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my Mecca rant
Mecca is the epitome of teenage to 20 something year old girls buying an overpriced lip balm because someone on Tik Tok said it was good. Avoid like the plague. I remember when Mecca was tiny and now there's a new brand there every few months. Overpriced bullshit. Especially the skin care. You can get stuff just as good or better from the pharmacy, and it doesn't come in a tiny container for an exorbitant price.They also have deals with certain brands so they're "Mecca exclusive" in Australia, so people from here miss out on the sales the brands have in other countries.
The three storey store has "coaching", whatever that is, and a naturopath and stuff like that. Why? What happened to makeup, skincare and fragrance?
I remember also reading about their sales regularly having expired products for sale ๐คฎ