love2beach
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Aw mannnnn!!! I guess the ecomony is effecting everyone!
This just in: Price increase 2009
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michelle79
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BOOOOO! The price of everything is going up!
GlamQueen21
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Seriously?!?! Prices are going up form $.50 to $1.50?! That's insane!! I'll have to minimize my purchases online and at the store after I buy the Dame Edna collection.
banjobama
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I still stand by what I said. If you buy say, 12 MAC items a month, decide on ONE you can live without, and I'm sure you'll save at least enough money to make up for the price increase on all the rest. And makeup is a luxury, if a person is worrying about getting their groceries bought or their energy bills paid, she ought to not be spending money on cosmetics at all.
I know not being in a rage at MAC isn't the popular attitude to have in this thread. YES the price increase sucks, I'm not denying that. But blame the economy, not one single company.
Originally Posted by LP_x
Ummm... heck of a difference when you buy like 10+ items a month. If every single thing you bought in a month increased by $1 (including food and energy bills), it would be like an extra $500-$1000 a month. |
I still stand by what I said. If you buy say, 12 MAC items a month, decide on ONE you can live without, and I'm sure you'll save at least enough money to make up for the price increase on all the rest. And makeup is a luxury, if a person is worrying about getting their groceries bought or their energy bills paid, she ought to not be spending money on cosmetics at all.
I know not being in a rage at MAC isn't the popular attitude to have in this thread. YES the price increase sucks, I'm not denying that. But blame the economy, not one single company.
SMMY
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I don't think its rage, that's a bit strong, isn't it? People do have the right to voice their opinions and I think a lot of people are exercising their right with their wallets. MAC is perfectly within in its right to raise prices, but I also think that part of the charm of MAC was that its a mid-end priced cosmetics company. It was a not so guilty pleasure, money-wise.
For the me the issue with MAC is when it raises its product prices in more subtle ways, such as introducing a new product that has substantially less product than similar products. I guess they are hoping that their customer base can't do simple math and figure out how they've more than doubled the price on a product via quantity reduction and that we won't notice, because of new packaging, new product etc. Dazzleglass is a great example. Is it a great product? Sure, but look at the following price breakdown:
Mac lipglass - $2.92 per gram
Chanel glossimer - $4.64 per gram
Dazzleglass - $8.59 per gram
So to get the same amount of Dazzleglass product as in one Chanel glossimer, you'd be paying $46.29 for it, which is a bit absurd to me, at least.
That's what fries my britches. I have a Chanel glossimer in Sideral, which the same type of product as dazzleglass, ultra-sparkly and shiny, but at a much better price point than the MAC dazzleglass. And to be honest, I like it much better than the dazzleglasses, as its not as sticky and doesn't have any noticeable chemical odor to it, like dazzleglass. So guess which product I'm going to buy?
Part of being a makeup fan is being able to pick and choose where you get your makeup fix from, not just marching lockstep with any one company. There are some things MAC makes that I love and would pay a bit more for, because they're worth it to me. Other things not so much.
Being a MAC fan doesn't mean you have to love everything they make or all of their practices. That and my mother raised me to be a smart consumer.
| Originally Posted by banjobama
I still stand by what I said. If you buy say, 12 MAC items a month, decide on ONE you can live without, and I'm sure you'll save at least enough money to make up for the price increase on all the rest. And makeup is a luxury, if a person is worrying about getting their groceries bought or their energy bills paid, she ought to not be spending money on cosmetics at all. I know not being in a rage at MAC isn't the popular attitude to have in this thread. YES the price increase sucks, I'm not denying that. But blame the economy, not one single company. |
I don't think its rage, that's a bit strong, isn't it? People do have the right to voice their opinions and I think a lot of people are exercising their right with their wallets. MAC is perfectly within in its right to raise prices, but I also think that part of the charm of MAC was that its a mid-end priced cosmetics company. It was a not so guilty pleasure, money-wise.
For the me the issue with MAC is when it raises its product prices in more subtle ways, such as introducing a new product that has substantially less product than similar products. I guess they are hoping that their customer base can't do simple math and figure out how they've more than doubled the price on a product via quantity reduction and that we won't notice, because of new packaging, new product etc. Dazzleglass is a great example. Is it a great product? Sure, but look at the following price breakdown:
Mac lipglass - $2.92 per gram
Chanel glossimer - $4.64 per gram
Dazzleglass - $8.59 per gram
So to get the same amount of Dazzleglass product as in one Chanel glossimer, you'd be paying $46.29 for it, which is a bit absurd to me, at least.
That's what fries my britches. I have a Chanel glossimer in Sideral, which the same type of product as dazzleglass, ultra-sparkly and shiny, but at a much better price point than the MAC dazzleglass. And to be honest, I like it much better than the dazzleglasses, as its not as sticky and doesn't have any noticeable chemical odor to it, like dazzleglass. So guess which product I'm going to buy?
Part of being a makeup fan is being able to pick and choose where you get your makeup fix from, not just marching lockstep with any one company. There are some things MAC makes that I love and would pay a bit more for, because they're worth it to me. Other things not so much.
Being a MAC fan doesn't mean you have to love everything they make or all of their practices. That and my mother raised me to be a smart consumer.
blindpassion
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I kinda doubt it. The way the Canadian dollar is right now is the way its been for decades, it just happened to spike for period of time and it was as valuable as the USD. Nothings really changed.
| Originally Posted by Lapis
Did anyone see the wall street journal story that Chanel, Versace, Christian Louboutin and Chloé are lowering prices 7-10% I wonder if the Can dollar sucking right now is the reason MAC is raising theirs, as all those brands are tied to the euro |
I kinda doubt it. The way the Canadian dollar is right now is the way its been for decades, it just happened to spike for period of time and it was as valuable as the USD. Nothings really changed.
macmakeupaddict
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Awww man! This is crazy!!! I just started getting to the point where I can afford this stuff but def not now w/ increases. CCO's items will be marked up as well. Grrrrrrr
Vanilla_Mint
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Can someone please put up a list of the products that will have the price increase? (Sorry, I didn't find this anywhere..)
malteze_bubbleg
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i already find it hard to purchase MAC at the moment so imagine if prices do go higher!!!!
MUnovice-08
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guess this shop-a-ton really fell good. So gonna stock up!!
Ugghh
Ugghh
LostinBubbles
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Well that's quite a bummer!!
Dang economy.
goofy0922
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I didn't realize they're raising prices AGAIN!!! they just had a price increase right after they had their first friends and family sale (the calm before the storm)
Lipstick prices went up in the summer along with everything except lipglosses, paintpots, paints, and shadesticks (which are rumoured to be discontinued..again!!!) Lipsticks are not $17 in Canada, eyeshadows...same, pigments are almost $25 it's crazy up here!!! and worst of all we don't even have a CCO up here in Canada.
| Originally Posted by HOTasFCUK
Time to start hauling in the sales threads here! I can just imagine what the Canadian prices will be like! |
I didn't realize they're raising prices AGAIN!!! they just had a price increase right after they had their first friends and family sale (the calm before the storm)
Lipstick prices went up in the summer along with everything except lipglosses, paintpots, paints, and shadesticks (which are rumoured to be discontinued..again!!!) Lipsticks are not $17 in Canada, eyeshadows...same, pigments are almost $25 it's crazy up here!!! and worst of all we don't even have a CCO up here in Canada.
