GENERAL FAQ: Cosmetic Company Outlets/Stores (CCO/CCS)

kuuipo1207

kuuipo1207

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Well this just made my day!! First I find out about the crown brushes and how cheap they are, and now there's an outlet that's only about an hour from me!! YAAAAAAAAAYY!!! Thank you so much for posting this!! My husband will be happy! He as ecstactic when I told him about the brushes, lol!
 
red

red

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The CCO i go to is not on the list, so I'll add it.

Its in the Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City. Take the subway to the WTC and take the Path train one stop. The CCO is inside the little mall just outside the PATH station. Worth the trip for anyone living in NYC
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They will ask you for the name of the company you work for, to make sure they participate & also a company ID as proof. They never bothered me about limits.

Plenty of Bobbi Brown, some Aveda, Bumble & Bumble ... and naturally MAC, Clinique, Prescriptives
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ndn-ista

ndn-ista

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Originally Posted by red
The CCO i go to is not on the list, so I'll add it.

Its in the Harborside Financial Center in Jersey City. Take the subway to the WTC and take the Path train one stop. The CCO is inside the little mall just outside the PATH station. Worth the trip for anyone living in NYC
smiles.gif


They will ask you for the name of the company you work for, to make sure they participate & also a company ID as proof. They never bothered me about limits.

Plenty of Bobbi Brown, some Aveda, Bumble & Bumble ... and naturally MAC, Clinique, Prescriptives
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Hey sorry, quick question- I live by Jersey City--to get some makeup from this store, you need to be affiliated with a participating company??? Like something in the makeup business? Or can anyone get stuff here? thanks.
 
MiCHiE

MiCHiE

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Most of them only take new and unused merchandise back for store credit or exchange. Refunds are issued for damaged merchadise.
 
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mena22787

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i think they vary slightly from cco to cco, but the one at wrentham, ma currently charges:

e/s: $10
quad: $25
blush: $12.25
lipstick: $10
lipglass: $10
 
ndn-ista

ndn-ista

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥
These stores are open to the public.


Hey, the CO at Jersey City is not open to the public. I went there this past weekend and they asked for a photo Id of a company you work for in/around the building. =( Any other suggestions?
 
soco210

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Hey, the CO at Jersey City is not open to the public. I went there this past weekend and they asked for a photo Id of a company you work for in/around the building. =( Any other suggestions?

That is really unusual. My CCO never asks to see anything, I go to the one in Grove City, PA. Maybe it was a new and uninformed employee? Call them and see if it was a mistake.

ALSO *** does anyone know if the CCO has a corporate number? My friend (who lives in Cali) had a horrible experience there with the manager (she was buying quite a bit of xmas gifts but there weren't even any duplicates let alone 3 of the same) and wanted to let someone know.

Do CCO's have different rules or do they all abide by what EL corp says? I'd be interested to know. Mine doesn't even impose the "only 3" rule.
 
endlessnot

endlessnot

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I didn't see this mentioned, so if it is, just ignore.

My CCO (one of them in Atlanta) only allows you to purchase 3 eyeshadows that have the same number on them (like A36). They only do it with the eyeshadows, I think. Does anyone else's CCO do this?
 
purrtykitty

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I didn't see this mentioned, so if it is, just ignore.

My CCO (one of them in Atlanta) only allows you to purchase 3 eyeshadows that have the same number on them (like A36). They only do it with the eyeshadows, I think. Does anyone else's CCO do this?

Are you sure it's the number and not the color they are limiting? I'm guessing CCOs are starting to limit how many of the same item one person can buy to prevent resale on e-Bay. That's where most MAC e-Bay sellers buy their stock, and then make huge bucks on telling people it's "Rare", "HTF", or "D/C" when it's really available for a discount at the CCOs. Probably EL's way of making sure they are reaping the profits.
 
endlessnot

endlessnot

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Originally Posted by purrtykitty
Are you sure it's the number and not the color they are limiting? I'm guessing CCOs are starting to limit how many of the same item one person can buy to prevent resale on e-Bay. That's where most MAC e-Bay sellers buy their stock, and then make huge bucks on telling people it's "Rare", "HTF", or "D/C" when it's really available for a discount at the CCOs. Probably EL's way of making sure they are reaping the profits.

No. I'm positive. You can only buy 3 of a particular lot. However, I have noticed I've been able to buy more than 3 of a lot for anything other than eye shadow.

I've tried selling on ebay before, but, suprisingly, you really can't make much money on the CCO items b/c there is such a flood of the products on ebay.
 
mustardgirl

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I went to the CCO in Off Saks 5th (at Block at Orange for those of you in the SoCal area) and the limit that I was told was 3 items per product. So like if I purchased 3 MAC eyeshadows - doesn't matter what 3 - but I can't buy more MAC eyeshadows during that trip (have to come back the next day if I want more). I can purchase other MAC products or other brands in addition to that though - but same rules apply (3 items of the product). I guess maybe it's just dependant on which CCO you go to? I'm sure it's to prevent people from mass buying a bunch of stuff and reselling it.
 
SuSana

SuSana

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I went to the CCO in Off Saks 5th (at Block at Orange for those of you in the SoCal area) and the limit that I was told was 3 items per product. So like if I purchased 3 MAC eyeshadows - doesn't matter what 3 - but I can't buy more MAC eyeshadows during that trip (have to come back the next day if I want more). I can purchase other MAC products or other brands in addition to that though - but same rules apply (3 items of the product). I guess maybe it's just dependant on which CCO you go to? I'm sure it's to prevent people from mass buying a bunch of stuff and reselling it.

The girls at that one are...ehhh, moody I guess you could say. If you live by Ontario Mills I would suggest going there, the girls are much nicer. I once called Ontario to have a few things set aside, and the lady even called me back because she had some customers to tell me what they did and didn't have. But when I called The Block the girl was rude and said we can't tell you what we have and we can't set things aside. I was like ooook...so yeah, Ontario over Orange definitely. Also at Ontario there is no 3 e/s rule, it's 3 of the same product, so 3 mothbrown e/s, 3 peachykeen blush, 3 prrr lipglass, etc., not 3 blushes, 3 msf's, 3 lipsticks.
 
NatalieMT

NatalieMT

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Actually there are CCOs in the UK, but they're called Estee Lauder Companies Stores. Recently in the one close to me I got Provence Pigment, Jewelmarine Glitter, Claire De Lune e/s, Beauty Sleep e/s and Porcelain Pink MSF. I saved a lot of money!

In the store recently I've also seen Da Bling e/s, Melton Mauve e/s, Floral Fantasy e/s, Scene 1, e/s, Pink Venus e/s, Rite of Spring e/s, Seedling e/s, Firespot e/s, Cranberry e/s and Moonflower e/s. They also had Hullabaloo highlight powder, loads of lipglasses, cheek colour bottles, e/s quads Amazon Eyes and Boy Beauty and some lip sets.
 
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