Beauty Outlet Private Sale - Aug 27 to Oct 10th (Markham)

Thanks for all the pics, by chance, do you recall what the prices were on the It Cosmetic Products. It's an hour drive for me to get there, want to make sure it's worth the trip. Thanks.

I love this sale but spend too much on products I think I might like to try. I’ve been there when people were packed elbow to elbow and lined up outside of the building and that’s what I think about now. There are good deals but they aren’t crazy, run and start the car type deals. Kind of debating whether this is a good idea with the delta variant on the uptick.

Sinoed wrote: ↑I love this sale but spend too much on products I think I might like to try. I’ve been there when people were packed elbow to elbow and lined up outside of the building and that’s what I think about now. There are good deals but they aren’t crazy, run and start the car type deals. Kind of debating whether this is a good idea with the delta variant on the uptick.

I agree.. I have some time tmr and there are available timeslots but someone commented there's no social distancing inside
Anyone been there recently that can comment on crowd size this week?

frugette wrote: ↑ I agree.. I have some time tmr and there are available timeslots but someone commented there's no social distancing inside
Anyone been there recently that can comment on crowd size this week?

I think there's definitely more people on Fridays (and weekends) so social distancing is really YMMV... When I went this Wednesday afternoon, it was still busy but less so than on the Friday I went -- that particular Friday was the very first day of the sale, so almost elbow-to-elbow with other people inside. The thing that sucks is that the one direction "aisle" can only fit two carts so it's tight if you want to avoid other people / not get too close. Also the issue is that people just don't seem to care and will walk up beside you if there's a product they're interested in, instead of waiting for you to finish and then go over to the shelf/area.

Notable areas where I thought there was high traffic / too close to people: near the entrance with the Vichy and sunscreens, Biotherm shelves, Lancome shelves, perfume sample station (they spray on the little cards for you to smell - defs saw some people pull down their masks to smell), some of the stations for lipstick swatches, NYX shelves (that stretch is very narrow to navigate since there's also 'deal of the week' carts taking up space), and when you're lining up to pay, people will stand around since they want to grab some final deals on those shelves near checkout.

I would recommend going earlier on a weekday but I think crowd size will probably vary day by day... and also if people catch wind of any 'hot deals'. I think the sale has also been emailing out some warehouse deals and whatnot to get more foot traffic...