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AGHH BIRCHBOX.

Here is a play-by-play of my most recent bang my head against the wall issue:

1. I place an order.

2. I receive no tracking information about the order, so I email CS and request info about the order status. I suggest that perhaps something has been backordered and maybe that's why I haven't gotten tracking yet.

3. I get a reply with a tracking number. My question asking if any of my items are backordered is ignored, so I assume everything is a-okay.

4. 13 days after I place my order, I get the actual tracking email. This email shows that my pick two shipped, but the big item in my order did not.

5. I email them asking what is going on and they explain that the item is actually out of stock, even though it still appears in stock on the site, allowing others to make the same mistake of ordering. They assure me that they are refunding my points and giving me 100 sorry points for my trouble.

6. Today: I go into my account to find that they shorted me 450 points!!  :angry:   :angry:   :angry:

Birchbox, GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER. Please. Don't turn me into a hater. I am so sick of emailing CS about this one order.
That is horrible! That's basically exactly what happened to me last month & it was awful. :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> BUT my full size stuff ended up getting delivered eventually anyway, even after they refunded me so hopefully that happens for you! I agree with Rachel though, I'd call at this point. I feel like theyre super unhelpful via email.

Do you have any store credit? I thought they refunded me less than they should have too, but I ended up having a credit. Couldn't see it anywhere on my account until I went to the payment area at checkout!

 
I honestly don't believe they even bother looking at the profile.  They've sent me stuff that was totally incorrect in the past.
Yup, that's the only explanation for why I keep getting hair products for dry and damaged hair when I have oily undamaged hair.

 
i noticed in the review section on birchbox.com, most of the profiles that sampled the laqa say "adventurous" or "trendy" with fair to light complexions.  Do you have any of those features checked off in your profile?

http://www.birchbox.com/shop/laqa-and-co-sheer-lip-lube
I got the coral laqa on my second account and I have dedicated enthusiast, adventurous, trendy,  and medium complexion checked off.  On my main account I have newbie, but all the other choices are the same and I got the pixi balm.

Also I saw that I have non-clicky trucks on both accounts for June!!

 
yeahhhh so birchbox really should not be sending out chocolate for june. case in chief: i ordered a bunch of stuff overnighed, and i had some pocky in that order, it didn't even survive overnight transit without arriving in a melted mess. wouldn't want to see what chocolate turns out like from slowgistics in the middle of june.

 
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Hahaha this is exactly how I'm feeling about the Number 4 Volumizing Shampoo & Conditioner! I can't live without it now that I know how amazing it is, but so so expensive. I got it with two of my boxes last month and I just swapped for two lol 

Need to get lucky & find some on ebay or something!
I'm in the same boat with Alterna Caviar. OMG I love this stuff.Smell, texture, effect, everything. My hair has gone from a split-end-fest to being healthy enough that the stylist who cut it today remarked on how healthy my hair is. It's OMG Spendy but I <3 it so much.

 
I'm in the same boat with Alterna Caviar. OMG I love this stuff.Smell, texture, effect, everything. My hair has gone from a split-end-fest to being healthy enough that the stylist who cut it today remarked on how healthy my hair is. It's OMG Spendy but I <3 it so much.
I got 8 of those from Glossybox this month and I haven't tried it yet but that makes me really excited! Yay
 
I work at an auction/outlet place and we had a 50% sale Monday. I managed to snag a Whish giftset with 2 full size shaving creams and a soother for $7.50. Since I bought that I know for sure that it will be in my box...along with the Cynthia Rowley lip stain which I also just purchased.

 
yeahhhh so birchbox really should not be sending out chocolate for june. case in chief: i ordered a bunch of stuff overnighed, and i had some pocky in that order, it didn't even survive overnight transit without arriving in a melted mess. wouldn't want to see what chocolate turns out like from slowgistics in the middle of june.
Yum, Pocky. That is sad that it arrived melted. What flavor?

 
Yum, Pocky. That is sad that it arrived melted. What flavor?
I know right! I love it! It was the almond crush flavor. It was mostly a test to see how well the chocolate would hold up now that its getting hot out since I was ordering stuff anyway. Unfortunately it was a melted stuck together mess, but it was still edible. ;] And it isn't even as hot out right now as it will be here come july!

 
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I know right! I love it! It was the almond crush flavor. It was mostly a test to see how well the chocolate would hold up now that its getting hot out since I was ordering stuff anyway. Unfortunately it was a melted stuck together mess, but it was still edible. ;] And it isn't even as hot out right now as it will be here come july!
Ugh!  At least it sounds like you set out for it to be a test.  I was going through some old Birchbox stuff that I had never been able to swap away, and there was a Chuao potato chip pod in there.  I know that box arrived in November or December 2012 (yeah, *totally* forgot about it), so it didn't melt on the way here, but my apartment got so hot in here last summer that it melted while just sitting in my living room!  

 
when it comes to bb cs try your best to call i have gotten so much better cs over the phone.  Today something i ordered came in slightly damaged.  I called to let them know. They are replacing it (already shipped) and gave me 100 points and i get to keep the slightly broken one.  

 
I did a little science experiment with my Whish shaving cream sample, shaved one leg with that, the other with my normal shaving cream. Whish shaving cream leg feels like a closer shave, and definitely feels more moisturized! I might have to pick up that Costco set!  :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

 
That is horrible! That's basically exactly what happened to me last month & it was awful. :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> BUT my full size stuff ended up getting delivered eventually anyway, even after they refunded me so hopefully that happens for you! I agree with Rachel though, I'd call at this point. I feel like theyre super unhelpful via email.

Do you have any store credit? I thought they refunded me less than they should have too, but I ended up having a credit. Couldn't see it anywhere on my account until I went to the payment area at checkout!
Actually this is exactly what happened! In the email about the refund they said the refund would process in the original form of payment. In the case of my gift cards, I tested one and it wasn't valid so I thought I didn't get anything. They refunded me $55 in points and then $2.22 cash, so that's all I thought I was given. Lo and behold upon clicking through to see if I was missing anything I discovered $70 in store credit. So in the CS email she said I was given $92 worth of compensation but I was actually given $125? I am not sure how that all works but I'm not complaining! Yay for happy endings!

@@KayEss, at this point, I vote you call their CS line. I know some people loathe talking to people on the phone, but they've screwed the pooch hard on this one and you'd get answers/points/TO THE POINT much faster talking to a human vs via email. So sorry dear :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />
Actually the irony is that I am in intensive training to be a call center rep for a major cell phone company. I have been working some crazy hours so I really haven't been able to make time for it (except for like right now at 1:30 am...).

I feel you. At first, it was all fun and like "It's worth it to wait longer since I'm getting free points" but now it's like I'd like to get just one order without needing to contact CS. I feel like they're going to have me marked down as a "difficult customer", but each time I've waited at least a week past the ship date to start bugging them about orders. And I'm not paying for a full size 118ml of product and then being okay with a 12ml bottle or paying for the Caudalie Favorites set and being okay with one product being missing. Every time I have to be annoying and email them, it's their own fault. /rant

Did you ever get your Clarisonic??? I hope they figure out your order asap!!
Yeah, I know. Free points are nice and all but the hassle of figuring out the issues is really not worth it at a certain point. I totally am worried about being a 'difficult customer' too! I wish I knew how their complaint history looked but mine would be littered with stuff by now. And I use points/gift cards/promo codes, everything to game the system. I really do try to give them the benefit of the doubt and be friendly when I talk to CS reps though.

The Clarisonic was actually the missing item that is "out of stock" that I was never notified about. My train package ended up just being a pick two and some shaving cream, no Clarisonic! I would have noticed right away if I had gotten a tracking email earlier, but it arrived really late for some reason and the rep neglected to tell me that it wasn't included when I inquired about my order status.

I would be okay with ordering a Mia 2 at this point but since the original Mia is still showing as "in stock" even though it's allegedly out of stock I'm worried that it will be the same deal with that one. I just sent another email to CS asking which models if any are in stock, so we'll see what they say I guess. I just want pretty skin. :( /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

Thanks everyone for the support/suggestions/listening to me vent.

 
Actually the irony is that I am in intensive training to be a call center rep for a major cell phone company. I have been working some crazy hours so I really haven't been able to make time for it (except for like right now at 1:30 am...).
My fiance has a very similar job. His hours suck so bad this go around (his schedule changes every 6 months), he has to grocery shop at like 10:00 at night, and usually doesn't make dinner until midnight. I have to get on him to do everything he needs to do on his days off because it just doesn't happen during the day because he's at work during normal people hours hahah.

 
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