Birchbox August 2013

[msbelle]

I'd love to try the lipstick. But I'll stick with the baby wipes, and peppermint foot spray from the dollar store, for my feet.

 

[jannie135]

I heard Puffs started doing this wet tissue *googles*

Puffs Fresh Face tissues: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=485542&catid=184276&aid=333840&aparam=QFGLnEolOWg-gjYjuCtMiOPC6K8flZM4Xg

Which I'm sure will be nicer to use than baby wipes (no fragrance). 

 

[normajean2008]

Kind of off topic, but still Birch Box related.  (I figured none of you ladies would mind since the boxes haven't rolled out yet /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

A lot of you ladies ordered full size Suki scrubs and got weird/questionable jars.  When you contacted Birch Box, did they make/ask you to send the bad jars back to them? 

I have been using Visanti scrub, which is great, but I'm tired of the smell.  So I finally broke down and bought a jar of Suki this week, and it arrived today, Yay!  Smells fantastic! 

Except... it arrived with a heavily scratched up broken lid (does not seal), a clearly visible finger swipe along the excess scrub stuck to inside of lid, half visible finger swipe across the top of the scrub in the jar, and a smooshed up box where you open it on the bottom-like somebody either dropped it or pried it open.  It looks like a returned product accidentally sent back out, either that or it was tampered with. 

I took pictures, and I'm about to email Birch Box about it, but I was just wondering how they dealt with the problems recently with you ladies. 

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Originally Posted by normajean2008 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Kind of off topic, but still Birch Box related.  (I figured none of you ladies would mind since the boxes haven't rolled out yet /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> )

A lot of you ladies ordered full size Suki scrubs and got weird/questionable jars.  When you contacted Birch Box, did they make/ask you to send the bad jars back to them? 

I have been using Visanti scrub, which is great, but I'm tired of the smell.  So I finally broke down and bought a jar of Suki this week, and it arrived today, Yay!  Smells fantastic! 

Except... it arrived with a heavily scratched up broken lid (does not seal), a clearly visible finger swipe along the excess scrub stuck to inside of lid, half visible finger swipe across the top of the scrub in the jar, and a smooshed up box where you open it on the bottom-like somebody either dropped it or pried it open.  It looks like a returned product accidentally sent back out, either that or it was tampered with. 

I took pictures, and I'm about to email Birch Box about it, but I was just wondering how they dealt with the problems recently with you ladies. 

I've never heard of anyone being asked to send anything back when it came to damaged products.

 

[kawaiimeows]

Originally Posted by yousoldtheworld /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I've never heard of anyone being asked to send anything back when it came to damaged products.

same. i've always heard of them sending a replacement but not asking for the damaged one. you have pictures showing everything so i'm sure you won't have any problems.

 

[MissTrix]

Originally Posted by jannie135 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I heard Puffs started doing this wet tissue *googles*

Puffs Fresh Face tissues: http://www.drugstore.com/products/prod.asp?pid=485542&catid=184276&aid=333840&aparam=QFGLnEolOWg-gjYjuCtMiOPC6K8flZM4Xg

Which I'm sure will be nicer to use than baby wipes (no fragrance). 

$5 for 45 wipes is pretty steep. You can get 792 unscented baby wipes from Target for $13.99. That's enough to wipe your feet twice a day for a year and still have 62 left over! If it's good enough for a baby's butt, it's good enough for my feet! lol

 

[normajean2008]

Originally Posted by kawaiimeows /img/forum/go_quote.gif

same. i've always heard of them sending a replacement but not asking for the damaged one. you have pictures showing everything so i'm sure you won't have any problems.

That's good to know.  I guess I'll hang on to the smaller shipping box, juuuust in case they ask me to send it back, and throw the bigger one and extra packing stuff away. 

Meanwhile I'll have to find a new place to stash it til I hear from them.  Apparently one of my cats loves the lemon smell of it, and wont leave it alone.  (I thought cats were supposed to not like citrus, lol?)

 

[kawaiisofoxy]

I don't think I'll ever stop buying baby wipes, even though my youngest just finished potty training (YAY!!!!).  Amazon automatically mails a huge box of them to me every other month.  Loooooove the cucumber/green tea scent from Huggies.  I still use them for wiping down bathroom counters, getting stuff off the walls/floors/ceilings (boys, right!?), and pretty much anything else you can think of.  Baby wipes rock!

 

[lioness90]

I'm excited for the Ann Taylor offer! And I hope that I get to try Mally this month!

 

[Heather Hicks]

Wow! Somehow I got 10 pages behind. Glad I stopped by to see the sneak peek vid. For some reason, I can NEVER seem to find them on youtube. Oh well. Nothing super exciting for me this month. I would like one of the model co lipsticks and some of the rest looks ok, but it isn't like last month where I wanted the Instain so bad I couldn't stand it. (And I was lucky enough to actually get it--yah!) At any rate, there are other things they sent out recently I'd love to try more than the featured August products--especially the WEI mud mask and beads. So I hope we see those again. But I guess I'm up for most anything as long as it is a good box--ie, no packet samples, no shampoo or conditioner, no ugly nail polish, etc. By the way, whoever first posted that sneak peek video--A BIG, BIG THANK YOU!!!

 

[CheshireCookie]

Originally Posted by kawaiimeows /img/forum/go_quote.gif

awww thanks cookie! the smile in your new pic is just so adorable 

Aww, thank you

 

[brittneygg]

I would really like to get a wei mask that or party proof lip stick, or both, but oddly this month I don't have any trepidations like I usually do

 

[queenofperil]

As someone with a foot repulsion, hearing about that foot wipe...thing was nasty AF. I actually just shuddered. Gross. I hate, hate, hate feet. *Pounds keyboard.* Sorry.

I'm not really excited about anything in the preview video. If I didn't think there was a 99% chance of the eyeliner being black I might be enthused about that. I could set up my own black eyeliner shop right now, so getting another one really isn't up my alley. My aversion to the Whish products comes from getting the shaving cream. I thought it was both ineffective and smelled nasty. This could be one of those months where I just have to find a bright side in my box.

 

[Superfish19]

I don't think I'll ever stop buying baby wipes, even though my youngest just finished potty training (YAY!!!!).  Amazon automatically mails a huge box of them to me every other month.  Loooooove the cucumber/green tea scent from Huggies.  I still use them for wiping down bathroom counters, getting stuff off the walls/floors/ceilings (boys, right!?), and pretty much anything else you can think of.  Baby wipes rock!

I'm going to have to try those wipes. I ask for baby wipes on my class list because I use them all the time in my classroom. But I can't stand the smell of the regular ones. I usually buy unscented.

 

[lexxies22]

I'm going to have to try those wipes. I ask for baby wipes on my class list because I use them all the time in my classroom. But I can't stand the smell of the regular ones. I usually buy unscented.

Try the boogie wipes. I love it. They come in Fresh ( it's pretty yummy I'm not kidding) and Grape. My toddler is almost 4 and she asks for it all the time. I don't have do it for her; she does it by herself 😃 probably she loves the smell! I keep a stash in my car at side door pocket: how convenient!

 

[MissRoe]

Kind of off topic, but still Birch Box related.  (I figured none of you ladies would mind since the boxes haven't rolled out yet /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> ) A lot of you ladies ordered full size Suki scrubs and got weird/questionable jars.  When you contacted Birch Box, did they make/ask you to send the bad jars back to them?  I have been using Visanti scrub, which is great, but I'm tired of the smell.  So I finally broke down and bought a jar of Suki this week, and it arrived today, Yay!  Smells fantastic!  Except... it arrived with a heavily scratched up broken lid (does not seal), a clearly visible finger swipe along the excess scrub stuck to inside of lid, half visible finger swipe across the top of the scrub in the jar, and a smooshed up box where you open it on the bottom-like somebody either dropped it or pried it open.  It looks like a returned product accidentally sent back out, either that or it was tampered with.  I took pictures, and I'm about to email Birch Box about it, but I was just wondering how they dealt with the problems recently with you ladies. 

Last month I purchased a jar of "It's Potent" benefit eye cream. The jar came in a cute little green box. One of the stickers that was meant to keep the box sealed was ripped, and the box was open. I called BB and they told me to send it back, and they shipped me a new one with the stickers intact. They were sorry that I received a product tgst wasnt up to their standards. I wasn't going to put anything on my face that didn't come completely sealed.

 

[bluemustang]

I really love all the videos. I love the enthusiasm. I'm sure if the videos were more toned down then people would say the videos were on the dull side. Thank-you super Moderator lady for the info on the Whish item I was wondering about that too. Also for the link for boxes. I like the sneak peaks especially the Mally and Model lipstick. Hoping for a great box. MUT members are the Bomb!

I agree, I watch the New Beauty TestTube videos and they're just ok.. I prefer the Birchbox, they are much more upbeat.

 

[bluemustang]

I love baby wipes, I actually use the Pampers Sensitive Unscented wipes for my face at night to remove my makeup and then I wash my face to clean it. I hate the smell of cheap wipes, blech

 

[yousoldtheworld]

Anyone else having posts not show up, and then when you try to post that thing again later, it shows up? STOP TRYING TO MAKE ME LOOK LIKE AN IDIOT, MUT!

 

[Moonittude]

http://www.birchbox.com/shop/whish-correcting-gel i was wondering too and then found that link. i guess it looks like an all around anti-aging thing, particularly for sunburns? i'm actually really liking the sound of it.

Thank you. I might get it in my box, because I have anti-aging and skin care on my profile and bb loves to send me that sort of thing. I'd try it. I wonder how big 150 ml is for that price? Maybe it could be used as a body serum, and that would be nice. I don't have anything like that, yet.