Chapter 130 – 128: The Decision of a Word
“Madam, I just noticed you seed quite disappointed. You must really want those bags from Hermès. Although they have them in stock, they’re unwilling to sell to you… Is it because their store is bullying custors?”
As the owner of the finance building, Chu Mo had co over specifically to check on the operations here.
On the surface, the place was as busy as ever, with no apparent changes. Of course, Chu Mo wanted to understand more deeply, so he had to investigate personally.
The girl in front of him, with a gentle deanor reminiscent of fine jade, was under five foot three and had to tilt her head slightly to et the gaze of Chu Mo, who stood at almost six feet.
Once she confird that Chu Mo was polite and elegant, not the sort to strike up a conversation for ulterior motives or to cause trouble, and adding his handso features and extraordinary aura to the equation, she hesitated only slightly before conversing with Chu Mo.
“It’s not that the Hermès staff deliberately made things difficult for . In fact, all top-tier luxury stores have such an unspoken rule, which is about allocation…”
The girl spoke at length, and Chu Mo, who had never co across such matters before, listened intently, nodding from ti to ti.
Hermès has an extrely strict manufacturing process for each of their bags, all of which are handcrafted using the finest leather and even the color matching for each section of the bags ets very stringent standards.
It could be said that any Hermès bag is sothing countless won dream of owning.
Due to limited production and high prices, coupled with a multitude of aspiring owners, there’s often a supply and demand issue. Therefore, Hermès boutiques tend to have certain unfriendly policies when selling bags, bundling sales being one of them.
The bag that the girl in front of him was looking at was priced at a hundred thousand RMB. If she only planned to spend that amount to buy a bag, the staff would definitely say they were out of stock, just like what had happened earlier.
If she truly wanted to obtain the bag she desired, she would need to purchase additional items to make up the money.
For instance, for the bag she liked, priced at a hundred thousand, to acquire it, she had to buy about fifty thousand worth of other goods in the store, making up a total of one hundred fifty thousand, to be able to purchase the bag she loved.
Although such bundled sales practices are frustrating for custors, both clients and salespeople have long since beco accustod to these kinds of rules, and everyone understands this silent pact.
And for the truly wealthy, such sales tactics even serve to elevate their stature because, after all, rich people don’t mind the extra amount.
Over ti, owning a Hermès bag has also beco a symbol of status, and the saleswon can earn higher commissions through this bundling model.
“This is also why Hermès bags are so popular on the secondary market, precisely because the secondary market doesn’t require this kind of bundled sales. But I don’t want a used one, and the money I managed to save up is just enough for the bag itself, with no leeway to purchase bundled products, so I just ca to try my luck in this store…”
In the end, the girl simply sighed lightly. Although sowhat disappointed, she did not complain too much.
Having understood the full story, Chu Mo also felt a sense of helplessness.
This kind of bundling sales was not unique to the finance building, but a universal rule in all top-tier luxury brand stores around the world.
Even though Chu Mo found it disagreeable, he didn’t have the power to change the rules tacitly accepted by the entire world.
Even if he were to order the Hermès store in this building to shut down, other stores would continue the sa practices, and this finance building thrived on the more than two hundred luxury stores, positioning it as one of the three major luxury hubs. He couldn’t just close down the entire building over this universally accepted unwritten rule.
There was no need to do so.
However, while he couldn’t intervene in others’ transactions, he could at least help the girl in front of him who had shared this information with him fulfill her wish.
“My na is Chu Mo. I just happened to buy quite a few things at Hermès with my girlfriend. If you’re willing, you can count my purchases towards your quota. That way, you’ll have enough to et the sales requirent for that bag,” he said.
The petite girl hesitated slightly. The bag she had her sights on was a small calf leather bag worth a hundred thousand. It was what she had been able to save up over half a year.
If she were to buy it under normal circumstances, she’d need to spend an additional fifty thousand RMB on other unnecessary items to et the quota.
But by accompanying Chu Mo and using his spending quota, she could save the five thousand associated with the bundling requirent.
However, since she and Chu Mo were neither family nor friends, and knowing that he was there with his girlfriend made her feel sowhat embarrassed.
Just as she was hesitating, Chu Mo, with a smile on his face, sincerely said:
“Thank you for enlightening on so much just now. Consider it a token of my gratitude for your help.”
She really wanted that bag, and if she missed this chance, she would have to save for a few more months to gather the fifty thousand RMB quota. Moreover, in the Hermès store, she only had eyes for that particular bag; she didn’t fancy anything else, so the quota was a complete waste.
After hesitating for a mont, she finally nodded lightly and said gratefully:
“Then… thank you for the trouble.”
Chu Mo didn’t say much and turned to walk into the Hermès store.
anwhile, Tao Yun, dressed in an off-shoulder dress, had already erged from the fitting room and was waiting quietly in the store.
“Brother, does this look good?”
Although Tao Yun had a pure and youthful face, her figure was exceptionally stunning. The off-shoulder dress showcased her snow-white and jade-like collarbones. She stood in front of him and turned around on the spot, looking as noble and elegant as a swan.
Chu Mo nodded, his eyes slightly brightening as he said:
“It’s really beautiful.”
“If you like it, then I’ll take this one,” she said.
Chu Mo raised an eyebrow, casually remarking:
“Don’t like the other two? I thought the black miniskirt was pretty nice.”
Before Tao Yun could respond, the female sales assistant at their side said respectfully:
“This young lady has a great figure, just like a model. Whatever she wears looks good on her. The miniskirt and the slip dress both fit her well, especially the black miniskirt, which makes her legs look longer if worn with stockings.”
As the sales assistant finished speaking, she glanced at the petite girl by Chu Mo’s side and smiled, saying:
“Brother, how about I try on the other two pieces for you to see? Whichever you think looks good, I’ll take.”
Chu Mo waved his hand, not wanting to spend too much ti in one store. After going through the whole mall with Tao Yun, he still wanted to visit the hotel on the seventy-ninth floor and the observation deck on the hundredth floor. Therefore, he made a decision:
“No need for so much trouble, just package up all these clothes, and also get a bag for this young lady.” As he spoke, he turned his gaze towards the petite girl beside him and quietly asked:
“Right, which one did you have your eye on?”
The girl’s cheeks flushed slightly, and she glanced at the tall and beautiful Tao Yun, taking a small step back. She then softly said:
“I was looking at the Platinum Kelly Togo in calf leather.”
Chu Mo raised his eyebrow at the sales assistant across from him, his eyes inquiring. The sales assistant with a kindly smile imdiately nodded and said softly:
“Yes, sir, I’ll get it for you right now.”
Chu Mo took out his Black Gold Card and handed it to the sales assistant, saying casually:
“Charge the clothes I picked to the card, and help this young lady with the bags.”
Chu Mo’s total spending reached well over a million, easily satisfying the bundled quota. The cashier respectfully took the card and said:
“Yes, sir.”
A minute later, Chu Mo retrieved his bank card and left the Hermès store with three shopping bags, accompanied by Tao Yun.
At that mont, keen to please Chu Mo, a potential high-end custor, the sales assistant imdiately surrounded the petite girl, recomnding various bags with a respectful and friendly deanor.
The girl eventually turned to look at Chu Mo’s figure disappearing into the crowd, her beautiful eyes filled with complex emotions.
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