When I had a CS issue last year for the MM collection, I wrote a complaint e-mail that was about 12 paragraphs long or so, I still have a copy of it. My "complaint" was that I'd ordered from the collection and I hadn't received it by day 4. Usually, for me, with MAC I get it within 2 days -- no matter what the collection, so I was a bit worried. Anyway, I'd been calling since day 2 just to check on it to make sure it was all going to go through smoothly as girls on the forum who had ordered after me had already received theirs. I was told A) to wait until 5 days is up and then call. Then I was told that it's because my order was "large" so it took longer to fill, etc etc. Different excuse every time. It was the attitude of the people that pissed me off and the fact that collection had sold out, I was worried it wasn't going to arrive even though I ordered within mins of it being online. I received a reply and a phone call profusely apologising and said they'd send me out a gift.
My gift? Large soft sac and several eye brushes. I think the total amount came to about £80+ worth of stuff they sent me as an apology. I've had other items sent out as an apology, some wipes & one of the mineralized balms. When they over charged me for a lipstick from Apres Chic they sent me out a complimentary lipstick rather than refund me the £2.50 over charge.
Maybe it's wrong of me, but I don't put up with shitty CS and I'll complain every time. If I pay for a product/service, I expect to get it and I expect it to be done politely, not rudely. I'm not rude to CS people so there's no need to be rude to me.
Wow!! You lucked out there, I'm sure they are not that generous here in Germany. I'd say maybe it was because your order was large. But I remember someone who didn't receive one item here was sent two face products, like a blush and bronzer for it, while i just got an e/s refill for two missing Lightscapades when it was first repromoted. So it's probably very random. Not to be greedy or nitpicky, but I think those ''gifts'' should be around the same worth for everyone, or depending on the size of the order or worth of the missing item. That would be fair.