MAC FAQ: PPID/MAC PRO Card

[mslips]

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ I think you need 2 pieces of professional criteria, so you can use a business card and a formal letter of recommendation (I think) from Ulta, but they seem to have gotten stricter. Business cards are not hard to produce and I think they know that.

so you're saying a business card won't work anymore? hmm i was thinkin of using a letter of recommendation from a photographer i worked with, will that work?

 

[MiCHiE]

Some posters have turned in cards and letters and got rejected. Seems like it's hit or miss.

 

[iamheartcore]

I turned in a copy of my certification as a make-up artist and a business card. I was able to get it.

 

[mslips]

hmm that sucks...ill give it a try anyway. ill try the letter of recommendation thing. hope thatll work fine.

 

[mslips]

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Originally Posted by iamheartcore I turned in a copy of my certification as a make-up artist and a business card. I was able to get it.

this may be a dumb q, but how did you get your certification to be an mua? you didnt go to cosmetology school did you?

 

[mia88]

I'm in NZ and I turned in a certificate of a fashion, glamour bridal course that I did, and also 2 letters of reference from shows that I have done (submitted an extra one just in case!). They were both current and the girl at the store signed me up right there and then! I receive my card in 3-4 weeks but my discount applies as at the day I paid. I'm pretty stoked actually

 

[MissX]

Has anyone on this thread from Australia done this? Does your certificate have to be for over 6 months of training? I have done some training but the course was only 3 months long? I have also done makeup on a movie and could get a letter of reference from the production company.

 

[Suzyn]

I turned in my business card and two letters of reference from clients. They called me the next day saying that letters of reference had to be from employers and that clients wouldn't work, but that my business card worked. They then told me to resubmit w/o the letters and w/ a certificate or an advertisement such as a flier. Idk about anyone else's thoughts, but to me, clients saying you did makeup for them is more proof that you do makeup then a flier, or am I wrong?

 

[mslips]

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Originally Posted by Suzyn I turned in my business card and two letters of reference from clients. They called me the next day saying that letters of reference had to be from employers and that clients wouldn't work, but that my business card worked. They then told me to resubmit w/o the letters and w/ a certificate or an advertisement such as a flier. Idk about anyone else's thoughts, but to me, clients saying you did makeup for them is more proof that you do makeup then a flier, or am I wrong?

yea that's really confusing...you could just go grab a flier right now and say you did the makeup for it. Maybe a flier with an employer's reference?

does anyone know how you become certified to be a makeup artist or does that happen once you've done a big event?

 

[Randy Rose]

Mac Pro Waiting Period?

Hey, ya'll . . .

So I'm eagerly awaiting my new Mac Pro (MA account) card, hoping it gets to me before Flashtronic arrives. I know that it takes a while to get the card (3-4 weeks?) but I was wondering how long it took before they charged most of your guys and gals? I signed up exactly 2 weeks ago at the Pro Store in New York City. I guess I had just thought that the biggest delay was getting the card sent out, not the actual process/charge. I paid with my Visa, so I've been checking my account, but not $35 hit yet. How long did it take most of ya'll?

I'm just worrying that for some strange reason they decided to reject my application, even though I can't imagine why they would.

 

[MiCHiE]

Re: Mac Pro Waiting Period?

Wait times vary.

http://www.specktra.net/showthread.php?t=25432

 

[LatinaRose]

Re: Mac Pro Waiting Period?

I applied 4 weeks ago at the Toronto pro store. I just called Pro customer service AND sent them an email. They said they have no record of even receiving my application and to chase up the store I applied at to make sure they send it out. Frustrating!!! I haven't even purchased anything from C-shock yet.

 

[MisStarrlight]

Re: Mac Pro Waiting Period?

I don't know if this is in the link above (I'm sure it is, but I'm too lazy to look), but I have heard that applying at a store is actually the worst place to leave your application. They don't get sent out right away, but rather, they wait for a bunch of applications to come in at once (I've heard up to like 2 months).
I would say wait a week or two & then give CS a call & if they don't have it, re-fax your info (I've heard faxing gives the fastest results)....also, they don't charge you until they process your info, so when you are charged, you know it is on the way!

 

[MiCHiE]

Re: Mac Pro Waiting Period?

Very few people left info at stores in that thread. I think you're better off faxing to the # on the application.

 

[Randy Rose]

Re: Mac Pro Waiting Period?

That's odd. The girl said she was faxing everything from the store? Maybe it's different at different locations . . . or maybe she lied / I misunderstood. I'll definitely call to check up.

 

[mslips]

OK with the head shot and resume...what do you mean by head shot? i have to have my head shot on my resume? I have a resume, so i'll do that and a business card. Someone please respond =( these new collections are coming out in a few days and i'd really need this discount lol

 

[BinkysBaby]

I turned in my composite card and a resume.
I faxed my info in and had my card in two weeks.

 

[clwkerric]

I just sent all my info out to MAC last week to get my Pro card. I'm a nail tech so I will get 30% off purchases... Do we get our discount when we order stuff through MACPRO.com??? Or do we physically have to go into a Pro store and get our discount?

 

[MiCHiE]

You'll have a member # that works on MACPRO.com.

 

[clwkerric]

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Originally Posted by ♥MiCHiE♥ You'll have a member # that works on MACPRO.com.

alright! Thanks so much! I thought I would be able to use it online but then I read the beginning of this thread and it said only in stores. That made me ask the question. Thanks so much for clarifying that!