I have been given the email address of benefits wholesale but I dont know how to get them to take me seriously. Do I send them a business plan etc. Is there any one who also sells cosmetics who deals with these issues or has done and has any advice.
Also how do you get a MAC discount card – I know you have to be a Makeup artist or a proffesional but how/where do you go to apply?
Thanks
RE- Mac pro membership- here’s the info on how to enroll-
http://www.macpro.com/templates/user/enrollment.tmpl
The PPID site listed tells you all about getting a MAC discount card. Please know that with your MAC discount card you are forbidden from re-selling. They monitor the program very closely and if you are caught re-selling the product you are banned from the program.
For Benefit to take you seriously you must be an established business that already carries cosmetics or be a licensed esthetician or a makeup artist with a decent resume and portfolio. They do not allow just anyone to carry their product. You can’t , for instance, be a regular consumer who wishes to sell their product back on ebay. They won’t sell to you.
If you are a professional artist they will occasionally sell to you at a discount but the same rules apply. You cannot apply for professional discounts and resell the product. You’ll be blacklisted for pro discounts if you do this. You can contact the benefit sales department and tell them who you are (ie qualifications) and in what venue you’d like to resell their products to ask them for the qualifications for opening a resell account. Normally a business license and Tax Id number is required.
Almost all Pro programs require you to show a portfolio shot, a business card, a diploma from a makeup school, a tearsheet, or a union card.