Cosmetic Settlement
If you didn’t get my twitter earlier today…. thanks to everyone for the emails and the 411!
As part of a class action settlement, $175 million worth of free cosmetics products will be distributed to members of the class (see below to determine whether you are a member of the class) for a maximum of seven days, while supplies last, on a first come, first served basis, beginning on January 20, 2009. No rainchecks will be issued. The products will be distributed at stores owned by the Retailer Defendants (see list immediately below).
The stores owned by the Retailer Defendants that will be participating in the settlement product distribution are the following:
* Bergdorf Goodman
* Bergner’s
* Bloomingdale’s
* Boston Store
* Carson Pirie Scott
* Dillard’s
* Gottschalks
* Herberger’s
* Macy’s
* Neiman Marcus
* Nordstrom
* Parisian
* Saks Fifth Avenue
* Younkers
A class member will be eligible to receive, while supplies last, a maximum of ONE free cosmetics product from one of the Manufacturer Defendants from which he or she purchased Department Store Cosmetics1 during the class period, May 29, 1994 through July 16, 2003, from the list of products below. If a class member has only purchased products, during the class period, from one of the Manufacturer Defendants listed below, then that class member is only entitled to receive a free product from that Manufacturer Defendant. If a class member has purchased products, during the class period, from multiple Manufacturer Defendants, then that class member must choose the ONE free product he or she wishes to claim from one of those Manufacturer Defendants. Again, these products are only available while supplies last, and no rainchecks will be issued. If your store has run out of settlement products from the Manufacturer Defendant(s) from which you have previously purchased Department Store Cosmetics during the class period, then you may claim a product (again, while supplies last) from another Manufacturer Defendant.
The following is a list of the Manufacturer Defendants and their products that will be distributed, while supplies last, through the stores listed above:
* Boucheron (USA) Ltd.:
Femme Eau de Toilette (1 ounce/30 ml)
* Chanel, Inc.:
Coco Mademoiselle body lotion (3.4 fluid oz)
* Christian Dior Perfumes, Inc.:
J’Adore Eau de Parfum (15 ml)
* Clarins U.S.A., Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last):
Clarins Energizing Morning Cream (30 ml) OR
Clarins Beauty Flash Bomb (30 ml)
* Conopco, Inc. (distributed by Coty, Inc. on behalf of Conopco, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of three products, while supplies last):
Calvin Klein Euphoria Bath and Shower Crème (6.7 oz)
OR
Vera Wang Princess Body Polish (5 oz)
OR
Lovely Sarah Jessica Parker Shower Gel (6.7 oz)
* The Estée Lauder Companies Inc. (customers will have a choice of ONE of two products, while supplies last):
Estée Lauder Advanced Night Repair (15 ml/0.5 oz)
OR
Clinique Moisture Surge (30 ml/1 oz)
* Guerlain, Inc.:
My Insolence Eau de Toilette (15 ml)
* L’Oréal USA, Inc. (formerly known as Cosmair, Inc.) (customers will have a choice of ONE of eight products, while supplies last):
Lancôme UV Expert 20
OR
Lancôme Cils Design Pro Mascara
OR
Lancôme Fatale Mascara
OR
Lancôme Courbe Virtuose Mascara
OR
Lancôme Primordial Skin Defense
OR
Ralph Lauren Romance Shower Gel (6.7 oz.)
OR
Giorgio Armani ACM Shower Gel (6.7 oz)
OR
Lancôme Hypnôse Shower Gel
* Parfums Givenchy, Inc.:
Very Irresistible Givenchy Eau de Toilette (15 ml)
These are the only products that will be distributed, while supplies last, as part of the settlement product distribution. Not all products are available in all stores; rather, stores will be distributing products from the participating brands that the particular store ordinarily sells.
Becareful and good luck!!
For more info:http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/
Source: http://www.cosmeticssettlement.com/
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i got mine in the mail last week. but they spelled my name wrong =\. hopefully i can still redeem my chanel lotion! lol
Oh.. lucky I didn’t get anything in the mail
Ahhh that sounds neat, but i’m not sure I understand this completely. I read the settlement, and it says that “you are a member of the class if you….purchased Department Store Cosmetics in the United States during the class period.” Does that mean I need to somehow dig up a receipt from 6 years ago?! Thanks!
I got a full size courbe virtuôse mascara this morning at macys. It took about half an hour waiting in line.
I went with my sister, bff, and grandma. We waited half an hour too (from 9:30am) at Macy’s. My bff and I got the Very Irresistible Givenchy. My sister and grandma got the J’Adore Dior.
You dont need anything from the mail….I walked right in and got my clinique moisture surge for free;)
I went and got all three mascaras, the vera wang princess, armani, j’adore, ralph lauren romance, and the coco chanel…we have all those dpt stores here in one mall and was able to go from one to the other and stock up!! Im so excited to try the mascaras!!!
What’s a class member? When I walked in they just made you sign a list and you just go by the honor system
I went and got all three mascaras, the vera wang princess, armani, j’adore, ralph lauren romance, and the coco chanel…we have all those dpt stores here in one mall and was able to go from one to the other and stock up!! Im so excited to try the mascaras!!!
i was annoyed with my dillards because they all looked at me as if i was too young to be looking at any of this stuff. but heck! i was like No, i want the coco chanel. eh, free stuff yayhoo.
I got out after the inaugration..It took about 30 min to go through Macy’s and Dillards..Line. Macy acted like they didn’t want to give it away. Dillards surprisngly not only gave us our free stuff but a cute little bag too……My friends and I were so geeked. I got a ralf Lauren shower gel and lancome mascara…who new free stuff….
I want some free stuff
do u think they’ll have ne left by tomorrow, im so buzie to go to day hmmph
what is going on? I don’t see my post. what class member are they talking about?
I went tonight with my sister. We where able to go to 3 stores (sorry but over the years they owe me big time!) The only store that had an AWFUL service was Nordstroms. They said the line was close and they where out of product when they have the boxes right in front of us FULL OF them. They told us to come back tomorrow but we refused so they gave in. Macys was extremely nice, organized and helpful. This is what I got: Clinique moisture surge, Lovely by SJP shower gel and Estee Lauder night repair Serum (and yes, I have bought from all these co’s.) Try tomorrow, they may be there
Got there just before they closed the line at Dillard’s tonight and picked up Lancome Fatale mascara. I’m really excited to try it!
wait… i don’t get it, you’re only supposed to get ONE free thing if you are part of the lawsuit.
why are they giving it away to random people?
I need clarification…I thought if you bought from multiple retailers you were still only allowed ONE item. Or can you go and get one item from each retailer that you purchased from?
Well you are really only allow ONE per customer, unless if you are lucky to have more than one of the department stores in your area. You could go to each one and sign under a different name and get more. And they kind of are giving it away to random people, but its suppose to be people who purchase something from those company during 1999-2003. They are really lenient about it. Plus there’s not much proof, I mean whose going to keep receipts from that long ago? In my area, word got out pretty fast and they are already gone. Hope that helps clarify things.
I got the moisture surge and my mom picked up the euphoria shower gel. I sent an email to some of my friends about it and when they went in the evening Dillards was down to only 4 product to choose from whereas when I went earlier in the day there were 8 products to choose from.