In response to Chameka Scott's status, "gets so frustrated grocery shopping, like every item is this super important life decision.. tarter control, cavity protection, whitening, enamel this.. gingivitis that.. what kind of monster makes you choose.. DAMN YOU CREST! Can they not make one super toothpaste?"
I was just having this sort of conversation with my mom in Target yesterday. I just wanted some mascara.. why does Loreal have 30 different kinds of "Voluminous Mascara???" I'll tell you exactly why... Loreal wants you to see new packaging and think, "Oh this is new.. I should try it b/c it says it has 'FIVE TIMES MORE VOLUME' whereas my regular (the one that I'm really happy with) only says 'THREE TIMES MORE VOLUME', therefore, the new one must be even better. I buy it, take it home and try it the next morning only to be disappointed that it does not in fact provide more volume than my regular mascara. Then I have to go back to the store and buy my regular.. BAM! Loreal just made 'TWO TIMES THE MONEY' off of me, and I just wasted 'TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TIME' I needed to waste in order to have lushes lashes. My regular mascara needs to be more specific. For example, it could say 'THREE TIMES MORE VOLUME THAN EVEN THE NEWEST MASCARA ON THE MARKET, WHICH WE ALSO MAKE BUT ONLY HAS FIVE TIMES MORE VOLUME THAN THE VERY FIRST MASCARA PRODUCT WE EVER MADE.'
Lesson learned, Loreal.
I was just having this sort of conversation with my mom in Target yesterday. I just wanted some mascara.. why does Loreal have 30 different kinds of "Voluminous Mascara???" I'll tell you exactly why... Loreal wants you to see new packaging and think, "Oh this is new.. I should try it b/c it says it has 'FIVE TIMES MORE VOLUME' whereas my regular (the one that I'm really happy with) only says 'THREE TIMES MORE VOLUME', therefore, the new one must be even better. I buy it, take it home and try it the next morning only to be disappointed that it does not in fact provide more volume than my regular mascara. Then I have to go back to the store and buy my regular.. BAM! Loreal just made 'TWO TIMES THE MONEY' off of me, and I just wasted 'TWO TIMES THE AMOUNT OF TIME' I needed to waste in order to have lushes lashes. My regular mascara needs to be more specific. For example, it could say 'THREE TIMES MORE VOLUME THAN EVEN THE NEWEST MASCARA ON THE MARKET, WHICH WE ALSO MAKE BUT ONLY HAS FIVE TIMES MORE VOLUME THAN THE VERY FIRST MASCARA PRODUCT WE EVER MADE.'
Lesson learned, Loreal.
