I received my free sample yesterday

I really liked the way it went on and how it looked so I printed out the in store coupon.
I took it to the mall and went to JC Penneys, asked at customer service if they had a Sephora counter, the woman says "no", but tells me I can take it to the Sephora store that is in the same mall and redeem it there.
I told her that I was under the impression that it could only be redeemed at a JC Penney store (if a Sephora counter existed there).
Anyway, the woman at the customer service desk says that JC Penney owns Sephora and it would be "no problem".
So I go to the Sephora store and tell them what I was just told. The sales woman (at Sephora) practically laughed at me!!

She seemed incredulous that I was told that Sephora is owned by JC Penney

She kept asking me, "
who told you that?", and I kept telling her that the customer service woman at JC Penney's told me. She (the Sephora saleswoman) started telling other salespeople "do you know that this woman (me) was told that JC Penney
owns Sephora??
I felt kind of foolish but it all worked out in the end.
I had to join the Sephora "club", just gave my name, birth month and day (to get a free sample on my BD

) and my e mail addy, then I was given the free sample.
Pretty easy after all was said and done, but I'm now wondering....does JC Penney own Sephora or not
Just wondering who was right??
Thanks,
Karen

