#barriers discourse

I think the actual brand seems to have made a lot of high cost choices which is undoubtedly driving their prices higher. Vertical farming has high operational costs making the produce higher cost as an ingredient. Small batch bespoke manufacturing will cost more than mass production and natural ingredients will have a shorter shelf life which can drive up costs in both production and shipping.

i think the main purpose is to sell it to wealthy influencers especially in her circle and portray it as a sellout by releasing a limited amount to get the tag of a business woman.

the above question because the chinese fans are known to go above and beyond to show their support, carmen is loved there for being george's long term partner and this will be the first merch kinda thing they have released that isn't associated with mercedes.

Hmm, I mean possibly, but they're still people that would need to pay and cover shipping costs and the price is definitely what's putting a lot of people off and I suspect that woll be the case regardless of where you're from and how big a fan you are.

The thing is, due to their business model, it looks like the product can't sell out. Their current inventory is zero. You're not purchasing a product that currently exists, you're making a £155 deposit for them to make the product for you. It doesn't look like they have any intention of holding any stock inventory. They say they're only going to make the amount of orders they get and it's "limited" but aside from their website always removing one item from the quantity you request, it let me put up to 1000 units in my basket - I didn't try any higher so I'm not sure if there's there's an upper limit at all. It might be different if you actually try and checkout that volume. I'm not really sure how they're defining "Limited amount" but it feels like a sales tactic because if you're taking money up front and you're only making what you need, why would you enforce a restriction if you had high demand???

https://share.google/guGVxdzCcAmkRA4gU It's their website if you want take a look

On a related note, the first thing that shows up when you google barriers skincare brand is a brand called barrier+ which has a VERY similar aesthetic and almost the exact same concept as carmen’s barriers. Possible rip off?

Unfortunately I'm sure people will, although a lot of people who have the money to burn on products like this are other influencers who claim it back as a deductible. I do find it hard to believe people would buy something costing that much with so little information and no reviews or performance proof.

The limited supply thing is weird because it says they're only going to make enough to meet their demand, but everyone's going to have to wait at least two months for product... because they haven't even made it yet?! So you're paying for something that doesn't exist. That suggests the product has short shelf life because why would you not make a finite small first batch to ship immediately and help build momentum? Very odd business model.