Episode 112: Gift With Purchase + A Whiff of Happy: Working The Beauty Counter with Susan (part 1)

<p>Susan drops by to talk about her experiences managing a Clinique counter at a department store. We'll learn the three words that every beauty counter employee dreads: "Gift With Purchase."  We'll also talk about the waste behind the scenes.  This is part one of two.</p><p>Read Susan's legendary essay <a href="https://theslownotion.com/blog/it-happened-to-me-lipstick-whistleblower-9m48r">here.</a></p><p>We'll also hear small business audio essays from <a href="https://www.instagram.com/oldflamemending/">Old Flame Mending</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rabbit.person/">Rabbit Person.</a>  And Amanda shares how you can integrate "progress not perfection" into your own work toward a more sustainable, ethical world.</p><p>What’s a product you’ve been on a quest to find the less wasteful version of? What’s a tip you have for using less? What’s a product we’ll pry from your cold, dead hands? Tell us about it! You can either call the Clotheshorse hotline at <strong>‪(717) 925-7417‬</strong> or record an audio message on your phone and send it via email.  Or you can just send an email: <strong>amanda@clotheshorse.world.</strong> </p><p><strong>MPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT: THE NEXT ROUND OF AUDIO ESSAYS!!!<br></strong>Tell us about the time you quit a job.  What finally made you do it? How did you feel? What happened next?  Did you start a new project? Did it improve your mental and physical health? What is your advice for others whO might be on the verge of making the same decision for themselves?</p><p>Here are the details:</p><ul> <li>Record a 3-10 minute audio essay using your phone or computer. Email it to amanda@clotheshorse.world.  NO DMs.</li> <li>The deadline is January 15, 2022.</li> </ul><p><br>Welcome<a href="https://www.instagram.com/revive_athletics/"> Revive Athletics</a> as a new sponsor of Clotheshorse (yay thank you)! . Use promo code <strong>“reviveit15”</strong> to get 15% off your first purchase at <a href="https://reviveathletics.com/">reviveathletics.com!</a></p><p>And...please check