Worked at an AD in Cincinnati

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Originally Posted by TheVTCGuy

I have been with my AD since 2008. I know the SAs very well and can tell you without a doubt, it is the manager that decides where (or to whom) the watches go.

Yes, the managers decide 100% - agreed. Unless you’ve got a relationship with a manager, it’s the relationship with your Sales Associate that really matters.

There’s more than one way to build said relationship; it doesn’t have to be fake and it doesn’t have to require spending money on items you don’t want.

I’ve personally met several SA’s over the years, and the handful that I’ve developed genuine rapport with have fought for me or put in a good word for me (with their managers/owners) on my behalf to get me a watch when the opportunity was there - often without a spend history.

Not every SA will have the same pull with the manager / AD owner. That must be a consideration as well.

Unfortunately, or fortunately - depending how you look at it - people skills and chemistry matter here - between you and your SA, and between your SA and their manager or owner.

Unless you’re rich and / or famous and spending a ton of money. Of course those people will have priority. With watches and almost everything else. Its capitalism folks.