Won a beauty treatment ... Now I think I've been duped

[babyitscold]

Won a treatment at my local salon. Was delighted as I needed it badly.
The whole treatment was spent discussing the terrible state of my skin and all the products I needed.
Therapist said she'd put together a package for me ... I thought she was being generous.
I finished the treatment to be met by products for this terrible skin( I got two midge bites on my face yesterday )and was basically Pushed into parting with £100!
Before you say I could have said no thank you , I was genuinely shocked and was rail roaded into it .
AIBU.

Sorry, but you were taken for a mug (and I would have been too, in your position).

You won it? So they’d given it away for free? School raffle kind of scenario?
Of course they’re going to try and sell you things. It’s a business.
Think you’ve been a bit naive. Of course they shouldn’t have ‘railroaded’ you into buying things but as you said yourself just say no thanks.
There’s nothing to be done about it now.

Oh no.
Sounds like these 'you have won a photoshoot' raffle prizes.

I know someone who 'won' a wedding venue. She has was railroaded into all sorts of stuff.

Can you take the stuff back for a refund?

You've been conned. Sorry @babyitscold May be a good idea to name and shame them on facebook.

Did you get a free treatment that you won? And then she has uphold you some products? Isn't that just business - how is that conning??

Ah, one of those prizes.

It's a bit like winning a 3 day timeshare holiday. But you have to attend bloody lectures for 3 days and get bullied into buying a holiday week.

I am a firm believer of you don't get something for nothing. There is usually always a catch.

@LittleDandelionClock name and shame a (possibly) small independent business? For what??

Annoying she was so pushy but you could’ve said no, they were bound to try and sell you stuff, they do the same at the hairdresser I just smile and say no thanks.

Aww it's a shame they ruined a nice treat for you. Arse holes.

@LittleDandelionClock

You've been conned. Sorry *@babyitscold* May be a good idea to name and shame them on facebook.

It’s hardly a con, she could’ve said no thanks, nobody nicked her cash card & handed over £100.

It’s not a con. It’s just a way to market the business. You were free to say no.

It's not a can at all. What was the value of the beauty treatment you had OP?

The therapy was just doing her job, recommending products and then showing you her recommendations so you could choose to buy any or all of them.

You could have said 'no thanks' - why didn't you?

to be fair that was obviously going to happen. Just like those photoshoot ones.
not a can just a smart business move, anyone can say no but its done to make you feel awkward

@ChequerBoard

It's not a can at all. What was the value of the beauty treatment you had OP?

The therapy was just doing her job, recommending products and then showing you her recommendations so you could choose to buy any or all of them.

You could have said 'no thanks' - why didn't you?

Yeah, this really.

Freebie treatments are always also opportunities to upsell/advertise the merchanise..

Unless they were actually menacing you, you were free to say how interesting, thanks but no thanks.

If the products are upopened and you have the receipt you can go back and ask for a refund. Say you can't afford it/have changed your mind.

Its not a con. You got teb treatment you won. And they sold you products afterwards.

Saying you were so shocked you parted with £100, is just absolving yourself of responsibility.

I've been going there for years so am a bit disappointed in them . There were two of them at the desk packing up the products . I was blind sided .

You could still say no!
It’s not a con or scam! You got what you won and what you paid for.
You may have felt pressured into paying for them but that’s not quite the same thing.
If you really feel that strongly then I suggest you stop going and send them an email telling them why.

I just do t get this - how have you been blindsided.or why would you be disappointed? Surely you expected them to try and sell you something. Surely you just say no!!

Op pick one or two things depending on cost and take the rest back, "sorry I was looking at my bills and can't really afford this much, I'll maybe get x & y for Christmas"

It does sound a bit of a con to get you into high pressure sales. It's easy to get pressured into buying loads of stuff.

You weren't duped. The salon people were always going to try and push products on you, it's how these things work. You should have said thanks, but no.

It doesn’t sound like a con to me. It just sounds like standard upselling. You could have said no.

Check the returns policy OP and see if you are able to return any of it.

More fool you.

If you got the free treatment - ie a facial and then accepted the upsell it's not a con, it's a standard business practise. If you've gone there for years go back and talk to them, I am sure they will refund unopened products.