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Slimy/negative why?
I know they are staggering the release of this one, which is lame. But they always ask for the full amount up front for limited releases, that’s standard. And I would be quite sure that if you pay for one, you will get one. I’ve never heard of them taking full prepayment without a guarantee of getting the watch.
If they really did try to do that with no guarantee of allocation, tell me who it was that called you and I’ll give the boutique some “feedback”.
Regal-
Originally I asked them about the new release - they had sold out but asked if I wanted to be on a wait list in case anyone pulled out. So then they call me but I didn’t give them my number to be sold something they don’t have. They gave me no specifics, and leant heavily on the scarcity angle - sure, I guess that’s the whole point with these but nobody needs to be reminded.
All feels a bit gross.
Maybe this stuff is fine if they are peddling something really creative and unique. But they aren’t. It’s a middling re-issue.
An email with the date they’ll get them and a button to ‘pre-order’ now would have been a bit more Seiko imho. Much less gross salesy.
Howard
GS store called me and asked if I would like to pay now for - maybe - one of the first of the second wave of the smaller 62Mas-a-likes arriving ‘next year’.
No.
Such slimy negative vibes :(