@yakkoTDI There was, at one time, a hermit named Dave, who engaged in similar cost-cutting measures, though his choice of storage location was different.

@awk All I got is a large trunk but I am still looking for a cabin in the woods.

@glarue Yes. Now buy it and quit complaining.

@Tiamat114 If you are only mildly disappointed by offerings on this site, Meh isn’t doing it’s job. We have come to expect major disappointment. And of course, regret, sometimes instantly. But most people/bots snap up the regret before I even get my chance of my own share of it.

@ciabelle Thanks for the link, I was considering it, but not after reading those reviews!

@ciabelle you’re absolutely right, this stuff is garbage!

@ciabelle @kmwheel1973 The negative reviews seem a little “over-the-top”, A.K.A. FAKE.

@ciabelle @kmwheel1973 @Trinityscrew I dunno. Speaking as a female with decades of makeup buying and wearing behind me, they sounded pretty spot on for crappy products. The glowing positive ones are the scary ones. Some woman who says she buys Guerlain products, and regularly spends $120 on palettes thought these were almost as nice. Riiiiight.

@ciabelle @Faffs @kmwheel1973 Many women who spend too much on makeup have to convince themselves that they’re not being taken. Some have preconceived opinions of “cheap” makeup.

@evgrosen I don’t know for sure, but another commenter says they looked them up in the past and they treat their employees poorly:

They also overwork their workers with little pay, and teach them how to manipulate and lie to customers.

@Sardinicus That’s what I would look like if I tried.

@Sardinicus This was my go-to look in the 7th grade.

@sammydog01 Really? Are you single?

@eethomp but the Chinese Holy Water is an unusual find. We do get that with it, right?

@eethomp @pmarin Unfortunately there was an accident in the Meh warehouse. The Chinese Holy Water leaked and melted all the soldering irons and duct tape, so you only get the makeup.

@Mandamm Shelters do need essentials desperately but the women also need makeup and clothes suitable for job interviews and for starting new jobs.

@dyounghbic @Mandamm Also, being able to put on makeup can help them to feel more normal. That can be really important, because women who end up in shelters have had their lives fall apart. Something as simple as being able to put on some makeup can make a huge difference for their mental health.

@accelerator Some women just enjoy it. It can be fun. But as for the need, women are seen as more professional and competent while wearing makeup. People have gotten used to women wearing makeup, so without it some women actually get asked if they are sick. It’s also akin to a man shaving or trimming his beard. It’s a way to look more put together.

@accelerator @asrah That’s the whole point. Women should not need makeup to be seen as more professional and competent. Personally I stopped wearing it over 25 years ago. Same issue, really. I kept being mistaken for a secretary; without makeup people would assume I was competent in my technical field. I’m so over being judged for what I do or don’t wear.

@asrah @eethomp I work in a technical environment. Most of the highest educated PhD level colleagues are women. I truly don’t EVER consider their makeup when consulting with or attending meetings with these people. It would be utterly stupid to judge what they know based on how they look. That goes for men or women actually. It seems the smartest people at work also wear tee shirts and sneakers. My favorite, easy to talk to, scientist wears super long hair and a goatee beard. He wears the same shirt a lot of the time. It says “42 is the answer” and always in sneakers with no socks. If you judged him by his appearance you would certainly miss out. He is brilliant and can talk to people at any level very effectively.

I started wearing makeup when I started my first job out of grad school in an attempt to look professional (my job was not exactly in the field I trained for, so I wasn’t sure people would take me seriously). Then two days in I took training for their cleanroom protocols which said “no makeup”. Since I often don’t know if I’m going into a cleanroom any given day, I gave up the practice within days of starting my job. I’ve never looked back.

@accelerator @asrah @eethomp Yeah, flipping it to the “mens” side, which admittedly was much less demanding: in the 1980s a man in a nice suit with short slick hair slathered with expensive stinky cologne would be considered a really successful guy. Now that same person would be considered an asshole, most likely. And people would remind him of the HR policy to not use strong body scents or colognes.

In truth, even in the 1980s I knew those guys were assholes.

@coblebaby was he next to the guy selling genuine Rolex from pockets in his coat?

@coblebaby I WAS LITERALLY GONNA SAY I BOUGHT ONE WHEN I WAS OUT WITH MY MOM YEARS AGO!! I have never used them because after looking up how shitty their business practices are (and how they lie about being #1 in magazines), I figured they might have harmful ingredients as well. I was gonna see if I could repot some stuff because the packaging is actually a lot of fun lol

@laurengx3 with a bit of cadmium and lead for color.