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Discontinued Products on Beauty Review

24 posts, 24 members
First Lady
957 posts
Moderator
Hey ladies,

Just thought I'd tell you about how we're going to be handling discontinued products on BR.

So as we know, brand reformulate and repackage every now and then and we need to amend our listings accordingly.  

Now if it's the exact same product in a different package, we're generally pretty comfortable just swapping out the picture. (Unless the new packaging is integral to the product's performance somehow).

But when a product has been reformulated we need to create an entirely new listing, which posed the issue of 'what do we do with the old listing and reviews?'  We didn't want to just pull down great reviews, and of course, it takes a while for old stock to clear and things seem to turn up at sales and clearance outlets, so the listings could still be relevant.

And so, we've decided to pop 'Discontinued' in the listing title and where possible, link to the new product listing within the description.  A great way to get familiar with this process is to check out the Marzena listings.

Love Nat xx
 
Thats a great idea. I often look for reviews on the brand as a whole as well as each product before reaching a decision to buy so this ideas great :)
shazatron101
5112 posts
I like it!
Rezee
1964 posts
I agree, its a great idea. Like you say, at sales outlets discontinued products can turn up for a few years afterwards.
AmandaJane
1147 posts
You'll be busy with Trilogy updates later in the year then. They have reformulated their Age-Proof range but won't share details until October! 

That's a great way of handling the discontinued products though. It is always interesting to find out how products have changed and become more effective and reading new reviews on a new product will be interesting. :)
chikoboo
3402 posts
That seems the most logical way of handing them, well done BR =)
SooziesWorld
2999 posts
Nat, did you get to the bottom of the disappearing Bossy products? Also some Oasis ones seem to have gone as well (Berry Brightening tonic)
annanguyen
142 posts
It is a great idea, BR!
-Bex-
611 posts
fantastical idea! That makes it super easy to keep track of everything 
Charmmy-Kitty
639 posts
This is a wonderful idea! It would be such a shame to take down all the lovely reviews that ladies have put so much effort into writing just because a product has been reformulated. Great job BR!
Pifithrin
1243 posts
Excellent idea! Thanks team.
mallomiss
569 posts
Nice! Happy with that idea :)
Macs
5351 posts
Thats a good idea.
kirstyj
1732 posts
That sounds really cool! Especially as sometimes you can still get the discontinued products for a while even after they've been discontinued eg bucket sales etc. So this will be quite cool to still be able to review.
Thebeautycontext
1768 posts
This idea makes so much sense! Thanks for the update BR
Kimrose
1419 posts
You girls are always thinking, awesome job!
trudijoy
8375 posts
good idea.  always nice to know if what you're trying and what you're reading is the exact same thing, and great to think that the reviews will still have meaning.
MissQT
1547 posts
what a great idea!
pintsize
1072 posts
Great to know :)
It had crossed my mind the other day so this will be a great system.

:)
Sounds great. Thank you BR :-)
SandieNZ
424 posts
Brilliant idea - thanks BR :)
MAGPIEFI
615 posts
A great idea :)
littleparadise
178 posts
Fab idea, thanks for letting us know! :)
ragingfrog
1289 posts
Thanks for that, now it will be easier seeing if something is nolonger made as well.

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