Dishonest promotion If I could give zero star, I would. Went on the website and was told if I signed up to them and then entered a particular code I would get 15%off. This I duly did. I was then told I didn't qualify for the discount. I repeated the process three times to make sure I'd followed the instructions but still the same result. This is clearly totally dishonest and misleading information if not downright untrue. I am guessing the company relies on people shrugging and buying the product anyway, even without the discount. I didn't.

Double Wear gel eye pencils rubbish My daughter bought me 2 Double Wear gel eye pencils as a present. They break every time I try to sharpen them - I have bought an Este Lauder sharpener. I still can’t sharpen them - the gel just disintegrates. My other eye pencils sharpen no problem. I can’t find any customer services to use. I will never buy Ester Lauder if I get no response from this as I have spent hours trying to sort the problem of these expensive pencils.

I'm very disappointed with your answer… I'm very disappointed with your answer about Chinese duty free products Although knowing that Estee Lauder's firm discount policies cannot be announced. But the team can completely answer other questions that are not related to the information security. I feel that the company does not take appropriate measures to protect the rights of users even when receiving direct response emails like this.

Dreadful packaging cheap cardboard box Dreadful packaging in the estee lauder youth dew dusting powder, no container just powder in a box cheap cardboard that tears easily I purchased this from boots.com website as a Xmas gift, and when I saw it I was horrified at how cheap and awful the packaging was so I returned it straight away. I could not find an email address for EL so I was messaging some agent with my complaint which was a Complete waste of time. Never again will I buy from Estee Lauder as customer care is non existent.

Brand Loyalty no longer counts So, only looked as I wanted to mention my wife’s experience. I have bought numerous Xmas gifts over the years and was emailed about an offer to spend £30 to get a free gift over January. Bought a mascara which my wife’s explains is watery and does not stick. Contacted service, seemed we got through to the US team who were empathetic, apologised and offered to replace. We then realised we were in the wrong place to went to UK and the response was totally different, no empathy and you will need to return it at your own cost. Literally spent hundreds over the years, so now going to re-think as brand loyalty does not seem to count. A 1.7 overall TP score for a luxury brand is a worry - don’t be complacent Estee.