "customers" have a crap attitude as well and get pretty aggy with the SA's. Many times I've been there and seen people come and drop the immediate "I have the money, I wanna buy that one there, why can't I?" or "Hi mate, I wanna buy a Rolex" with no other discussion lol. That said - the reason why I don't bother with Birmingham is just what you said, I found them incredibly rude and wouldn't entertain my business, in WoS around the corner, I actually got smugly laughed at by the lady in sales. Conversely, Merry Hill is very different, everyone in the store knows my name, greets me, drinks, looked after, and importantly, have gotten what I have wanted. |
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And they'll never get a penny of your money. Works both ways. This behaviour isn't confined to Rolex dealers and if you reside in the West Midlands you've got a lot of potential alternatives, some of whom might treat you as if they are pleased to see you. Good luck with it.
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