Estee Lauder Warehouse SALE - Long Island

Ok ladies and gents, it's that time of year again when EL holds their warehouse sale in Hauppauge, NY. My employer gets tickets every year, but I've actually never been able to go. But this year, I'm free and clear.

I was able to snag a few tickets and have FOUR extras (as of now ... possibly more later), so for anyone interested, please PM me. They will (obviously) go to the first people who ask. The date is May 9, and you would need to make arrangements to get the ticket from me (I'm in Queens, NY).

For anyone who has gone to this sale previously ... how's the MAC selection? I understand from reading the other threads that the Canada sale has a disgusting amount of MAC, but the New Jersey sale had nothing. Honestly, EL has wonderful brands, but I'm only in this for the MAC.

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Hopefully I get enough to constitute a haul!

A friend of mine went a few years ago and she said she was able to snag some eyeshadows, but that was about it. Eyeshadows are always good though. And she said she thinks a few were discontinued (she isn't much of a MAC fan).

I officially gave away the last ticket, but am going to try to get my hands on some more. I'll keep everyone posted.

For those who have asked, I don't know what the discount is because I've never been to one of the sales. I would assume it is similar to the discount at the CCOs.

And there is no charge for the tickets. I'm lucky to have access to them, and I want to share that luck with all my lovely ladies and gents on Specktra, because you all truly feed my addiction!

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Unfortunately, I wasn't able to get my hands on anymore passes, and my company has officially run out.

As of now, only 1 of the 4 tickets has been picked up. If you received a PM from me saying I had a ticket for you, PLEASE contact me ASAP to arrange picking up the ticket.

Since so many people asked for tickets, I'm going to request that those who were promised one respond by Monday May 4. Otherwise, I"ll give it to someone else.

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Just got back from the warehouse sale a little while ago, and I'm still organizing what I bought. There was a nice amount of MAC there, quite a bit from the Couture collection (I picked up a 182 face brush, a highlighter, a lipglass for $6.50 and a mystery pressed powder WITH refill that was $15 but there were many others) some Hello Kitty things (brush holder with brushes, makeup bag, doll), a few Fafi things (figurine, t-shirt, scarf) and a few carrying bags I'd never seen before, 3 of which I picked up.

But the highlight had to be the bin with the 3 packs of shadows ... randomly pre-selected, each pack of 3 was $10 ... yes, a mere 10 bucks for 3 shadows. Needless to say I was handing packs to the people I went with, since there was a limit of 3. And of course, most of the packs came with a color I had already, so I'm considering selling some of the duplicates on here (Clarity, Stormwatch, and Bang on Blue).

I also picked up a package of 14 Estee Lauder makeup brushes and a sponge for powder for $15 ... the brushes, all marked, include lip, concealer, blush, eyeliner, large eyeshadow, small eyeshadow, finishing (fan), face and body (kabuki), brow, bronzer, eyeshadow blending, base/contour, powder, and foundation. I almost had a heart attack when I saw the price sticker!

After the warehouse sale, I went to the Company Store, which was just a CCO I'd never known about before ... there wasn't a large MAC selection like the CCOs in Riverhead and Deer Park, but I was able to pick up JewelMarine glitter, a few shadesticks, some shadows and a fluidline. If I have the energy to post the pics, I put it all up in the haul forum.

Definitely worth the trip out there. Can't wait until my company gets tickets again!!

UPDATE: I just priced the Estee Lauder brushes ... 9 were on the official website, 5 I got average prices on ... the total cost of the $15 package I bought is approximately $388 ... I am floored.