OYG -> OY US thoughts/rant
I really hate the whole conversion from OY Global to OY US. As an avid OY shopper, the switch from global to US was so disappointing because the only reason I used to shop at OY was that prices were lower than those of its counterparts, like Sephora, the 1 + 1 deals, the quality of its products, the fact that you can't get the majority of them off Amazon or something, plus shipping was pretty ok for what it was worth. Ever since OY made a site dedicated to its US customers, I just don't feel like purchasing products from there because it's genuinely not worth it anymore (the site and the products are friggin mediocre). Now they carry so many Western brands, and some actual K-beauty brands raise the prices, and my reaction is "Why would I buy from Olive Young when I could just go to my local Sephora?" (as someone who does not live in Pasadena, where the new shop opened up). Not only that, but the whole ranking system is so messed up (like the pink, green, black, gold, except now it's like friend, green, gold). As a gold member, I only needed to spend around $600 per year to keep my status and have access to deals, while now I need to spend around $1200 per year because it's a half-year system. I get that a) they can't carry as many products from Korea, b) OY US is probably a subsidiary of OYG or OYK, and c) they carry western brands, but I really wish that we as customers didn't need to deactivate our global account from switching it to US, or as a matter of fact, not switch at all. I will always miss you, OYG.