Birchbox April 2014 - SPOILERS

[CheekyQ]

There's definitely something funky going on at Birchbox. This isn't really box related, but I didn't know where else to pose this question. I placed an order for the Jouer Matte Moisture Tint and got it yesterday. But I can already tell it's going to be the wrong shade. They were out of stock of the Chamomile shade (which is what I think I need) when I ordered. I emailed them about doing an exchange because I noticed on the website that Chamomile is now back in stock. He said they didn't have it in stock and couldn't do the exchange. But I looked again, and it still lets me add it to my cart. He said he checked their warehouse stock again and it wasn't available and that he'd talk to the techs because it was supposed to be removed from the site as soon as it went out of stock. But it was out of stock just last week, so why would they have put it back on the site if it didn't come back in stock?

 

[bluemustang]

I wasn't aware other members were allowed to tell us what issues this month we should and shouldn't be able to continue talking about. I actually came to talk about how stinky the number 4 shampoo and mask are and how the shampoo has the consistency of glue. Also how the white Color Club looks completely different on then in the bottle. After the limited edition box goes on sale, I'm cashing out all my points and gift cards and getting the hell away from Birchbo, other than my yearly, which I seriously regret purchasing. No point in sitting on the points when nothing is ever in stock anyway. Not really worth the hassle of listening to/experiencing shipping crud every month either.

I hate the smell of the number 4 products.. The leave in spray was awful, even my 6 year old was dying at it.. Haha I got the shampoo months ago and again this month in another box along with the mask.. I don't know that I can bring myself to use the mask. I do like the shampoo as a clarifying shampoo though, I use it on the hair washing day prior to when I plan on coloring my hair. At this rate, it will last me forever!

 

[sarah1820]

sigh. I got an email this week for my 6 month anniversary thing so obviously I wanted to use it with points I have. Not only is (what everyone knows already) nothing in stock, the stupid code won't work. I don't even think it's worth it to find a code for products I'm not especially excited for. I'll just wait and save up points for extra awesome stuff /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[deactivateduser232015]

Though speaking of Birchbox wants/wishes, I wish they would merge some of the sections to have a general Him&Her section instead of slotting things just under "MEN > Home" Like I had no idea this product even existed in their shop because I think it only shows up under MEN > TOOLS 

http://www.birchbox.com/men/tools/ddf-revolve-pro-500x-micro-polishing-system

Like, how cool would it have been to at least know that BB was carrying an alternative skincare system to the Clarisonic? 

And these $6 playing cards are not necessarily a bad cart stuffer if you need to reach that number to get to $35 to get a pick two, compared to the other low priced items on the Ladies' side.

http://www.birchbox.com/men/gadgets/dan-dave-vintage-plaid-playing-cards

Like obviously the answer is "well you could just look over in the men's section" which, yes, I could and I'm not dumb but it doesn't always OCCUR to me to do that... There's lots of cool things in the men's shop that I think ladies don't necessarily think to look under because um, it's not marketed towards us. It's not even a WAAHH gender equality thing, but more like Birchbox shooting themselves in the foot by NOT marketing those things towards ladies as well. And if dudes have a problem with buying stuff from a gender neutral section that's... kind of on them, not us.

 

[meaganola]

Sigh....no one is telling anyone what's allowed to be discussed. Only asked permission if we could move on since the discussion about the same topic are going on in two threads, it should maybe be in it's own thread at this point since it's had overtaken both the Birchbox promo thread AND this one.   It's pretty clear I'm not the only one who feels this way.  

Cosigned. I would *love* for this to be in its own thread so I can ignore it and not be tempted to go FLAME ON because I've been part of corporate bureaucracies for so long that the way they handled it was exactly how I expected them to handle it even before they did anything. Not surprised, not upset. In other Birchbox April fiasco news, it does look like they got the NJ thing fixed. My late-resub box was shipped on the 14th and went directly from TN to IN. My continuing sub that shipped out of TN on the 10th went to NJ and had dropped off the face of tracking as of the 16th. If I don't see any movement by Monday, I will go crankypants on them, but I'll hold off until then.

 

[morethanaohk]

Does anybody know If you buy the full set of color club polish, are they the same size bottles?

 

[LooseSeal]

sigh. I got an email this week for my 6 month anniversary thing so obviously I wanted to use it with points I have. Not only is (what everyone knows already) nothing in stock, the stupid code won't work. I don't even think it's worth it to find a code for products I'm not especially excited for. I'll just wait and save up points for extra awesome stuff /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I'm also sitting on my three month code waiting for the pick twos to come back in stock. They really need to figure out their supply/restocking issues. I'm pretty sure my code does work though and I've heard that you can often use them past the listed expiration date. Maybe if you wait until right before yours is supposed to expire and email CS they'll issue you a new one and your products will be back in stock?

 

[LooseSeal]

In other Birchbox April fiasco news, it does look like they got the NJ thing fixed. My late-resub box was shipped on the 14th and went directly from TN to IN. My continuing sub that shipped out of TN on the 10th went to NJ and had dropped off the face of tracking as of the 16th. If I don't see any movement by Monday, I will go crankypants on them, but I'll hold off until then.

The box for my second account shipped straight out of NJ. I checked the tracking on Birchbox, Newgistics, and USPS and they all say the same. I set up that account last Friday and it's already out for delivery today. I also made a full sized order Friday and another on Monday or Tuesday and both arrived yesterday. The shipping is inconsistent to say the least.

 

[AshJs3]

Does anybody know If you buy the full set of color club polish, are they the same size bottles?

I think it's a set of the minis we got in our boxes.

 

[LadyK]

Quote: Originally Posted by Ann Tucci /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Sigh....no one is telling anyone what's allowed to be discussed. Only asked permission if we could move on since the discussion about the same topic are going on in two threads, it should maybe be in it's own thread at this point since it's had overtaken both the Birchbox promo thread AND this one.  

It's pretty clear I'm not the only one who feels this way.  
While I agree that making a separate thread for the points discussion would be nice, I think sarcastic comments just encourage more posts here.  Maybe leaving out the sarcasm would help bring about the resolution you are looking for?  Usually just saying "Can we make a separate thread for the points glitch posts?" is enough.  

 

[MaryJane80]

Quote: Originally Posted by Kyuu /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Though speaking of Birchbox wants/wishes, I wish they would merge some of the sections to have a general Him&Her section instead of slotting things just under "MEN > Home" Like I had no idea this product even existed in their shop because I think it only shows up under MEN > TOOLS 

http://www.birchbox.com/men/tools/ddf-revolve-pro-500x-micro-polishing-system

Like, how cool would it have been to at least know that BB was carrying an alternative skincare system to the Clarisonic? 

And these $6 playing cards are not necessarily a bad cart stuffer if you need to reach that number to get to $35 to get a pick two, compared to the other low priced items on the Ladies' side.

http://www.birchbox.com/men/gadgets/dan-dave-vintage-plaid-playing-cards

Like obviously the answer is "well you could just look over in the men's section" which, yes, I could and I'm not dumb but it doesn't always OCCUR to me to do that... There's lots of cool things in the men's shop that I think ladies don't necessarily think to look under because um, it's not marketed towards us. It's not even a WAAHH gender equality thing, but more like Birchbox shooting themselves in the foot by NOT marketing those things towards ladies as well. And if dudes have a problem with buying stuff from a gender neutral section that's... kind of on them, not us.

I found that DDF brush in the Women's section under skin care and I want it! I'm saving up my points for that.

 

[MaryJane80]

Quote: Originally Posted by meaganola /img/forum/go_quote.gif
In other Birchbox April fiasco news, it does look like they got the NJ thing fixed. My late-resub box was shipped on the 14th and went directly from TN to IN. My continuing sub that shipped out of TN on the 10th went to NJ and had dropped off the face of tracking as of the 16th. If I don't see any movement by Monday, I will go crankypants on them, but I'll hold off until then.
The box I got for my brother went from TN to IN and is arriving today. My box shipped from TN, then went to NJ, and now it's 'in transit' from IN on the 15th and I haven't heard anything from it since.

 

[Meggpi]

I'm not having a huge problem with the Color Club "Breakfast At...", although I did put it over white undies. I'm not sure why I feel like I have an easier time with frosty polishes with something underneath.  What I do like about this CC mini is that they have the full sized brush head in it, just shorter, unlike the old minis that have the narrow brush.  I have a hard time with those and China Glaze brushes too.

 

[Lyllis]

Quote: Originally Posted by magicalmom /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Painted my nails with Gold Struck this morning...

LOVE the color and that it's completely a 1-coat coverage...

But HOLY STREAKS AND BUBBLES BATMAN, the formula is awful!  The streaks got slightly better (or maybe just blurred) under a topcoat, but it's definitely not easy to work with.  

Still, from more than 1-2 feet away (and really, how close do people really get to my nails?) they look amazing.  So... success?
Oh, geez, yes.  I used it Wednesday night, and it was sooooo goopy. Really hard to work with. Overall, it's not bad after the top coat, but it looks kinda raggedy along the cuticles and sides. It also took forever to dry, since it went on so thick, so I have couple of little dents and dings.

The color seems lighter to me than what it looked like in the bottle. It's very, very light, almost whitish.

I don't hate it, but I don't see myself buying it, or even using this sample very often.  I liked the Top Shelf polish from CC that we got a few months back very much, so this surprised me.

 

[AshleyK]

Did anyone else make a purchase for the yumi kim case gift with purchase in the past few days (recently got the email) and then them not ship it with your order? I am so pissed! They didn't even contact me; I was the one that emailed them and called them about it.. they gave me 100 points, but to me that is basically a cop out.. "like oh sorry im sorry we false advertised and falsely bribed you to make an order". ugh.  I may just return my order to them then use my anniversary code to get the stuff I want.

I was really looking forward to the case 

 

[AshJs3]

Have you gotten your order yet? Maybe it just doesn't show up? I can't remember but I think someone else has brought it up before, then when their order came it was there.

 

[AshleyK]

Quote: Originally Posted by AshJs3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Have you gotten your order yet? Maybe it just doesn't show up? I can't remember but I think someone else has brought it up before, then when their order came it was there.
Yeah I got the order and it wasn't in there... They said they aren't sending the case to me because it was in backorder or too many people ordered it at once - so I got unlucky and they didn't put it in my box.

 

[tasertag]

I hate the smell of the number 4 products.. The leave in spray was awful, even my 6 year old was dying at it.. Haha I got the shampoo months ago and again this month in another box along with the mask.. I don't know that I can bring myself to use the mask. I do like the shampoo as a clarifying shampoo though, I use it on the hair washing day prior to when I plan on coloring my hair. At this rate, it will last me forever!

I used the mask last night, just the tiniest bit on the ends and it made my hair feel nice out of the shower. But it was as poofy as ever this morning. Straight up into a ponytail :/ I couldn't smell it though.

 

[AshJs3]

Yeah I got the order and it wasn't in there... They said they aren't sending the case to me because it was in backorder or too many people ordered it at once - so I got unlucky and they didn't put it in my box.

Awww boo! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I'm sorry. They really need to get better at their stock handling.

 

[AshleyK]

Quote: Originally Posted by AshJs3 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Awww boo!

I'm sorry. They really need to get better at their stock handling.
Yeah, I guess I just have an excuse to buy a different pretty iphone case