mac rant.....crisis/sadness
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wildesigns
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I live in Buffalo...Cheektowaga to be exact and about a mile from the Galleria Mall where the MAC counter is inside Kauffman's. It will change over to Macy's soon since the Federated/May merger in '05. The MA's in there are great (especially Sara & Jill) and they do have a decent selection of things and get the new collections right out. They don't, however, carry pigments unless it's a part of a collection.
farra712
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Don't worry too much about not getting what you need....A lot of counters have the same thing as the stores, believe it or not. I live in Mississippi and we have only one MAC counter within about 100 miles. It is in a little department store, but they have all the same stuff as the stores I have been to (closest store is 6 hours away!) except for pro items and eyeshadow pans and palettes. Also, there is a major plus. Because there isn't a huge demand for MAC here we don't run out of LE stuff as fast as stores and other counters. Long after it is gone from the website, you can still get it at the counter here. Also, if you ask them, they usually will give you the number of a store that will have what you need and they will ship it for about $3 no matter what you buy! Good luck with your move.
Cool Kitten
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same here, my pro store is 2 hours away!
| Originally Posted by tracie haha i'm one of those poor people with only a counter to go to 
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same here, my pro store is 2 hours away!
jule8293
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So, this will be my first post here and i really getting angry, you all have so much luck, in the us is "everywhere" a mac store a round the corner! what should all the people here in germany say? my next mac store, but wait, its only be a counter is more than a hour away and the only pro store we have here, is in berlin, which is may be 6hs away and we all havent got the oppoturnity to buy stuff in the net, cause our dammm web page dont work!!! so please stop to moan!!!
kare31
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I get that you're frustrated, but there's certainly not a mac store around the corner "everywhere" in the US.
I'm 2 hours away from any MAC whatsoever, a store or counter, and the nearest pro store is 18 hours away. Several states don't have MAC at all. The most populous areas have better access to MAC, like most other types of commerce. It's not just a US vs. the rest of the world thing.
Hopefully MAC will give you guys the ability to order off the internet in the near future
| Originally Posted by jule8293 you all have so much luck, in the us is "everywhere" a mac store a round the corner! what should all the people here in germany say? my next mac store, but wait, its only be a counter is more than a hour away and the only pro store we have here, is in berlin, which is may be 6hs away and we all havent got the oppoturnity to buy stuff in the net, cause our dammm web page dont work!!! so please stop to moan!!! |
I get that you're frustrated, but there's certainly not a mac store around the corner "everywhere" in the US.
Hopefully MAC will give you guys the ability to order off the internet in the near future
LatinaRose
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I second the Toronto pro store, I love it! The MAs are all cool and Toronto is so much fun!
lara
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So I shouldn't torture you and tell you that the freestanding stores all turned pro in the last year or so?
| Originally Posted by Kat I live in Australia and not only do we pay grossly inflated prices but there only one counter in Brisbane, and the closest free standing store is in a different STATE. I don't even know about pro stores...gah! |
So I shouldn't torture you and tell you that the freestanding stores all turned pro in the last year or so?
Colorqueen
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HAHA Every time I ask MAC if they are putting in a counter in the city about 40 minutes from us, they LAUGH at me.
Seriously!
It is so frustrating.
After this litigation MAC/EL is putting on specktra, I am not sure how much MAC I am going to be getting anyway. They seem to have gotten creep for some reason.
| Originally Posted by toofaced There are no MAC counters in my area, the closoest counter is an hour away. I live about 3 hours from Buffalo. We need to get a petition going for MAC to put more stores/counters in Upstate NY! 
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HAHA Every time I ask MAC if they are putting in a counter in the city about 40 minutes from us, they LAUGH at me.
Seriously!
It is so frustrating.
After this litigation MAC/EL is putting on specktra, I am not sure how much MAC I am going to be getting anyway. They seem to have gotten creep for some reason.
wheresmytea
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Yep, same thing here. I'm in Perth, my nearest other counter is a four hour FLIGHT away!
| Originally Posted by Kat I live in Australia and not only do we pay grossly inflated prices but there only one counter in Brisbane, and the closest free standing store is in a different STATE. I don't even know about pro stores...gah! |
Yep, same thing here. I'm in Perth, my nearest other counter is a four hour FLIGHT away!
a914butterfly
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wow, i guess i take it for granted that i have so many options for getting mac. i have a mac counter in macys in cross county shopping center in yonkers, ny, another counter in nordstroms and another macy's in white plains, many freestanding stores and counters in manhattan (nyc), and the pro store in manhattan (nyc), and then there is always the mac website.
kalikutes
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lol yay someone else from cheektowaga! thats where im at! its not easy finding alot of things though since im used to having so much everywhere. itd be nice to meet another mac lover out here!
| Originally Posted by wildesigns I live in Buffalo...Cheektowaga to be exact and about a mile from the Galleria Mall where the MAC counter is inside Kauffman's. It will change over to Macy's soon since the Federated/May merger in '05. The MA's in there are great (especially Sara & Jill) and they do have a decent selection of things and get the new collections right out. They don't, however, carry pigments unless it's a part of a collection. |
lol yay someone else from cheektowaga! thats where im at! its not easy finding alot of things though since im used to having so much everywhere. itd be nice to meet another mac lover out here!
Wontpayretail23
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When I moved here for the first 6 months or so there was no MAC. You had to drive an hour and a half to get to the free standing store. Which I'd keep a list of what I wanted and I'd go haul every once in a while. Then they finally put a counter here in Feburary. But thats it. Just one counter. But at least it's 4 minutes from my house. I was their 1st customer and they remember me because of that. No pro store here, and I'm near Chicago. You'd think Chicago would have a pro store!
