Birchbox April 2014 - SPOILERS

[disconik]

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

Received one of my boxes today. The shampoo and masque seem to be one item? It says on the card that it was added as a bonus under the shampoo so will have to wait to see if we gets points tomorrow




What color eyeliner did you end up with?

 

[disconik]

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

This was my second month getting two boxes. I got box 10 for both of my boxes. I'm kind of okay with that because it has products I really wanted to try(Supergoop! CC cream and Beauty Protector detangler. I'm meh about the eyeliner and food, but definitely do not want the nail polish. It is a great box, I just think getting two was too much of a good thing. If I e-mailed Birchbox, how do they usually respond to questions duplicate boxes?


Technically, any one person is only supposed to have on subscription, so they aren't going to try and keep up with the dupes on multiple accounts for one person.  Like someone else said, it's the chance you take when you have multiple accounts.  There's also the chance of getting dupes on awesome products.  That's how I ended up with two BP oils, two BP sprays, and two harvey prince hello samples.  

I made the decision to cut down to just one box a month because I feel like having multiple accounts skews the possibility of really good stuff in boxes for everyone.  Like, yeah, you want 3 chances to get the good stuff, but you've also got 3 chances to get crap.  They have to figure out how to fill all those extra boxes with something and I think it's where the less desirable items end up becoming a necessity.  That's just MHO, obviously.

 

[notapoet]

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They don't guarantee that you won't get duplicate boxes. It's the risk you take for having more than one sub.Perhaps you can do a full box trade with someone.

Thanks! I mean, if I was going to get duplicate boxes, I'm cool with it being this one. I'm just worried about it happening a bunch, if this happened my second month. Oh well!

 

[notapoet]

Thanks [@]disconik[/@]! That makes complete sense

 

[jennm149]

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

This was my second month getting two boxes. I got box 10 for both of my boxes. I'm kind of okay with that because it has products I really wanted to try(Supergoop! CC cream and Beauty Protector detangler. I'm meh about the eyeliner and food, but definitely do not want the nail polish. It is a great box, I just think getting two was too much of a good thing. If I e-mailed Birchbox, how do they usually respond to questions duplicate boxes?

As others have said, that's the risk we run with multiple boxes.  I got one last month for the first time in 6 months with 2 subs.

You probably could swap the eyeliners for something else pretty easily, once the April BB swap thread gets going.  The polish might be a little trickier, especially if it's in a color that was in a lot of boxes this month, but you could try that, too.

 

[bwgraham]

What color eyeliner did you end up with?

I received jamun the deep purple but it seems really dark in color at first i didnt even think it was purple, but after really looking it is definitely a plum color

 

[bwgraham]

Quote: Originally Posted by jennm149 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
I got a box that had 7 items in it one month, but three were considered a "kit" (it was the Davine's products).  Seems to be the same this month ...

Those of us who got the Davines kit could only review the kit as a whole.  So while there were 7 things in my box that month, I could only do 4 review.
yeah i got the davines kit also and only review for one item, but i also received the liz earle starter kit and that originally was one item and they changed it to two, so we wont know until the boxes load up if the number4 masque and shampoo it will just be one item review ( i am assuming it will be).   

 

[bluemustang]

This was my second month getting two boxes. I got box 10 for both of my boxes. I'm kind of okay with that because it has products I really wanted to try(Supergoop! CC cream and Beauty Protector detangler. I'm meh about the eyeliner and food, but definitely do not want the nail polish. It is a great box, I just think getting two was too much of a good thing. If I e-mailed Birchbox, how do they usually respond to questions duplicate boxes?

Make sure your profiles are set up differently! Mine have different ages/concerns/etc. even with that, I have still received two duplicate boxes, but usually I get a pretty big variety.

 

[Ashitude]

I got one box today. I absolutely love it.

 

[LuckyMoon]

This is my first box & I have to say:  That clicky truck is the cutest thing ever!  

I was so excited to see it on my account today (it's the little things in life that make me happy.)

 

[quene8106]

yay i actually have clicky trucks on all accounts before the 10th and they are coming via ups-mi. crossing my fingers that there are no dupe boxes. however when i plug in the tracking number on the usps tracking site it hasn't updated since the 4th. i wonder if i should be concerned or not since that was five days ago.

 

[mc0609]

I'm am new to Birch Box, I just signed up and this month will be my first box.... I have read through this thread and was wondering what this "clicky truck" some people are talking about? Thanks!

 

[LuckyMoon]

Quote: Originally Posted by mc0609 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I'm am new to Birch Box, I just signed up and this month will be my first box.... I have read through this thread and was wondering what this "clicky truck" some people are talking about? Thanks!
Read page one of this thread.  @magicalmom wrote a lot of helpful hints and tips that really helped me.  

https://www.makeuptalk.com/t/141680/birchbox-april-2014-spoilers

 

[Tigerlilly6309]

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


Make sure your profiles are set up differently! Mine have different ages/concerns/etc. even with that, I have still received two duplicate boxes, but usually I get a pretty big variety.
This is my 1st month with 3 accounts, but I had 2 accounts for about 2.5 years.  My profiles on both accounts were identical and I never received a duplicate box until after about 2 years.  Then I received duplicates every other month or so for 6 months!  For my 3rd account that I just opened this month, I've shaved several years off my age  - I put my age as being 20 years old. (I'm actually 53!)  It will be interesting to see if and how my boxes reflect the age difference.

I'm wondering if the reason I started getting 2 of the same boxes after I had been subbed for 2 years is because Birchbox won't send a sample that was already included in a box, so if they repeat a lot of items from month to month,  the longer your a member there are fewer boxes that can be sent to you.  I doubt they know who has multiple accounts and which box goes to who, its just the chances of repeat boxes becomes greater the longer your a member.

After getting duplicate boxes every other month for 6 months, I ended up canceling for 6 months (not because of the dups, I was just all sampled out for a while).  I rejoined with one account for the February box, got 2 for March, and now opened my 3rd account using a different profile.  I loved my February box, and last month I received two completely different boxes and loved them both.  I cant wait to see what's included with my April boxes!

 

[QueenJane]

so UPS hasn't updated but USPS has? 

And mine apparently are getting to IL by way of....TN to NJ???

 

[v0ltagekid]

Quote: Originally Posted by Tigerlilly6309 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  This is my 1st month with 3 accounts, but I had 2 accounts for about 2.5 years.  My profiles on both accounts were identical and I never received a duplicate box until after about 2 years.  Then I received duplicates every other month or so for 6 months!  For my 3rd account that I just opened this month, I've shaved several years off my age  - I put my age as being 20 years old. (I'm actually 53!)  It will be interesting to see if and how my boxes reflect the age difference.
My mom and I have totally different profiles and we always get the same thing /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> no idea why /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

I think only 2x she got a small variation but mostly it's the same.

I'm 23 and she's 47 :/

 

[klg534]

I love the mint/teal/lightgreen nail polish color everyone is getting. I am crossing my fingers I get one... Or else I will trade trade trade away for it!

 

[katiecoll]

Quote: Originally Posted by QueenJane /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  so UPS hasn't updated but USPS has?

And mine apparently are getting to IL by way of....TN to NJ???
 Our boxes are traveling friends, apparently. Mine too! And I can see it on USPS, but not UPS. Thanks for the heads up!

And my mom's box has apparently been delivered today... All makeup items she doesn't want she gives to me, so I'm just as excited for her box!

 

[itsMac]

(sigh) I wish today were the 10th...(bc the app never works on my iPad)

This is my 5th month with BB and 2nd month with 2 subs...hoping for some nail polish! I've never received one before! The green and white are soooo pretty!

 

[bronzeandblush]

Really happy with my box!