Tuesday, January 8, 2013

How to get an exclusive email invite from coach factory online

This may disappoint coach fanatics out there who are tired of getting in the long line at coach factory outlet stores during their much awaited sale. Wouldn't it be nice to just shop online? No more waiting in line, only to find out the item you want is already sold out. Truth is, not everyone gets an exclusive online sale email invitation. Just to clarify, I'm blogging from the Philippines, not in the U.S, but I'm lucky enough to have a cousin there who is a coach fan, or used to be at least. My cousin Cris, who currently lives in California, was able to buy at the outlet stores before. Not quite sure if they were on sale that day, but she signed up at the store to get email notifications from coach factory. Ever since then, she would get invites for upcoming online sales. It would seem that she would get them more often after she buys during the online sale. Most, (if not all), of the purchases she makes are actually for me. She buys it for me using her C.C, or paypal and is shipped to her U.S address. She then sends them back home through a forwarding company, either by sea cargo or air cargo.


Requirements for signing up and becoming a member of coachfactory.com:

1.)U.S or Canada billing and shipping address
2.)An active email (make sure to add coach@e.coachfactory.com in your email contact list so that the emails won't get lost in the spam folder)

 Easy. Done. Now, getting the exclusive online sale email invitation is the hard part.

However, before you do this, continue reading below for other options.

 Steps I've personally followed to sign up and get my very own invitation:

1.)  Signing up with my own email, and my Philippine address(postal code).
The name and email address is not a problem, but when they ask for your zipcode or postal code, make sure it's a U.S zip, otherwise, you can forget about signing up. Total failure! See image below:

2.) Signing up with my own email, but with my cousins U.S zipcode.
This time I used my cousins zipcode, it let me sign up and become a member. But I never received an online sale email invitation. Fail!

3.) Letting my cousin send me an invitation from her account. I received an email with a link to become a member, YES, but I did not receive an invite for any upcoming or ongoing online sale. Still fail!- This is possibly the most popular way of becoming a member and getting a chance to receive emails from coach. I would probably try this one first. Theoretically, it could be an advantage if  you have a member who always gets an invitation send you an invitation from her account, it's worth a try!


My verdict, either coach really hates me, or that's really not how it works.

If you were able to get an exclusive invite for an upcoming sales, without ever buying or signing up at their factory outlet store, please let me know in the comments box.

Update August 1, 2013---I was told that if a shipping address is already being used by a member in their mailing list, a new member trying to sign up using the SAME address will not get invited. It makes sense as the online sale offers limited quantities per member.

Update August 12, 2013---This will completely prove that my update, dated August 1, 2013 is not entirely correct. Please read the blog entry in relation to this.

Take note that it's not hard at all to sign up at coach.com, I've been getting their emails every so often.

Getting an email invite to coachfactory.com online sale is a whole different story.
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14 comments:

  1. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2013 at 8:00:00 AM PST

    Hi! Glad I stumbled upon this. I signed up sometimes in November, and finally got invited to the online sale in December. And I managed to place few orders and have the items shipped to a forwarding company in Missouri (I'm from Brunei btw). There wasn't any problem until the last 5 orders. Somehow the forwarding company sent me an email saying that the Coach store has accused him of fraud!

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    1. paws.royaleJanuary 28, 2013 at 8:59:00 PM PST

      Thank you for posting this! It may have been a glitch in their system. BTW, is this coach.com or coachfactory.com?

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  2. AnonymousJanuary 27, 2013 at 8:02:00 AM PST

    And they claimed that they do not accept international CC! Funny as they had been successfully charging my CC! Anyway, I still get invited to the almost everyday sale online :) too bad I can't really purchase anything now as my CCs have been declined. I don't know if they don't accept in'l CC or they just blocked Brunei-based CCs

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    1. paws.royaleJanuary 28, 2013 at 9:04:00 PM PST

      What I've done is have my cousin,(who is in the U.S), send me an invitation from her coachfactory.com account. I used a u.s address to open my account. Sure, I got to sign in, but when I want to buy something, it requires a U.S or canada billing address for the C.C. Needless to say, I just have my cousin buy items for me, then she sends to the forwarding company to send it to the Philippines. Sorry to hear they stopped accepting your C.C, but it was fun while it lasted right?

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  3. AnonymousJuly 30, 2013 at 8:46:00 PM PDT

    try www.yourpersonalshipper.com! they can buy it for you!!!!

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    1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2013 at 12:36:00 PM PDT

      Hi, thank you for the suggestion, but I don't think www.yourpersonalshipper.com/YPS can help us with purchases from coach. Since the link to the sale is by members only, the link to the product/cart cannot be viewed by non-members (Unless YPS is a member of coachfactory.com, please correct me if I am wrong). As for me, I am quite happy with the arrangement I have with my cousin. She's mypersonalshoppershipper without the .com

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  4. AnonymousAugust 2, 2013 at 3:58:00 AM PDT

    Hi , I am looking for bulk coach purchase from "www.coachfactory.com" ; If u do have accounts' access to the website, Please let me know.

    Rest assured I am a sincere purchases in bulk, and sincerely looking for a long lasting business relationship.

    Thank you
    (InesNunojdzc@yahoo.com)

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    1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2013 at 12:42:00 PM PDT

      Thank you for the offer, but I am buying my bags as a collection "hobby", not for business. Although, I occasionally sell some of my stuff, I do not really see it as a business opportunity. Thanks again.

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  5. yeyesdootchSeptember 16, 2013 at 9:53:00 PM PDT

    Hi I also experienced the same thing. I have 11 transactions already using my CC issued outside US and also paypal linked to a card issued outside US as well. I always have it shipped to my friends house in the US..But since this Sept 2013, they are rejecting my orders :(.. Any advise would be appreciated

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    1. UnknownSeptember 20, 2013 at 12:22:00 PM PDT

      Hi yeyesdootch! First of all, so sorry to hear coach stopped rejecting your your card, frustrating ain't it? Technically, Coach.com & Coachfactory.com will only allow payments via Paypal/C.C's that have a U.S or Canada billing address. Even their online registration to join the site needs a U.S or Canada shipping address. It was only a matter of time before coach figured out that the C.C you were using was not issued in the U.S or Canada. You can always ask your friend to use her C.C or paypal (assuming it's issued in the U.S), then just pay her with your paypal. I know it will be more expensive to do it this way as paypal charges you to send money, but unfortunately, even if you use a different C.C, your email account, where they send the online sale invite to, is probably already flagged. I do not know any loopholes beyond this. You said they are rejecting your orders, that means, you CAN still get in the online sale right? Might be a dumb question, but I'd appreciate it the answer to it. :)

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  6. UnknownNovember 24, 2013 at 11:39:00 AM PST

    Can someone send me an invite to the coachfactory.com I really would like to join. My email is baby06mike88@yahoo.com I am a US Resident an maybe I can help with shipping the items to you.

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    1. UnknownNovember 28, 2013 at 6:12:00 PM PST

      Lu Bell, check you email inbox for an invitation to join coachfactory.com, it is not an invite to THE SALE, but to become a member first. Complete the membership form, and then invite any of your friends from your brand new coachfactory.com account, might help to boost being sent an invite to the upcoming sale events. Thank you!

      Invitation(s) sent to baby06mike88@yahoo.com

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  7. liezelDecember 15, 2013 at 6:42:00 AM PST

    Hi I love the coach bag I signed up before and havn't receive any invites.pls. send me an invite I would really appreciate it thank you!my email is alainacarl@yahoo.com

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    1. UnknownMarch 1, 2014 at 6:20:00 PM PST

      Hi liezel,
      Here ya go! Thank you for visiting my blog. While this is not a direct email for the coach factory sale, this is your chance to get invited! Things to remember:
      1.)Complete the membership procedure.
      2.)Go to your account and once it's set-up, INVITE friends (This will boost your account to be sent an invitation to any upcoming sale, your friend MUST complete her membership procedure too.)
      3.) Enjoy shopping!

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