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My box finally updated. I'm getting #28

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Soy Joy ew. I really wanted the chocolate so I went ahead and ordered some.

 
On a really side note, if any of you have oily skin and points you want to spend in the shop, I just want to say that the One Love Organics skin shammy has taken the place of blotting paper for me.  You can wash it and reuse it, and for me it works better anyway.  I ordered it a long time ago and keep one at home in my drawer and one in my purse in the little pink pouch.  I think it may be my best purchase from the BB shop yet.  I just used it after I got home from being out in the elements and wanted to share.  Really if you need the blotting paper why waste all that money on something you'll just throw away?
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Originally Posted by gypsiemagic /img/forum/go_quote.gif


I like people with this attitude :) /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" /> I would feel like such a brat/horrible person for criticizing someone for "only having cheap purses" what the eff, we all are in different places in life and who is to judge, so I appreciate people who aren't snarky about other peoples nice things. 

I got a lot of crap from by boyfriends best friends ex girlfriend (ex for a reason now :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />) when my dad bought me my new car as an 18th birthday/graduation present, because it was a new model of her car, and I seriously barely knew her, and yet she was so offended, but it makes people feel uncomfortable when it happens, so why do it. 

something stupid happened at trader joes yesterday, so its kind of on my mind. Some lady with a very blatantly fake designer bag had the nerve to ask me where I got mine... and when I told her the store she just scoffed at me like "oh sure kid" what the heck, I didn't stand here and point out to everybody that yours is a horrible fake, so why make somebody feel bad for owning a real one. 

live and let live

/rant
Some people have the worst manners. I think the US is sort of a covert class society, and the prejudices go both ways, although for many of us, we have been on both sides at different times. Although, I was young when I was truly broke, and it felt hopeless at the time, but looking back, it was totally the norm. What is sad, is that I get way better service when I have my nicest purse on my arm, compared to when I carry something not designer. Of course, in this economy, there are more people on edge about money issues. I'm sort of rambling, because I haven't had my coffee yet.

I'm jealous of your pretty purses, but good for you! I don't think it's so bad to be jealous, just bad to be negative and mean. Jealousy is human.

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


which box are you getting? My tracking is there from last Monday; but still hasn't updated either.  I think i'm getting box 3.  I'm ok with this response.
See..i asked about this last night..only got 1 response..I am also getting box 3,I have a shipping number but no shipping yet.Has anyone getting box 3 actually gotten their box?

 
According to my tracking info I should be getting my box (#2) on Thursday. It's at a facility not terribly far from me so I am hoping that I receive it tomorrow. It always takes a day or two longer for my friend's tracking info to update and we usually receive our boxes around the same time.

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


See..i asked about this last night..only got 1 response..I am also getting box 3,I have a shipping number but no shipping yet.Has anyone getting box 3 actually gotten their box?
Not me. I have a tracking number but no info, and no email yet. But I'm excited about the box! I don't think there's anything in it that I'm not excited about! Waaay better than my last 3.

 


I just received my shipping info. BOX 1. I'm kind of disappointed with this box. This is the third box in a row filled with foil packets of skin care I can't use. I have sensitive skin. It's funny because I put makeup as what I mostly interested in but I can't seem to ever get the boxes with it. Granted I know there is a Stila in this, but its not new to me. I am however interested in seeing what MCMC scent is like. (Has anyone got this sample yet?) I think it's time to change my profile up.

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

I used my two soap samples to go in my new oh sh*t kit. Does anyone have one of those? What else should I include- see pic below I have some space left and the bag is still pretty flat.

I now have 2 bags stocked--my regular purse and a tote. The purse holds part of my emergency supplies, like deodorant, makeup kit, hair brush, face wipes, tampons, lotions, pill box. The tote holds things like a toiletry kit with body wash/shampoo, hair spray, more tampons and pads, socks, crossword puzzle books, a few packs of coffee and cream and tea and sugar. Emergency situations will come up, eventually, it is only a matter of time! If you've ever slept in a hospital's waiting room--you'll know what I mean. I'm absolutely paranoid about being unprepared, after being caught unprepared. 
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Originally Posted by JamieO /img/forum/go_quote.gif

Not me. I have a tracking number but no info, and no email yet. But I'm excited about the box! I don't think there's anything in it that I'm not excited about! Waaay better than my last 3.
Same here.....seems all us Box 3 peeps are waiting on our shipping email.  I don't think anyone has gotten a box with the Miracle Skin primer yet.

 
Originally Posted by alice blue /img/forum/go_quote.gif

I now have 2 bags stocked--my regular purse and a tote. The purse holds part of my emergency supplies, like deodorant, makeup kit, hair brush, face wipes, tampons, lotions, pill box. The tote holds things like a toiletry kit with body wash/shampoo, hair spray, more tampons and pads, socks, crossword puzzle books, a few packs of coffee and cream and tea and sugar. Emergency situations will come up, eventually, it is only a matter of time! If you've ever slept in a hospital's waiting room--you'll know what I mean. I'm absolutely paranoid about being unprepared, after being caught unprepared. 
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I may be a bit over-anxious, but I tend to keep a go-bag packed.  It always has:

- all of our passports (also handy for when you're about to go on a trip and you're like, shit, where are the passports? OH YEAH, all together)

- other important papers (life insurance binder page, renters' insurance info, social security cards, birth certificates, marriage certificate, vaccination cards)

And then when I get antsy, or there's something forecasted (like, say, a hurricane) I will add things like:

- mini flashlight

- lighter

- travel size baby wipes, hand sanitzier, shampoo, toothbrush, toothpaste, advil, baby tylenol

- camping towels

- change of clothes for everyone

- laptop/charger

- phone chargers

It's kind of my "If I have to grab one thing in a fire" bag, at least I have all our important papers in one spot.  In a forecasted emergency, it's the "if we have to evacuate" bag.  

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

I make sure to carry Benadryl at all times. Well, ever since the day I stepped in a fire ant pile during a fire drill at work, anyway.
Me three!  I've never had it happen again, but once had a severe reaction to sushi.  (I eat it all the time so it really felt random.)  In hindsight, I probably should have gone to the ER: I had numbness in my hands and what looked like an instant birthmark all over my face/arms/chest.  I took a benadryl and waited it out that time (with ppl nearby keeping an eye) - but the 10 minutes getting to RiteAid to buy a benadryl sucked.  Now I just keep it on hand...

 
Originally Posted by mjkdior713 /img/forum/go_quote.gif


Yea, a lot of people don't get off for holidays like Veterans.  I work for a non-profit and we don't get a lot of those holidays off (though we do get off Martin Luther King Jr day), but we do get off other days some people don't.  It's funny, my one friend always asks me when a holiday like this comes up (this one and she did on Columbus Day too) if I have off.  And I'm always like, "Why would I have off>"  She says, "It's a holiday".  I'm like "It's not that kinda holiday, just schools and government businesses have off.".  She doesn't work right now which I guess is why she doesn't know most people don't have off. 
I work at a public school, and sadly didn't have Verteran's Day off. I think that's a shame. We should be teaching students to have respect for our veterans and our country and we cannot even observe a holiday in their honor? In the past, I have even had to work on Memorial Day. In a public school. In the 4th largest city in the US.

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

Me three!  I've never had it happen again, but once had a severe reaction to sushi.  (I eat it all the time so it really felt random.)  In hindsight, I probably should have gone to the ER: I had numbness in my hands and what looked like an instant birthmark all over my face/arms/chest.  I took a benadryl and waited it out that time (with ppl nearby keeping an eye) - but the 10 minutes getting to RiteAid to buy a benadryl sucked.  Now I just keep it on hand...
Once was more than enough for me to learn the Benadryl lesson.

 
I just called about my account still showing my October box and the lady said its just because it hasn't shipped.. Once it is ready to be shipped it will update and that should be by the end of the week. I suppose at this point I can go through the BB list and see what boxes have already been showing up here/look at dupes and figure out what possibilities are left lol Also, they are shipping out a new (full size) Mary Lou Manizer since mine arrived with the powder totally broken.

 
My shipping info seems kind of crazy this month. Went from Edgewood, NY to Coppell, TX which is totally normal. Then it went to Memphis, TN which is just bizarre, and to the "local" post office in Dallas. I don't live in Dallas, so I would hardly call their post office "local."

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

My shipping info seems kind of crazy this month. Went from Edgewood, NY to Coppell, TX which is totally normal. Then it went to Memphis, TN which is just bizarre, and to the "local" post office in Dallas. I don't live in Dallas, so I would hardly call their post office "local."
Mine did the same last month...Edgewood to Coppell to Memphis with Dallas in there somewhere before making it back to Austin. Mail routes be crazy! :p /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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

Best list ever I am going to use this. I can't believe it all fits into that target bag. You are a genie. Would love to see a picture of this greatness.
I'll take a pic later!  My meds are expired so I need to replace those...realized that when I was repacking the other day.  womp womp.  But everything fits so well!  Just gotta make sure everything is as flat as possible.  Oh and I added a mini-Bic lighter that I forgot about when I put up my list.   :D /emoticons/[email protected] 2x" width="20" height="20" />

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


which box are you getting? My tracking is there from last Monday; but still hasn't updated either.  I think i'm getting box 3.  I'm ok with this response.
From what I can tell, I am getting box 16....half the fun of Birchbox is the element of surprise, which is invariably dampened when we get our shipping weight- which is then cross referenced with postings from other MTU members about what they got in their box and so on.  I guess I'm just a little bummed I didn't get to ruin my own surprise this month.

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


Same here.....seems all us Box 3 peeps are waiting on our shipping email.  I don't think anyone has gotten a box with the Miracle Skin primer yet.
Same with me too! Ship already!!!

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


I remember a year ago, I got a $400 parking ticket for making a right-turn after the pedestrian had crossed but hadn't made it to the other side of the sidewalk. 
I've never heard of such a thing! Is that the law everywhere? 

 

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