I can dig what you're saying. Even more so for me is the INCONSISTENCY with so-called MAC "policies". I read on here where people have said that their counters have already let them pre-order, or have made a note of what to pull for them. Other counters, like mine, refuse to do any of that and tell you that you just have to come in on release day or, at the most, they might pull what you want if you call them the morning of the release. I agree that it's just gotten really ridiculous and is quite off putting. My MAC purchases have fallen off vastly over the past couple of years as a result. There are too many other gorgeous. quality products from other brands out there to have to go through the rigmarole with MAC.