DD just blew $400 at Sephora

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So glad I wasted my time responding to this yesterday.

Lesson learned. You're an idiot op.

Yup. Have fun learning this lesson again later in more expensive ways.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who think $400 is hard to spend at Sephora are nuts. Most items there are $20-$30 minimum, and many are higher. A bag of 15-20 things could easily be $400. That being said make her return it, of course she doesn’t keep it.

Who would buy 15-20 things all at once?!

This is so easy. Shampoo, conditioner, hair serum ALONE runs me $100 at Ulta (Redken brand). Then let’s say you get foundation and concealer - there’s another $85. Then you get some Rare beauty blush, and a new brush for that- $50. An eyeshadow palette- $75. Charlotte Tilbury highlighter - $40. A few lip products - $75. A fragrance - $100. Whoops, you’re there.

[Anonymous]

My 29 yr old has my CC. It looks exactly like his debit card. Once he used it accidentally to buy something under $10 and texted me that he realized it when he got back to his dorm. He apologized and Venmoed me the money.

OP- you reap what you sow. Enjoy your DD in the future. This was a great learning opportunity and you blew it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 29 yr old has my CC. It looks exactly like his debit card. Once he used it accidentally to buy something under $10 and texted me that he realized it when he got back to his dorm. He apologized and Venmoed me the money.

OP- you reap what you sow. Enjoy your DD in the future. This was a great learning opportunity and you blew it.

19 yr old. Not 29.

[Anonymous]

sephora also sells overpriced vibrators

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have her return it.
I feel like the entitlement teens feel for this sort of luxury feeds into the sugar baby mentality.

Sephora has a no-return policy for vibrators

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Have her return it.
I feel like the entitlement teens feel for this sort of luxury feeds into the sugar baby mentality.

Sephora has a no-return policy for vibrators

Now OP's follow-up finally makes sense.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you to everyone who replied.

Update: I've decided to let her keep the stuff this time around. However, I'm going to get her her own credit card (with a limit, of course) so that she can practice spending responsibly. She was NOT happy to hear this, but I had to put my foot down.

This can’t be real. Nobody is this bad at parenting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP here. Thank you to everyone who replied.

Update: I've decided to let her keep the stuff this time around. However, I'm going to get her her own credit card (with a limit, of course) so that she can practice spending responsibly. She was NOT happy to hear this, but I had to put my foot down.

Lol

Troll

[Anonymous]

My stock in Sephora and Ulta just keeps going up with this Teen Marketing craze. And the market is still so under penetrated, can’t wait!!

[Anonymous]

We changed the Apple Pay on my 16 yr old's phone to a checking account/debit card that gets her monthly allowance so if she doesn't have the money in the account the Apple Pay will be denied. Having it attached to a regular credit card means she can still run up to the limit.

Teach her now how to budget unless your training her to be Tori Spelling 2.0.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Importantly, did she get a bag or two?

lol.

DP.
Obvi, it was all for a bag or two. It always is.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Those of you who think $400 is hard to spend at Sephora are nuts. Most items there are $20-$30 minimum, and many are higher. A bag of 15-20 things could easily be $400. That being said make her return it, of course she doesn’t keep it.

Who would buy 15-20 things all at once?!

A teenager whose parents have no backbone.

Op good luck with her over the next few years.

[Anonymous]

Keep some of it and say it’s now part of her birthday/holiday present

[Anonymous]

You “put your foot down” by letting her keep $400 worth of unauthorized purchases and giving her her own credit card. For which she was “not happy”.

No words Op. You’re doing your DD a huge disservice.