Total Recall

We have all experienced it. After spending umpteen dollars, we FINALLY find "IT"...the perfect product. We are so elated, we continue to buy said product, even when the price goes up. It is THAT good. All of a sudden, its a bit harder to find. Then you can't find it in ANY store. Frantic, you search feverishly online. You find a store that sells it for 10 bucks more. Whatever- You buy anywhere from 10-50 of the darn thing. Then after your 50 have run out...when the iStore no longer carries it does it hit you....this item has been discontinued. You have been had.

Over the years, I have had favorite shampoos, brands, lipsticks, concealers and lotions discontinued. This is definitely a ploy by corporations to get us to spend more money. Think about it, why are there so many crappy items out there that never go away even though everyone and their grandmother hates them? Because this is how they hook you. Put out a nice, sweet product that you will fall in love with- then, without warning, viciously pull it from store shelves-and your life. You try loads of other stuff trying to find a product even similar to the one they recalled. Alas, you have just spent $300 in the course of 3 months trying to find a decent product. The producers/manufacturers are elated, knowing they are duping the consumer and making money.

I am writing this because i have HAD it. I have wasted time, money and energy trying to figure out how to replace recalled products. No one ever even gives us any notice.

My advice, when you find a product you love, buy as much as you can. Spend hundreds now, so you don't have to waste money on products you will not like/use.