MAC Online, At Counter, or Store??

[xoxprincessx0x]

Hey guys, just curious how everyone purchases their M.A.C! I occasionally love to stroll in the store and pick out a few things I like, but when it comes to limited edition collections I am on the computer the morning they debut and order everything before it gets sold out in stores or online!!

 

[Susanne]

I prefer buying my products on the counter. I love the personal contact and interchange with my MA. I like to see shades and textures in real before buying them.
I also can pre-order products from a new collection there; I've never missed limited products so far.
We just have five MAC stores in Germany (two of them are pro stores) and they are all too far away from me to visit them regularly.

I just order MAC products online if they are sold out on the counter or if I need something urgent.

 

[anjelik_dreamin]

So far I've used ebay (my-boo-kitty) to buy the holiday brush set, and the MAC counter to buy my Light Flush MSF. It's so expensive in Australia though!

 

[redambition]

all of the above.

store when i am doing a big purchase (usually when i need eye shadows and pigments)
counter for the little or impulse purchases
online for the collections that i must must must have.

 

[imperfectbeauty]

I typically go to the mac counter at my nordstroms and they carry just about everything that the freestanding store does which is not too far away but far away enough for me not to bother to go there regularly. Not to mention i live 5 mins away from the mall and it's on my way home from school so if i want to drop by i can.

I like to try products out and talk with my ma's before i get anything because im pretty good friends with some of them and they are so helpful!! Plus things that i see online dont always look good on me so i tend to change my mind. I haven't bought anything online yet but i will eventually.

 

[Julzie]

All my MAC has been bought online through online forums, eBay or LJ. MAC is way too expensive for me to buy in Australia. I would go have a look at the MAC counter though!

 

[twilightessence]

Mostly I buy online because my closest counter is 45 minutes away. However, I only do it when its free shipping LOL. I went to the counter for the first time Saturday and I can see me going when I have money to spend on Make up. I only go to the store closest to me when I go down to Hollywood which is like once every three or four month

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[gigglegirl]

Love to check out the product in person and there are only counters in my city so counter then!

but if theres something I like from swatches (and it usually does work for me) I'll order online

 

[noahlowryfan]

I buy it at the counters.

 

[glam8babe]

i buy my mac at online and at the counter.

I like buying online because im a lazy person and i love spendin hours lookin at what i want, adding them to my basket then i always end up changing my mind so i can remove the item and add something else, whereas at a counter it feels like i have to rush and pick what i want straight away.
I do love the counter though because you get to see everything in the flesh and test things.

 

[Tashona Helena]

Counter...which is 30 minutes away.
Sometimes CCO...since it's near I work.
I love the store...but it's an 1 1/2 away

I've never ordered from the website, but I used to buy pigment samples from eBay when I was in high school.

 

[Danapotter]

I usually buy products at a freestanding or pro store. I have purchased from a counter a couple of times, since I pass right by it everyday.

I love NYC....

 

[urbanlilyfairy]

I use all of the above but mainly I shop online becuase its the easiest for me living overseas and have an apo adress ..but when i do make it in person its fun too test stuff out.....but when I know its a huge haul I try to go through Nordstroms.com or Macys.com for mac ...and I click through Ebates.com ...too get cash back on my purchases.. I think on nordies you get 3% cash back and macys its 4 % ..but macys doesn't always have everything for some odd reash ..nordies usually has pretty much most of what mac.com carries ...I wish ebates would offer maccosmetics.com as one of their affiliets but ahh well hehe .

 

[GlamYOURUs]

I wish I lived closer to the store but I only buy most of mt stuff at the counter. And if its something I know i really want and like, I will buy it online but that is rare. I got to see it to believe it.

 

[VDUB*BELLA]

Majority of my MAC comes from online (MAC & eBay) since I already know what I want. If its for a new collection I am on MAC's website the second my eyes open. When I order on MAC's site in the morning I usually get my package the next day. I guess it pays to live an hour away from MAC

Occasionally I go to a store or counter especially when I have gift certificates to use or when I am on the hunt for something is no longer on line

 

[x.DOLLYMiX.x]

Most of the time it is online, but lately I have been going to the counter.

 

[..kels*]

mostly online since i don't have a MAC nearby. only during free shipping though, as someone else had mentioned. haha. but i prefer counters to stores. i find that the store i usually shop at gets wayy to crowded & it's just a pain in the ass to get anything done. at least at a counter there's that barrier between the MA & customer so it keeps things a little less chaotic.

 

[darkishstar]

I used to be able to go to a freestanding whenever I wanted to prior to college to check out everything, but it's harder for me dorming without a car, so I HAVE to online order on things I'm sure of. And some weekends I can go home and check out the store for things I'm not sure of and talk with my favorite MAs and try out some colors and new things. Also, I go to the store for B2M rather than send it out to the address online.

I also plan on using the website to restock on basics I need, such as paint pot, bases, foundations, etc. I have done this a few times already.

 

[toby_is_cute]

I really like going to the store, but it is at the Forum Shops at Caesar's which is so crowded and kind of a pain to drive there since it is on The Strip. My counter is only 2 miles down the street at Dillards, so I prefer going there for convenience. Going to the store makes me want to buy more though.

 

[knoxydoll]

Both from MAC online and at freestanding stores and Pro stores. Usually I buy from the freestanding store, but I often order pigments and stuff from my wish list online.