Price Increase - This time it's for real!

[Curly1908]

MAC is getting really greedy...

 

[spunky]

nothing seems to have happened on the UK site... no doubt it'll come

 

[LMD84]

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Originally Posted by spunky nothing seems to have happened on the UK site... no doubt it'll come

we already had our increase this year hun

so we shouldn't get another one

 

[miss_primer]

I see on the U.S. site that lipsticks went up by 50 cents. They are now 14.50

 

[spunky]

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Originally Posted by LMD84 we already had our increase this year hun so we shouldn't get another one

oh right!

i thought that was because VAT went back up

yeah, i'm crap at economics

 

[cbh02b]

looks like lipstick, lipglass and eyeshadow all went up by .50 cents on the US site

 

[miss_primer]

Nail lacquers went up by $1.00. They are now $13.00

 

[Twinkle_Twinkle]

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Originally Posted by Curly1908 MAC is getting really greedy...

Agreed. They'll soon be out of their original price point and I personally don't think MAC product warrants Chanel prices.

 

[Curly1908]

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Originally Posted by Twinkle_Twinkle Agreed. They'll soon be out of their original price point and I personally don't think MAC product warrants Chanel prices.

I personally think that they are already out of the original price point.

MAC is about to open the door for a more moderately-priced department makeup brand to conquer the age 15 to 30 and multicultural markets. There has to be something between drugstore brands and Bobbi Brown/Chanel/etc. prices.

 

[DILLIGAF]

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Originally Posted by Curly1908 I personally think that they are already out of the original price point. MAC is about to open the door for a more moderately-priced department makeup brand to conquer the age 15 to 30 and multicultural markets. There has to be something between drugstore brands and Bobbi Brown/Chanel/etc. prices.

INGLOT is right on their ass. If they EVER get the website up and running it could be trouble. They are opening an INGLOT store in Aventura Mall. Looks like they are going to put it right across from the current MAC store.

 

[jazmatazz]

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Originally Posted by Curly1908 MAC is getting really greedy...

I agree, it's getting to the point where I will really scrutinize each purchase and whether it's worth the cost for me.

I know price increases are set way far in advance, but this really isn't the economy to raise prices on a discretionary/non-necessity product.

But seeing as things are selling out on the website hours after being released, they probably don't have a shortage of customers.

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by cbh02b looks like lipstick, lipglass and eyeshadow all went up by .50 cents on the US site

the shadows didn't go up. they've been $14.50 for awhile now.

lashes and all mascaras are now $14.

 

[splattergirl]

no idea if someone mentioned this but they're probably trying to get back the money they are donating to the Juarez charities :/

 

[twiztdlilangel]

So do we know exactly what all the prices went up on? and how much the increase is for each? Sorry I'm still pretty new to mac

 

[erine1881]

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Originally Posted by splattergirl no idea if someone mentioned this but they're probably trying to get back the money they are donating to the Juarez charities :/

the price increase has been planned long before the charity donation.

 

[peachsuns]

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Originally Posted by twiztdlilangel So do we know exactly what all the prices went up on? and how much the increase is for each? Sorry I'm still pretty new to mac

I would like to know, too.

 

[laylalovesmac]

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Originally Posted by peachsuns I would like to know, too.

Me too.