Yes and yes. The sale items are not only better, they’re actually available to ALL subscribers not just Influencers and such. In fact the pop-up sales are the only reason I haven’t unsubscribed for the past year or more. There are definitely serious bargains to be had. However…
Like the best box variants (usually the spoilers very few people actually receive) there are a limited number of the most popular products so they sell out FAST. What’s in your cart can be snatched away before you can complete checkout let alone before you actually finish seeing what else is available. So for addicts like me the whole process is stressful. You wait nervously for the sale to start (and hope the site doesn’t crash on you) and then wait some more for the items to load on the page so you can hurry and find the ones you already know you want from the previews. Throw those in the cart, check out, then go back to the sale to find out what else is still available you didn’t know about, try and grab those little treasures and race to check out all over again. I had three separate orders last time. I was so frazzled I accidentally bought one of the eyeshadow palettes twice. And much to my chagrin it didn’t even sell out until the last day or so of the sale.
Speaking of the last sale… I admit I way overdid it in part because I do have a serious beauty product addiction but also being forced to make snap decisions because you have to compete with other shoppers is also to blame. Anyway, my point is that although I probably purchased more items than most, I find it worrisome I’ve only received about 30% of what I bought back then. According to my account the majority of my products haven’t even shipped or even had labels created yet.
So far I haven’t had many quality issues with my purchases but I did buy something from an Add-on sale not long ago that disgusted me. It was a Korres mask (one that had not long ago been featured in some people’s boxes) and it arrived in a very stained and crumpled box that no respectable retailer would’ve ever had the nerve to send to a customer. More upsetting was the fact that there was no inner seal at all, not even the little thin plastic disc inside every jar of skincare I’ve ever seen. I think I lost $12 on that because no way was I putting something on my face that looked as if it came from a dumpster and had obviously been at least opened if not tested/used. I didn’t bother contacting customer service because A.) they are pretty much useless no matter what the issue, B.) it often takes multiple emails to get them to reply with something other than a form letter consisting of generic FAQ info that completely fails to be helpful at all and C.) prior to the mask, during a pop up sale I purchased a cream blush/highlighter duo that arrived unboxed, scratched, old/expired smelling, and with moisture droplets on the product and fog on the mirror. I politely requested a refund (only $6 or so) or just a few charms to make up for it as opposed to a replacement fearing the whole batch (or probably more accurately that particular wholesale lot) was bad. But noooo…God forbid they give a long time customer who spends close to $1K a year on their offerings a measly six bucks. Sure enough…the replacement was just as old wet and stinky as the first. Now I pretty much just stick to lifestyle items, jewelry and a few non-cream or gel based beauty products.
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