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Old 02-04-2006, 10:51 PM   #1 (permalink)
 
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help w/lotion diversion...please

There is a hair salon in my(small) town carrying Designer Skin and AG/Swedish Beauty and they do not offer tanning. It would not bother me but they are selling all lotion @50% off retail. I have talked w/both manufactures many,many,many times. I have purchased lotion there and sent the proof to both manufactures. They both say they have sent threatening letters from their attorneys, they still sell lotion. I sent someone in the other day, They were selling Shamless by designer skin for $7.00! Tanning season is here and I'm afraid they are really going to hurt my lotion sales. What else can I do?
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Old 02-04-2006, 10:54 PM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

Good luck. Every hair salon in our town does this too. It ticks me off to no end, but I don't see it stopping anytime soon. The lotion companies don't give a rip who sells their product, just as long as they are making money.
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Old 02-04-2006, 11:46 PM   #3 (permalink)
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

Have you maybe thought about talking to the owner. Maybe work out a deal or something. OR better yet start thinking about a PL line.
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Old 02-05-2006, 12:28 AM   #4 (permalink)
 
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

Sell hair products at 50% off even it it costs you money! I would even sell color for the women to take into the hair salon. But first I would ask the owner to stop or tell them what my action would be if the DIDNT quit today. Just my 2 cents.
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

I have talked with the owner, she is a real-----!
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

In most places you can't get hair color unless you are a licenced cosmetologist. I know I can get hair shampoo and other beauty stuff at cost, just not color. Maybe find out what shampoo's she sells and buy that and sell it for $1.00 over cost so that way your competing with her.

PS if your state doesn't allow that, let me know and I will see if I can send you some LOL
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Old 02-06-2006, 05:17 AM   #7 (permalink)
 
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

I am licensed to buy most hair products. I have not done this because I have other friends who are cosmetologist. I have thought about just buying her out if I knew she wouldn't carry them anymore...after all I can get them from her just as cheap as I can from my distributor..LOL.
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

Tell your customers (and hers) that her lotion isnt even the real thing, she gets it off ebay and who knows how old it is or what it really is? Or call the department on her to get her investigated for something??????? I dont what else you really can do? Where is she getting her lotion from? which distributor? I dont even get my lotion that cheap. She will keep on selling it unless something is done. Good Luck!
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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

Continue to try reasoning with her. But in the mean time, offer a free upgrade or two with every lotion purchase ;)

Lotion retail $30
Her price $15

Your special
Lotion $30
Free tanning valued at-- $30 in hp, VHR (2) $30, Base (5) $30...

See, you can fight fire with fire, you just gotta get the word out and start flaming!

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Re: help w/lotion diversion...please

^^ fantastic idea . . . .

some mix of discount for your clients who buy from YOU . .. .

and compete for her shampoo/hair product sales! - you tried to be nice & it didnt work out, do whatever you have to ! good luck!
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