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post #121 of 151
7/1/08 at 1:19pm

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Ahhh..this sucks!! I was actually just thinking the other day...MAC hasn't raised prices in a while. lol GREATTTTTTTTTT right before all these collections. Oh well, I can't complain because it is one of the cheapest high end makeup brands.
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post #122 of 151
7/1/08 at 2:04pm

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What went up $1?? All the products on the PRO site are just up .50. I might be missing it though.
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post #123 of 151
7/1/08 at 2:10pm

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Originally Posted by Stephie Baby View Post
What went up $1?? All the products on the PRO site are just up .50. I might be missing it though.
i noticed the brush cleaner went up by $1.
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post #124 of 151
7/1/08 at 2:13pm

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Last nite I bought climate blue e/s...14.50 and studio fix powder...I can't remember but I think it was the same price I brought it at last year. I get alot of uses out of it, so I don't mind paying around $25 for it. I really need to start shopping in state tho lol...including the MD state tax increase and this increase man...I just need to plan trips up to Christiana everyonce in a while when I want to splurge.
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post #125 of 151
7/1/08 at 3:32pm

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So I have been perusing other higher end makeup lines today, and I realized how awesome MAC is for remaining lower priced than most of them! Compared to Bobbi Brown, NARS, Shu Uemura, even Too Faced- MAC is a steal. I hate price increases but I'm okay with MAC doing it since they're already so affordable!
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post #126 of 151
7/1/08 at 4:31pm

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Originally Posted by abbyquack View Post
So I have been perusing other higher end makeup lines today, and I realized how awesome MAC is for remaining lower priced than most of them! Compared to Bobbi Brown, NARS, Shu Uemura, even Too Faced- MAC is a steal. I hate price increases but I'm okay with MAC doing it since they're already so affordable!
TOO FACED cost more, but is twice the size, hence cheaper.... not sure about the other brands
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post #127 of 151
7/1/08 at 4:46pm

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Nail Lacquers went up $1 too.

Did Powerpoints and other regular pencil eyeliners go up by $1 or $.50? (I think technakohls stayed the same)
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post #128 of 151
7/1/08 at 6:53pm

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Nail laquer
Eyelashes
Mascara
Brush cleaner
Bronzers
Foundation
Other loose beauty powders
All went up $1

Eyeshadows
Blushes
Went up .50

Lipsticks
Lipglosses
Slimshines
Pigments
Are all going to get a .50 cent raise in the next 6months (RUMOR from a MAC warehouse) but i think its true.
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post #129 of 151
7/1/08 at 7:34pm

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Originally Posted by xxManBeaterxx View Post
Quick question B2M controversy... If the eyeshadows are now worth more than the lipsticks and lipglosses.... How is this going to work out? No more B2M for eyeshadows? ...
you'll still be able to get them. right now you can b2m for slimshines, and they are $14.50, and plushglass is a b2m option, and thats $17.50. and as someone said earlier, all will increase in price in another 6 months. why don't they just increase it all at once? its gonna be too confusing for people.
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post #130 of 151
7/1/08 at 7:41pm

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Originally Posted by xxManBeaterxx View Post
Nail laquer
Eyelashes
Mascara
Brush cleaner
Bronzers
Foundation
Other loose beauty powders
All went up $1

Eyeshadows
Blushes
Went up .50

Lipsticks
Lipglosses
Slimshines
Pigments
Are all going to get a .50 cent raise in the next 6months (RUMOR from a MAC warehouse) but i think its true.
eye kohls and powerpoints are now $14.50, the same as technakohls.
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post #131 of 151
7/1/08 at 8:25pm

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Originally Posted by iheartcolor View Post
Never. Gasoline where I live goes up between 3-7 cents a week, if not more. Currently it is at 4.57, and yesterday it was 4.53.

*Supposedly* you should be getting pay increases as well (yearly, like cost of living raises) so *technically* it should sorta balance itself it out.
Not saying that it really does....

-Lauren
I think my employer needs this memo! :lol
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post #132 of 151
7/1/08 at 9:14pm

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other stuff that went up:

skincare:
studio moisture cream-$31
fix+-$16
gently off/pro eye makeup remover-$18
cleanse off oil-$21
green gel/cremewash-$19.50
wipes-$17/$25

accessories:
lash curler-$15
sharpeners-$3.50

concealers are all $15.50 now

lip pencils are $13 and cremestick liners are $14.50

primers increased as well.
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post #133 of 151
7/2/08 at 12:13am

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The increase must not have been the same in both the US and Canada, because blushes, bronzers and loose BP did not go up.
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post #134 of 151
7/2/08 at 12:40am

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Wow eyeshadows will be $20 in no time lawl. And then we'll think back and think the prices now are cheap XD
Darn, I didn't know about the price increases. No more chocolate for me </3

Fast response eye cream went up by $1 as well.
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post #135 of 151
7/2/08 at 12:44am

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Originally Posted by animecute View Post
Fast response eye cream went up by $1 as well.
no it didn't. its been $28.50.
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post #136 of 151
7/2/08 at 12:48am

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Not in Canada.
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post #137 of 151
7/2/08 at 10:57am

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I'm actually kind of laughing about the fact that cremestick liners (at least in Canada) are currently costing more than lipsticks. Something just seems a bit off there, for the lipstick to be cheaper than the liner...
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post #138 of 151
7/2/08 at 11:25am

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The threads about price increases with MAC have been merged. Thanks guys!
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post #139 of 151
7/3/08 at 2:32am

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Originally Posted by abbyquack View Post
So I have been perusing other higher end makeup lines today, and I realized how awesome MAC is for remaining lower priced than most of them! Compared to Bobbi Brown, NARS, Shu Uemura, even Too Faced- MAC is a steal. I hate price increases but I'm okay with MAC doing it since they're already so affordable!
Yes, this is the only reason I am stopping myself from banging my fists on the floor and throwing a tantrum lol I suppose I can deal with this small price increase, even though .50 can really add up in a big purchase. I'll just think about how much better it is than paying upwards of 26 dollars for an eyeshadow.
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post #140 of 151
7/3/08 at 9:06am

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well at least your usamoney only went $.5, in the uk it's gone up by a £1 which is $2! whihc doesn't sound like much but it all adds up
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post #141 of 151
7/3/08 at 9:52am

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But essetially it is abot Mac wanting to make money, cause with the current economic situation,a nd the increase in fuel, Mac's profits will be suffering, and so they are increasing them to cover the gap in profits due to fuel, thus, it is down to both the economy which thus in turn reflects the money Mac makes
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Originally Posted by MAC_Pixie04 View Post
the dollar value isn't the same in the economy. a dollar in 1972 is different than a dollar in 2002 and prices rise and fall accordingly. its not about MAC wanting to make more money necessarily, it's an economic thing.
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post #142 of 151
7/3/08 at 9:56am

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Due to inflation and the economy, it seems fair that prices need to go up, the only thing that isn't fair is that wages are not increasing in line with inflation
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post #143 of 151
7/3/08 at 9:59am

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UK prices have gone up £1
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post #144 of 151
7/3/08 at 10:30am

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I know it's so unfair, cause it doesn't seem like it, but if you want to buy a few things it knocks your budget out of sync
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post #145 of 151
7/3/08 at 10:33am

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Originally Posted by glam8babe View Post
UK prices have gone up £1
Really? On everything?

I was just on the MAC site, and eyeshadows are still a tenner, and pigments are still fifteen pounds...
Urgh, I hope they don't go up any more. The UK are paying extortionate proces on MAC as it is, compared to America.
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post #146 of 151
7/3/08 at 10:55am

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I also noticed that another makeup site from which I purchase goods also raised praises from $0.01 - $2.00... messed up
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post #147 of 151
7/3/08 at 12:58pm

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Originally Posted by stacey4415 View Post
Due to inflation and the economy, it seems fair that prices need to go up, the only thing that isn't fair is that wages are not increasing in line with inflation

Seriuosly? I thought that minimum wage in the US was increasing? I know i was getting paid $4.90 as a server and im suppoed to be getting $5.25/hr soon....... am I wrong? I dont keep up on this stuff very much that's just what I heard from a lot of people...
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post #148 of 151
7/3/08 at 9:10pm

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Originally Posted by AdlersMommy22 View Post
Seriuosly? I thought that minimum wage in the US was increasing? I know i was getting paid $4.90 as a server and im suppoed to be getting $5.25/hr soon....... am I wrong? I dont keep up on this stuff very much that's just what I heard from a lot of people...
Gosh, your minimum wage is so low, no wonder everything's cheaper in America! Here the minimum wage is nearly €9/hour I think, which is around $14
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post #149 of 151
7/3/08 at 10:04pm

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Originally Posted by -moonflower- View Post
Gosh, your minimum wage is so low, no wonder everything's cheaper in America! Here the minimum wage is nearly €9/hour I think, which is around $14
servers get paid less per hr because they make tips. minimum wage is still low. where i live it has risen to $7.15. believe me, if you have to live off just minimum wage, high end makeup would not be in your budget. it barely affords you anything but necessities.
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post #150 of 151
7/4/08 at 4:25am

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Yeah, in Cali, the minimum wage is $8 an hour which is high compared to the rest of the nation, but it's SO expensive to live in Cali. I think we have the most expensive gas prices.
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