Birchbox February 2014 (SPOILERS)

[musiclover8201]

I think she means your profiles as in the questionnaire when you check if you have fair skin or dark, in the 18-25 age group, make $150,000+ a year, have combination skin and dry blonde hair. Etc... Ha ha. NOT my profile... But I'm sure it's someone's out there. ;-)

Oh well in that case no our profiles are not the same not even close to the same...

 

[maggieme]

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


I wanted the polish because my 9 year old would love it. Her and her 11 year old brother do everything together, they are closer than twins their ages. So a girly gimmick thing is great, I may just gave to buy her some, I got the opi. We are in SoCal too glad for the weather in the 80s. Snowpocalypse! What is that /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> better go to bed have to take my daughter to sell Girl Scout cookies in the morning on their day off from school
PM me your address and I'll send you my extra one.  I certainly don't need two glittery color changing nail polishes.

 

[TheGlamGal]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lorenk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I believe the same as well. That being said, I don't know why they sent out ANYTHING in glass vials, I've managed to break quite a few over the years.
I'm on the fence.  I definitely worry about breaking glass bottles, but they are also a much safer way to store products because plastics have the potential to be leaking chemicals into your products and then into your skin and body. 

 

[TheGlamGal]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
paris was awesome and is a black tea. its totally different. but fruity, vanilla, and caramel aren't exactly the words i'd use to describe its notes... i'll have to check what my boyfriend and i wrote in our tea/coffee journal on this one but i really really enjoyed it!
I agree.  Tried the Paris this morning and love it!

 

[mrst909]

Are there rules or restrictions for posting in the swap thread? For some reason it is not letting me post a message in that thread (I did subscribe to the thread, but not sure if there is something else I need to do). I'm new to swapping, so any advice is appreciated! Thanks! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[gemstone]

Quote: Originally Posted by angienharry /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by musiclover8201 /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Hi! First time poster long time stalker lol. So my mom's sub came today which I got for her as a Christmas gift. Well 'm super disappointed third month of her box and over a year on my personal box each moth we have received the same exact box. And I mean same exact box colors and all. I'd understand a couple dupes and even the same box once in awhile but three months in a row? Am I being unreasonable that this is unacceptable?
Check your profiles. Make sure they are different. I have 2 subs and don't think I've ever got even 1 dupe. (I'm totally jynking myself right now!).

Quote: Originally Posted by musiclover8201 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by TippyAG /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I think she means your profiles as in the questionnaire when you check if you have fair skin or dark, in the 18-25 age group, make $150,000+ a year, have combination skin and dry blonde hair. Etc...

Ha ha. NOT my profile... But I'm sure it's someone's out there. ;-)

Oh well in that case no our profiles are not the same not even close to the same...
Your accounts are not linked in any way, this is the risk you always run with multiple subs.  I would not say this was unacceptable at all.  If you want different boxes all you can do is change up one of the profiles, but even then you still might get a dupe box once in awhile.

 

[IMDawnP]

Quote: Originally Posted by chelsead1 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Everybody keeps saying the "no pillow packs anymore" thing, but it's not true.  All my recent boxes have had them, including the one this month.  Mine had the perfume sample in it.  It MAY have possibly contained my BP oil also at some point, but the pillow pack came open on one end during shipping and the perfume was all that was left in it by the time I opened it.
I checked my stash of pillow packs

and the last one I received was stamped October 2013. When I check my box history I see that the last perfume sample I received was in October. I did receive CC polish in November but no pillow pack. December, January and February I did not receive anything that was delicate and (thus?) no pillow packs.

 

[tacehtpuekam]

Quote: Originally Posted by IMDawnP /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I checked my stash of pillow packs

and the last one I received was stamped October 2013. When I check my box history I see that the last perfume sample I received was in October. I did receive CC polish in November but no pillow pack. December, January and February I did not receive anything that was delicate and (thus?) no pillow packs.
I have a stash too! 

 They're so handy, especially for trades!

 

[elizabethrose]

Hot cinnamon spice! It's my HG tea (if that's a thing). Delicious and spicy!

paris was awesome and is a black tea. its totally different. but fruity, vanilla, and caramel aren't exactly the words i'd use to describe its notes... i'll have to check what my boyfriend and i wrote in our tea/coffee journal on this one but i really really enjoyed it!

Another vote for Paris if you love black tea! It smells heavenly and tastes just as good! On another note, this is the second month in a row that USPS got my box early and then let it sit for 4 days at my local USPS process center, 2 miles away. They are not delivering it till the expected date, saw a couple others mention the same thing. Conspiracy :icon_eek: ? lol

I bought a grocery store hot cinnamon tea & it was gross compared to H&S hot cinnamon spice! I also like the english breakfast & earl grey, for black teas. The pomegranate oolong, coconut green, & tropical green teas are also great. If you have a Barnes & Noble with a café in it, they brew most of the H&S tea varieties they sell.

Kinda different- ladies who rave about Harney and Sons.. What kinds do you like? I'm really into black teas /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> Thanks ladies!! Maybe I'll try a few of these out- also the Barnes and Noble thing- there's one downtown! I'm never that way but maybe I should try it sometime. Splurge on a book that I don't need /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I'm always on the lookout for good teas.

 

[elizabethrose]

I have a stash too!  /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />  They're so handy, especially for trades!

I use mine all the time for trades! I think I have about a billion. Also sometimes Target sells them at like 6 for a $1? I had to get some during Christmas for SS and just wanted to buy alllll of them.

 

[deactivateduser232015]

I've gotten one for every box I've gotten since they introduced them o_o I didn't get Jan's box, but I also didn't get perfumes for at least 75% of the other boxes I got...

re: hail oil and wrapping, I have plenty of bubble wrap and pillow cases, but if that many people's are breaking, they seem kind of fragile so >.> I'll still mail it to her. I was gonna send her a few other things anyway

 

[Lorenk]

Quote: Originally Posted by normajean2008 /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  It is easy to return to BB.  You just email them you're unhappy with your product, and inform them you need a shipping label to return it.  They will email you back (might take a day or two), and send you a return label to print out.  Affix it to your box, send it back.

They'll get it in a few days, and you'll get your refund a few days after that (after they process your return as being in their hands again).  If you paid with points, you'll get points back, or both points and money if using both.  Any points you earned on the purchase will be deducted back out of your points balance.

I've never tried the super mud version, just the youth mud, which I love.  The Origins charcoal mask gets good reviews too.
And for those of us who are cheap...Biore just came out with a charcoal mask!

lol just wanted to put my two cents in

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

@elizabethrose  Also, I know its a bit $$$ but Prince Vlad by Kusmi is my favorite black tea right now. 

 

[Rachel S]

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

I have what may be a stupid question. I just got off the wait-list a few days ago, and my first Box should be shipping on the 20th. 

I know that BB will usually tell you ahead of time what you are getting. So my question is, when (if at all) should I be expecting that info to be available online?


Not sure if anyone has replied to you, sometimes it's hard to keep track of all the responses that come in through the night! But, for your first box, you probably will not know in advance what you're getting. In fact, it may not update online until after you've already received your products in the mail. After that, it should update online on the 10th of every month with your current month's samples. Welcome to BB! /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 

[Lorenk]

On the topic of the pillow packs, I got my mom a lot of little things for Christmas, and if they were awkward to wrap I put them in her stocking in one of the BB packs...but I think she might have thrown them all away in cleaning up /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

 

[Rachel S]

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

 

@Lorenk, @Rachel S and @KellyKaye - Birchbox does not package the samples, the samples come directly from the manufacturer for free. How the manufacturer (company they're working with) packages the sample is up to that company and Birchbox doesn't have that much of a choice if the items come in a glass container or plastic. They could request plastic if the company has samples in plastic packaging but that is up to the company. Keep in mind that many samples are more expensive to make than full size products or are limited in quantities (which is something company reps have told me time and time again over the years).


That's pretty much what I figured. That is why I don't get upset at Birchbox over the peelies and such, but I do think they have control over putting glass vials into a pillow pack or something protective so it doesn't shatter during shipping.

 

[kawaiiwoofs]

Quote: Originally Posted by Lorenk /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  On the topic of the pillow packs, I got my mom a lot of little things for Christmas, and if they were awkward to wrap I put them in her stocking in one of the BB packs...but I think she might have thrown them all away in cleaning up /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> 

hahaha. this Christmas I put a lot of gifts in Birchboxes that i saved up over the year. It kinda broke my heart to see them get thrown out in the Wrapping-Paper-Pile-Throw-Out-of-2013. I wanted to be like "no! i'll take back my boxes! i can use them again!" but then my status as crazy person in the family would be confirmed.

 

[elizabethrose]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  @elizabethrose  Also, I know its a bit $$$ but Prince Vlad by Kusmi is my favorite black tea right now. 

I'll definitely have to check this out!  Thanks girl!

 

[Lorenk]

Quote: Originally Posted by usofjessamerica /img/forum/go_quote.gif
 
hahaha. this Christmas I put a lot of gifts in Birchboxes that i saved up over the year. It kinda broke my heart to see them get thrown out in the Wrapping-Paper-Pile-Throw-Out-of-2013. I wanted to be like "no! i'll take back my boxes! i can use them again!" but then my status as crazy person in the family would be confirmed.
Haha, I would have absolutely done that! I can't remember the last time I bought a gift bag or anything, I just reuse the ones I get from other people. and it's not like a Birchbox is a flimsy thing, I have had a few rip at the corner but it's mostly pretty sturdy & therefore good for giving gifts!

I would have asked my mom to give me the pillow packs back, & I'm sure she would have just been like "yeah whatever" because she knows how I keep this stuff. But I didn't even think of it until a couple days later

 

[bsblibrarian]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rachel S /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  Quote: Originally Posted by bsblibrarian /img/forum/go_quote.gif
  I have what may be a stupid question. I just got off the wait-list a few days ago, and my first Box should be shipping on the 20th. 

 
  I know that BB will usually tell you ahead of time what you are getting. So my question is, when (if at all) should I be expecting that info to be available online?



Not sure if anyone has replied to you, sometimes it's hard to keep track of all the responses that come in through the night! But, for your first box, you probably will not know in advance what you're getting. In fact, it may not update online until after you've already received your products in the mail.

After that, it should update online on the 10th of every month with your current month's samples. Welcome to BB!

Thanks!