For the nearly the past year that I have been a fan of MAC and on this forum, this has been happening quite frequently. I dont think it has turned any off because if so, none of the products would sell out so quickly right now.
Life isn't fair. if you really want the products, you will stalk the site. Most of us DO and thats why we get the products. We put the effort and time in to stalk the site because we really want the products. How is that unfair? We want it more. And if we were really unfair, we wouldnt post on the forum when the products appear on the site or other store sites.
"it's crazy enough with all the collections coming out constantly," Okay, why does MAC need to make more of something when there is so many other products it releases? MAC doesn't need to make more so that everyone can enjoy because it is constantly releasing new things. if you cant get something from one collection, you can get something from another collection at the same time. it doesnt need to make a bazzillion of one lipstick because all of the lipsticks it releases at the same time would equal just enough. And I think the word here is "LIMITED" which means " restricted to a specified number of copies". The lipsticks are NOT permanent. They are limited edition. Therefore there will be a certain amount of available and if you miss out, too bad. Thats how the world works.
There are certain things I'm sure most of the members here are guilty of: backing up products and hunting down limited edition items. Which is not bad. We back things up when we know we like it, will use it and will need another for when the first product runs out. We also go about hunting down items that we previously weren't able to get (like when there was a hunt for the iris apfel lippies or even Candy Yum Yum) this just means that we have a high desire to own that item.
So tell me how is the system unfair? The world isn't fair for starters. But unlike you who just complained about MAC, the rest of us waited and stalked the site to get exactly the items we wanted or otherwise are continuing to stalk the site in case of a restock or even hunting around for people who bought to many and buy it off them. We had a higher desire to own these products so I think its fair. Thats just how the world works.
And for your last point, MAC and other online stores do have rules where people arent allowed to buy more than a certain number of the same product. If in the future you want an item so badly, stalk the site like the rest of us. I started stalking the site more than a week before the release date and I live in Australia.
