I found this post after doing a few searches before making a post of my own about Flip.
For me, I’m going where the deal is, the perks are and sometimes the experience.
Examples/Hacks
Tatcha: has amazing promotional deals running every few weeks. Last month I got a free full-sized $75 product with my purchase. I also rock heavy with their subscribe & save deals.
Viori: It’s my favorite hair product and literally gave my noggin a makeover. Between all of us, I make new emails and recycle their BOGO code (TRYBOGO) I know, I’m awful but I’m a shopaholic that’s not independently wealthy. 😭🤧
YSL: Has one or two so good it’s whack sales a year. They did a makeup and fragrance BOGO last year. I went hammy ham. Armani does, too. For Mother’s Day they had a sale where if you spend $90 on any fragrance you get a 50ml fragrance free ($122) - tell me why they accidentally sent me an extra My Way gift set?!? Choice samples with purchases at YSL, too.
Dior: Their rewards program is a joke unless you’re crazy rich and at that point, I doubt they care. However, they have complimentary gift wrapping and crazy fast shipping and although it’s not the most eco friendly choice…the gift wrapping makes for a feel good experience.🥹 Plus you get samples and free travel sizes of some of the things you buy the full-size version.
Ipsy (formerly BoxyCharm): I’ve grown accustomed to the brands in their drop sales and stock shop through them.
Ancient Cosmetics: I love not only their constant running clearance of their products but that they’re black owned and family owned. I have a growing collection of their body scrubs, soaps, oils and butters. The butters leave my skin soft for 24 hours! I was sick of buying a jar of air from Truly and getting stains on my clothes if I missed rubbing a spot in. Im over the cake piping of body products. I want product, not air pockets and over-whipped body butter.
Sephora: I buy all the brands and items that I don’t get better deals elsewhere. I have a store less than a mile away so I typically do same day pickup and they always have it ready within 10 minutes. So that’s a big plus!
Flip: I’ve been squatting their ads and app for what feels like a year now. I kept seeing it say that if I invited a friend we both get $30. So naturally I invited my second phone to test it out. 😂 I bit down this time because they have a 50% off sale for /kit•sch/ and some great nail polishes were on sale, too.
I didn’t see $30 credit. But instead it said I’d get 40% off my first order (it was a 24hr expiring deal). I didn’t get that promotional offer on my first account I created without an invite. After doing some reading, it seems the $30 is more like a reward fake money you can use later to ‘buy’ up to 30% discounted from your purchase.
There’s also an area in your cart that says ‘add 3 free items’ or some such. Those can be added depending on what your cart value is BEFORE discounts are added!! Spend 50 for 1 freebie, 100 for 2, 150 for 3. But the free items are crazy good. Items ranging from frying pans to Olaplex oil to makeup to candles to anything really. Values from $10-100+!
I figured I was about to get got but took the bait. I added $168 worth of stuffs to my cart (kitsch stuff was already 50% off), added 3 free items (I went for Alterna hair products valued at 48, 38 & 35). Price was ~110 total and if I include the sale prices, 40% off and value of free items my order was valued at around 440 and I saved over $330.
I’m attempting to post a pic of my order below (minus the nail items I took out already).
I see the image, so now I’ll attempt to post the other stuff. For whatever reason, the Sephora app is awful on iPhones or is for me at least.
For obvious reasons, I’ll be utilizing that app from now on. I’m spoiled so I’ll argue that 7 day shipping is super fast as they claim. And I don’t like the customer reviews because I’m truly sick of hearing “literally obsessed.” That and it’s outrageous to see a child reviewing skincare items. But some reviews are hilarious. I watched someone’s grandma LATHER I Dew Care eye cream on her eyes, face, and mouth. 😭😭😭
Flip monetizes reviews and I think that devalues the authenticity of them. I hope that changes. It’s like the Influenster reviews that give everything five stars because they think it impacts them getting more free stuff. 🤧 However, you make fake money to buy discounts by watching review videos and if you review items you buy & people buy from your review, you make real money you can put in the bank.
I think that sums up most of what I buy and how I buy it when it comes to skincare, makeup, hair care, bath, body and fragrance items.