"It's a cold day in hell when..."

MAC_Pixie04

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So, what's something that absolutely HAS to happen for your work day to be normal? Like, if a particularly common thing doesn't occur, it's gotta be the end of the world or something.

I have two:
It's a cold day in hell when not one client asks "Do you guys sell MAC here?"(I work at Sephora)
It's a cold day in hell when I don't have to do a Bare Escentuals match all day.
 

amoona

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Girl it's a cold day in hell when someone actually wants to purchase the RIGHT foundation color for themselves and not two shades darker haha.

Ooo I almost forgot my other fav - our counter is HUGE and looks like it's a MAC store within Bloomingdales so we always get "umm do u guys sell the little eyeshadows without the pot?!"
 

MisStarrlight

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Originally Posted by amoona
Girl it's a cold day in hell when someone actually wants to purchase the RIGHT foundation color for themselves and not two shades darker haha.

Hahaha me too, except at my store it's 2+ shades lighter.

My other ones are it's a cold day in hell when someone doesn't come up & demand and "Ooooo baby" (I really hate that frikin color like you won't believe)
And
It's a cold day in hell when were are not out of stock of something important (yesterday it was Goldmine, the day before it was NW50 pot concealer, the day before, NC44 tech, etc, etc...)
 

Twinkle_Twinkle

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Originally Posted by MAC_Pixie04
So, what's something that absolutely HAS to happen for your work day to be normal? Like, if a particularly common thing doesn't occur, it's gotta be the end of the world or something.

I have two:
It's a cold day in hell when not one client asks "Do you guys sell MAC here?"(I work at Sephora)
It's a cold day in hell when I don't have to do a Bare Escentuals match all day.


Some Sephora's in France carry MAC...
 

Jade M

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Yep, totally agree with the comments about MAC and Bare Escentuals...

But in my Sephora it is 'Do you sell Lancome' - No we don't but the closest Sephora that does is SOHO. Urrrgh about 10 times a day at least!

Also - it's a cold day in hell when... someone doesn't ask what's the best foundation/mascara....ummm like I don't know...what do you want it to do....coverage/finish/texture (for Foundations) and length vs volume vs curling and colour (mascara).

Seriously - there is no single best one that suits everyone.
 

d_flawless

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Originally Posted by Jade M
Yep, totally agree with the comments about MAC and Bare Escentuals...

Seriously - there is no single best one that suits everyone.



AGREE! i get that all the time, "what do you think would look best, you're the expert"

umm...not quite, beauty isn't objective
 

MAC_Pixie04

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Originally Posted by Twinkle_Twinkle
Some Sephora's in France carry MAC...

Yeah, but I'm in SoCal and the majority of the people that ask are too.


....and they're repeat offenders. I get the same girl like all the time "When are you guys gonna start carrying MAC?" I'm like "Never, it's a different parent company." "You guys should buy some of it...." ummmmm lol doesn't really work that way.

Then there's the "Do you guys give free makeovers?" No. The answer's always no. We'll give you a consultation and educate you, we will not waste time putting makeup on youo for free. Sorry.
 

MAC_Pixie04

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I hate when people leave it up to me to pick shit out for them. If I don't pick out anything they like, they complain. If i just put stuff on them, they'll pretend they like it, give me no feedback, and then take it off and go to another artist.

It's a lose/lose situation, cuz you hate to make assumptions about people, but when they don't give you any feedback, you have no choice!
 

ms.marymac

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No offense to teens, because I know not all do this but it's a cold day in hell when a bunch of teen girls don't come in wanting free makeovers or trying on testers without letting us sanitize it first.
 

amoona

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OOOOO I remembered another one lol. It's a cold day in hell when a customer doesn't come in saying "Can you do a natural look?!" and then proceeds to pick out Deep Truth, Passionate, and Beauty Mark!
 

MiCHiE

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Originally Posted by amoona
OOOOO I remembered another one lol. It's a cold day in hell when a customer doesn't come in saying "Can you do a natural look?!" and then proceeds to pick out Deep Truth, Passionate, and Beauty Mark!

LMAO! WTH is that?!?! A "Natural" Ike Turner ass-whipping look? This thread is too funny.
 

lara

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- It's a cold day in hell when flocks of snobby little rich teenage girls don't trash my store and then tell me that it's my job to collect up their empty cups that held $13 eco-friendly organic fruit juices from the wanky juice bar in the food court. There's the bin, here's my blank stare!
- It's a cold day in hell when customers don't try to pry the eyeshadows out of the displays and drop them on the floor, then scurry away without saying anything in the hope that I won't notice.
- It's a cold day in hell when I end the day with all the testers that I started with (stealing dirty testers, wtf? Enjoy your raging case of the herp, sticky fingers).
- It's a cold day in hell when someone chooses to read the store directory right next to my bay instead of strolling right past it and asking me where hangbags/Royal Doulton/mens underpants are (mezzanine, level two, level one - reading the effing sign!).
- It's a cold day in hell when someone actually comprehends the 'make-up applications are X dollars in product' sign and doesn't try to get an entire 45 minute mu app with the purchase of a single $20 lip gloss.
- It's a cold day in hell when no-one tries to haggle for discounts or barter for product. No, nein, nyet! Even if we did discount, you'd have to bring a lot more to the table than purchasing a single eyeshadow. Take me into the $500 club, then we'll talk.

And, seriously, it's a cold day in hell when I don't do at least five completely indentical black smokey eye/beige nude lip make-ups on five totally identical girls and sell the same items for each sale. WHY WILL THIS EMPTY TREND NOT DIE.
 

PeachyKeen

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It's a cold day in hell when I don't hear "where is the restroom or "where is {insert random department here}??" while I'm on the phone with a customer or helping someone(or 20 people)..... do I look like a freakin information desk???
 

calbear

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It's a cold day in hell when someone doesn't come in telling me that if they bring in one empty product they get a new one for free (their own special version of the back 2 mac program) and no matter what you say and how much explaining you do - they swear that they were told that they only needed one item. AND all I want to do is ask did you hear about that program with the same ears that aren't hearing me now!!!???!!!

It's a cold day in hell when someone doesn't walk into my MAC store and ask do we carry (insert anything else BUT MAC right here...Lancome, wet and Wild, bare Essentials, ANYTHING)!
 

Katura

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Originally Posted by astronaut
Reading this thread made me interested in oh baby and oyster girl lol

They are great colors, don't get me wrong, but seriously at my counter I want to scream 'COMEON PEOPLE! we have more than two lip glasses! Get some variety in your life!"


haha
 

MissMarley

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Cold day in hell when..

-When some idiot mother doesn't let their horrid spawn do something like squirt Aromatics lotion (such a STRONG smell) all over the counter or steal my brushes and put them in their mouths or smear lipsticks over their arms
-When some leathery looking woman doesn't walk up and say "I need new foundation now that I'm tanning every day!"
- That I don't sell powder in Stay Buff. Everyone is Stay Buff. Even when they're not.
 

june19th

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Originally Posted by MAC_Pixie04
It's a cold day in hell when not one client asks "Do you guys sell MAC here?"(I work at Sephora)
It's a cold day in hell when I don't have to do a Bare Escentuals match all day.


Haha! This made me giggle, because I was in Sephora today, and as an SA was asking if I needed anything, another customer came and interrupted her to ask, "You don't have MAC here, right?" and then said she needed some help with BE.
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devin

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it's a cold day in hell when...

we are closing and everything is in it's place and we open the next day a few concealers, couple of foundations and eyeshadows are completely gone!:confused:

i don't have a customer take two hours to choose one lipstick or ask "do you have a red, that's not really red, but has a little brown and looks natural, and will also go with anything." :confused: Ma'am when you find that color please let me know!
 
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