Why we have discontinued our OPI collections . . .  

Dear Nail Polish Diva Customers:

We have noticed over the past few months that OPI (the actual company) has bullied a lot of other ecommerce sites into taking their products off their web site.  After further investigation, they are pressing charges against a few.  OPI has even gone so far as to bully the BLOGGERS, most being single mommas, teens and polish-holics, that have become a fan of OPI over the years.  They have made these individuals take down all the pictures and  their trademark polish names.  For example, they are suing (or threatening to sue) one for just stating "I'm Really Not A Waitress". 

Yet, the retailers they ARE NOT bullying are the big wigs like Amazon, Target, JC Pennys, Meyers (sp?) and other giant companies for having their nail polish on the shelves.  Imagine that.  Yet they claim their mission is to sell to Salons only.  I can even go into the mall where a Sally's is located and buy a brand new bottle of OPI nail polish.

We have discussed our options and have decided we do not want to risk OPI coming after us.  If they take it all, and we think they will try, we will end up with nothing.  We would not be able to support our children.  What does OPI care, right?  We can at least salvage what we can now and rebuild.

In 2006, we owned a web site OPIDiva.com.  The original reason we started the site was because one of our employees bought a USED bottle of nail polish off of Ebay for $12.00.  I couldn't believe it.  So, I contacted OPI and designed a web site completely around their product line.  In 2008, OPI's lawyer contacted me and said that my site was infringing trademark because of the web site's name.  Fine . . . we moved it.  They had me sign documentation saying that I would not publish to that site again.  Now why didn't they say something two years ago?

I've read on a blog that some of the ecommerce sites received a letter from the same lawyer in November 2009 telling them to stop selling online.  Why didn't we get one?  Could it be because we sell more OPI than any other ecommerce sites? Probably.

Regardless, OPI obviously doesn't want YOUR business nor ours.  We have never acted like we were OPI nor an actual OPI distributor.  We bought our OPI through other retailers just like you.  The reason our site did so well was due to the fact that we had almost EVERY OPI nail polish color.  Our OPI was not and is not FAKE.  It is the original OPI nail polish. 

We understand to an extent WHY OPI is doing this.  Some sites were undercutting the cost of the polish so much that a salon could go online and buy it cheaper than from a distributor.  But going as far as going after the little guys who has made OPI the company that OPI is now is just not fair and UNWISE.  So, OPI, if you are reading this - you might want to check out the blogs too.  WE (other ecommerce sites and bloggers) made you what you are now.  You just shot yourself in the foot.

To our loyal customers - we love yall.  We appreciate your business.  You've supported three single mommas for several years.  We would like to say thank you so much for the great run.  We will be taking the OPI nail polish lines down as we sell out of them.  In its place, we will be offering other great nail polish lines.  We would love to hear from you.  Good or bad, we would love to hear your opinion regarding how they compare to OPI.  We would also love to hear your recommendations.  We will be working on a big discount for all of our current customers.  We do have two other nail polish sites, http://www.chinaglazediva.com and http://www.orlydiva.com.  Please feel free to try them!

Thank you for your understanding and for reading this.  I'm not much of a writer.  ;)  You may email suggestions or comments here:  suggestions@nailpolishdiva.com  The email will go straight to me.

Sincerely,

Misty Gray

Owner