LeBron James’ wife Savannah says Hermès fired saleswoman who turned her and friend away from shopping appointment in Italy
Savannah and her podcast co-host April McDaniel discussed the incident in an appearance on ‘Question Everything’
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- Savannah James claims she was turned away from a Hermès store in Italy despite having a shopping appointment
- Her friend April McDaniel said the saleswoman was fired after the incident and the store later offered VIP treatment
- The pair also said they faced similar treatment at a Chanel store in France during their European trip
LeBron James’ wife Savannah James says Hermès fired a saleswoman at a store in Italy after she was refused service despite having an appointment to shop.
Savannah, 39, appeared on the Friday, Aug. 7 episode of Danielle Robay’s Question Everything podcast alongside her own podcast co-host and friend April McDaniel. During the episode, the pair of friends rehashed the alleged incident, during which McDaniel was quick to come to her friend’s defense.
McDaniel recounted scheduling Hermès shopping appointments for the pair as they traveled Europe.
“We be hustling,” she said. But at the Italy location, McDaniel claimed “they treated us like s–t. They closed down that whole motherf—–g store.”
“They did,” Savannah said with a sigh.
Robay then asked McDaniel to elaborate on the situation, and she then alleged that the incident transpired when a saleswoman turned them away despite having a shopping appointment, leading to what she claims was the saleswoman’s firing.
“And fired the lady,” McDaniel said. “I said, we’ll be back for you. I’ll be right back.”
“We had an appointment,” Savannah shared. “And they tried to act like it was…”
“I said baby you caught the wrong one today,” McDaniel said, adding that Savannah is “very nice” but that McDaniel had no trouble standing up for her.
“We’ll be back here,” she said, adding that they requested to see crocodile leather pieces.
“You want some smoke? You done caught one. I am crazy like that. Like…” McDaniel joked.
“I like that kind of crazy,” Robay said with a laugh before asking how the store remedied the situation.
“We was in the private room with champagne and caviar,” McDaniel said. “I said how many bags you got? Ten?”
“They brought out everything,” Savannah chimed in.
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“I said I’ll take bathing suits, I’m buying silverware,” McDaniel shared. “I was living my best life.”
The pair of friends then alleged they were met with similar hostility at a Chanel store in France, during which a sales associate allegedly instructed Savannah not to touch a miniature bag multiple times, despite the bag being available to touch.
When asked if experiences of this nature ruin luxury designer shopping experiences for her, McDaniel quickly replied, “No.”
“I’m calling the boss,” McDaniel said. “We’re closing the store down. She can go like that. I’m closing it down. You’re fired. That’s the last person… I’m heated, I’m ruining the whole situation.”
