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[Keysten]

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Modest - Usually I return both. I just came back from my Mac Pro Store and I tried to B2M my depotted shadows and they wouldn't take them. The sad part is that they have taken my depotted shadow containers back to that exact store several times...

They said I had to have the silver pan that the shadow came in still in the used pot, which is BS.

Maybe I will try it at another location.

 

[ModestMouse]

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Originally Posted by Keysten Modest - Usually I return both. I just came back from my Mac Pro Store and I tried to B2M my depotted shadows and they wouldn't take them. The sad part is that they have taken my depotted shadow containers back to that exact store several times... They said I had to have the silver pan that the shadow came in still in the used pot, which is BS. Maybe I will try it at another location.

Thanks.
It's probably the MA, I've heard other people with that problem.

 

[MACATTAK]

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I agree with Keysten. I wasn't able to return my pots without it being complete. They also made it a point to look in these shadows to see if everything was there. Hopefully wherever you take them will accept them

 

[matsubie]

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i just recycled my 18 depotted eyeshadows at a counter today and received my 3 lipsticks.

they looked at me in awe and asked me what method i used to depot the shadows, but they still took them. phew...thank goodness.

with the trouble that some people are having with the new rules and everything, i might just go and buy the pro pans and save myself the trouble....sheesh.

 

[gigglegirl]

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Plus if you break the prices down, it makes more sense to buy the pans if you can. (Of course if you buy LE thats not the case).

If I'm not mistaken, pans are 10.50 in the US, with pots being 14. So 6x3.5 (the premium paid to have it in a pot)=21, so not worth it, would be better to buy the pans and just shell out your own cash to buy a lipstick, lipgloss, e/s.

Now if you're a Canadian mind you, go to the States, buy pot form e/s (which are 2.50 cheaper in the US pot-pot), 2.5x6=15, so when you depot when you're back in Canada and B2M them, you're actually saving money since our lipsticks, lipglosses and e/s pots cost 16.50!! (Thats what I hope to do when I eventually go on a road trip) and if the dollars are close to par.

 

[Paramnesia]

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I really wish I lived in a different country, I currently haven't even bothered with b2m because you can only get lipsticks here and I'm allergic... it sucks =(

 

[matsubie]

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Originally Posted by Paramnesia I really wish I lived in a different country, I currently haven't even bothered with b2m because you can only get lipsticks here and I'm allergic... it sucks =(

aww....sorry to hear that. hopefully they'll change the rules out in australia.=(

 

[hello_kitty]

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl Plus if you break the prices down, it makes more sense to buy the pans if you can. (Of course if you buy LE thats not the case).

i try to do that... but the cco i found only has pots... so i have sooo many pots.

matsubie - my store was amazed at my method as well with depotted... all the mua's wanted to know how i did them so neatly and still kept everything intact!

 

[gigglegirl]

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hey but cco works out even cheaper than buying pans, no? b/c aren't they sometimes like 9 each? And they're usually LE so if I had the opp to buy pots for cheaper at a cco, definitely do it!

 

[hello_kitty]

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the cco i went to was about $10-10.50 a pot which was still alright (better than $14.50 by all means!), and yes, did have mostly discontinued ones. which is great, but crappy at the same time, because i'll fall in love with a color i get and then always know i probably won't be able to find it ever again

i actually kinda prefer my depotted pans to the pans you buy, because my depots still have adhesive on them which holds them in the pallet securely. my real pan ones with the magnets always pop out, which is annoying if i drop it on the floor by accident. but of course, i can't deny that its better to pay way less and not have to go through the trouble of melting makeup over a candle!

 

[charmedimsure]

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I went to the MAC counter in Macy's last week and the girl there told me that if did the back 2 mac at the MAC store, I could get a lipstick, lipgloss, lip gelee, or eyeshadow. I haven't confirmed it at the MAC store, but, the MAC store is right by Macy's in the mall, so, she should know!

 

[Paramnesia]

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aww....sorry to hear that. hopefully they'll change the rules out in australia.=(

I hope so, that or I'll try and find a empathetic MA. I really prefer something like e/s or e/l which are both cheaper than lipsticks, so it wouldn't be like I'm ripping them off.

As far as I know there's no cco's here, if anybody knows of them here please let me know lol.

 

[matsubie]

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Originally Posted by hello_kitty matsubie - my store was amazed at my method as well with depotted... all the mua's wanted to know how i did them so neatly and still kept everything intact!

yeah, all the MAs circled around while i told them how i depot.
i'm just glad they took my stuff b/c from previous posts, some places/people don't accept them. lalala

 

[eye_pr0mise]

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Originally Posted by professionaltart a bottle of brush cleaner does count for B2M, and if you have any of those makeup wipes that little baggie it came in counts as well. Anything that a product was in EXCEPT the box and etc counts as B2M. Here is some info you might find helpful: Most primary packaging of M·A·C products is accepted as Back to M·A·C "currency." M·A·C does not accept the following as a part of the program: -Secondary packaging of any sort [paper box, plastic/cellophane wrapper, shopping bags, etc.] -Samples [sample containers, special/trial size products for promotional/seasonal kits] -Cosmetic applicators/tools [disposables, puffs, sponges, scissors, spatulas, swabs, sharpeners, tweezers, curlers] -Accessories [bags, belts, make-up cases, lashes, Blot Film] In addition to our "Back to M·A·C Program," M·A·C uses minimal packaging and recycled paper to paperboard packaging in our offices, manufacturing and distribution facilities. Vegetable-based inks are used for printing whenever possible. At M·A·C we share your concerns about the environment and we are continually looking for ways to address those concerns while providing our customers with complete product satisfaction and safety.

dont the makeup remover wipe baggies count as a "plastic wrapper"?

 

[valentinabear]

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I was wondering if you can return the mini lipglosses from the holiday sets? Does one mini lipgloss count as one item or do I have to bring all 5 lipglosses?

Thanks.

 

[MACATTAK]

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^^ You would have to bring the 5 glosses back, along with with the casing AFAIK for it to count as 1 item.

 

[juliankrby]

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Just wanted to let everyone know also in case you might be wondering I wondered this for a long time until I called mac myself and they told me but you know how on the list of things you can't return it says eyelashes if you all are wondering if that means you can't return the eyelash plastic containers they come in, Well you can!! You are allowed to turn in the plastic containers the eyelashes come in as your b2m empty. I was confused on weither or not you can do this as the site says no eyelashes so I just assumed they meant no eyelashes including the case but you can return it!

hth

 

[Beauty For Ashe]

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in washington, dc i take my empty stuff to MAC all the time. One time I had over 60 because I had just depotted all of my shadows and I got 2 lipsticks, 4 lipglosses, and 5 shadows. As long as you take it to a MAC store instead of a counter, you can B2M for shadow, lipstick, or lipgloss.

 

[FantaZ]

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Originally Posted by gigglegirl Plus if you break the prices down, it makes more sense to buy the pans if you can. (Of course if you buy LE thats not the case). If I'm not mistaken, pans are 10.50 in the US, with pots being 14. So 6x3.5 (the premium paid to have it in a pot)=21, so not worth it, would be better to buy the pans and just shell out your own cash to buy a lipstick, lipgloss, e/s. Now if you're a Canadian mind you, go to the States, buy pot form e/s (which are 2.50 cheaper in the US pot-pot), 2.5x6=15, so when you depot when you're back in Canada and B2M them, you're actually saving money since our lipsticks, lipglosses and e/s pots cost 16.50!! (Thats what I hope to do when I eventually go on a road trip) and if the dollars are close to par.

Last night while I was hauling, my bf asked me why I wanted pan instead of pot since I can B2M for a lippie so I explained to him it'll be cheaper to get pan. I might be wrong about my logic since it's late. I thought to myself which one would be cheaper. lol I'm pinching my pennies! I tried calculating that if I were to get 6 e/s & a lipstick. So here's my logic below:

Price of Pan vs. Pot
Pan:
10.50x6= 63 for 6 pan e/s
63+14= $77


Pot
14x6=84 (with free lippie)
$3 for magnet
$7 for 1 in hole puncher because I'm a perfectionist.

Initially, I spent $94 compared to $77. Overall I believe in pan is cheaper, time consuming to depot, and less stress about the possibility MAC may reject it since it's been depotted. Sigh...I wish MAC gave us the option of LE's in pan form. We only have Pro stores and no CCO but if there were I'd be hauling and B2M each weekend and not care if it's in pan/pot. Sorry late night babbling.

 

[xoleaxo]

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has anyone successfully B2M'd empty quads? not pre-made quads, but the containers you customize and can buy for like $4.50. i'm just gonna toss them because im switching them out for the 15 e/s palette, but if i can B2M them that would make my day!