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I get mine from a mix of online shopping, drug stores, and Sephora. I've actually never set foot in an Ulta before, prooobably because I'd have to aim to go there whereas I can just browse Sephora while waiting for my friends at a mall or something.
I noticed no one talking about department stores. What do you guys think about those?
I don't like pushy sales people, that's a 100% way to get me to NOT buy your product, and every department store makeup or perfume counter I've even just walked past had people yelling at me, trying to force perfume samples into my hands, or otherwise being annoying.
I've also had them be super snotty. I get it, I don't typically look like someone who'd buy Clinique or whatever other brand that's there. But that does NOT mean you can ignore me, bypass me at the counter to help people who walked up AFTER me, or try to shoo me away as quickly as you can by being dismissive and snippy and sometimes even outright condescending and rude. My money is just as green as anyone else's.
I would be willing to try department store brands again if I could a) afford them, and b) be assured that whoever I interacted with wouldn't be a complete jerkbag.