swapping samples/products
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free skin care · Mon Jul 18, 2005 1:48 pm

I'm sure there are lots of people out there with TONS of skincare stuff and I was thinking that maybe we can swap some samples or something? I know that different things work for different people so why not? There are some things I'd rather sample first and that samples are not available for. So???? Is there anyone that is interested?

I have:
Strivectin eye cream
Wilma Schumann Collagen 2000 (I really lie this)
Wilma Schumann O2 Blu (good too)
Skin medica TNS recovery complex
Sothy's eye cream
Sothy's liposome cream (has a special name but I forget what it is...)
Yonka serum
Skinceuticals vit C (20%)
Skinceuticals eye renewal
Skinceuticals line defence

free skin care · Mon Jul 18, 2005 10:58 pm

check out makeupalley.com for swapping. you can compare lists and search for products you want.

We tried a thread like this before but EDS management wasn't in favor of it so it got dropped.

free skin care · Tue Jul 19, 2005 7:51 am

oh, okay. Thanks Lianne.

free skin care · Tue Jul 19, 2005 12:16 pm

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Wed Jul 20, 2005 12:46 am

I don't think EDS has anything against this in principle (though I can't really speak for them), there's just no functionality to support this here and no process to deal with "deals" that go wrong. MUA is an established swap place that has functionality to list and search products as well as track good/bad swaps.

free skin care · Wed Jul 20, 2005 5:13 am

I know that Lianne was excited about setting up something like this a couple months back, and I actually resurrected the topic the other day in another thread.

I thought that maybe we could list in our “signature” – along with our skin type/issues – if we are interested in swapping, and then we could each enter a list of the items we have available in the “Other Interests” field on our member profile page, and then if someone saw that so-and-so had an item they were interested in, that member could PM the other person to make arrangements. I know that this solution isn’t as neat and tidy as the setup over on MUA, but I think it could still work. At any rate, I have updated my signature line to indicate my willingness, and will be updating my member profile with a list of stuff that I have to swap or give away and I hope that others will follow suit....*hint, hint*

free skin care · Thu Jul 28, 2005 7:39 am

You can always go this route---

Got a stash of stockpiled beauty products?

Please support the following nonprofit organizations by sending them new and unopened beauty products. These organizations help women in need with day-to-day survival, and sometimes a little beauty luxury can help lift someone's spirit. Where to send donations (pack items carefully, new products only please):

Best Face Forward Foundation
10202 N. 103rd Street
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
480-661-6858
Email

Union Station Foundation
825 E. Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena CA 91104
(626) 240-4550
http://www.unionstationfoundation.org/

USA Charities, Inc.
5565 Schenck Avenue
Suite 10
Rockledge, FL 32955
321-638-4287
USA Charities
Not For Profit Charity, Florida Registration No: CH15206.
Collecting toys and beauty items for distribution in Women and Children Shelters.

Focusing Families
A Non-Profit Organization
P.O. Box 1053 Hempstead, TX. 77445
Office (979)826-3290 Fax (979)826-0332
Crisis (979)826-0000 or (877) BE SAFE-9

Pat's Army of One
Shelters for Lake & Porter County, Indiana:
battered women / homeless families / etc.
http://www.pats-army-of-one.com
boogamma@aol.com
219-942-0892

Katy Christian Ministries
Domestic Abuse Center
5011 East 5th Street
Katy, TX 77493
Phone: 281-391-4504
kcm-abayliss@txucom.net
Specail Needs: All beauty and skincare products

SANE SOLUTIONS
Director: Heidi Hart
408 Allumbaugh St.
Boise, Idaho 83702

Battered Women's Resources, Inc.
PO Box 1209
Leominster, MA 01453
978-537-2306
ecronin@bicnet.net

YWCA Women's Resource Center
1118 Fifth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
206-461-3214 www.YWCAworks.org
Special Needs: Hygiene products, haircare and makeup basics

Brockton Family and Community Resources
Administrative Building
180 Belmont St
Brockton, MA 02301
508-583-5200
BFCR18@aol.com

Genesis Benefit Thrift Store
2918 Oak Lawn Avenue
Dallas, TX 75219
214-520-6644
Email: Ledgar@swbell.net

Boston Area Rape Crisis Center
99 Bishop Allen Drive
Cambridge, MA 02139
617-492-8306
carcate@barcc.org

The Lifelong AIDS Alliance
c/o Dresden Jones, The Women's Program
1002 E. Seneca
Seattle, WA 98122
206-957-1704
dresdenj@llaa.org

Suggested items to donate: (NEW only, please)
Haircare - shampoo, moisturizers, hairspray, specialty treatments
Bodycare - soap, shower gel, scrub, powder, bath/body products
Skincare - moisturizer, cleaner, specialty items
Makeup - lipstick, foundation, blush, eyeshadow, pressed power, brushes
GWP bags/cosmetic cases, feminine hygiene products

free skin care · Fri Jul 29, 2005 4:48 am

Of course that is the best idea of all for our unwanted products, but the thing that keeps me from being able to donate my items to charity is the fact that the charities all stipulate that the products must be unused. I can see how that would be a concern for stuff like mascara or lip products because they’ve actually made contact with one’s “mucus” areas, but I don’t see why they wouldn’t accept a bottle of shampoo/conditioner or some styling goo that I only tried once and couldn’t possibly be contaminated because I dispense a bit of the product into my hand.

It really makes me sick when I think of the number of these type of products that I simply throw away after one use, because I know that someone out there would be absolutely thrilled to have the opportunity to use the type of personal luxury items that I simply take for granted....

free skin care · Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:31 am

I think if you really only tried it once, no one would know...maybe I am bad. Embarassed

I totally agree with you. So many products I seriously use once, and if they aren't suitable for my friends they just get wasted.

free skin care · Fri Jul 29, 2005 7:03 am

What about registering on make-up alley but then put your make-up alley name on your signature on EDS so then you can still swap with each other just refer to another site for swapping Very Happy

You could still talk about what you wanted to swap or what you are looking for just refer to make-up alley

free skin care · Fri Jul 29, 2005 8:35 am

I am a single mom and know a group of single moms (most who are in a worse off position than me) who would love skin care products even if they have been tried/used. I live in Canada but if you don't mind shipping them here I can forward them. You can PM me if it is something you are interested in.

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