have you all seen the Paul Mitchell comercials??

[Shatani]

he was VERY adamant that if you didnt buy his products in a salon, then you didnt buy his products! he was like, if you see it in a grocery store, drug store or any other kind of store, then its counterfit or black market....

thoughts?

 

[DatJerseyDyme]

It could very well be. I've seen an article about counterfit products and how some of the contain harmful levels of bacteria and other things you don't want in your hair.

 

[MeccaMedinah]

I think that it says something like that on the back of the product(s). I bought some Super-Charged conditioner at JC Penney's salon & then saw it @ the BSS for a little cheaper. I wondered if I should get some of his products from the BSS but I was afraid that they may be fake... I dunno.

 

[carrie]

I've seen it. And I'll keep buying mine from BJ's wholesale club.

 

[baglady215]

Why would stores like BJ's, Rite Aid, CVS sell fakes? I could see the BSS, selling fake hair stuff right next to the fake purses but major chain stores?

 

[MizAvalon]

This is true. I would never buy a salon product at a drugstore or supermarket because it usually is counterfeit.

I have no idea how they are able to get away with selling those products, but there's been a huge war between the makers and the stores for years over this.

 

[KAddy]

On the bottle of the products it states that the products MAY be counterfeit or OLD. I think most of the discount stores (rite aid, walgreens, CVS, etc) probably carry the old containers of the product. I buy my salon products from salons that exclusively carry the products.

 

[Honey01]

I saw an article recently to DSD, I think in Allure. I've alway wondered too, like why would reputable companies sell counterfeit products. The article mentioned that the stores purchase their supply from some third party "tier" supplier. According to Paul Mitchell, his company randomly pull these counterfeits from non-approved distributors for testing and the bacteria is off the charts.

 

[MizAvalon]

I saw an article recently to DSD, I think in Allure. I've alway wondered too, like why would reputable companies sell counterfeit products. The article mentioned that the stores purchase their supply from some third party "tier" supplier. According to Paul Mitchell, his company randomly pull these counterfeits from non-approved distributors for testing and the bacteria is off the charts.

This is absolutely true and if something happens to you or your hair because of these fake products you would have no recourse because you didn't buy from an authorized seller.

Just the though of something like Paul Mitchell being in Rite Aid is hilarious.

 

[Cichelle]

That's scary. I never buy Paul Mitchell products anywhere, but I did recently buy some Matrix Biolage Glaze from a drug store. I won't do that again, cause if the PM is conterfeit, other things might be as well.

 

[Champagne_Wishes]

Most of the salon hair products I have seen, such as in Walgreens, are old as h#ll. It's so old that it has a thick coating of dust on them. I would be worried because some of them look rancid in the package.

 

[Avaya]

I went to a salon to buy some Nexxus shampoo and the women told me that they didn't carry the line anymore because it is sold at CVS and people can get it cheaper there

 

[Enchantmt]

I've never had a problem. I used to get the foaming pomade at a drugstore and couldnt tell a difference in the performance. Also back in the day the nexxus botanoil and some more shampoos and conditioners. Why did drug emporium have to go out of business in my city??? I think the only reason the bottles are so dusty in some of the stores are that the products are so much more expensive. The average person isnt going to spend 14.50 for a shampoo when you can pick one up for 2.99 or less. Plus those commercials dont help, I'm sure we arent the only ones that have wondered about the authenticity.

 

[taraglam2]

Me and one of my hair supply shopping buddies always notice that in some drugstores--the products are dusty. We do not even think about purchasing them. Now that I am a "professional" hair supply shopper (reformed product junkie) I know which places are the best in presentation, cleanliness and price .

 

[pink_flower]

Most of the salon hair products I have seen, such as in Walgreens, are old as h#ll. It's so old that it has a thick coating of dust on them. I would be worried because some of them look rancid in the package.

Yes! They all look so dusty and the prices aren't that much cheaper, at least the places I've seen. I would never buy salon stuff at a grocery store. That doesnt make any sense to me.