{
  "dataset_version": "2026.10.1",
  "topic_id": "online_spend",
  "question": "Does online spend count toward a quota bag?",
  "asked_as": [
    "Does online Hermès spend count toward pre-spend?"
  ],
  "status": "conflicting",
  "lead_answer": "Whether online Hermès spend counts toward pre-spend is not settled: some collectors report that orders on the Hermès website appear in their client history, while others report that such orders count for little or nothing with their local boutique.",
  "short_answer": "Online spend is mixed: collectors disagree on whether it is treated like an in-boutique purchase.",
  "detailed_answer": "Reports disagree, so both positions are shown.",
  "confidence": "medium",
  "sample_strength": "limited",
  "geography": "Global",
  "period": {
    "from": "2024-01",
    "to": "2026-09"
  },
  "last_reviewed": "2026-09-30",
  "observations": [
    {
      "research_pack_id": "MQB-RP001-QUOTA-RATIO-2026-09",
      "observation_id": "MQB-OBS-014",
      "topic_id": "online_spend",
      "statement": "Reports conflict on whether online spend is treated like an in-boutique purchase; global purchase history and local attribution may be separate.",
      "evidence_layers": [
        "RP001-A",
        "RP001-B",
        "RP001-C"
      ],
      "frequency": "conflicting",
      "confidence": "medium",
      "sample_strength": "limited",
      "causal_strength": "unknown",
      "status": "active"
    }
  ],
  "benchmarks": [],
  "observed_ranges": [],
  "exceptions": [],
  "contradictions": [
    {
      "research_pack_id": "MQB-RP001-QUOTA-RATIO-2026-09",
      "contradiction_id": "MQB-CONF-001",
      "topic_id": "online_spend",
      "position_a": "Online purchases can appear/count in client history.",
      "position_b": "Online purchases may count for little or nothing with the local boutique.",
      "status": "mixed",
      "possible_explanation": "Global purchase history and local attribution may be separate systems, so an online order can appear in a client's history without counting at the local boutique.",
      "confidence_in_explanation": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "research_gaps": [],
  "official_position": {
    "research_pack_id": "MQB-RP001-QUOTA-RATIO-2026-09",
    "observation_id": "MQB-OBS-001",
    "topic_id": "official_numeric_ratio_threshold",
    "statement": "No public Hermès numeric pre-spend threshold or formula was identified in the reviewed materials.",
    "evidence_layers": [
      "RP001-A",
      "RP001-B",
      "RP001-C"
    ],
    "frequency": null,
    "confidence": "high",
    "sample_strength": "not_applicable",
    "causal_strength": "not_applicable",
    "status": "active",
    "note": "Based on the materials reviewed."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "canonical_source_id": "CANON-SRC-000001",
      "normalized_url": "surgeofstyle.com/hermes-pre-spend",
      "url": "https://www.surgeofstyle.com/hermes-pre-spend/",
      "platform": "specialist_blog",
      "title": "Hermes Prespend Guide: What Actually Counts (2026)",
      "publication_date": "2026-07-15",
      "source_quality": "B",
      "geography": "unknown",
      "access": "full",
      "evidence_type": "first_person_report",
      "discovery_passes": [
        "RP001-A-STRICT-WEB"
      ],
      "pass_source_ids": [
        "RP001-A-SRC-001"
      ],
      "independent_discovery_count": 1
    },
    {
      "canonical_source_id": "CANON-SRC-000018",
      "platform": "public collector discussion",
      "url": null,
      "title": null,
      "publication_date": null,
      "source_quality": "C",
      "access": "ACCESS_LIMITED",
      "evidence_type": "first_person_report"
    }
  ],
  "html_url": "https://myquotabag.com/myquotabag-data/online-spend/"
}