Wow, I doubt I have spent that amount on clothes over my entire lifetime!

This is not my world, but I can see how it happens:
This year's handbag: $2-3K
2-3 pairs of designer shoes: $1500-$2000
Coat: $3000 perhaps
6 formal gowns for galas and benefits: $6-8K, not including shoes and handbag.
etc,

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Anonymous wrote:If you spend that much on clothes, but are worried that you're missing out on freebies, you can't really afford to spend that much on clothes.

OP here.

It’s not freebies, it’s concierge services, early notification of arrivals, courier deliveries, etc. Different stores offer different things, not all of them are openly advertised - hence my asking here.

If you have that kind of spending power kowtowing to any given store for perks is doing it wrong. Buy what you want where you find it. In the end these stores work very hard to identify big spenders and bring them back, including buying consumer profiles.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how much do you donate to charity each year?

No one owes a charity donation. You spend your money how you want and let others do the same.

I'm sorry, but, having worked for a number of non-profits, most are just entities designed to keep their employees employed. Give your housekeeper a big bonus instead. Total waste of money in many cases.

Where did the PP specify non-profits? There are many ways to be charitable. And clearly you are not "sorry".

20k *a year* on clothes is excessive and gross. Just is. Don't try to justify it. It's ghastly. That was really the first PPs point and it is well taken.

No one *deserves* to have so much money that they spend $20k on clothes *every year* when so many people in this world have so little.

Anonymous wrote:Look, I shop at REI and LLBean, but isn’t it obvious that if you spend all your money at one store, that store will take more interest in you as a customer? I imagine having a relationship with a motivated salesperson also impacts what extras you’ll be offered.

NP here. And REI is a co-op where you can join and get discounts too. Safeway has a brand card. And lots of gas stations. Costco.

Not sure why people think it's so snobby to be part of a loyalty program somewhere.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how much do you donate to charity each year?

No one owes a charity donation. You spend your money how you want and let others do the same.

I'm sorry, but, having worked for a number of non-profits, most are just entities designed to keep their employees employed. Give your housekeeper a big bonus instead. Total waste of money in many cases.

I tend to follow designers more than stores, so I don't limit myself to any particular department store. But I do tend to shop most at Bloomingdales anyway because they tend to have more of the British designers I like.

Look, I shop at REI and LLBean, but isn’t it obvious that if you spend all your money at one store, that store will take more interest in you as a customer? I imagine having a relationship with a motivated salesperson also impacts what extras you’ll be offered.

Anonymous wrote:If you spend that much on clothes, but are worried that you're missing out on freebies, you can't really afford to spend that much on clothes.

OP here.

It’s not freebies, it’s concierge services, early notification of arrivals, courier deliveries, etc. Different stores offer different things, not all of them are openly advertised - hence my asking here.

If you spend that much on clothes, but are worried that you're missing out on freebies, you can't really afford to spend that much on clothes.

Anonymous wrote:Serious question: how much do you donate to charity each year?

No one owes a charity donation. You spend your money how you want and let others do the same.

Serious question: how much do you donate to charity each year?

out of touch, much?

Do you have room for all those clothes?
With that you can buy a car

... do you try to shop at mostly one department store to get the benefits?

Right now my shopping is largely divided among different department stores (Bergdorf Goodman / Neiman Marcus, Saks, Bloomingdales, Nordstrom) but I'm wondering if it's worth trying to consolidate my shopping to mostly one store to take advantage of the different concierge services these stores offer to customers who spend a certain amount annually (I think with Nordstrom you only have to spend 5K annually to get some benefits like an at-home stylist, whereas with Bloomingdales it's 15K+ and Neiman has categories up to 600K+ which obviously I'm nowhere near!)

Anyone have experience with these?