Anyone here have connections with Burberry? I've been interested in their trenches for a while, but I'm a bit too cheap to pay retail. TIA.

 

I want in too...
Saw and tried one on I really like, but retailed for $2,790? TIA

 

you may get a good deal on ebay. i bot a burberry scarf there for 1/3 retail price

 

Yea, I've been looking on fleabay and amazon but with no luck.

 

i've actually had pretty good luck on ebay for a few burberry items... any hookup is much appreciated though

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I got a total of 12 burberry polo shirts off ebay. All were brand new w/ recpt from Saks. I paid about 45 per shirt, vw the 95 they were tagged for. Ebay ftw, just make sure it's the real deal.

 

I am interested in the trench for my wife, if anyone knows of a good place to buy besides those listed already.

 

Man, someone here has to have a connection!

 

Or we can do a group buy...lol..I am in for one too

 

haha i'm down for a burberry group buy!

 

Heck yea...I'd be up for a group buy as well.

 

As would I, ever since Sopranos I need a Burberry trench.

 

Not sure if Burberry is like the high-end designers, but I do know that Louis Vuitton and Versace employees can only purchase a certain dollar value in goods at discount annually. Doubt you'll find a Burberry connection (unless it's at the senior executive level) that could purchase a bunch of trenches at discount without repercussion.

 

darn nabbit...hmm, i might have to call the burberry store and see if i can ask them for a bulk purchase. i think we have enough people here to maybe swing it?

 

Not trying to rain on the parade, but you'd be awfully lucky to find someone at a Burberry store who:

1) Would want to swing a bulk sale for some Joe Blow off the street
2) Would be authorized to even be able to purchase a large qty of product

There's a lot of factors working against you. Burberry obviously wants to protect their brand image/air of exclusivity, and the easiest way to destroy that is to allow qty of premium product to sell for below retail. It's nowhere near an exact parallel, but do you think Ferrari would allow a bulk purchase of their cars for below retail?? Store managers of any premium brand rarely are given the discretion to mark down product, especially premium product that sells easily at full list.

People who work in higher-end retail typically are career professionals. Unless they're looking to get out of the biz (or have some addiction issues that make them desperate), they know that it's career suicide to get caught flipping product that was acquired with an employee discount.

But good luck and more power to you if you do find someone.....