I am sick and tired of all the shit I keep seeing on Facebook and Makeupalley. People whining and fucking bitching all the fucking time. I constantly see 'I sent you an e-mail a couple hours ago...you haven't responded'. Oh, I love when they add 'and I know you are really busy but....'. Are fucking serious, have fucking patience. (and if you are tired of me saying the word fuck...go the fuck away). 'I placed an order last night and would like to add a polish' or 'I made two orders in the past twelve hours can you combine them and give me a discount on shipping'...can you not fucking read the polices on the website (most companies have stopped combining the shipping in these instances because it is a pain in the fucking ass). Are you blind...I have an old pair of glasses if you need them. Speaking of polices, I see these listed on websites and on Facebook. I love when I see someone ask a question that has been answered five times. It's called a fucking mouse....use it to scroll down on FB and see if you can find your answer, and if not then take that fucking mouse and use it to check the website...Can't find your answer....ah then ask. Do people not have critical thinking skills (nursing reference).
I feel 99% of the time, I never say anything...or respond to anything...but like I said...I'm tired of the bitching, whining and fucking bashing. I like this post below
'Another crash. This is absurd. I seriously spent twenty minutes logging in three times and re-entering my billing info because it apparently refused to accept that ive signed up before. And then it crashes. Please do wishlists or pre-orders - this is the second time I've lost a good chunk of time to this. Thanks.'
Hey guess what, it was 'you' who decided to waste your time. I love seeing those posts on FB 'This company sucks, I spent 2 hours refreshing'. Are you a fucking IT person? Do you know what it takes. I am not in IT but my husband is we've had some discussions on this subject.
I like examples! Do you?
So, my husband recently bought a video game for PC. A very popular game I might add, a little something called Diablo. He was excited (just like I am when I know I have nail mail coming). The server crashed within 10 minutes of him trying to start. This is the same fucking server that World of Warcraft uses. Fucking World of Warcraft. That's a huge game (10.2 millions subscribers....yeah I fucking googled it). Guess what, it crashed two more times in 24 hours. My husband was disappointed but he wasn't emailing the company....'I can't believe this, you wasted my time....my life is over....wahhhhhhh!!!!'.
Let the companies do their thing!!! To the smaller nail polish web dealers and indie polish makers....SHIT I don't know how you do. I wish FB had a bitch slap button. This whole indie polish thing is still new and growing. There will bumps and kinks along the way. I honestly believe if you have the patience you will get what you want.
Now...The one sentence that just made my fucking blood boil, put me over the edge, and having to put 50$ in the 'no cursing jar'. I was trying to find some information on the nail boards on MUA regarding stamping and came across this little comment...
i'm wondering if she just made one last crappy batch that didn't cost her much money, sold them, and disappeared with the money.
This was on MUA and they were talking about NerdLacquer. Go fuck yourself, yep I said it! Yeah I bet she went to fucking Mexico. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS GOING TO MAKE THOSE KIND OF STATEMENTS.
I recently bought an indie polish. I was very disappointed with the application...I tried some things to make the formula better (haven't used it again to see if it worked). I wasn't going to say anything until I received my second order to compare. But then I got an email about 10 hours later form the seller letting me know that she knew there was a problem with the polish and offered me a refund. She fully admitted that she did not test long enough and was going to work on the formula. I got a refund for the polish AND shipping. Dude, fucking kudos to her. That took some serious balls. I commend her for that.
Okay, I just word vommited all over my blog. I have nothing left and I won't say anything else about this matter. If you read this and want to fucking complain....Let me remind you.....I WARNED YOU IN THE TITLE!!!!!!! (Are you sure you don't want those old glasses I was talking about?).
Until next time,
I hope some of you jackasses spill your polish all over your carpet!!!!
Yeah I officially kinda love you! People act like like jackasses over this stuff. It's refreshing to see people speak their minds instead of trying to sugar coat everything!
ReplyDeleteTHANK YOU!
ReplyDeleteI don't normally comment on blogs, but I was sitting her nodding the entire way through this. Especially about that MUA comment - that was actually the very comment that made me decide not to post there anymore. I still read from time to time, but I skip anytime anyone mentions indie polishes because I know the comments will make my blood boil.
Reading Llarowe's Facebook page gives me a migraine - asking over and over and over and over (etc) how to get Lynnderellas. It takes about 30 seconds of scrolling and reading to find that out!
It also bugs me when people hang around complaining about sellers non-stop, then say the reason they don't buy indie is because of "the drama". The only drama I see is conjured up by them.
I love indie polish. I do think there is some worthy discussion to be had around selling practices - particularly around quality and shelf life. But I go to TPF to have those conversations, where I know the responses will be well thought out and reasonable.
Very nicely put! :)
ReplyDeleteWell said!!! You just voiced the thoughts I've been having recently too.
ReplyDeleteAnd Yancy, yeah if I see one more person ask about Lynderella wish lists on Llarowe's fb, I'll......well I've had to stop reading the page anyhow by now.
Applause all round!
Thanks guys. I know that I could have put it more eloquently...but like I said word vomit lol!
ReplyDeleteI'm with you 100% I swear all those people are raised by wolves. They have absolutely no manners and don't seem to understand that the world doesn't revolve around them! They are ridiculously 'entitled' and I cannot fathom why. I was raised very differently.
ReplyDeleteFor starters if I need to get in touch with a polish seller, I email them privately, not on facebook. And I try to be polite about it!!!
Ups to you for saying what I'm thinking!!!
YES!!!! Thank You! Its about Fucking Time somebody said it!!! KUDOS to YOU! You Rock! XOXOXO
ReplyDeleteand p.s somebody does need to invent a fb bitch slap button. Lol. Love it.
I agree with everyone else. Kudos to you. Everyone has off days and things can go wrong. There is no reason for everyone getting bent out of shape when they don't get their way or they don't get what they want when they want it. And while I love nail polish and have jumped on the bandwagon of the polish world, it is just nail polish. The indie polish peeps are using their own time and money to come up with these regular people demand. The don't HAVE to do it and you don't HAVE to buy it, so why be an ass about it? Keep up the good work, nice blog and I very much enjoyed your word vomit! :)
ReplyDeleteThat is one hella awesome post. THANKYOU!
ReplyDeleteI think I just have a high tolerance to stupid because I work in retail, but I agree with everything you said!
ReplyDeleteThe world would be an amazing place with a bitch-slap button.
Thank you so much for writing this, there are so many people that agree with you. I love polish i just wish all the bitching didn't have to come with it!
ReplyDeleteI love it when someone has the nerve... ok let me say it BALLS to express their true feelings & know that Hell be damned, let the chips fall where they may. Being a business person doesn't mean you need to let people demand things, walk all over you & take advantage of you. If someone wants a product, then they want it... when you are buying an indie polish, you are buying the polish, not a chunk of the person that made it. Know that others feel the same way you do!!!
ReplyDeleteI love you for this post, I really sincerely do!
ReplyDeleteThis post is awesome. As for your swearing, I was a sailor, and you aren't half as bad as some of my Navy friends. People are always whining about something and trying to get something for nothing. It has become the way of the world to complain to people on facebook and forums about stuff instead of trying to deal with things one on one. They are making comments about stuff they know nothing about. Most people don't realize that these indie polish makes work full time and make the polish on the side. They do it because it is something they love, and these whining snots take all of the fun and beauty out of the polish.
ReplyDeleteGood things come to those who wait. Apparently many have not learned anything of this virtue. Rock on! You tell 'em. Patience is key when it comes to special items. Jerks!
ReplyDeletei think i love you! I don't have a blog, i'm just a regular polish lover. i don't comment very much but i agree with everything that you said, i couldn't have said it any better. including all the word vomit (that made me giggle a little LoL)
ReplyDeleteHaha, I laughed at this whole post. Every time I'm looking at an indie polish maker's page, I want to facepalm so hard. SO MANY STUPID QUESTIONS. How are people this dumb and lazy?
ReplyDeleteBut yeah, the Nerd Lacquer smack-talking has been pissing me off too. I don't know the maker of Nerd Lacquers, but her polishes are apparently amazing and they are so beloved and in demand by the np community, how can people really think she was like WELP DONE WITH THIS BS and just ran off? I feel badly for her because it seems like something awful must have come up, but now if she ever comes back she's already got a lot of crap to wade through straightening out her business that had to fall to the side for personal reasons, but she also has to deal with the bad rep caused by people running their mouths when they don't even know what happened.
This is why I'm not involved in any chat communities, really. Np people are mostly great gals, but np bitches are the worst kind of bitches.
/rant on.
ReplyDeleteYes to the millionth power. Seriously. I hate some of the selling platforms, but it's honestly NOT the seller's fault that cart jacking or cart hogging happens. It makes me sad, but I would never demand something from a seller because the cards just didn't fall in my favor. It's just the nature of the beast, and to get mad at the seller about it? Well, that's just sad.
I own my own businesses (yes, 2). They aren't polish or goods driven business but are services businesses. I would NEVER allow any of my clients to talk to me the way some of these people talk to indie sellers. It's unacceptable. If you have a problem, address it with the seller. Often times, I don't even bother emailing sellers about the stupid stuff (like, how long does it take for you to sell out, or I really wanted X but it got yanked from my cart, can you do a CL???) simply because I know how busy they must be. My questions can just as easily be answered by people who have purchased the product, have dealt with the sellers, and who clearly have time to be posting on forums so they should have time to answer a question. The sellers don't need to be harassed and harangued for every single stupid question. I technically have 3 jobs - 2 businesses and 1 contract gig, which keeps me ridiculously busy. However, I cannot imagine what these indie sellers are going through working multiple jobs, creating art, and trying to deal with some pretty bitchy people. But you bet your ass I would call on a seller if I have a problem with their product, and I would do so with RESPECT and privacy. I haven't experienced any sellers who are rude, disrespectful, or shady, so I see no reason to treat them like they are only here to kowtow to my every whim (unlike many people I see on FB or nail boards).
Sadly, I feel that even TPF has gotten out of hand as well, IMO. I've stopped reading the indie threads because of the BS that goes on. Sure, share what you like or what you didn't like. HOWEVER, there is no need to be so fucking snarky and/or rude to the sellers, about the sellers, or even to other indie enthusiasts. It's just sad, immature, petulant, and pathetic. I've been treated like crap on forums for asking questions (not even rude or stupid questions, IMO), and that type of behavior is uncalled for. I don't respond to these people because I see no reason in it. If you're going to be rude, I will not stoop to that level and start a fight on an internet forum. That's just stupid. I don't know you, and you don't know me. There is no reason to start fights on the internet. Period.
In conclusion, use the golden rule. It's simple. Be kind to others. There's really no need for any snarkiness about nail polish on FB or polish boards. Don't hide behind internet anonymity. This is nail polish people - get some fucking perspective. I deal with victims of violent crimes and domestic violence, so it's hard to get bent out of shape when I don't get the polish I want. But I do get bent out of shape when people are rude to me for no other reason than to make themselves feel better about whatever it is they have insecurities about. It's hard to have respect for people who clearly have no respect for others. Just my 2cents.
/end rant.
(Can't you tell I've been holding that one in a while?? LOL! But seriously, I agree with you. People need to grow up and take responsibility for their own actions / inactions. End of story.)
I think later I might write on Chanel's FB wall and bitch about the price of their goods and selling practices 8)
ReplyDeleteThis post made my day. Thank You for saying what so many of us want to say! I know of number of these women who are indie polish sellers and they are all amazing women who make their polish while living their real lives (other jobs and family). Many of them started making polish because they Love to do it! They have a passion! and the more people are rude and disrespectful the less the polish makers want to make and sell their beautiful creations!
so you didn't get the polish you wanted in the last sale... BFD it will be back you will have the opportunity again
I am an attorney and if I ever walked into court and spoke to a judge like this I would get my ass handed to me.
I particularly liked the portion of your post about people complaining they "wasted time" trying to get the polish just to come up empty handed and then they blame the seller. We are all adults. We are choosing to spend our time trying to get the polish. We have no one to blame but ourselves. There are times I was up at 3 AM trying to get a polish only to have it sold out before I could .... was I annoyed? yes .. but only at myself for not going to sleep!
I'm an attorney, too! What you posted is pretty much all I kept thinking about when I posted above - how if I acted the way some of these people act, I would have no clients and/or would've been tossed in jail for contempt of court god knows how many times! <3 People really need to learn how to take RESPONSIBILITY for themselves. Or how to take a deep breath and relax! Life could be MUCH worse than losing out on a nail polish. Sheesh!!
DeleteBlue Eyed Girl I hear you there!! There are times I would love to speak to a judge or a client like that lol but you just can't! Ugh it is like acting like an entitled spoiled brat!
DeleteThank you one million times.
ReplyDeleteI TOTALLY AGREE WITH YOU. This is been pissing me off sooo much lately and is largely the reason I stopped going to MUA. I mean, these are women out there, doing their best, doing what the love while largely understaffed and underfunded. They aren't a major drugstore or department store chain and any one with common sense would know that. If you don't want to support small business, fine, but don't try to bring them down because you are too dumb to know the difference between an independent business and a corporation.
ReplyDeleteBWAHAHAHAHA! Just. Fucking. Bwahahahaha!
ReplyDeleteThis ought to be c&p all over FB!
Seriously dude this is what I've been thinking for a while now. Unfortunately, critical thinking skills have been lost to a few generations it seems. As for MUA I saw so much love for it... went and tried to be active and literally got shit on. So yeah- fuck MUA and the idiots that can't read. Rock on dude and thanks for saying what the rest of us have been thinking, makes me proud to follow your blog and slightly ashamed that I didn't say it when I felt it. xo E
ReplyDeleteI think Llarowe is a freaking saint for all of the crap she puts up with from people complaining near 24/7. I also feel bad for the more "out there" indie sellers that are active on their FB pages when they have a sale and everyone starts bitching about not getting something to them. Wait your turn! Now, I've missed out on a lot of polishes, OF COURSE I've been bummed. But at the same time I'm not going to take that out on the seller! If they ask for opinions, I'll give them, but otherwise it is "congrats to you on your continued prosperity!". If you want to actually get your hands on indie polishes, then you can't beat the seller down with your negativity until they just say fuck it and leave. Patience is key! I've managed to get most of the indies I've wanted in various ways (blog sales, keep trying on their sales, etc), I still have a list of wants, but I'll get them when I get them and if I don't? Oh well. It is a bottle of fucking nail polish.
ReplyDeleteawesome post, bang on the money - with you all the way xx
ReplyDeleteSoulja Boy tell 'em!! :)
ReplyDeleteWell said.
I usually only say eff but I'll make an exception in this case. I FUCKING LOVE YOUR POST!!! Now can you please go plaster it all over MUA & FB? :D
ReplyDeleteI have a huge girl crush on you now. Rock on.
ReplyDeleteThis is the most awesome post I have read in a looonnnggg time. Loved it! I am so tired of spoiled, whiny, entitled people (not just in the NP community but all over the place). I am so happy for the girls making these indie polishes and being so successful at it. Have I missed out on things? Sure! But there's always next time and it's just nail polish; I'll live if I don't get a particular color. Then it'll be that much sweeter when I finally get my hands on it. Thanks for putting this out there in such a kick ass way!!! \m/
ReplyDeletethe voice of reason! <3
ReplyDeleteYes yes yes! AMEN!!
ReplyDeleteWell said! You go girl! :)
ReplyDeleteYou are my hero :-) (or is that heroine? :-) Seriously, I wish I could put my hands through my computer and strangle those brats for being so rude. ..... and well, just plain stupid. I honestly don't know how Leah Ann (at Llarowe) deals with some of those pests. And I was also appalled at some of the comments I've seen regarding Nerd Lacquer. ... all I keep thinking is that something catostrophic must have happened to her or a loved one and all those idiots can say is that she took the money and ran. .... they are pathetic and it worries me to think that their horrid entitled attitude is the face of the future.
ReplyDeleteThank you for openly voicing what I've been thinking for the past month or so. Sure I've been disappointed when I haven't been able to get a polish I wanted but I've also learned from experience that I'll get it eventually. After reading so many "hissy fit" posts it has become my practice to make sure that I compliment the ladies who make these beautiful polishes and thank them for their hard work. ... it's my way of trying to combat some of the nastiness I've seen.
So, BRAVA. .... please, keep telling it like it is. .... it's so refreshing :-)
Lord almighty, I wish I could high five you! This is EXACTLY what I say every time I see this crap. I mean, REALLY? It's fucking nail polish!! I wonder how some of these people handle real life problems. Thank you so much for giving voice to my rage!! :)
ReplyDeleteAll I got to say is: YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!!!!!!!!! I had to say this somewhere else one time: It's just nail polish, after all.
ReplyDeleteKlassy
ReplyDeleteKlassy like spelling Classy with a 'k' :)
DeleteFYI Someone posted this to MUA, so be prepared for nasty comments like the one above this, since the sheeple are worked into a frenzy now. Either way, you're right. Preach it sista!
ReplyDeleteNever in my life have I encountered the two extremes in this nail polish world. From the absolute low that is the bitching, moaning and whining over not being able to get a freakin nail polish to the high that is the awesome nail friends I have made. But never in all my life have I seen some of the dirtiest, crappiest behavior than these people who leave anonymous comments. If you have the balls to say it, have the balls to leave your true name. It is absolutely uncalled for and pathetic for all this drama over stupid bottles of nail polish. I applaud you for having the balls to say this on your blog.
ReplyDeleteSo your true name is Fingers?
ReplyDeleteI definitely agree that people have been asshats to these indie sellers. Personally, I avoid most indie polishes because something like taco glitter would bother me. However, when I do get indie polish, I know it's made by an amateur... So I adjust my expectations accordingly. And as you said, there is no call to be rude right out of the gate. Most of the time if you bring up your concern, it will get taken care of. No need to bitch all over Facebook like a spoiled 14 year old.
ReplyDeleteIncidentally I followed the link from MUA. I don't think everyone there is a shitter... Just a few rotten apples, like anywhere else.
I find it really strange you are getting so many kudos for baiscally doing the exact thing you are ranting about. Biutching and whining and bashing things you can't control.
ReplyDeletewell said, an idiot bitching about "idiots." to defend this indie seller who still has orders pending from her last sale (meaning seh still owes people their money or their polish!!!!) says a lot about this "blogger" it takes three or four months and counting to fulfill an order? all she had to do was take a few minutes to make a post explaining she can't focus on nail polish right now, and people would understand. instead she is gone with no word, not even talking to one of her distributors and leaving that company hanging too. i can't believe i wasted a few minutes of my life reading this drivel
Deleteyeah, I found your blog from MUA & am now a total fan girl. anonymous posters can kiss it. when I was reading all the pissed off posts about ninja polish, I threw up in my mouth a bit. I AM in IT and know about server upgrades and found most of those posts laughable. people have no idea what it takes to run an online business and seem to think that they are the only customer that counts. buy a polish, don't like it? don't buy from that seller again! especially if you didn't do your homework and look for a fucking swatch.
ReplyDeleteyou can't fix stupid.
high five bitch!
Well, to be honest, you're saying what a lot of people are already thinking. It does get ridiculous when someone purchases a polish and then complains after the fact that it has too much of this type of glitter or whatever. Did you not look at a clear swatch or read the description? Or my personal favorite, when someone broke a bottle of polish and then had their friend ask for a replacement (yeah, that really happened). It's especially interesting to see people say, "Oh, their product is terrible because the glitter sinks" and then they keep buying from that seller. Did the first crappy bottle not teach you the lesson? Quit buying from them and then complaining. Let the market do it's thing and the good companies will come out on top. And honestly, IT'S JUST NAIL POLISH. Stick with drugstore brands if you can't afford to spend $10.
ReplyDeleteFound you through "There's Fiber in My Polish" board on Ravelry.
ReplyDeleteThank you a million times for this post. People treat these indies like shite - it's reprehensible. Shipping policies? Read them. Sending an email? Minimum 24 hours or **next business day** for the earliest possible response. You may request an exception (I did a few weeks ago, due to stuff getting yanked from my cart I had to place 2 orders seconds apart. I asked politely if there could be an exception in the attached comment. They weren't able to make one. So? They didn't cheat me!) but don't expect it to be fulfilled. If by chance they do fulfill it - BE GRATEFUL, they have done you a favour!
I don't understand why this kind of mentality of "you owe me" by these purchasers. As you said, doesn't seem to exist in the Diablo or WOW universe.
I believe it's somehow tied up with the falling of this type of artisan craft under the area of "women's work". By women (predominately) for women (predominately) - so who cares about normal social conventions and consideration?
Poor show, people. Poor show.
I have the biggest girl crush on you now... you have 'verbalized' what has been on many of our minds for several months. Thank you for being so honest and fearless - for telling it like it is with no apology.
ReplyDeleteYou are awesome!
You are so correct! I am recently into the world of nail polish and can't believe some of the things I have been seeing people asking or saying. A lot of these things could be done in private or answered (like you said) by moving their mouse a little. I am a new fan of your blog.
ReplyDeleteJust another fan gained through this post. I love when people are finally honest about it. Say fuck some more, it's a good word.
ReplyDeleteI'll have to get a blog so I can leave a name next time!
Can we be BFF 's? This post is so on the money with how I have been feeling. I love my polishes and the friends I have made but lately I have been disgusted with the childlike behavior I have seen from grown women, it is quite obvious certain people need to get a fucking life. How on earth can anyone justify bashing a woman who tried to give for her birthday rather than receive.?And to call out her business ethic for not staying awake to listen to you assholes (you know who you are and thank goodness I don't) Seriously the woman just had a heart attack and you think the only way she would have proper etiquette is to stay awake to make all your miserable asses happy FUCK YOU.
ReplyDeleteAnd then there are the people who ask for combined shipping and then bitch about why it's taking so long to get their order.
As far as the esty sales I'm sorry to those who don't like it but to me its a high like you wouldn't believe. To me esty openings are like Christmas morning you hope to get something you have been lemming for and of course if you don't your disappointed but I know you damn well wouldn't tell your loved ones that they "wasted your time, won't be returning again, or that maybe next time they could work harder so I could get what I want " Where are the manners we were taught as kids at what time did it become ok to shit on people,? Because I never got the memo. And to those who say this isa bitch fest that is just as bad I say this is a blog not a PR location for someones- YES THEY ARE PEOPLE - business have some decency.
I don't condone the bad behavior I've seen however indie polish is expensive, hard to get, in high demand, and it often takes forever to get shipped. People have a right to get testy when they've spent a nice chunk of change on polish and things get royally screwed up. Due to the recent scarcity of polish base and other reasons, some very popular indies simply aren't able to meet demand. I fully expect to see a lot more dupes like the Lynnderella Connect the Dots dupe Sticks N' Stones and I have and will continue buy dupes if I can't get the original polish. I also see no problem with contacting any seller that chooses to represent themselves on a facebook page as a business. Last, if you haven't noticed we have a lot of newbies to the polish addict world. They simply don't know things. If a question is repeated over and over on forums and comments, I often notice that is because the answer is not readily available or obvious on websites or FAQs and that is something that only the seller can rectify. For example, I am a huge fan of Llarowe but the wish list system is not a normal system that anyone new would understand. There is no need to be disdainful of people with inexperience---we were ALL there at one point. As for the bad behavior, its ultimately between the sellers and their customers. Rant about it all you want but the people you're ranting about don't care about their behavior or your opinion of their behavior. Would that they did care:( The sellers set the tone for what is allowed on their sites. Open forums are often a free for all. All we can do is be decent human beings and hope others are decent too. We know that there are always bad eggs but the large part of this community is positive and friendly. I like to focus on that, above all.
ReplyDeleteDid I talk about things getting royally screwed up? If something was royally screwed up isn't it best to communicate one-on-one with the seller? When someone buys from an indie seller they have to understand that they need to have some patience. I never said anything about dupes that's a whole other discussion....You keep bringing up inexperience like it is the whole problem. People may be new to the polish world but what has happened to people being resourceful or self sufficient? You can find so many answers to your question by scrolling down the facebook page and checking out questions asked and comments made. Even Googling it. I'm sorry but it is annoying when you constantly see "when is X polish going to be back in stock" over and over "Would that they did care"= this sentence just doesn't make sense. When I wrote this I wasn't thinking "boy I hope all of these people read it and have some sort of revelation, maybe I can change the polish world". This is my blog to say and do what I want with. Why do you think I put a GIANT warning in the title. Please focus on the end where you said 'decent human beings'. I rarely go one MUA but the one time I do I see 10-20 shit comments about some sellers and I mean SHIT comments. I question the decency there. After I wrote this, I felt a ton better.
DeleteOk, love you for making this post.
ReplyDeleteIt's not offensive (at least to me), and it's not just the nail polish indie world getting hammered too- there are other indies who are getting a bad rap because ladies get their panties in a severe twist and can't figure out that HEY, maybe, JUST MAYBE, these business owners DO have lives outside of making pretties for us to enjoy. You know... Like maybe a *real* job because the economy fucking blows right now, or taking care of children- because last I checked, they can kind of take care of themselves.... But you have NO idea what your house will look like once they're done with it. A little thing called supervision and parenting... Who ever would have thought that makeup would HAVE to come before jobs and kids?! Crazy, right?!
I'm an IT geek, and let me tell you.... I was one of those idiots who waited for NYX's Fail-Aversary sale last year I think it was? The HUGE one that they blamed servers crashing on and blah blah blah... Simply, I can tell you right now. They took the site down and made it function at a fraction of normal capacity. Why? So idiots like me who really wanted to see if they could get around this roadblock could actually complete a transaction and check out with super cheap products. Didn't work. Who's the moron for trying 4 hours? ME! ALLLLLL ME!!! Sure, I'm still bothered about it... But whatever. I'll just buy Nyx from stores that have it on clearance, blog sales, etc. I'm not going to ruin my life over a basket of products I couldn't check out with and then totally disappeared. Disappointed? Yes. Did it ruin my life? Hell no!! Plus- it basically gave me extra money to go buy indie products with HAHA!
I think all in all, people just need to re-learn what it means to have PATIENCE.
Treat others as you would like to be treated, and share a smile and nod of understanding, not a complaint (unless deserved), because it's going to get you further in dealing with a problem than bitching, whining, crying and complaining will get you.
Stock and supplies run out, emergencies happen, business owners are NOT here at our beck and call- they're here offering a product that we obviously love, adore, dislike, or hate. Take your pick. Don't immediately assume indie owners are "taking off with your money" if they don't respond to your email in 10 minutes. It's your responsibility as a purchaser to make certain you have ALL products in your basket when you check out- and hey, if you place two orders... It's up to the OWNER to say "Hey, I noticed so and so has two orders, I'll contact them to let them know I'll combine shipping to make it easier."
For crying out loud give them a break! (unless they pull a Glittersniffer on you of course)
I totally agree that FB, along with other sites, needs a "bitchslap" button. For REALZ.
And you totally have the right to voice your own opinion in any way, shape, form and language you can muster. Fucking right you do!
Wow. I didn't realize I wrote a dissertation. LOL
I'm done! :D
Do these same people go bitch at Walgreen's employees when the LE Sinfuls are sold out, or the Wet N Wild LEs haven't come in yet? I doubt it. I wonder why they feel they can push an indie around in that manner? -smh-
ReplyDeleteIndies have something unique, not mass produced. They've poured their heart and soul into its creation, their free time and are kind enough to give us a chance to experience their work. Its a privilege. Small business owners should be treated with respect and gratitude. If not that, then at least a small little "thank you for making me smile today" would suitable.