How to Skip the Ipsy waitlist

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Ipsy has become a very popular beauty subscription box ever since it debuted in 2010. Clearly, Michelle Phan has hit the jackpot with this budget-friedly service. So all you have to do to is pay $10 +tax for the monthly subscription box in order to get the pink glossy package in your mail.Or is it really that easy? 

Ipsy gives you 4 to 5 deluxe to full size make-up samples each month and the idea was really enticing. When I decided to subscribe to Ipsy in January 2016, I found out that Ipsy is playing hard to get. After having filled in all the details needed for registration, Ipsy tells me there is a waitlist. Well, had the waitlist been genuine like Sephora Play where you would be notified when your turn comes, I would not be complaining.

But Ipsy is playing it dirty. You actually have to go through a 4-step (and a bonus step) process to skip the waitlist! Really? Am I not paying them for this subscription already? 

Step 1 is to promote Ipsy on Facebook and give them access to post on my walls.

Step 2 is to invite my Facebook friends to subscribe to Ipsy. 

Step 3 is to subscribe to Ipsy's Youtube channel. And as if that was not enough, you also have to subscribe to their beauty experts to earn some brownie points. Thay also want the permission to post public comments on my behalf. (Honestly, who does that?)

Step 4 is to follow Ipsy on Instagram and again allow them to like and comment on my behalf. (This is crazy!)

Step 5 is to use your referral code to invite your friends to join Ipsy.

Ipsy does not charge you till you are on the waitlist. While some claim to be on the waitlist for a few month, the lucky ones get through in a month.

What is surprising is that Ipsy does not have a real waitlist. They just say so to have you as a hostage of the social networking sites. The moment you give them access to your social media, you are off the waitlist. 

So, here is how you can get off the waitlist in a matter of minutes just like I did. All you need to do is do whatever they are asking of you. Liking and following them won't really hurt. But allowing them to post and like and comment on you behalf might not sound that good. 

1. Like them on Facebook and give them permission to post on your behalf. 

2. Invite your closest friends on Facebook to subscribe to Ipsy, so that it is less embarrassing.

3. Subscribe to Ipsy on Youtube. This can actually help you get updates. 

4. Finally for Instagram do the same. Follow and give permission to like and comment.

The trick is give it an hour's time. Then go to the privacy settings of each of your accounts and revoke the permission to post or like or comment using your profile. 

The magical thing that will happen in that one hour is you will get an email saying that you are off the waitlist and you will receive the Glambag next month. Once this is confirmed you can revoke all the access and permission you had originally given Ipsy. Mission accomplished! You can skip the waitlist and still not be a slave to Ipsy on socoal media.