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10 December 2021, 03:12 AM | #31 |
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No, they should gift me TBH
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10 December 2021, 03:16 AM | #32 |
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No I dont,,,,,
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10 December 2021, 03:19 AM | #33 | |
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10 December 2021, 03:59 AM | #34 |
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i give gift to my mailman, dentist, car mechanic, butler (if i had one), teachers, pharmacy, lawyer, police dept, neighbor, boss, next door neighbors wife, ex-wives, ex-girfriends, ex-lovers, of course my SA/AD, but cigars to my Proctologist!!! did i miss someone?
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10 December 2021, 04:24 AM | #35 | |
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I am not in the market for a Daytona (or any Rolex at the moment), but if I was and thought a few hundred dollars in gifts would save me the $15k+ grey market premium I would be a fool to not at least try to gain favor. Sent from my SM-G991U using Tapatalk |
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10 December 2021, 05:17 AM | #36 |
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Veuve Clicquot
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10 December 2021, 05:25 AM | #37 |
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I always make a habit of a token gesture for the team, a bit of appreciation goes a long way. Saying thanks is a polite gesture as long as it's not overkill.
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10 December 2021, 05:37 AM | #38 |
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In all honesty, if I was to get my holly grail.....yes, but I think they would have to refuse anything of value.
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10 December 2021, 05:39 AM | #39 |
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Lol, I miss this forum.
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10 December 2021, 05:58 AM | #40 |
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Yes.
I've worked with my SA since 2008. Although I'm on the waiting list for 2 references, I haven't received anything since 2018. Although I know that she doesn't expect anything to support the relationship, I always get her a big box of Godiva Chocolates, only because I want to. I'll probably do that until she no longer works there even if I never get another reference from her. |
10 December 2021, 06:12 AM | #41 |
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10 December 2021, 06:13 AM | #42 |
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Depends on the relationship, but for me I’d prefer to give a gift for getting me what I’ve asked for in a short timeframe :)
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10 December 2021, 06:15 AM | #43 |
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No I do not
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10 December 2021, 07:21 AM | #44 |
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Every day.I gift the petrol station,food store,bar,car salesman,refuse collector,electric company etc
.costs me about 1k a month😳
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10 December 2021, 07:55 AM | #45 |
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I give him a bottle every time he calls me for a high demand watch.
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10 December 2021, 08:21 AM | #46 |
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In principle, no gift.
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10 December 2021, 08:24 AM | #47 |
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10 December 2021, 08:36 AM | #48 |
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I was on the phone with my AD today when someone dropped off a gift. The AD said, "we're not supposed to accept gifts" but accepted it. Turned out to be some cheap chocolates.
I said, "Your gift from me when you get me either a BLRO or SS Daytona. Then I will buy the protection warranty plan you keep pushing". I thought it was funny and laughed. Without missing a beat the AD tried yet again to get me to buy protection coverage for the Tudor Ceramic I just picked up! Generally the idea of gifting at the store makes me uncomfortable.
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10 December 2021, 09:08 AM | #49 |
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Might as well buy them a Rolex too. The thought process around here now is a taco short of a combo meal
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10 December 2021, 09:25 AM | #50 |
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Guess I'm a sucker. I have a great AD and I gifted my SA and owner a LV pocket organizer for the holidays. Just to show my appreciation for saving me tens of thousands of dollars. I could never afford any of these watches paying grey market prices. This year they got a pink OP for my wife, a Sub and recently the black Daytona for me. They said a green sub is coming. The waitlist is long and they could have allocated these watches to others but they sold them to me so I don't think a couple of hundred dollars gift isn't anything crazy. They also gifted me watch rolls the past few years. Great ADs are out there.
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10 December 2021, 09:30 AM | #51 | |
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10 December 2021, 09:31 AM | #52 |
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This is an odd concept to me. A think a simple thank you card would suffice. If you don't gift your local butcher for the steaks you bought or the gas station attendant for the fuel you purchased, why would you gift a sales assistant at a Rolex AD. You are spending multiple thousands of dollars, that should be gift enough.
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10 December 2021, 09:53 AM | #53 |
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An SA got me a Sub within a month of first contact with no purchase history. He liked that I was buying the watch to celebrate my 10th wedding anniversary. He used that info to talk his manager into letting the watch go to a new customer. So when the SA told me he was a new dad, I sent him a sweet little hooded baby towel.
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10 December 2021, 10:00 AM | #54 | |
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Especially because you got the watch as a first purchase!
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10 December 2021, 10:05 AM | #55 |
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Should be the other way round.
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10 December 2021, 10:06 AM | #56 |
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Yes!
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10 December 2021, 10:17 AM | #57 | |
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10 December 2021, 10:45 AM | #58 |
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Yes. We gift a number of people. Some of my clients give gifts to me. It's not compulsory.
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10 December 2021, 10:52 AM | #59 |
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Hell no, why shoud I ?
Not a fan of turning the tables
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10 December 2021, 11:00 AM | #60 |
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Why would I gift someone that I am practically giving thousands of dollars ...the commission they make is their gift from me. They should be gifting me.
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