Wednesday, April 24, 2013

Priceline, sales and grumpy people

Among the recent excitement of 40% off sales for two days at Priceline I have discovered that a) I tend to purchase things I don't need just because they are there, b) some Priceline shops don't stock all the brands and c) some people get really grumpy for no reason.

I ventured down to the most convenient Priceline today to pick up some Sinful colours nail polishes, FOA glitter polishes, a Rimmel eyeliner and a whole heap of Essence products, only to discover that that particular store didn't stock FOA or Essence. Really? Is this a joke? Anyhow, to double check that I wasn't blind I politely asked the sales lady if they stocked FOA, to which she responded, 'I thought that would be pretty obvious.' Well that was a bit uncalled for!

Anyhow, determined to make it to the 40% off sales I then dragged my father along to a second store only to find the exact same thing. Until today I wasn't even aware that some Pricelines didn't stock FOA or Essence! I went to the Rimmel stand to pick up the eyeliner I wanted and it was out of stock.

I figured it was pretty ridiculous to drag my Dad along to a third store when, after all, it is just makeup. I had hoped that perhaps I could order it off their website, but of course it has crashed and there is no chance of getting on to it.

 I am disappointed that I couldn't pick anything up with such incredible sales going on but there you have it. It has actually made me realise that I tend to buy things even when I don't really want them or need them just because they are on sale. Oh well, at least I got some driving practise even if it was a waste of time!

Here is what I was hoping to pick up in the sales today:

Face of Australia Gliteratti polish in Studio 54
Rimmel Scandaleyes eyeliner in Nude
Sinful Colours nail polish in Island Coral and Bare
Essence Stay all day 16 hour long lasting concealer
Essence Nail polish in assorted shades
Essence Nail Art Express Drops
Essence Blush Brush
Essence Eyeliner pen
Essence Eyeshadow brush
Essence French Manicure Whitener

When I think about it, all I desperately want is the FOA and Sinful colours polishes and the Essence Concealer and eyeliner pen. That cuts out 6 products that I would have bought unnecessarily, so I guess it is a good thing that I wasn't able to make it to the shops!

Did you manage to pick up anything exciting?

24 comments:

  1. your right.... that comment that lady said was really unnecessary & down right rude too!

    I went to Priceline yesterday on my lunch break & picked up 3 blushes, 1 bronzer & 2 lipsticks..... & I am going back today on my lunch break (plan is to do spendings ban in May so may as well get it all out now while I can hehe)

    Hopefully will have a haul post tomorrow on my blog......

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    1. I was a little bit surprised that she was so grumpy. She must have been having a bad day!
      Oooh that sounds like a lovely little haul, I shall keep my eye out for a post :) Blushes and lipsticks are just so much fun to go shopping for!
      xx

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    2. ps: I forgot to thank you.... if it wasn't for your post I wouldn't have known about the deal so......... Thank you so very much for your post :) xx

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    3. Not a problem, nothing worse than finding out about amazing sales that you missed.
      xx

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  2. the Priceline closest to me doesn't stock Essence and the next one up does but the stands are always empty or messed up. I went on to the website and was trying to be patient hoping it would eventually work but no luck so I set my alarm for 4.30am (yeah I know crazy) and went on the site and the site worked perfectly I'm guessing noone online shops at that time haha then I just simply went back to bed! clearly I'm an addict but I managed to get quite a few things hopefully they don't take to long to arrive :)
    Also I work in customer service and even though sometimes its hard I'm never rude to customers that priceline lady seems really rude!

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    1. Oh my goodness, that is dedication getting up so early! I am impressed! What did you buy?! I don't really know why she needed to be so grumpy. I do understand that she must get some horrible people coming in but I did my best to be polite and nice...I was just asking a question!
      I hate it so much when the Essence stands are all messed up, especially when it is a limited edition collection and you can't find the products anywhere else.
      xx

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  3. How rude of her! My local Pricelines don't stock Essence or FOA it's so annoying because that's 2 of my favourite brands

    xx

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    1. I am with you, FOA and Essence are the brands I go to most often. Most of my products are from them and I love them so it is terribly disappointing to discover the two closest ones to me don't stock them. Argh!
      xx

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  4. I never realised that FOA and Essence aren't stocked in all Priceline's too until I went to try to buy it at a store in the city... you would think that a Priceline at Central Station would have more brands but no.. it has a tiny selection. It sucks that you couldn't get what you wanted :(

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    1. It's ridiculous, and it's not like FOA and Essence are really abstract kind of brands...they are pretty standard, I don't know why they wouldn't be carried everywhere. It is pretty disappointing but in the end I have to remind myself that it isn't the end of the world! :)
      xx

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  5. I got there at ten past nine today....me addicted to make-up? nah, you're kidding right? LOL!!!!

    If it makes you feel any better even though my priceline does stock FOA, the new glitter polishes were not on display and I asked but they said they didn't know anything about them :( I brought a lot of stuff I totally didn't need and then in my excitement I forgot to pick up some things I really wanted (huh???).

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    1. Dedication! How silly about the glitter polishes! I am desperate to get Studio 54. It must be pretty good because I rarely get excited about purchasing glitter polishes! Oh no, I hate it when that happens! :)
      xx

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  6. I knew some Pricelines didn't stock Essence but FOA too!? Wow.

    And that sales lady's comment was pretty rude! Jeez.

    I hope I can go down today just before it closes to pick up some things. Hopefully what I want isn't out of stock.
    I love the essence eyeliner pen!

    These events was probably just telling you that you already have enough makeup haha :)

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    1. I know right?! FOA is a huge brand. It was rude, I don't know why she was so grumpy! Unlucky for her I am a beauty blogger and now the whole world knows, haha :) Did you manage to get anything before the sales ended? I have heard such good things about the Essence eyeliner pen. I have a FOA liquid one which is good but I reckon the pen would be easier to use. I expect these events were trying to tell me that my collection is more than enough, although I would like to think of it as better deals coming up soon! Haha!
      xx

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  7. That sucks that they don't stock FOA and Essence! I didn't manage to order anything online, but I guess I'm kinda glad? Although the sale was good, I'm happy that I was able to restrain myself and not buy anything I wasn't desperate for. Though I'm still wanting to get the FOA glitters, I wouldn't have saved that much money on them anyway if I got them at Priceline.

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    1. I tried to get onto the Priceline website all day but it was just hopeless. I know lots of people were really cross about that. I am impressed with your self discipline!
      xx

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  8. The site is working again, I hope you can still nab some things online! I picked up a bourjois blusher, a nude by nature brush kit and some essence goodies :)

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    1. The Bourjois blushes are SO good, but expensive for what they are (though not with 40% off!). My friend has the Nude by Nature brushes and they are soooo soft! Good pick! Essence is so great too. Awww I am so jealous of your little haul!
      xx

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  9. What a rude woman! I hate rude employees, I work as a sales assitstnant on the weekends and I would never speak to a customer like that!

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    1. There seem to be more and more grumpy people these days...either they are sick of their jobs or customers must be getting worse. Either way, it's not nice.
      xx

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  10. Oh I hate when people are that rude - totally ruins my mood! I was lucky that my local priceline stocks both Essence and FOA, but they didn't have the new glitterati polishes or the new Essence limited edition range - although there were quite a few Essence products that were 50% off and then a further 40% off that! I wish I bought more, but I guess I don't need any of it :P

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    1. Ugh, sounds like even if I had found a Priceline with FOA and Essence it wouldn't really have been worth it. Having said that, 50% off plus an additional 40% off is AMAZING, especially since the products are so cheap to begin with. Argh, so disappointed!
      xx

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  11. I didn't even know some Pricelines didn't stock FOA or Essence! The Priceline in the city didn't have a stand for either and I just thought they didn't have them because it's a temporary store (which was really awful, the isles were SO small!!)
    That does sound like an annoying situation. I couldn't find what I really wanted anyway, but I didn't need them so I guess it's not that bad! Hopefully Kmart have a sale soon on FOA so I can pick up some glitterati polishes there - I don't need them so I don't want to pay full price, haha.

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    1. I was very surprised...FOA is a strange brand not to stock. Oh yuck, temporary Pricelines sound like a real pain. Kmart often have pretty good sales on cosmetics which is good. All I want is that one shade, I really set my heart on it! :)
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