I've been thinking on my 'feelings' surrounding Mac and their stocking amounts. I do believe that the initial low inventory is intentional as to hype the product. Very akin to the video game console model, only with the added push of limited edition items. Though I was born and raised in the US (and thankfully have plenty of family I can ship to) I live in Canada now and have been very frustrated with stock issues. I shop from the US site most of the time (prices are lower, lower free shipping, I still have a US CC and address, etc, etc), but am so limited if I stick to Canada. My local store is The Bay and though I have always found the sales team and MUAs to be much more pleasant than what I sadly experienced in NY; I am frustrated that their stock will often be limited to 5 of each lipstick. It's maddening, truly.