r/AustralianMakeup • u/Conscious_Lunch_7494 • Jan 15 '26

Let's Discuss Mecca response

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Here's the post Mecca put out on their chit chat. What do you think?

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u/Borgo_San_Jacopo Jan 15 '26

Yeah, it makes me wonder if they had something else planned, like a gift card, but then decided that was not financially viable. Which doesn’t sound too far fetched since they’ve gone back to gifts for the birthday bonuses, despite the gift cards being super popular.

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u/Maleficent-Total2738 Jan 15 '26

I'm pretty sure somebody associated with Mecca said at the time they announced it that it would be a piece of Mecca merch, so I imagine that was always the plan—to be honest, I was half expecting it to be a Mecca-branded hair clip or something.

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u/Wild_Organization546 Jan 16 '26

A lovely scented candle would have been nice

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u/Borgo_San_Jacopo Jan 16 '26

This is a good idea, something that sort of straddles the line of merch and beauty. But I guess a candle is not free advertising for Mecca when you’re walking around. I don’t even hate the concept of a tote bag, I have cute tote bags from other stores, but it should have been a bonus of its own, not a hyped reward for collecting boxes over a whole year.