I live about 3 hours from Destin and may be going to the CCO there. Has anyone been to that one lately or ever? Is it any good? I drove 2 and a half to one in AL and it sucked. I hate to call them and interrogate them on everything they have in their stock....If anyone could let me know what they might have that's not the regular stuff (foundations, shave cream, etc) that would be awesome!!!!

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**Farra**

I would just call them. If you're 3 hours away you have every right to find out what they have.

I am in California and am not familiar with CCO ~ Is that a shopping mall located on the East Coast ~ What does it stand for? Thanks...

Cosmetic Company Outlet.
They are owned by Estee Lauder. It is basically where they sell thier overstock at a reduced price. HTH

Destin, Florida? I've been there. The selection isn't very big at all. They had a lot of pallettes like tailormade though, and some little mac bags. I bought sprout there.

That sucks! Why do I live nearest to all the sucky CCO's??? Well I live near the sucky everything...there really isn't anything in Mississippi!

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MY HAUL:

Shadesticks: Gracious Me, Crimsonaire
Eye Shadows: Moon’s Reflection, Felt Blue, Zonk Bleu!, Melton Mauve, Knight Divine.
Pearlette and Opulent pearlizer sheer pigments (Love, love opulent – should’ve gotten 2).
I’m so excited I got these palettes -
Patternmaker: 6 cool eyes
Patternmaker: 6 warm eyes
These palettes are what led me to Specktra! When I saw they were gone from Nordstrom’s site in August, I Googled “Patternmaker” to try to find if anyone else sold it. I knew nothing about how MAC marketed their products. Specktra was one of the sites in the search listings!

One aside though….This is my third time visiting this CCO – it’s an hour’s drive from home; 40 minutes from work. The first time there was no problem with the amount I bought. Last month I bought 5 things. The clerk told me I was limited to buying 3 items and that she would have to ring up 3 items and then 2 items. I told her I didn’t know there was a limit; that I read the sign that said the limit was 3 of the ”same” color, not product. She said there was a limit of only 3 products per cosmetic line – e.g., 3 MACs, 3 Prescriptives, 3 Estee Lauders, 3 Bobbi Browns, etc. This time, though, there was no mention of any limits at all. Maybe this was a training issue for that clerk and she didn’t understand the policy.

I, also, asked when they stocked the shelves. Both clerks told me they receive stock around the middle of the month – and it takes them sometime up to a week to get all the products on the shelves. And she also said that they hadn’t had any pigments or MSFs for a long time! (She suggested I call; their phone no. is 850 650-1660).

I wish I could remember all the products and colors I saw like some posters do. But what I do remember is they had one of the brush sets from the Pattermaker collection, Saks 2004 Holiday Set, other Holiday lip sets, shadesticks, foundations, eyeshadows, concealers, bronzers and the regular fluidlines – there were no LE ones.

yeah i have been to a couple of CCOs in California over the years and they are ALL over the map as to what the rules are. i believe that the rule *is* 3 of one color most of the time, except where palettes and gift sets and the like are concerned and then you can only get three total of those from any brand.

sometimes they tell me it's 3 of each color, sometimes they tell me it's 3 of each finish (like Lustre, Frost, etc...which makes...*no* sense what so freaking ever) and sometimes it's 3 of each type (lipstick, e/s, etc). i have *never* been told it was 3 products from a line, period. they act like they don't want to make any money at all. it doesn't make any sense to me.

it'd be nice if we could e-mail Estee Lauder and ask them to detail their CCO purchase policy, print it out and take it in with you when you go. that'd simple things up real quick.

ISPERRY:

Where do ya live?? My in-laws live in Port St. Joe/Mexico Beach area...it's SO beautiful there....we are considering moving there....Is that the area you are from..?

Sorry to hijack the thread

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Sorry, I didn't see this until today. I live in Panama City and work in Panama City Beach, FL. I know Port St. Joe/Mexico Beach well....Mexico Beach is the eastern-most city in Bay County. St. Joe is adjacent to Mexico Beach in Gulf County. Mexico Beach/St Joe is about an hour from Panama City. Panama City Beach is the western-most city of Bay County....Quite a geography lesson, eh? But, yes, Mexico Beach and St. Joe are quite beautiful -- Their beaches are still pristine -- not so tourist laden as is Panama City Beach. Since I do field-work in Panama City Beach, I battle the Spring-break crowds and tourists in the spring and summer and the snow-birds in the winter!

But, I visited the Destin CCO today. I was surprised to see they had lessened the space by half where they usually display MAC. I asked the clerk why; she said they had received more of the other brands' products. They still have the Patternmaker collection (lip and eye palettes, brushes, etc.), same lipsticks, same shadesticks and fluidlines, mostly dark foundations and powders. But I did see NW100 in the hyper-real foundation.

I got -
Another opulent pearlizer - Love this for blush and shadow!
Eyeshadows - Stars 'N Rockets, Little Minx, Flashtrack, Pink Source, Dazzlelight
Refined Deeper Bronze bronzing powder
Hyper real foundation
Nautural MSF - Dark (I was surprised to see these -- they had all the shades)

The prices were still the same - $9.50 for eyeshadow, $17.25 for Natural MSF and bronzing powder and $17 for hyper real SPF 15 foundation.

She also told me they had put out the new stuff at the beginning of the week and would not be getting a new shipment in until after Xmas. She said everything went so fast this time because people were buying MAC for Xmas gifts!

Has anyone been to this CCO recently? I will be there during the summer and was wondering if it will be worth my time?

Hey guys! I'm going to Panama City Beach on Wednesday and I've already warned my hubby that I'm dragging him to Destin one day just to go to this particular CCO...
So has anyone been there lately?? Is it worth the short trip??

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no info??

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Alright, alright... I'm leavin' tomorrow, so it looks like I'm gonna brave it and drive over there! Granted, its only like 30 or 40 minutes and there are other stores around, but still. Hopefully I can find something there at least!!

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