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post #1 of 92
5/8/06 at 1:48pm
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So I went to the MAC freestanding store here in town on Friday. I took my list, and I had been saving and selling on ebay so I could afford a pretty significant haul...*cough* over $200 *cough* One of the male MAs sees the notebook and the stash that was piling up on the counter and says "wow, you are a serious MAC addict!" To which I replied grinning, "yes, thanks to Specktra."

And he says to me..."that little underground website is the devil!" (picture this in a slightly Southern accent and it's even funnier, no offence to those with Southern accents, keep reading....)
He walked away to help another customer, and I had to laugh, because in my mind I'm hearing Kathy Bates in Waterboy with her thick Louisiana accent saying "Foosball is the devil." Bwah-ha-ha! ("Look, Mama, the devil's on TV")

So I said to my MA "well, I guess I won't tell him I'm a moderator there" and at that she started laughing, too.

I guess he doesn't love us *sad violin music playing in the background* heh heh...

So wait, if Specktra is the devil what are we? Little MAC demons? :twisted:
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post #2 of 92
5/8/06 at 1:52pm
I guess we are demon spawn
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post #3 of 92
5/8/06 at 2:13pm
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Originally Posted by midnightlouise
"Foosball is the devil."
exactly how i heard it in my head!
hahahaha! I LOOOVE that LINE!!!
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post #4 of 92
5/8/06 at 2:15pm
Sign me up! I will gladly admit to being De-MAC spawn,...I get more people hooked,... I do think maybe we do need a help forum on here like MAC-Addicts Anonymous that supports those who want to reform their MAC spending habits,.. eventually I will need it,.. someday,.. maybe,..probably,... no,.. No,..I don't have a MAC problem,.. no,.. no not me,....
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post #5 of 92
5/8/06 at 2:31pm
If we were devils, we would boycot MAC! We should be MAC angels because we support them with our money!

But it's more like a symbiosis: money for makeup!
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post #6 of 92
5/8/06 at 2:35pm
Specktra IS the devil. I would never lustfully long for all the new collections like I do, if not for this board.

But if I'm going to be addicted, this is what I'd want to be addicted to...
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post #7 of 92
5/8/06 at 3:14pm
Specktra IS the devil! Lord knows how much money I've spent since joining this place!

But, if this is hell, I guess I can live with it.
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post #8 of 92
5/8/06 at 3:28pm
Specktra is the devil to my bank account, but as for myself, and I've got the French philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre to back me up on it, hell is just that bit more exciting than heaven...as discussed in his play "No Exit" (Huis Clos)

That's a joke, I mean no offence to religious Specktra members
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post #9 of 92
5/8/06 at 4:10pm
LOL - he called Specktra the devil while you were piling makeup at his till?? What a quack!!
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post #10 of 92
5/8/06 at 4:30pm
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Originally Posted by wattage
LOL - he called Specktra the devil while you were piling makeup at his till?? What a quack!!

Hmm if he was southern sounding then maybe his calling specktra Devil translates more to something toward meaning surprising,.. counfounding,..precosious,... I know my aunt from Kentucky used to say things using the word devil along those lines???
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post #11 of 92
5/8/06 at 4:32pm
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Originally Posted by midnightlouise
in my mind I'm hearing Kathy Bates in Waterboy with her thick Louisiana accent saying "Foosball is the devil." Bwah-ha-ha! ("Look, Mama, the devil's on TV")
I love that movie!! That's the first thing I thought of when I read this title.
Specktra is that little fiendish voice in my head when I go shopping
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post #12 of 92
5/8/06 at 4:49pm
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Originally Posted by glittergoddess27
Hmm if he was southern sounding then maybe his calling specktra Devil translates more to something toward meaning surprising,.. counfounding,..precosious,... I know my aunt from Kentucky used to say things using the word devil along those lines???
LOL!!

Sorry, just thinking of this dude saying this, working at MAC, saying "the devil!" in a southern accent... oh it makes me howl! It's such an oxymoron and so funny! I know exactly what you mean, how they have different interpretations - and I most likely (being Canadian) interpret it as he is saying something bad. But when you put it the way you did, it is much more funny - and enjoyable
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post #13 of 92
5/8/06 at 5:44pm
That's funny! The people at my MAC store think it's cool we are obsessed and visit Specktra and MUA so much
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post #14 of 92
5/8/06 at 5:45pm
No,. no problem,. I kinda wondered if he meant it that way,.. and trust me,.. around here (At least in Indiana) You can be on a different side of town and what you say means something different,.. it drives me crazy! I bet you have a cute accent Wattage,... I love the whole Canadian sound!
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post #15 of 92
5/8/06 at 5:49pm
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Originally Posted by ledonatella
That's funny! The people at my MAC store think it's cool we are obsessed and visit Specktra and MUA so much

Yep,.. they get so excited that I know about the new stuff sometimes before they do.. They think it is really cool. Nordies here is trying to recruit me but I am nervous about going for freelance,.. not sure that I am good enough,.. but then again,.. I have seen some of the freelance people they have and I beat their pants off,.. ?? I just dont know.
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post #16 of 92
5/8/06 at 5:54pm
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Originally Posted by glittergoddess27
Hmm if he was southern sounding then maybe his calling specktra Devil translates more to something toward meaning surprising,.. counfounding,..precosious,... I know my aunt from Kentucky used to say things using the word devil along those lines???
That's how i thought he meant it, I used to live in the south & I met ppl who refered to their kids as little devils (i guess their way of calling somebody a cheeky monkey?)

My bank account is not happy w/ specktra. I used to live near a two freestanding store, a cco, and multiple counters, then i moved & of course THEN the addiction has to start when i don't have access like i used to.
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post #17 of 92
5/8/06 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by wattage
LOL - he called Specktra the devil while you were piling makeup at his till?? What a quack!!
No he's not a quack. I don't think he meant it in a bad way, different sections of society say things that are interpreted in different ways. I would have said the exact same thing as he did, but I wouldn't have meant it in a bad way.
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post #18 of 92
5/8/06 at 6:28pm
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Originally Posted by midnightlouise
So I went to the MAC freestanding store here in town on Friday. I took my list, and I had been saving and selling on ebay so I could afford a pretty significant haul...*cough* over $200 *cough* One of the male MAs sees the notebook and the stash that was piling up on the counter and says "wow, you are a serious MAC addict!" To which I replied grinning, "yes, thanks to Specktra."

And he says to me..."that little underground website is the devil!" (picture this in a slightly Southern accent and it's even funnier, no offence to those with Southern accents, keep reading....)
He walked away to help another customer, and I had to laugh, because in my mind I'm hearing Kathy Bates in Waterboy with her thick Louisiana accent saying "Foosball is the devil." Bwah-ha-ha! ("Look, Mama, the devil's on TV")

So I said to my MA "well, I guess I won't tell him I'm a moderator there" and at that she started laughing, too.

I guess he doesn't love us *sad violin music playing in the background* heh heh...

So wait, if Specktra is the devil what are we? Little MAC demons? :twisted:

:rolf: I know EXACTLY who you are talking about!!!!
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post #19 of 92
5/8/06 at 6:32pm
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Hmm...yeah now that you guys mention it, I should have asked him what he meant by that lol! At the time I assumed it was something bad, because of the tone of his voice and he kind of had that disapproving look. Who knows, though? Some MAC MAs just naturally act like that anyway! I'm from Indianapolis, and even though I've lived in the South for years and I call my kids little devils (heh heh) I still might not have been picking up on it I tend to be a little shell-shocked when I'm in the MAC store. He could insult my Mom & I would probably just look at him with a vacant stare....
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post #20 of 92
5/8/06 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by Quiana



:rolf: I know EXACTLY who you are talking about!!!!
That's too funny! I didn't even have to describe him!!!
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post #21 of 92
5/8/06 at 8:33pm
lol thats too funny. And it is the devil. In a good way I had an MA tell me that estee lauder was going to 'take care of those evil sites' and than stomped off. All because I happend to mention how I hated the Lure packaging. The other MA just looked at me & rolled her eyes.
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post #22 of 92
5/8/06 at 8:51pm
The Devil? IT AN ANGEL WITH WINGS! and I LOVE IT!

Yes...my MA's all look at me like...how do you know this???
Sometimes I bring them printouts of the stuff they haven't even SEEN yet themselves....and I already KNOW what I want ahead of time! I think it makes for GREAT SALES! My MA at Nordstrom loves me and we go over the launches together and pic things out that I want....who could ask for a more SATISFIED CUSTOMER?
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post #23 of 92
5/8/06 at 9:43pm
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Originally Posted by inlucesco
Specktra IS the devil. I would never lustfully long for all the new collections like I do, if not for this board.
the powers that be must love us. we can cause a run on anything- just by word of mouth.
free advertising for mac! how perfect for them!
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post #24 of 92
5/10/06 at 8:55am
The last time i was there, i spent mad money, so the MA was very happy and threw in a Sundressing postcard (before i asked) and the Culturebloom dvd!! A little late, but oh well =) She was all excited to invite me to the Lure event and then i started talking about it & Turquatic and then she asked me how i knew. So i told her about specktra, and before i could even get into any detail she stopped me and was like "Oh, its one of those sites that leaks the info huh??"

To be honest, i never looked at specktra in a negative light like that. So i immediately tried to defend it *hahah*..i said how much people just really love MAC. The she said "Well thats no fun, then you already know all the good stuff" But it helps a lot too, i get to see what i want and dont want, i can budget my money and get tons of input from different people. Plus, ive learned like tons of stuff on here too.

I think we are MAC angels =)
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post #25 of 92
5/10/06 at 9:57am
I just don't understand how being an informed consumer would be a bad thing for an MA, except that maybe we come in knowing exactly what we want, which could possibly be intimidating? Seems like it would be an easy commission to me. On the other hand, perhaps they think it is more difficult to upsell to someone that knows exactly what they want. I don't necessarily think this is true, but maybe that is the thinking. And I suppose I would feel somewhat foolish if I worked for a company, and yet the customer seemed to be more up on the products than I was.

I had the opportunity this weekend to go to a freestanding store (this happens maybe twice a year, so it's a big deal for me). I had my list in my hand, she gathered the goods, we chatted about some things I had questions on, I asked for a sample of Strobe Cream and she talked me into the sample pack. It was all very effortless for her, took all of 11 minutes and a nice commission including one up sell.
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post #26 of 92
5/10/06 at 11:30am
You would be surprised at the amount of MA's who just don't like websites like ours, or more specifically Specktra.

Estee Lauder's legal team has contacted Specktra and forced (with the threat of legal action) us to take down images. They are aware of us, and undoubtly watch in a removed way what's going on.
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post #27 of 92
5/10/06 at 12:27pm
I don't get how they could see specktra as a bad thing, I mean the whole site is basically promoting MAC, I knew hardly anything about it before I stumbled across specktra, but now i can name practically every shadow and pigment. I suppose it may be a bit strange having people telling the MAs about stuff rather than the other way around. But i think all in all its a great site
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post #28 of 92
5/10/06 at 12:42pm
That cracks me up!

I'll take being a demon
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post #29 of 92
5/10/06 at 1:32pm
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Originally Posted by Janice
You would be surprised at the amount of MA's who just don't like websites like ours, or more specifically Specktra.

Estee Lauder's legal team has contacted Specktra and forced (with the threat of legal action) us to take down images. They are aware of us, and undoubtly watch in a removed way what's going on.
Maybe they don't like the fact that we the customers know more than most of their MAs sometimes?
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post #30 of 92
5/10/06 at 2:37pm
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Originally Posted by princess
Maybe they don't like the fact that we the customers know more than most of their MAs sometimes?
I agree!! I was at my counter a few weeks ago and ran into a girl who was in one of my classes last semester. She was telling me how it's time to get over Cover Girl, etc. and start wearing some adult makeup! It was so cute. She asked me which eye I liked better (the MA had done two looks) and I told her which one, why I liked it, what shadows I thought she should get and how she could recreate the look. I then turned around and realized the MA had been standing there watching the whole time. I felt bad and apologized, but she had a pretty mean scowl on her face! In all honesty though, I felt like I had done the MA a favour. I think my friend bought more because it was someone she knew giving her advice, rather than just a sales person.

It's really hit or miss. Some MAs are so cute about it when you know something they don't - others take it way too personally and get in a little snit.

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